So very trifling of me but I'm here with an update - Finally!

Jun 16, 2009

Okay so here I am 16 months out and loving life!!!  I've done so many things that I've never dreamed of and who knew that the key to an abundance of happiness is losing weight?  It's so much harder to lose the weight now and you can probably attribute that to me not working out as vigorously as I was.  You can partly blame my hectic new schedule for that.  Not making excuses but it's so hard to balance eating healthy, exercising, with a 13 hour work day. 

Some good news is I'm still pretty active.  I actually did the Law Enforcement Torch Run last Friday that helps the Special Olympics.  It felt so good to walk/jog miles without getting winded and wanting to just die from exhaustion.  All I know is that there's no feeling like it and I wouldn't trade this feeling for the world. 

My goal now is to lose another 20 pounds and then I'm focusing on maintaining and also saving for plastic surgery.  As you can see from the new pictures I've posted, my thighs, arms, and stomach really need attention.  I will not speak of my body in a negative way because I treasure it so much more than I've ever have but those areas seriously need work.  Since I've never had dumping syndrome I didn't have to worry about what I ate because it made me sick and this has proven to be the curse of all curses when it comes to this surgery.  Slowly but surely, sugar has found it's way back into my diet and I have to overcome these cravings with protein shake; helluva trick you guys came up with because it actually works, along with drinking tons of water!. 

I hope you all are doing well and pray that I get back on track with my tool.  I didn't do all of this for nothing and I promise to give more updates! 

Love you and God Bless,

Crystal

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