KEEPING THE FLAME GOING ... SNIPPETS OF MY LIFE POST WLS
I LOVE LOVE COLLAGING MY BEFORE AND AFTERS... my before keeps me right where I want to be in my present...
I am not going to forget how far I have come ... I will always look at my former self and remember how much better life is without 5 co-morbidities and limited mobility ...
My week last week looked like this as I rocked my outfits some made by me yup I LOVE TO SEW .... and some purchased ... I wore different outfits to work, to volunteer at the outreach center, to the house of praise and other places all week just like I did at my heaviest weight .... each day I groomed myself and started the day feeling beautiful as I always have. No matter what size I was I was coiffed and groomed ... I personally feel and this is my personal opinion only and there are exceptions to this too ...there is no excuse for ANY WOMAN to walk around unkempt whether indoors or especially outdoors unless sick or severely depressed and even so I always found that getting up and taking a shower and combing my hair and applying lip-gloss lifts a depressed mood.... ... there was a point back in the 80's that I had my own dressmaking business ... Martita's Twice as Nice Plus Sizes ... and I custom made and designed gowns for large girls and large women like me.... I DO BELIEVE THE THAT CURE FOR CERTAIN TYPE OF DEPRESSION IS A PERFUMED BATH AND LIP-GLOSS...
I wore suits most of the week this week... in part it was cold and rainy and I did not want to use a coat and in part because I finally sewed something on my new project runway sewing machine my dearest daughter presented me with ... and I wore it to work yesterday...check it out ...
I love love love White House/Black Market Clothes it is my favorite store too... and I love that I fit every Size 0 they have... so today 5-20-2011 I am at work wearing my tiny White House/Black Market jacket with belt in a size 0 ... and I can't wait till tonight after pool ... heading out for a night of fun with DH and five other couples from out oldies keeping the flame going group.
I love love love my life post weight loss surgery and even as I loved my life prior to weight loss surgery I certainly did not love and shudder at the remembrance of a body plagued by obesity related illnesses and limited mobility. I have health and I have motion and I am so totally grateful that I will do nothing to jeopardize my way of life now...
So I packed my overnight bag and me and me my old man are going out on the town LOL .... and I already ran 5 miles first thing this morning and this evening I will swim and tonight I will, wine, dine, dance and fully enjoy.... woot woot.... is it quitting time yet? LOL
Make joy happen!!! Don't worry.... be happy!!!!
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
Rock the clothes, hair & make up ladies. I'm also a believer in looking your best at every size. It is our resposibility to ourselves. Look good and feel to good about your looks.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Take care,
Z
With 
I will succeed.
HW: 280 - LW: 190 - GW - 180
Unfilled 8/15/11 - WT: 209
1st Fill 11/29/11 - WT: 215.5 - 3cc
2/20/12 - New Goal - Get n Onederland
2nd Fill 4/26/12 - WT: 224.0 - 3cc
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thanks for sharing your thoughts! i am also surprised that since the weight loss a lot of things have changed besides me, like i can use a small suit case, i went down a shoe size and the water does not splash out of the tub when i get in it!!! i know other people go through it sometimes but i am a firm believer in a locked door, a prayer, candles,a tub full of ho****er and bubbles!!!!!( and a ****tail, preferably a bloody Mary or nice glass of wine!) club tub works everytime for me! hope you had a wonderful time!!!
