Keeping progress in perspective ...

I love seeing your pics, I always think I should do something like this too but I can't I take one pic and think I look fat, or old or whatever and then I am done.  I don't like seeing pics of myself anymore.  Being 49 isn't nice.  I remember my mother was beautiful until 50 when my son was a baby and then she started to look really old.  Ughhh.  I wanna age like you.  No fair!

You need to stop being so hard on yourself I think your pictures are beautiful and being 49 is AWESOME ... I am seven years older lets trade teeeeeeeee heeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

I love your fashion/style. I love your warmth and accepting and encouraging personality. Beautiful inside and out!

I also wanted to add that I always look forward to seeing your pictures. I think it is a great way to stay on track, and very inspirational. It's one thing for someone to say they are a pro at their RNY for 7 years or what have you, but with you being 7 years post op, and keeping your picture a day to keep the pounds away, I can see with my own eyes that this is possible! That super helps me have strength to keep on track and that I can do it too!

Thank YOU beautiful!!! I do enjoy everyone's pictures too no matter at what stage they are in their journey ... we are all an awesome bunch ... just making the decision to move forward and pursue this venue .. just thinking about pursuing an opportunity to improve our heath with or without surgery makes us all successful .. no matter what the hurdles ... the outcomes .. or how many times we stall, stop and refuel ... as long as we keep moving forward we got this!!!

I love love love your beautiful pictures too ... it does not matter at what stage of the journey I am encouraged by everyone who share ... Thanks for your encouragement and support ALWAYS....

I luv, luv, luv your posts. 

Annette 

Thank you sis ... I plan on posting them till I am 100+ years old... I fully intend to be living a full and happy life and long life in my happy place ... I am even going to start stocking up on salt&pepper hair and platinum white wefts of human hair for my awesome weaves and extensions that I plan to use in my winter years teeeeeeeeee heeeeeeee .... I have a plan ... I already told my kids that if and when in my winter years my hands become a bit uncoordinated and shaky and I paint my lashes on my forehead or my lipstick on my nose to not laugh at me but with me and do not try to stop me and to please leave me be in my happy place.... cause I am going to rock hair and fabric and a goofy ole spirit till the day I die LOL ... 

Your goofy tool is awesome and best of all it works! (Luv'n the mural too...)  A few one time Oh'ers now text me pics.  I've decided to get a tri pod myself.  With pics there is no lying to yourself.  Your goofy tool is trending. 

Been off the grid awhile but I'm easing back in the loop.  Glad you're still here.  See you in our usual haunts... and a bright & early breakfast soon.