A picture of freedom....

Jun 14, 2010

So it's official - I have been on the Optifast for one full week.  WOOHOO for me!!  My surgery is a week tomorrow and I have really been thinking about the surgery and what is going to occur.  I have been given quite a unique opportunity to invent myself - or discover who I truly am (depending on your view point).  I believe that in order to be successful at anything, one has to be able to "picture" it.  I found this task to be more than a little difficult. 

I have been overweight for as long as I can remember and to picture myself at a healthy body weight has often been elusive.  But what hasn't been elusive is capturing the feelings of freedom.  The freedom of moving my body in the way I want and need it to move in.  The freedom of enjoying life fully and without the restricition of my size limiting my activities.  This is what I am holding onto.  This is what I am looking forward to. 

I am re-inventing myself.  I am excited, nervous and thrilled.  I am also sad too as I move through the various emotions and issues that brought me to where I am.  That was not something I fully comprehended when I made the decision to go ahead with this surgery, however I also recognize how valuable and necessary this process is. 

Yeah for self-realization! 

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