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MY FATHER IS IN PANAMA ALONG WITH MY SISTERS - SO WE HAD A NICE CONVERSATION ON THE PHONE.  I HAD SENT UPDATED PICTURES TO MY SISTER ROSITA AND SHE SHARED THEM WITH DAD AND CARMELA - MY OLDEST SISTER WHO IS A PEDIATRICIAN AND MY BROTHER BOBBY.  IT WAS AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK AND THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS THERE - IT MADE ME A LITTLE HOMESICK BUT I WAS BLESSED BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THEM.  

MY DAY STARTED OUT AT CHURCH WITH A WONDERFUL SERMON.  AFTER CHURCH I TOOK AL OUT TO A LATE LUNCH AT HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT FOR FATHER'S DAY. I ONLY ATE A FEW LITTLE BITES OF STEAK AND WAS FULL IMMEDIATELY SO I HAD TO HAVE A DOGGIE BAG - THE WAITRESS ASKED ME WHY I DID NOT EAT MY FOOD - I TOLD HER I DID, THAT IT WAS DELICIOUS AND THAT I WAS SATISFIED.  MIND YOU THERE WAS NOTHING WHITE ON MY PLATE AND WHEN I GOT HOME I DID NOT WANT THE LEFTOVERS FOR DINNER - ALTHOUGH IT WAS DELICIOUS I HAD ENOUGH WITH THE FEW BITES I ATE AND JUST HAD A PROTEIN SHAKE BEFORE BEDTIME AND I COULD JUST BARELY HANDLE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.  

I AM FOLLOWING MY HEALTHY EATING REGIMEN TO THE POINT THAT I AM ENJOYING IT AND I MADE UP IN MY MIND THAT I WILL NEVER ABUSE THIS TEMPLE OF MINE WITH OVEREATING OR EVEN EATING THE WRONG THINGS - I AM MOVING FORWARD ON MY JOURNEY AND I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYTHING NOT EVEN TEMPTATION TO GET IN MY WAY! I SIT EACH DAY AND WATCH EVERYONE ELSE EATING PIZZA, AND SUBS AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT I NO LONGER HAVE DESIRE NOR NEED NOR WANT FOR! I FINALLY DECIDED TO LOVE ME!!!

THE WEATHER CHANGED UP HERE IN CONNECTICUT YESTERDAY IT GOT VERY COLD AND TODAY IT SEEMS COLDER.  THIS IS A NEW THING FOR ME - I WAS NEVER EVER COLD - I KEPT SAYING I HAD AN INSIDE FURNACE - I HAD TO RUN TO THE STORE REAL QUICK ON MY LUNCH BREAK YESTERDAY AND WAS ABLE TO PICK UP A FEW LONG SLEEVE SWEATERS ON THE CLEARANCE RACK - REGULAR SIZE MEDIUMS - I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!! I HAVE TO DO SOME ABDOMINAL EXERCISES TO GET RID OF THE TUMMY BUT OTHERWISE MY SKIN TONED DOWN JUST RIGHT - NOTHING IS HANGING AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT! 

MY AL IS SO THRILLED WITH THIS WEIGHT LOSS HE KEEPS SNAPPING PICS OF ME - SINCE MY SISTERS, DAD AND BROTHER ARE STILL IN PANAMA I ALSO SEND THEM PICS - EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE SICK AND TIRED OF GETTING MY PICS (lol) BUT IT FEELS REAL GOOD - I DO NOT REGRET ANY OF THIS.  THE SUPPORT HERE IS ALSO INCREDIBLE!  WE ARE UNITED IN GOD AND IN A COMMON JOURNEY - WE ARE ALL WORKING TOWARD ONE COMMON GOAL AND I AM GOING TO PRESS UNTIL I AM WEARING A SIZE 5/6 AND HAVE A NORMAL BMI!!!

A BIG HELLO TO MY OH FAMILY.  I WILL UPDATE PICS BY FRIDAY - MARTITA IS MELTING! I DECIDED TO GO SHORTER ON THE HAIR - THE MORE WEIGHT I LOSE THE SHORTER MY HAIR WILL GO - I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPPPPY!!!!! I AM ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT OF THIS! AND OH! I DO SO WATCH WHAT I ENTER INTO THIS TEMPLE OF MINE - I EAT NOTHING AND CRAVE NOTHING THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TO FORCE THE WATER INTAKE AND AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH IT - I GET FULL WITH THREE SIPS BUT I AM SIPPING!!!! SOMETIMES I SIP UNTIL 10:03 AT NIGHT TO MAKE SURE I GET ALL MY OUNCES IN BUT STILL FALL SHORT BUT I WILL KEEP AT IT.  WE STARTED OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM THIS PAST SATURDAY AND IT WAS A BIG HIT!!!! WHAT A WORKOUT! WE WILL BE DOING IT AGAIN THIS SATURDAY.

