I CUT THE STRINGS OFF MY YO-YO.....

It certainly did .... 6 years and 5 months ago this coming Friday I will once again celebrate cutting of the strings off my Yo-Yo... NO MORE YO-YO DIETING FOR ME EVER AGAIN ... I have an awesome tool and awesome choices to live healthy and free from obesity related diseases ... 

Darn right I cut the strings ... when I determined to cut the cycle of cyclical dieting and take my life back from morbid obesity ...I pursued weight loss surgery in my quest for better health and mobility ... I got what I bargained for and I am NEVER going back ... not if I can help it.... 

This is my daily entry in my digital empowerment journal... a goofy tool I created along the way with input from my sister Mela (RIP) ... "a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away" ... it works ... for me ... I CAN SEE IT! I CAN FEEL IT! I will keep it .... for LIFE ...

When I look at my BEFORE ..

and compare it to TODAY ...as in THIS DAY 7/1/2013 .. I am having a Thoreau experience like my awesome canvas... a gift from a friend on the journey states....

Life is BEAUTIFUL ... as beautiful as BEFORE but more-so now ... with HEALTH AND MOBILITY FREE OF five comorbidities ... I am living my life to the fullest ... one day, one choice at a time ... having implemented life style changes and conquered and destroyed old bad habits with totally doable and fulfilling new ones ...

I am living my life like it is golden ... NO REGRETS... I donned my tiny dress on Friday and went to an awesome gathering with my DH and friends from my oldies group...I can dance, run, swim, jump for hours at end without joint pain or aches ... nor shortness of breath nor extreme tiredness on exertion ... I am mobile ... I no longer have hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, GERD or dyslipedimia ... and I did it all...

when I cut the strings off my Yo-Yo and pursued WLS (weight loss surgery) and implemented awesome life-style changes ... the old bad eating habits are part of the past ... and like the devil's saying "I put the devil out and made sure he did NOT leave his bags" 

YUP ... I cut the strings off my Yo-Yo ... for LIFE!!!! 

Me this morning lovin' my ferrets ... on my way to work...

Thanks for allowing me to share snippets of my journey....

oh my gosh - I love, love, LOVE that spangly blue dress!   Always look forward to your positive and inspiring posts.  Have a great week!

Thank you much Tracy .... I love love love spangly and sparkly and happy and loud colors LOL ...

Marty you look awesome as usual.  So good to see you're posts.  I am in a transition period in my life now and it feels so good to see familiar faces :) 

Mallisa

Good to hear from you Mallisa... hope all is well with you as you go through your transition ... (((((((((HUGS)))))))) sending positive vibes and healing light your way..... 

Awesome!!!

Aw thank YOU my beautiful sista!!! 

My beautiful Sistah..I SOOOO look forward to your "goofy" (YOUR word-I call them "FAB-U-LOUS") snippets...I also SO wish I had used your "digital empowerment journal", during my OWN journey. I wonder if it would have made my journey turn out differently. Unfortunately, I have been one of the "yo-yo" crowd...BUT..in it's own way,,it has made ME a better friend, group leader, etc...I'm able to truly understand the pitfalls, feeling of failure, etc, that come along with regain, yadda, yadda, yadda...shoot-it took me 9 YEARS to reach goal, because I was playing with that *&&^$^ yo-yo !!!!

But...I still WISH I had done it YOUR way..and since I am at goal this morning...and would like to get down at least another size for some "lee-way room"... I am healthy, but by no means "skinny"-and that's OK...I'm thinking I need to go find my camera..if only for myself...but, my only suitcase is pretty small----I KNOW I can't take one of your suitcase pics!!! (Please post your suitcase pics so peeps won't think there is whiskey in my protein shake this morning!)

PLEASE continue to share your pics. Maybe only a few will respond-but 100s will viewing, and be inspired!!