My best weight loss did not come from a scale...
My best weight loss came from losing the burden of 5 co-morbidities and other morbid obesity related issues that were weighing me down and cramping my style ... 7 years post RNY I am still in the game and enjoying my journey with the same excitement as I went into it....
Of course I love the scale as an awesome tracking and accountability tool ... like the blood pressure cuff of the past that I still currently use for wellness check it is just a measure of telling me where I am that day ... I love keeping myself in maintenance always ready to run the extra mile or climb the extra stairs should it fluctuate out of my range... no stressing over it .... I am in control of me by choice....
I keep my nutrition/hydration and vitamins and labs in check as well as an awesome exercise routine ... I have learned to enjoy these things even when some days I have to give my old carcass a mental shot of Geritol to get started...
Yup, my best weight loss came from losing diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux, sleep apnea and hyperlipidemia as well as other issues like shortness of breath, seeping while coughing or laughing too hard WTH I was about to invest in designer's Depends and I was just not having it...
I keep myself empowered with a goofy tool that I call my digital empowerment collage ... "A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches Away" ... I see it ... I live it... it is my journey and I own it ...it is not about look at me ... I am after all a picture AW because I love pictures ... but more than that I empower myself to keep on keeping on ... and I am having fun with it ... even when I get hit with storms and have to walk through valleys of challenging experiences I try to enjoy the rain and the sun and the rainbow because I know that whatever comes my way it comes and it too will pass....
7 years and I STILL love my journey ...
From Before RNY....
TO NOW.... this was me on yesterday ... with another 'fun-est' tracking tool ... picking up a tiny dud I wore months ago and being able to slide my curvy body at 203 pounds less than my highest weight for the same fit 7 years after my surgery..
I am still the goofy old fool that rock my hair short and get totally sick of my Dumbo looking ears and slap on extensions or a lace front wig the very next day ... because I just love hair and hair pieces too ... so I was in a quandary between wearing my dress to an oldies dance with my DH with my short hair or with wearing wig teeeeeeeeeee heeeeeee.... I opted for my short hair and I clipped on a tail as I love to feel hair on my neck ... now THAT IS GOOFY..... like me...
Now this is DEFINITELY a goofy Snippet of my journey ... to encourage myself and maybe someone else to press on .... for wellness .... whether internal or external being at peace with one self and embracing what makes us happy while hurting no one IMO is the most rewarding experience on the journey ....
It was very cold yesterday ... and I left the house looking like this...
and now I am enjoying my Sunday... staying close to home and on call because my toy poodle Pierretta will be delivering her first viable litter any day now.... in the meantime Chip got into a pocketbook I was about to send to a friend...
HAPPY SUNDAY TO ALL!!! and a happy upcoming week ... I continue to embrace my friend Mary's words "There is joy and there is misery in equal measures in this world ... I am embracing Joy and MAKING it HAPPEN to me ... of course there is misery ... but I am NOT letting it in"
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE... SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY.....
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
I'm with you, Martita. My best benefit from my weight loss and managing it is my clear bill of health from all my docs- very different from pre-surgery. It makes every little bit of the work it takes worth it.
And I do like the little clothes.
Thanks for your wonderful inspiration!
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
!!! I know how talented and creative you are!
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
