Aloha from Maui!!
Aloha my friends from your bad-girl sistah in the middle of the ocean!
It has been a long time since I shared, and I feel badly about that. I come in and read often and feel like I'm eavesdropping and not contributing. Life has just been happening a lot lately. I guess that's a good thing.
Welcome to the newcomers....this IS the place to be when you are approaching WLS and most definitely afterwards. My surgery was almost six years ago, and I went from a BIG 325 lbs. and today I can gratefully say that I weigh 156, down almost 170 lbs. for about five years now. Thankfully I am addicted to hummus (garlic, pine nut flavor...yum) with veggies and that is my snack most every day. Also love yogurt and cheese on whole wheat thins (Costco, eh?).....very good and low cal, high protein, high fiber.
Sugar has become a treat occasionally and I don't dump. I get an "uneasy" feeling when I eat one too many bites......I'm a well-trained Pavlov's Dog (lol) and quit before I get into trouble...usually!!
My job as a newborn hearing screener keeps me humble and thankful to be constantly in touch with new life, happiness and hope. Sometimes the news is bad....like a 14 year old mother giving birth to a drug addicted baby girl who had to stay in the hospital two weeks to DE-TOX! Sad...but thankfully rare.
I so appreciate you all sharing your lives, ups and downs, as they keep me grounded and thankful and sometimes I find answers to questions here that I would find no where else.
It's 8:00 a.m. here in Hawaii...and I'm going to go out and sit on the lanai with paper and soak up some sun. The longboat rowers are already out there chanting and making the morning beautiful.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
It has been a long time since I shared, and I feel badly about that. I come in and read often and feel like I'm eavesdropping and not contributing. Life has just been happening a lot lately. I guess that's a good thing.
Welcome to the newcomers....this IS the place to be when you are approaching WLS and most definitely afterwards. My surgery was almost six years ago, and I went from a BIG 325 lbs. and today I can gratefully say that I weigh 156, down almost 170 lbs. for about five years now. Thankfully I am addicted to hummus (garlic, pine nut flavor...yum) with veggies and that is my snack most every day. Also love yogurt and cheese on whole wheat thins (Costco, eh?).....very good and low cal, high protein, high fiber.
Sugar has become a treat occasionally and I don't dump. I get an "uneasy" feeling when I eat one too many bites......I'm a well-trained Pavlov's Dog (lol) and quit before I get into trouble...usually!!
My job as a newborn hearing screener keeps me humble and thankful to be constantly in touch with new life, happiness and hope. Sometimes the news is bad....like a 14 year old mother giving birth to a drug addicted baby girl who had to stay in the hospital two weeks to DE-TOX! Sad...but thankfully rare.
I so appreciate you all sharing your lives, ups and downs, as they keep me grounded and thankful and sometimes I find answers to questions here that I would find no where else.
It's 8:00 a.m. here in Hawaii...and I'm going to go out and sit on the lanai with paper and soak up some sun. The longboat rowers are already out there chanting and making the morning beautiful.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
Maui Karen how wonderful to see you again!!!
Sounds like things are going well for you. Your job is a blessing and also with some heartache at times. You really love it and that is what matters!
Things are good with me. So glad to be back in Minnesota!!
I am living with my sister for now. Helping to take care of her.
My grandchildren are growing in leaps and bounds!! Kyleigh is 20, Nic is 19, Amanda is 18, Lucas is 15, and little Grace is 5.
Nic is still in a kind of remission with his cancer. It is still there but not changing. He is moving here in a month or so and will be attending St Cloud State. He will be living not too far away!! He will be a sophomore this year. Amanda will be graduating high school and going to college in the fall. Kyleigh is doing good. She lives in Minneapolis. Lucas is in his first year of high school this fall. Grace is starting kinder-garden in the fall. They are all so grown up. Makes this grandma feel old and kind of sad!!
Hope we see you again soon. It is always such a pleasant surprise to see your posts!!
Love and hugs....connie d
Sounds like things are going well for you. Your job is a blessing and also with some heartache at times. You really love it and that is what matters!
Things are good with me. So glad to be back in Minnesota!!
I am living with my sister for now. Helping to take care of her.
My grandchildren are growing in leaps and bounds!! Kyleigh is 20, Nic is 19, Amanda is 18, Lucas is 15, and little Grace is 5.
Nic is still in a kind of remission with his cancer. It is still there but not changing. He is moving here in a month or so and will be attending St Cloud State. He will be living not too far away!! He will be a sophomore this year. Amanda will be graduating high school and going to college in the fall. Kyleigh is doing good. She lives in Minneapolis. Lucas is in his first year of high school this fall. Grace is starting kinder-garden in the fall. They are all so grown up. Makes this grandma feel old and kind of sad!!
Hope we see you again soon. It is always such a pleasant surprise to see your posts!!
Love and hugs....connie d
Aloha beautiful friend......I am always blown away when you talk about your grandchildren!!! You don't look like you could possibly have grandchildren those ages!! You probably had babies when you were very young. Ha.
I read your compassionate and loving responses to people, and always feel that there is an angel somewhere in you that gives so much. If I could choose a sister...I would choose YOU!! Ha.
Please take care of yourself.....you give so much to others, and I hope you treat yourself gently and lovingly as well.
With so much admiration and love,
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
I read your compassionate and loving responses to people, and always feel that there is an angel somewhere in you that gives so much. If I could choose a sister...I would choose YOU!! Ha.
Please take care of yourself.....you give so much to others, and I hope you treat yourself gently and lovingly as well.
With so much admiration and love,
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
Karen, so good to hear from you. I am glad you are out living life!!!
My cancer seems to be stable for now. They still say I am terminal, but we shall see. I feel great, lost a ton more weight. I now wear a 4 or 6. I am bald, but the alternative is so much worse. Have a wonderful week & try not to stay away so long.
Nan
My cancer seems to be stable for now. They still say I am terminal, but we shall see. I feel great, lost a ton more weight. I now wear a 4 or 6. I am bald, but the alternative is so much worse. Have a wonderful week & try not to stay away so long.
Nan
Aloha Nan......Your positive attitude is astounding! I think sometimes that is the miracle substance that surprises everyone.
I have friends who have been given five years to live....and here they are, happy and free, 15 years later!! It's all about LOVE.....I believe. You are such a loving person.......and I thank you for all that you share on here, and for being my friend.
Aloha nui loa,
OXOX
Maui Karen
I have friends who have been given five years to live....and here they are, happy and free, 15 years later!! It's all about LOVE.....I believe. You are such a loving person.......and I thank you for all that you share on here, and for being my friend.
Aloha nui loa,
OXOX
Maui Karen
Nan,
You have a wonderful spirit, it shines through your posts and your attitude, well if attitude counts for anything and they say it does, you'll continue to do well. . .
Hugs, Laureen
You have a wonderful spirit, it shines through your posts and your attitude, well if attitude counts for anything and they say it does, you'll continue to do well. . .
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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