327 pounds on the couch .... sitting in anticipation....

327 pounds on the couch over 6 years ago versus today....

I am sitting in anticipation ... I can't wait to get home because I am ready to receive the most awesome gift.... as I sat getting furry love from my awesome toy poodles this morning ... my dame Pierretta is expecting her first liter and Chip is the sire... I got some awesome news from my dearest son .... as I sat there toying with my poodles ... and afterward taking my goofy picture for my digital empowerment journal "A Picture a Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches Away" collaging it like this...

I also took a picture with my beautiful (now broken no thanks to my toy poodle Chip trying to hump her) doll ... a gift from my awesome son who I love dearly .... he saw her while out with friends and her hair reminded him of how I use mine in extensions and he bought her and brought her all across town and on the bus while jived playfully by his friends... I LOVE THAT DOLL ... and I have the mold to re-make her face ... I just have to feel ready.... so while we are hiding her epoxy patched face behind the fan...

this awesome young man, fruit of my womb.... told me that he entered and WON an auction for an AWESOME 37" doll that he saw online while searching for a matching one like my original gift from him that he planned to give me for my monthly surgiversary and that DING DING DING DING it WILL be DELIVERED TODAY .....YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ...I can't wait... I can't wait ... I can't wait while I anxiously await ... I can't believe this ... but I do .... I feel sooooooooooo totally elated like it is Xmas in JULY.....

Me and my son ... we were going off to my boss' son's wedding (who I call my son also) a couple years ago...

I love love love this awesome young adult of mine... we do sooooooooooo many things together ... and with his friends too... we were at the festival of arts and ideas last year...

BUT BUT BUT I HAVE THE AWESOMEST AND LOVELIEST DAUGHTER TOO ... she is all mine ... a tall, big, toned and muscular girl who is none other than my daughter, my personal trainer, my fitness instructor a professional at her regular job that is totally unrelated and a most awesome instructor after hours and weekends at several reputable gyms including the gym at the facility that I work for.... totally licensed and certified for all the modalities that she teaches ... 

Here we were doing squats with weights and leading the class is none other than my awesome daughter... my angel, my biggest sponsor and supporter, my personal trainer ... the best daughter a mom could ever have ....

http://s259.photobucket.com/user/martitalinda/media/queue/Ma rtitasDaughterWeightsClass.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0

I would just DIE if any of my children were taken away from me ... they are my life and I do not give a hoot how old they are they ARE and will forever be my babies...

This is my entry in my empowerment journal this day .... "There is JOY and there is misery in equal measures in this world ... I AM EMBRACING JOY AND MAKING IT HAPPEN TO ME .... of course misery is there .. but I am NOT letting it in" these awesome words were spoken to me by my beautiful friend and sista Mary ... and I will never forget them ... 

These are snippets of my journey on my walk away from morbid obesity .... on day at a time.. one choice at a time....

You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I have the same mantra, I have a lovely photo of my husband and I on our first vacation back in 86' where we are sitting on the beach in our bathing suits. I felt great and was 160 lbs. I wrote "make it happen" on the frame of that photo, I WILL make it happen. One of my goals is to sit on a beach together once again in a bathing suit, feel great, look great and say, I MADE it happen! 

Congratulations on your six years, what an amazing journey. You are very blessed 

Annette

What an awesome picture and memory to empower yourself with ... you WILL definitely make it happen too ... I love love love your goals ... I celebrate with you from now as you PURSUE!!!!  Thank you for your encouragement and support and for inspiring me by sharing your story....

Truly inspirational and uplifting!   

Thank you 

As inspirational as always,my dear! Thanks for sharing and have a great day filled with anticipation.

Thanks Karen ... my day got real busy and is going by fast enough ... I can't wait to get home ... I just texted my DH asking if the package got delivered yet ... he said 'not yet' ... it should be there by the time I get home though by what the tracking says...

What a beautiful family! Congrats on your amazing life:)

Hi, I've been slightly missing in action this week, but had to pop on to check up on you haha I'm glad I did! Your children are beautiful, and I also consider mine to be my babies forever :) I watched the video, and WOW your daughter is amazing. I would love to be a strong woman like her! What strength! I don't even think I could do that many squats with out the weights! Your dress is adorable! And. I'm jealous that you will be enjoying some new born puppies soon. Miss you!

Always love your posts!! :)