Independence Day - Want to Be Free!

Jul 04, 2013

I just arrived home last night from a work trip to Washington, DC.  The city is absolutely amazing in its beauty.  The architecture and design fascinate me and I could look at it for hours.

My trip was marred by my weight though.  Being the size I am, makes travelling extremely difficult.  The walking in the airports, getting into the tight seats on the plane, having to ask the attendant for a belt extension and, then praying that the person in front of you doesn't decide to lean back, walking the city...

I was very depressed at moments because the group I was with kept leaving me.  Many times, I couldn't even see them up ahead so, in the midst of struggling to walk and breathe, I had a big ole pity part for myself.... blaming them in my mind for not accommodating me and isolating me.  I just felt left out.

My surgery is 3 days away.... and, right here on this Independence Day, I declare that I'm about to be set free from the following when I lose the weight:

1.  Letting my weight keep me from enjoying life.

2.  Not being able to keep up.

3.  Feeling like I am a spectacle.

It is time for a new day.... a new me.   I am ready for it.

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