hopefully you are feeling better by now, my friend!

 Hope everyone has had a great week and ready for the weekend.    It's almost here whether you are ready for it or not.    Today I am so grateful for life.    Before my WLS I wasn't really living life even though I was a Mom of 3 sons....I was a very active Mom ( well as active as a 5'1" 273 lb. woman could be ).   LOL   I was at the wrestling meets, gymnastic meets, school plays, musicals...etc but if anything involved exercise I just couldn't hold up to it.    I am SO grateful for the changes in my life since WLS.    Not only am I active but I went on a senior field trip when my youngest son was a senior several years back.    LIfe is SO much better as a smaller person and so much easier to do things for that I am truly grateful.    PLEASE share with us what you are grateful for today.   Have a blessed weekend.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

I had so much trouble the first 18 months.  I lost 50 lbs during that time.  I had no restriction.  Now I have some restriction but even with close to 10 ccs I can still eat wayyy too much if I let myself.  I am now almost 3 years out and I have lost 150+ lbs and I have often said it has been 80% me,  20% the band.  But I would never want to lose my band.  My eating habits are better now and I do eat alot less than I used too.  Instead of eating a whole medium pizza...two slices satisfies me now.  But I can still easily eat a dozen cookies, if I want.  

What I can tell you is the only thing that changed for me as far as weight loss is a very rigorous exercise routine.  I started off slow and got up to 90 minutes a day, 6 days a week.   It's the only way I lose weight...I can't lose by diet alone.  Last fall I moved and got off my exercise plan and haven't lost a pound.  I started back up this month and already lost 2lbs!!!  So that's why I say it's 80% me....

Anyway...don't worry I am proof that even if you start off slow you can finish with success!!! 

 “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." ~Mark Victor Hansen

  Good Morning Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a great week.    Mine is going OK except I've been a little under the weather but I am feeling much better this morning.     Today I am SO grateful for the people in my life and the ones that I can encourage.     Last night I went to the teen challenge that my son went to until he was transfered to one 300 miles away last week.    They were surprised to see me at Chapel and me bringing those guys my homemade cookies like I did every week when my son was there.    I had told those guys when my son left that I would not abandon them.     I didn't make it to chapel last week because I pulled in my driveway about the time that their chapel started and I live 45 minutes away from there.   My son is now 300 miles from my home and I can't see him every week but I can see these guys.    Those guys encourage me as much as I encourge them.     I am also graterful for everyone here on OH.   You never know how you affect another person's life.    SO today I am grateful for all the people that cross my path.   PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful today.  Have a blessed day !!

Hugs and blessings ~~~~ Vivian