Good Tuesday Everyone,

Hope your having a decent week so far. Mine is going good so far. My almost 2 yr old granddaughter started swimming lessons yesterday and she did so good. So proud of her. She was showing up everyone in her class. We got there a little early and she was watching the more advanced 3 and 4 yr. olds swim. When her class started and my son got into the pool with her. She wanted to just take off. LOL Today I am SO grateful for that precious little angel. We all have so very much to be grateful for everyday of our lives. Today I am grateful for God's grace shown toward us everyday, God, my WLS, OH, answered prayers, my family and friends. Grateful that I live in the US ( Not that there is anything wrong with living in other countries LOL ). I'm grateful for all the things that I can do now that were only dreams before my WLS. Grateful for today and a chance to make better, healthier choices than I did yesterday. PLEASE share if you'd like and have a blessed day.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

So true!  Lost all the doodads, lights, siren, radio etc, on my work truck yesterday and the guy who installed all of it is in Huntsville for school all week.  Thought I'd be stuck driving the reserves car rest of this week but three great minds working together, especially when one of those minds belongs to a retired electrical engineer with a voltmeter, and many text later was able to troubleshoot and fix the problem at least temporarily.  If I smell something burning or start blowing fuses then will know the fix failed.

Managed to get on the dread mill yesterday when I got in.  Had to do something to counter the NSA ice cream I had for desert.  Flipping scales are over the red line this morning though. 

Work then road trip to Tyler this afternoon. 

Hydrate!  Hydrate!  Hydrate!

Was piddling around on computer and thought I'd save a few minutes in the morning.

Bounce trip to Conroe Saturday was enjoyable.  Hard to have a "surprise" baby shower when the guest of honor beats the rest of the guest to the venue!  Spent a good chunk of today working on things related to a phone call I got last week when I was in Austin.  No exercise or yard work for me this weekend.  Have to do better next week.  Work and walking on the docket Monday.

Go do your thing.

Good Friday Everyone,

Hope you have a amazing weekend planned. I'm going to change things up this AM not that I am NOT grateful...because I am ALWAYS grateful for life even if it's not going as I have planned....I know it's going the way God planned it for my life. LOL OK....I would like for you today if you read my post to tell some of the things that your grateful that you can do since you've had your WLS or what your looking forward to doing if you are pre- op and are still waiting or looking into surgery. We ALL are blessed beyond measure whether we realize it or not everyday of our lives. Ok....here goes. Today I am so grateful that I can stand up more than 10 minutes without my lower back hurting so much that I have to sit down for 5-10 minutes to get relief....grateful I can stand for hours in NO pain. Grateful for my WLS although I never reached my "normal BMI" for my height. Sometimes I feel like a failure because of that but I know I'm not and I've learned over the last almost 9 yrs. since my WLS not to let that scale rule my happiness. Grateful for God in my life and that he gives me the power everyday to have a positive attitude. Grateful for my lower body life 7 yrs. ago although my surgeon didn't remove enough skin....at least my stomach doesn't fall between my legs when I sit to exercise anymore. BTW....I lost 140 lbs. and I am only 5'1". PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful that you can now do or looking forward to doing after your surgery. Have a super blessed weekend.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY.....
Welcome change. Without change, we would always remain caterpillars.
Embrace change. Spread your wings. Fly high and free.