Long time no hear from!

Jul 09, 2009

Hello All!

Well, I was trying to wait to post a new blog until something interesting happened in my life but if I did that, I would be waiting until the end of time at this point.  I say that because I have been really doing a lot of self-examinating lately and I have come to the conclusion that "I HAVE NO LIFE".  All I do is work, workout and go to church.  Any free time I have I am either doing somthing related to church or I am doing somthing related to my daughter (i.e., entertainment, lessons, youth group, etc...).  Not that I mind being heavily involved with my church and its ministries or that I am an involved parent who is working hard to raise her daughter to be a lady that is intelligent and well rounded but, JEEEEZZZZ I need some sort of activity for myself.  And with that being said, I have found myself eating or wanting to eat for comfort...ever since I have caught on to why I was eating the way I was I have got control of my actions before they became a terrible habit, a habit that I used to have when I weighed almost 350 lbs. 

I was making some bad choices a couple of months ago (April & May) but since I attended a seminar through my WL program offered, called "why we overeat and make bad food choices",  I noticed the behavior for what is was and the reasons that I was eating and eating things I KNOW I should have not been eating.  So for the months of June until the day of my death I have been on track and doing very well.  I work our 3-4 times a week and I have been trying different machines and classes at my gym.  I got SOOOOOO tired of the treadmill and not to mention you have to be on it for like an hour and a half to even burn a good amount of calories....so I up'ed my game and now I do the elliptical machine and BOY that thing makes me sweat and I feel great when I get off after doing 30-40 minutes...Also, I burn 600 calories in 30 minutes so Im lovin that. 

I have to say that I feel great and look great if that's not to arrogant...LOL!  Im down 104lbs since the start of this journey and 89 lbs since my surgery...I wear a 18 now and getting close to a 16.  The 16 fits but I want to feel comfortable in it.  Im working hard to be at or VERY close to goal by this November which is my 1 year surgiversary...WOW, how time flys AFTER you have the surgery.  Waiting to have it I was a stressed out mess...but thank God for opening the door for me to have a healthy and productive life after WLS. 

Well, Ill holla next month.  I see Dr. Quinlin in August and Ill update everyone then...

Stay focused...stay active and stay on track!

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