PICTURE AW'ING AT NBC ... DR. OZ, EEYORE, ME ..WET IN THE BIG APPLE... XP

is this weight loss/weight maintenance related? you bet .... as I left home early this morning with my DD with tickets to the taping of Dr. Oz show at the Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan ... the show was about blasting our metabolism ... 

Here we were up bright and early to take the MetroNorth train into the city ... stepped out of our door into the pouring rain and arrived in Manhattan in the pouring rain ...once we left Grand Central Station a gust of wind hit so hard I swear my big arsed Yale umbrella just picked me up and for a few seconds it felt like my feet left the ground .. WTH ...I was holding on for dear life as we walked as fast as the Big Apple crowd on a rainy day in the City ... from 42nd and Park the few blocks over to 49th and 5th Avenue....to Rockefeller Plaza and NBC Studios...

Picture me doing this 5 years and 8 months ago ... IMPOSSIBLE ... heck I could not even make it up a flight of stairs ... I would have been wheezing and experiencing SOB way before a half a block ... I would have had problems maneuvering from the train platform to the central station.....

... but check a sista out early this morning ... rain and all ...


I felt like a wet duck on arrival to the studio ... where we were screened first..and again... and again... AND AGAIN ...Security was enforced at each stage between registering.. getting ID'd... classified as apple or pear shaped etc etc..


here I go standing in line with others with my ticket to Dr. Oz show taping this morning....


Once we got off the elevator on the appropriate floor and meticulously scrutinized by security and our tickets and identities checked we were told to turn off all cell phones and NO PICTURES ALLOWED INSIDE WHILE TAPING ... and orders were obeyed by all ...

We learned several awesome things but will await for the show to air ... I will find out and post when this will be ... especially an awesome 5 minute workout that we all can do... it was an awesome show considering that I very seldom watch these shows.. my DD loves Dr. Oz ...

Now my DAWGS are TIRED ... we walked A LOT ... OMG we went up and down so many stairs and escalators as well as leaving and doing our own thing afterward my poor feet said 'woman enough is enough for one day' LOL ....

I am glad to be HOME SWEET HOME NOW .... relaxing and sharing snippets of my journey with my OH family .... another goofy thread in my life ... but I had AWESOME FUN ...EVEN ON A RAINY DAY IN THE CITY...

Oh I forgot about  EEYORE ... I LOVE THAT FELLA ... and when I am a bit apprehensive as to where I am going or what I am doing ... I love my Eeyore accessories ... and what better time than putting on my Eeyore shirt under my blazer...


Here is my empowerment collage this day ...BEFORE AND NOW...  keeping a total loss of 203 pounds off one day at a time, one choice at a time ... and living and loving and having fun ... despite all life challenges ... there is nothing that love and forgiveness cannot cure .... love is building bridges....



Thanks for allowing me to share...

you look amazing! What is it like to be so thin?

 For me I can now walk and run freely whereas before my mobility was impaired... at almost 5 years 8 months out I left the hospital off all meds and cpap... 5 co-morbidities in full remission ..I feel healthier than ever... Thanks for your empowerment and support!

 it is awful here today isn't it?!? i can't imagine having lived here 2 years ago. i walk SO much now, plus some of those subway flights of stairs are brutal! not to mention i live on a 3rd floor walk-up, and the subway station is just under a half a mile away from my apartment. 

jealous you went to see dr. oz! me and my mom keep saying we're going to get tickets but it hasn't happened yet.

Can you imagine you and I being able to manage those stairs now? How awesome is that! You get some awesome exercise walking to and maneuvering those stairs daily... I think New York is awesome...it was a bit too wet today though....  Hope you and your mom get to do this too! it was awesome fun.

Sounds like such an exciting and fun day!  You look great, BTW.  Love the comparison photo :) 

 Thank you Jan! It was fun ... rain and all..

You look so great.  You really inspire me.  So can you tell me what you learned about boosting the metabolism.  Plzzzz share... Thank you..

 I guess we have to wait till the show airs .. what I liked best was this super 5 minutes aerobic/anaerobic workout that we can all do..he even got into his scrubs and did it along with the instructor and not only demo'd but also taped it there... Considering that I was not a fan of the show my DD is (I don'****ch most talk shows) I had an awesome time.. he is very nice, friendly and personable... and DD and I had front row seats...

 Sounds like a great day! You look like a super model!