QUITTING? FAILURE? think again....Snippets

  

I am definitely not quitting ... I am alive and well and kicking .... 5 years 6 months post weight lost surgery I am rocking my journey and my life with the same excitement and anticipation as in the beginning....

After an awesome celebratory weekend of our wedding anniversary we were highly and exceedingly blessed ... no matter how much we requested no gifts it took most of the morning yesterday to open up cards and gifts from our party ... WOW ... such generosity ... we are so exceedingly blessed ... that we are going to pay it forward ... all of it...

I started my morning with an early morning run after rounding up my awesome ferrets who were being brats ... they hid my keys and won't give it back ... lol ... then they hid my lens case ... hmmm why did I leave it downstairs???? so I had to pop in a new set of lenses and all I had left were my sterling grays ..... I love love love my guys.... 

I left the house for work after rounding up a bunch of fur and making sure they had their twice daily dollop of vites....


and I left dressed like this...for work weighing 26 pounds under my surgeon's predicted goal and 4 pounds under my personal ideal goal ... WOOT and holding it for five years and a half....
 

This is my empowerment collage today ... BEFORE AND AFTER ... because I refuse to forget ... that fat woman is me ..I am as proud of her as I am of me today ... her deliverance is my release and my release is her deliverance .... that is the image that keeps me on track ...one.day.at.a.time ... because I refuse to go back ... free of 5 co-morbidities and limited mobility I am set for life and I intend to pursue!!! AND NOT TO QUIT!!!

 

These are snippets of my weight loss journey and my life.... I speak in first person and I share my personal experiences only ... I write to encourage myself and just maybe someone else who cares to read the words of my testimony ... 

I love the inspirational picture above ... DON'T QUIT! SUCCESS IS FAILURE TURNED INSIDE OUT INDEED!!!! 

Thanks for allowing me to share...

oh this is the video of me yesterday with my bandidos...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkX64r2KxPk 

You are so amazing!  Happy anniversary, and have an awesome day!

 Thank you BEAUTIFUL!!!! wishing you an awesome day as well...

You always encourage me and help me to start my day with a smile! Today I will need one as I start my one week preop diet. This time next week I will be getting ready for surgery. It is starting to feel real! 

 Wow Karen ... CONGRATS!!!! It is so real as next week is only a few days away WOOT! I am sooooooooooo happy for you.... I will be thinking about you and rooting for you ... I am on the maintenance bench but I love love love seeing you on the loser's bench too .... I loved that bench and I am glad it is always there to return to just in case ..... Best wishes on your journey ... I will be checking for updates...

Wow...you look amazing, and sound like you are doing as amazing as you look...Thanks for the inspiration today!

Thank you Sara ... I get inspiration from everyone on here too .... and from your awesome kindness, encouragement and support ....

That inspirational picture was shared with me from an awesome FB friend .... it inspired me this morning and I decided to share it on here...

 
I LOVE your posts and pics. . .whenever I see you have posted, I make a beeline to read it lol!  

You are such an inspiration and have such a love of life that is wonderful to see. . .we are all blessed to be sharing in your journey, thank you for always being so open and honest and putting smiles on our faces!  

Your post couldn't have come at a better time for me personally, it lifted me up when I really needed it, so again, thank you! 

 (((((((((((((Lynn))))))))))))) hugs right back at ya!!!! Thank you for uplifting THIS sista in your support and encouragement....  that inspirational picture lifted me up too as it was shared with me and in my heart I felt the need to pass it along.... thank YOU!!

Happy Anniversary! Sounds like you had a lovely weekend. The ferrets hiding the keys made me laugh, silly little critters, they must be lots of fun. As always your pictures are so inspiring, thanks for sharing another great snippet!