Just looking at my before and after photos and this year is coming to a close and I'm SO very THANKFUL to GOD for blessing me....physically, mentally and financially.  This has truly been a journey and I'm just so THANKFUL and GRATEFUL!  I've come so far and I'm not going back to where I use to be....instead of being depressed, I'm BLESSED and JOYFUL!

This is going to be an AWESOME Christmas because I'm FINALLY feeling like the old me and I'm DEFINITELY looking like the old me! 

TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME!

I'm feeling great!  I can't belive how much my body has changed.  I'm slimmer and don't even recognize myself.  I have developed an addiction to shopping too, which is fun, but expensive.

I do have a few thing that's bothering me:
- I don't have a lot of cushion anymore so I feel my bones when I lay down and my knees come together, so I have to put a pillow in between my legs;
- There's not a lot of cushion on my butt, so it aches if I sit to long;
- My face keeps breaking out with bumps and blackheads...maybe because I sweat so much when I workout;
and lastly
- I can't sleep for more than 4 hours without waking up.  I'm not tired either, I could get up and start my day.  I wake up at 3 am like clockwork, fully rejevenated!  That's a great thing yes, but I need to sleep all night.  I use to have sleep apnea which I no longer have....and with that I was tired and sleepy all the time.  Now, I have to take Tylenol PM to sleep the full night.

As far as the reaction goes from most people, they ask what I'm doing to lose weight....the question I hate the most.....and I reply, I had the weight loss surgery and I work out 6 days a week and eat right.  I hear over and over, don't loss anything else because you're gonna start looking sick!  I hate when I hear that.  On the other hand, I've had lots of people tell me that I have inspired them to workout  and I love that.

Now then there are the other people......It's funny how people can see that I've changed and yet they are so mad that they can't bring themselves to say, "you look great!"  It's amazing....I knew there would be haters, but man, sometimes I feel anxious when I go around a large group of people, because I don't know how I'll be received.  Sometimes people talk, other times they ignore me, like they mad that I look good or something....it's crazy.  People need to get a life!  Now I'm looking at it like this.....if you have an attitude and can't speak to me anymore...that let's me KNOW that I look good....too good for you to open up your mouth!  I'm not ashamed of having the surgery and the weight loss, I'm celebrating it!  If you have a problem with it, that's YOUR problem.