Excellence is the result of
caring more than others think wise,
risking more than others think safe,
dreaming more than others think practical,
and expecting more than others think possible.
- Anonymous

  Good Morning Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a great week so far.   I know it is ONLY the second day of the work week...but ya know life is what WE choose to make it.    Today I am so grateful for my health and my WLS.   My health wasn't all that bad to tell the truth prior to my WLS but it was only a matter of time till I'm sure I would have had health issues due to my being morbidly obese.   Not a nice word huh???  I honestly had no idea I was MO...I just thought I was fat.   UGH SO grateful I am no longer MO.     So grateful for all the different WLS.    They ALL work and all work well if you work the program and do as your surgeon tells you to do.   Your success or failure is your choice but if I were in control....Everyone would be winners as far as reaching your goal or at least getting to a healthy weight.    SO grateful for life today.     PLEASE share with us what you are grateful for.    Have a blessed day.    

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

  Good Morning Everyone,

We ALL have so very much in our lives to be grateful for.    Even though life may be far from perfect for you.    You know....having WLS and losing all your unwanted life doen't necessarily mean you will have a perfect life.   Growing up I always was told that "Life is what you make it" and that is a VERY true statement.    Today I am SO grateful for my life...even as unperfect as it is and as unperfect as I am.    I am so grateful for being able to make choices everyday in my life.    So grateful today for my family and especailly for my 9 week old granddaughter.   She is truly the light of my life.
If you happen to feel that you have nothing in your life to be grateful for....just sit back and think about that statement.    You are awake ( no one ever told you that everything in your life would be perfect ),....hopefully your breathing....you can see the computer screen....you HAVE a computer.....you are truly a blessed person and should be grateful that you have those things in your life.    I too am SO grateful for Obesity Help and all the support and encouragement here on the Message boards daily.   PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today.   Have a amazing monday and week.


Hugs and blessings ~~~~ Vivian

Ok I'm guilty of dropping off the board and out of sight for awhile, but I've moved, and there have been a jillion other places I have had to put my attention too.  I am shocked to see there is very little activity here - what happened?
Also, I moved to SW Florida, and need a referral to a bariatrician for fills etc.
 

  Good Morning Everyone,

Well the day has finally arrived that everyone has been looking forward to since monday.   LOL   We all have so very much to be grateful in our lives and friday is just one little part of that.    Today I am grateful for my life and health.    I answered a post on OH earlier and it made me think about MY life before WLS.    My health wasn't all that bad for a really fat girl.    I had NO high blood pressure, or diabetes like so many of you.   I didn't take lots of medicines ( In fact I didn't take any meds at all ).   The only thing I had was a BMI of 50, asthma and being borderline diabetic.     I guess God was really good to me.   One thing I did have was constant pain in my hip and back due to carrying all the excess weight on my 5'1" frame.    I had shortness of breath when I did very much moving around and I truly just existed and not really lived my life.    My poor 3 sons grew up with a Mom who did nothing but sit on the couch.    Thank God for my WLS and for the last 7 yrs. since my WLS.    Thank God that I am healthy and will be able to run after my granddaughter when she is walking and hopefully live a very long and healthy life.   I am SO grateful for my post op life after my WLS. and the future that I now have.   PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today.   Have a amazing weekend.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian