Six-year "surgiversary" !!!
Aloha Judy and thanks for the support. Your life sure is full these days, and I love reading about each new adventure. I sure hope you are safe. Being manager of an apartment complex has to be a real test of patience, tolerance and compromise! Ha. You are doing great!!
The sun is just coming up over the volcano, Haleakela.......glowing bright orange and gold on the ocean. Love this time of morning here......very quiet and peaceful. Yesterday I cleaned my lanai really good, so today I can spend some time out there reading and watching the world go by.
Have a great day, and thanks for sharing.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
The sun is just coming up over the volcano, Haleakela.......glowing bright orange and gold on the ocean. Love this time of morning here......very quiet and peaceful. Yesterday I cleaned my lanai really good, so today I can spend some time out there reading and watching the world go by.
Have a great day, and thanks for sharing.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
My dear Maui Sistah!!!
Congrats on 6 years of "successing" and all that freedom it has given you!
You are one special woman, who I like to believe that were we living in closer proximity, we'd be doing and sharing things together. . . but then again, many on here become that way, as we share a bond that just makes us understand one another in a way that, sometimes, even those closest to us don't. . . anyway, thanks for showing people that you can achieve successful WLS outcomes and keep it 6 years later. It takes willingness to change and for some of us, me included, that change is hard to make. I am doing better these days with it, but like another gal said, my tastebuds love good food tastes, but I think the post Debbie shared this morning says a lot about the fact that we must change, or else we fail, even with the tool of WLS. . . I will NOT fail and people like you encourage me to continue on! Keep coming and sharing when you've got the opportunity, you give hope to many of us!
Big loving hugs, Laureen
Congrats on 6 years of "successing" and all that freedom it has given you!
You are one special woman, who I like to believe that were we living in closer proximity, we'd be doing and sharing things together. . . but then again, many on here become that way, as we share a bond that just makes us understand one another in a way that, sometimes, even those closest to us don't. . . anyway, thanks for showing people that you can achieve successful WLS outcomes and keep it 6 years later. It takes willingness to change and for some of us, me included, that change is hard to make. I am doing better these days with it, but like another gal said, my tastebuds love good food tastes, but I think the post Debbie shared this morning says a lot about the fact that we must change, or else we fail, even with the tool of WLS. . . I will NOT fail and people like you encourage me to continue on! Keep coming and sharing when you've got the opportunity, you give hope to many of us!
Big loving 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
Aloha my sweet beautiful friend.......Your words make me smile and nod in agreement. I can almost FEEL that we would be close friends if we lived near each other and could share our lives on a regular basis. Your shares and the ways that you deal with challenges are always inspirational to me. You gain strength and direction from your "tools" and then gift us with how they work for you. Thank you for that....always.
Yes, the taste buds and screwy brain always taunt me, too. Sometimes I can make acceptable substitutions, but sometimes I have to have the real deal....mayo, ice cream, sweet potato french fries.....yikes...I know, I know........BAD Karen!! But usually I'm able to make these choices and then pay the price by cutting back the next few days to make up for them. So worth it....at least until I begin putting on mega pounds......my body tells me what works and what doesn't. Sadly I don't dump on sugar, so that creeps into my diet too frequently.
Yesterday I cleaned out my frige.....oh my....what a revelation!! Out went a lot of crappy stuff, and I ended up with good food and drinks and a much more empty frige!!! Things like that help me to stay on track.
Again, my dear Laureen....thank you for sharing your life with me and all of us. You won't ever know how much you have given me through your honesty.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
Yes, the taste buds and screwy brain always taunt me, too. Sometimes I can make acceptable substitutions, but sometimes I have to have the real deal....mayo, ice cream, sweet potato french fries.....yikes...I know, I know........BAD Karen!! But usually I'm able to make these choices and then pay the price by cutting back the next few days to make up for them. So worth it....at least until I begin putting on mega pounds......my body tells me what works and what doesn't. Sadly I don't dump on sugar, so that creeps into my diet too frequently.
Yesterday I cleaned out my frige.....oh my....what a revelation!! Out went a lot of crappy stuff, and I ended up with good food and drinks and a much more empty frige!!! Things like that help me to stay on track.
Again, my dear Laureen....thank you for sharing your life with me and all of us. You won't ever know how much you have given me through your honesty.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
Aloha our beautiful Maui Karen!!!! 
Happy "6 year" Surgiversary!!!! I am so proud of you and so happy for you!! You have come such a long way and maintained so beautifully!!!
You know you have a special place in my heart. You are such a kind, caring and loving lady. I am honored to call you friend!!
I wish you nothing but the best always!!
Love and many hugs...connie d
Happy "6 year" Surgiversary!!!! I am so proud of you and so happy for you!! You have come such a long way and maintained so beautifully!!!
You know you have a special place in my heart. You are such a kind, caring and loving lady. I am honored to call you friend!!
I wish you nothing but the best always!!
Love and many hugs...connie d
Oh my dear sweet Connie....you bring tears to my eyes. You go through so many deeply troubling things in your life, and you still continue to uplift others and give support and love. To me that is totally amazing and inspiring. You focus so much more on the positives and in helping others, and so much less on what mountains you have to climb yourself. Imagine yourself walking with a light around you.........that light will keep you safe, protected and hopefully able to focus on all that is good in your world. Believe me, I'm talking to myself here, too. Why is it that beauty can be all around and our minds tend to focus on the bad things instead of the beautiful.
Sometimes I just have to stop, breath deeply and count the things that are good in my life. Otherwise I can get so bogged down in the scary stuff.
Look in the mirror, my dear Connie, and you will see love. You are loved.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
Sometimes I just have to stop, breath deeply and count the things that are good in my life. Otherwise I can get so bogged down in the scary stuff.
Look in the mirror, my dear Connie, and you will see love. You are loved.
Aloha nui loa,
Karen
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