What have YOU learned?
~Sandie~ 
-147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
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"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
I have been so blessed to learn so much in the course of one year I will try and hit all of the major lessons here:
1. That my perception of my body is not necissarily the truth
2. Through Christ all things are possible
3. That relationships can be rebuilt and healed and improved
4. That the diagnosis does not define a person
5. That I am strong (emotionally and physically)
6. To let those you love know how much they mean to you because they can be gone before you know it.
7. That best friends can be found when/where you least expect it
8. If you relinquish control to God He will do great things with your life and bring great love and happiness
9. That I can smile 24/7 and mean it
10. Who I am as a person....and that whatever that may be it is okay and I do not need to try and be a chameleon
11. That I can be loved
12. To take chances
13. To be crazy and silly every now and then
14. To laugh often.....life can't be taken serious all of the time
15. That true love is effortless and just happens
16. That each day is a new start and a chance to get up and brush yourself off after a bad day
Okay, I think I hit all of the major points.... I will edit and add any that might come to mind later.
"When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
What have I learned...
... that you're never too old to make new life-long friends.
... that I can't be everything for everyone, nor do I want to be.
... that I CAN be important to people I'm not related to.
... that Fritos are still REALLY good, even when you only eat a few of them! (or perhaps ESPECIALLY when you only eat a few of them???)
... that I could actually inspire OTHERS to lose weight???
(My mom, my hubby, my daughter, and about 4 neighbors that I know of!)... that I can actually sleep on my back!
... that I have to find a balance between my immediate family, and my OH/PNC family (a work in progress)
... that I am never going to be SMALL, but I need to recognize that I'm no longer GINORMOUS.
... that I don't need to love EVERYONE, but I DO need to love ME.
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
WOW What a great list you have too! Things I can also relate to! ~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
My list:
--I have learned that my #1 goal is to learn to be OK with how I look and that I am who I am and if others don't like the way I look, it's not my concern
--I have learned that food is fuel.... not a treat, not fun, not a cure for boredom.. but just fuel
--I have learned that I can enjoy everything in MODERATION!
--I have learned the meaning of a normal-sized meal
--I have learned to be patient with myself, forgive myself, and learn from my mistakes - it's FEEDBACK not FAILURE.
--I have learned that the barriers in my life are only there because I perceive them to be barriers
--I have learned that I can, in fact, make friends! WOW!
--I have learned that some people just never grow up, no matter how old they are!
--I have learned to understand that my self-image is skewed but I'm workin' on it!
--I have learned that I don't need other people's approval to feel good about my choices
--I have learned that getting a tool to help me get healthy is not the EASY WAY OUT, but the SMART way.
--I have learned that support is my #1 key to success!
Enough?
OK, enough. :) Thanks for sharing yours!
~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
HUGS
~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
