TUESDAY GRATEFUL POST

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope your having a great week so far.    The weekend will be here before we know it.     i am going to change things up a little bit today.    Let's all list only a couple of things we are so grateful for today.    Today I am grateful that my scale is moving downward again.    That is very thrilling when you are a WLS vet so to speak.   I am grateful that my family loves me and doesn't judge me when I mess up with my eating.    Now.....it's YOUR turn.   PLEASE share a couple of things that you are really grateful for today.   Remember to not take things for granted in your life...things could be going great now....but it you take things for granted...they could go away.   Have a blessed day.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Good morning, Vivian - today I am grateful for:

1.  Losing almost 50% of my excess weight in the first 10 weeks post-op

2.  My family's love and support of me on this WLS journey

Great job Tracy!!

Congrats Tracey !!!  that is amazing.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

I am grateful that my scale is moving downward as well. And I'm grateful for therapy.

OH needs to add a "like" button.   LOL   I am trying to re-focus on positive.    Today I have made a 2 qt. pitcher of water with lime juice.   I won't allow myself to have any decaf green tea till all the water is gone.   I've already had over half of it.    Positive changes yields positive results.   I am down 3 lbs. today from yesterday.    Hope it continues.   Have a great day Lauren.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

I am grateful for my health.  Three years ago I would barely leave my house.  I had no quality of life.  Today I rode my bike 11 miles.  My depression has been in remission for the longest I can remember, around 2 years.  I have been diagnosed with treatment resistant depression and I have never found a medication that worked for more then a few months and I have been on my current medication, with little tweaking, for about 2 years.  This is the longest I have lived my life as a normal size person who isn't suffering from major depression every day.

I am also grateful that my daughter has her driver's license and I no longer have to take care of another person besides myself.  I know it sounds selfish but I've been a mother for nearly 31 years and now I have finished the hands on work for the most part and can focus on myself.  I can come and go as I please without worrying about anyone's needs but my own.

I am also grateful for my job.  after being jobless for 3 years it feels good to have a job I actually like and the financial pressures have eased a lot, although not gone completely.  I just went through 2 weeks of hell with my car breaking down and I've put in about $900 into it, a 16 year old beater.  I hope it doesn't need anything else for a long, long time.

Congrats on your success and on finding meds to help with your depression.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian