Gotta stop the old meaning Meaning to the words you are loved because you "Put Others...

All my Younger days I did just this . I put everyone else before me and let myself go. got very unhealthy. To this day I still remember a doctor saying to me "I am Healthy as a Horse" YES A DOCTOR said this to me. I was 28 at the time. So I never did anything to lose weight for many years.. I am 56 now.So there I was 327 pounds at 6'0''  size 22/24 and I turned 41 and started getting diabetes and high blood pressure and sore knees and back . Every single day.. After my first Stent in 2003 I woke up and I said I gotta do something about" my self." After a few stents and Open heart surgery from clogged arteries, I looked into WLS because i couldn't control my portions even though i was already changing my eating habits to healthy foods.. Ok if i was still thinking of' ' others only ' instead of myself i believe i'd still be 300 pounds plus..

 

Today I think of MYSELF FIRST! It's like if i am not happy no one else around me will be happy.. makes sense dosen't it..Yes I still think of others too.. I believe this has worked in my favor for my current relationship with my b/f of 3 1/2 years..I no longer tell a man to go get this for me go get that for me because i was too tired or too lazy..My b/f has a garden and a farm and horses where there is lots of work to do and I have a new love for exercise ( I never pulled weeds before i met him) . Men don't like lazy women..as I wouldn't like a lazy man.. It's all in the attitude too. my b/f is always doing something, work and more work after work..lol...he just bought a 4 bedroom house that is a fixer uper'r so he is always doing work on it.. I do still have many limitations because of my heart but i am doing ok now , finally got stable with my medications..True I can't ride amuzement park rides, Or Jog for miles in a 5 K , I do lots of walking. I can do many other things today, here is one I did Labor day weekend, went camping for 3 days ,  and water tubing down a river for 5 hours. God that was fun, going next spring again when the water is higher.I wouldn't have done that at 327 lbs.My boyfriend and I are still together..I believe because I think Of myself FIRST!

I'm trying to upload the photo's we took and having no luck If you'd like to view some if you would tell me how to do that i can repost again with photo's....thanks and PeaceV , Love & Joy  Wendy

 

Sorry, that was suppose to say " Gotta Stop the Old Meaning to the Words  "You are Loved because You Put Others Before Yourself

I am glad you found the secret to life!! I'm very happy that you are on the road to a healthier lifestyle!