HAVING A GOOD SCALE IN THE HOUSE I SENT MY HUSBAND OUT LAST NIGHT TO GET ME A DIGITAL SCALE - OH WELL - I WANT TO TRACK EVERY OUNCE LOST! SO I GET ON THE REGULAR SCALE WHERE I AM STEADY LOOSING BETWEEN 5-6 LBS WEEKLY SO I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT - THEN I GET ON THE DIGITAL SCALE AND THE WEIGHT IS THE SAME YEY!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO BE JUMPING ON THE SCALE EVERY DAY AND I AM NOT GOING TO SAY I CANNOT HELP IT BECAUSE I CAN I AM GOING TO SAY THAT I JUST WANT TO KNOW!!!! WELL I FEEL JUST GREAT - YOUNG AGAIN BUT KEEPING MY MATURITY AS A LADY - I AM HAVING SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN - I CANNOT SAY I AM A SHOPAHOLIC NOW BECAUSE I WAS THAT AT MY HEAVIEST - I JUST SWITCHED STORES - I ALSO SEW REAL GOOD BUT I HAVE NOT SAT AT THE SEWING MACHING TO SEW ANYTHING FROM SCRATCH - I HAVE BEEN ALTERING AND TAKING IN MY CLOTHES THOUGH - I GAVE THE BULK OF THEM AWAY.  YESTERDAY I JUST EMPTIED THE FRONT ROOM CLOSETS AND HAVE A TON OF CLOTHES TO BRING TO THE MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT - I MADE A ROYAL MESS IN THE FAMILY ROOM.  MY BEST TO ALL ON YOUR JOURNEYS!  BE BLESSED.

I AM FEELING JUST GREAT TODAY! BETTER YET THE SCALE KEEPS MOVING AND MOVING - YEY!!!!!! I AM HAPPY BECAUSE OUR ZION WOMEN MINISTRIES AT CHURCH (I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THAT AUXILLIARY) IS KICKING OFF BIG TIME - ON JUNE 9 WE ARE STARTING THIS WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON DIETING/EXERCISING AND LIVING WELL AND A FITNESS PROGRAM WITH CARDIO AND AEROBICS AND WE ARE OPENING IT UP TO THE COMMUNITY - I CANNOT WAIT.  TWO OF THE NURSES THAT WORK WITH ME ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING WORKSHOPS AND THEY WILL BE ADDRESSING ISSUES LIKE DIABETES, HYPERTENSION AND STRESS MANAGEMENT AND MY DAUGHTER AND ANOTHER ONE OF HER FRIENDS WHO ARE FITNESS INSTRUCTORS WILL BE RUNNING THE EXERCISE CLASSES.  GOD HAS BLESSED ME AND MY FAMILY TREMENDOUSLY AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO GIVE A HELPING HAND - AFTER ALL THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR.  I ALWAYS TOLD CANDICE WE HAVE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND I AM SO GLAD THAT SHE IS SO EXCITED ABOUT DOING THIS.  I AM BLESSED OF THE LORD INDEED.  YES I AM!

IF I CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE IN YOUR EARS ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS "DON'T CURSE YOUR FIRE, THERE IS VICTORY IN THE VALLEY" GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME.  YES HE IS!

After my shopping spree I had to bring back several of the size 14's that I did not try on because they are way too big - I hate returning stuff so this time around I tried everything on and size 12 fit great - so here I am with 12 or 14 bottoms and 12 or medium tops.  Hey considering that just a few months ago I was wearing a 26/28 and before that 4X/5X I am happy as a lark!!!!!! GOD YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!! and I love HIM so!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM IN LOOSE SIZE 14'S YEY!!!!!!!! CANNOT BELIEVE IT - PACKED ALL MY STUFF TO GIVE TO MY CHURCH SISTA'S TONIGHT - WENT SHOPPING YESTERDAY FOR EVERYTHING NEW - PEOPLE IN THE STORES THOUGHT I WAS NUTS!!!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN I DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE BACK OF THE STORE TO THE PLUS SIZES YEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I BLEW A LOT OF MONEY BUT WELL WORTH IT ALTHOUGH I DO NOT INTEND TO BE IN THIS SIZE BUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED - I AM ONLY TAKING A MULTIVITAMIN, 2 TUMS AND PREVACID - TOTALLY OFF ALL MEDICATIONS NEVER TO GO BACK TO THEM AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY.  WILL POST PICS TONIGHT OR TOMORROW A.M.

As I am addicted to the scale I had a big wow moment - it went down another 5.5 lbs just over the weekend - yey!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am 45 lbs. away from my goal.  I cannot believe that adding the protein shakes and another 15 minutes and faster speed to the treadmill would help so much.  The most thrilling thing is that besides a few strechmarks nothing is hanging - thank God!  I cannot believe I had prayed a selfish prayer asking God that nothing hang and if it did to let it be in the rear and guys - nothing is hanging!!!!!  I cannot subject myself to another surgery unless it is imperatively necessary - not with my last two epidoses with complications of hemorrhaging - so I did not want any hanging folds to have to remove or tighten up later.  All in all life is beautiful.  Al has a clean bill of health and his new kidney is doing great with no rejections.  He prepares all my meals which is just great because I cannot stand certain smells of cooking since this surgery and really do not want to stand over the stove.   Although my nausea has resolved certain smells and certain tastes can trigger the most nauseating feelings.  I have not dumped yet but then I do not think I have tried anything to get me to that point and am afraid to.  Well, I am happy as a lark - I am feeling good and the scale is moving.  I am blessed indeed!

I WAS STRUGGLING TO GET ENOUGH PROTEIN IN - MY POUCH IS REAL SMALL AND I GET FULL EASILY - BESIDES NEVER BEING HUNGRY (THANKS GOD FOR THAT). SO I PURCHASED THE DESIGNER WHEY PROTEIN WITH VERY LOW CARB - I GOT THE VANILLA FLAVOR AND HATED IT UNTIL I DECIDED TO ADD SOME CINNAMON AND SPLENDA AND SHAKE IT WELL - MMMMMM JUST ADD WATER AND IT IS GREAT - VERY FILLING.  I STARTED TAKING IT ON SATURDAY - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY AND THE SCALE IS MOVING IN MY FAVOR AND FAST!!!!!! MARTITA IS LOOKING GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!