maryk
Eight Years and Counting
May 22, 2012
It took an Email from ObesityHelp to remind me I needed to add anupdate. I actually don't ever forget this day as the anniversary of the single most important decision I ever made in my life for my life. Every morning is reminder of how good it feels to be excited for what the day will bring. I have been doing some reflecting on my journey over the past month and spoke of this with a support group recently. I realized that where people can find many who are going through the same things they are at the time there aren't many "long,long termers" to hear from. It was good for me to share my journey with them.Since I posted a year ago Life has been full- good and bad. Family committments were many, becoming an unexpected caregiver for my ailing brother, working through the deaths of family members and now sharing the last chapters of a close friend's fight with cancer. But somewhere along the line I realized that in the past I was the first thing I let slide by the wayside and that was what got me to 390#. The 20+ added pounds of last year was creeping close to 25#. I didn't want the feeling of failure to creep back with the pounds so I really committed to getting them off. The process was slow but the way it should be. Back to the basic food plan, I committed to exercise. The committment was not because it is a necessary component to weight loss, but that it had to be part of my daily life FOREVER. I worked with a trainer who not only showed me the correct way to maximize a workout, but to build a program that would be a daily part of my life. I have in the past year lost over 30# but gained so much more. I found out how strong I am and the limits I had put on my body were selfimposed and not reality. Exercise is now as much a part of my daily life as breathing...not an option. Whats more, I really enjoy it.
So my words of wisdom the this year. Don't ever try to forget the "old" you. She/he is the reason you are where you are today. Keep her close because she will be the reason you stay on track or as in my case, get back on track.
Today, I will celebrate my anniversay...you, just celebrate your today.
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About Me
Palmale, CA
Location
23.1
BMI
Surgery
05/21/2004
Surgery Date
May 31, 2004
Member Since
Before & After
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378??lbs
215#lbs
