QUITTING? FAILURE? think again....

 

I am definitely not quitting ... I am alive and well and kicking .... 5 years 6 months post weight lost surgery I am rocking my journey and my life with the same excitement and anticipation as in the beginning....

After an awesome celebratory weekend of our wedding anniversary we were highly and exceedingly blessed ... no matter how much we requested no gifts it took most of the morning yesterday to open up cards and gifts from our party ... WOW ... such generosity ... we are so exceedingly blessed ... that we are going to pay it forward ... all of it...

I started my morning with an early morning run after rounding up my awesome ferrets who were being brats ... they hid my keys and won't give it back ... lol ... then they hid my lens case ... hmmm why did I leave it downstairs???? so I had to pop in a new set of lenses and all I had left were my sterling grays ..... I love love love my guys.... 

I left the house for work after rounding up a bunch of fur and making sure they had their twice daily dollop of vites....


and I left dressed like this...for work weighing 26 pounds under my surgeon's predicted goal and 4 pounds under my personal ideal goal ... WOOT and holding it for five years and a half....
 

This is my empowerment collage today ... BEFORE AND AFTER ... because I refuse to forget ... that fat woman is me ..I am as proud of her as I am of me today ... her deliverance is my release and my release is her deliverance .... that is the image that keeps me on track ...one.day.at.a.time ... because I refuse to go back ... free of 5 co-morbidities and limited mobility I am set for life and I intend to pursue!!! AND NOT TO QUIT!!!

 

These are snippets of my weight loss journey and my life.... I speak in first person and I share my personal experiences only ... I write to encourage myself and just maybe someone else who cares to read the words of my testimony ...

I love the inspirational picture above ... DON'T QUIT! SUCCESS IS FAILURE TURNED INSIDE OUT INDEED!!!! 

Thanks for allowing me to share...

oh this is the video of me yesterday with my bandidos...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkX64r2KxPk 

Thanks for sharing

 Thank YOU for allowing me to share..

You look great, Martita! Love the wall and your bandidos!

 Thank you dear ... I got your PM and am glad that you like your package ... I pmd you back....

 As I am just starting my journey, I love to see people like you who have such great success. It gives me much hope for my own future. Congratulations on all you have accomplished. And Happy Anniversary!

Thank you my beautiful sista.... pursue your dreams ... this is YOUR journey ... you too will have great success working your plan ... CONGRATS on your transition to the loser's bench ... you have my full support .... remember one.day.at.a.time .... Take full advantage during this time that you will be losing most of your weight to practice healthy habits that will stick so when you transition to maintenance it all flows ... Live... Love... have fun .. rock your journey ... it is an awesome ride with all its ups and downs ... for LIFE....

Wishing you nothing but the best ... Thank you for the anniversary wishes from Al and I.