Good Morning Everyone,

Can't believe it is already thursday again.    The weeks are just flying by quickly now.    I am so grateful for my life today since my WLS.    Next month will be my 7 yr. post op mark and I am SO very grateful for my WL journey and all the amazing people that I have met and stilll meet that have had and are planning on  having surgery.     Grateful for all the support and encouragement that I have gotten during my WL journey.     We ALL have so very much to be grateful for in our lives.    It's hard to believe that so many people don't realize on a daily basis how blessed they are with the things and people in their lives and grateful for the good/ improved health that they have since their WLS.    PLEASE if you will share with us what you are grateful for today.    Have a blessed day.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

  Good Wednesday Morning Everyone,

We have so much to be grateful for....I know you read me saying this almost everyday in this post.   It is SO true though.   I know we all have off days now and again but  there is ALWAYS something to be grateful for no matter how big or how ittsy bittsy it is.    Today I am grateful for my past ( before WLS).    I was NOT a very  happy person in that time of my life.   Yes...I had it all....a home, husband that loves me...3 beautiful sons....but I was NOT happy due to my excess weight and all the challenges that it brought me on a daily if not hourly basis.    I remember my first visit to my bariatric surgeon and he asked me how far I could walk.   What a joke that was....I told him I could walk to my mailbox and back ( about 25 ft. ) and back but then I would be huffing and puffing for air.    I will never forget this.    Thank God today.....almost 7 yrs post op RNY I can RUN up stairs ( i don't do that really often because I could fall and get hurt at my age ).   I am SO very very grateful today for my WLS and the life that I have now.    It is good to remember and think about how life was before our WLS and be grateful for all the things this surgery has given back to  our family and our lives.    PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

  Good Morning Everyone,

We ALL have so very much in our lives to be grateful for.   No matter where you are in your WLS journey you can still give someone some encourageing words.... when they hit a plateau...get dissapointed with their weight loss from comparing their loss to anothers.     We need to encourage and support others just like we would want to be done.   I have been a active part of OH for over 8 yrs now and I see lots of negative advice and support given at times.    When you give advice to another PLEASE read over it and see if it is the kind of advice you would want to receive from someone.    I am SO grateful for the advice given to the "newbies" here on the message boards.   I am SO grateful for kindness and the people who are kind to others.    Please don't take offense to this post today.   But we have enough negative things in our lives without being mean or ugly to someone else.   After all...maybe they are going through a personal tragedy and just don't want to share that with others.     PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today.   Have a blessed day.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

  Good Morning Everyone,

We have a amazing week about to take place.  I have no idea what is in store yet but still I know it will be a good one.   You know our attitude sometimes governs what type of day/week we will have.  I choose to have a good attitude and have a amazing week.    Today I am grateful for the ability to make choices in my life.   Sometimes I make some not so good choices but I do try to always make good ones.    We ALL have that abllity everyday of our life.    Sometimes we make some choices without even thinking about them.....I am gulity of this too.    Try today to start thinking about your choices and the actions that follow them before you make a not so great choice.    So today....I am grateful for choices.     PLEASE share with us if you will what you are grateful for today and have a blessed and amazing week.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ VIvian

  Tomorrow is Sunny Street Support Breakfast in Haltom City, Tx.    We meet a 9 AM and we are usually finished by 10 - 10:30 AM.    It is at Sunny Street Cafe   5000 Western Center Blvd.   Haltom City. Tx 76137.   If you would like to come please let me know.   We have to give the restaurant a number on how many plan on attending in the AM.   We look forward to meeting you.   Please don't forget to RSVP.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian