FOUR YEARS AND COUNTING

Mar 24, 2013

MARCH 9 2013 IS MY FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY . I HAVE LOST 208 LBS. AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS . IN MY MIND THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE WHICH NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME . HAVING BEEN AN OLD TIME PARTY ANIMAL MYT FRIENDS TELL ME I'M NOT THE SAME PERSON ANYMORE . I TELL THEM YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I  COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE THAT PERSON ANYMORE .MY BIGGEST SACRIFICE AT FIRST WAS ALCOHOL AS MY SOCIAL LIFE SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR . YEARS AGO WHEN I LOST WEIGHT ALCOHOL WAS A GOOD CRUTCH TO CELEBRATE MY LOSS . AFTER A WHILE THE WEIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I FOUND DIFFERENT REASONS TO CELEBRATE . AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY I VOWED THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN . FOUR YEARS LATER I'M ALCOHOL FREE , MY WEIGHT HAS LEVELED OFF , AND I HAVE A NEW TYPE OF SOCIAL LIFE . IT TOOK A WHILE FOR MY FRIENDS TO ADJUST TO THE NEW ME , BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING TO GO BACK TO MY OLD WAYS FOR ANYONE . THIS IS THE NEW ME TAKE OR LEAVE IT . I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF RESPECT FROM PEOPLE AS THEY REALIZE NOW I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE . THIS IS THE BATTLE OF YOU LIFE DON'T GIVE IN TO PEER PRESSURE STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF AND YOU CAN WIN THIS BATTLE .SO FAR I CAN PROUDLY SAY I'M WINNING , BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER BY A LONG SHOT . LET'S KEEP UP THE WEIGHT LOSS BATTLE I'M READY FOR A GOOD FIGHT...........ROGER COTE 

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