Almost 8 year Bandiversary

Oct 30, 2015

Hello all! I just wanted to stop in and say hello. Its been about 15 months since my last posting. I am thankful for every day that I am here on earth. In the last couple of years, I have learned alot about health and nutrition. I suspect I will have a vegan diet in the future. "Corporate America"s goal is to keep us sick and unhealthy. They profit on us being mentally and physically unwell. Take the time to study the history of the decline of American health. Learn how our food is made. We do not need meat and dairy live. We surely do not need processed foods. Know that food products are made with the intention of causing us to have a euphoric and drug like responses. That is what keeps us coming back. Stay on the outer isles of the grocery store where there are fruits, veggies, eggs, yogurt, almond milk, fish. Beware of the inside isles in the grocery store filled with processed and packaged foods. Your food should expire. We should be shopping for groceries every few days. Or better yet, start to become self-sufficient and start your own garden. Eats whats in season. Buy organic whenever possible. Buy from farmers markets whenever possible. Educate yourself on the food industry.  Educate yourself about the healthcare industry.  http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ is a site where you can watch documentary films for free online. And I am not saying to believe everything you watch, but I am telling you to go out there and find out for yourself. The more I learn, the angrier I get.  Stop watching commericals. Don't consume anything they have to make a commercial for. Think about that for a second. Why are we buying food products that are not immediately recognizable as food. We shouldnt have to be sold on the benefits of food. 

I think that surgery should be a last resort. I think that I may have had my surgery too soon before educating myself. I know that the journey that I am on is where I am meant to be. But I think that if we were all armed with real information instead of being fed lies that it may be easier to cure our obesity issues. 

That being said, if you are on this site to have weight loss surgery and are undecided.... please figure out your emotional issues that have led you to obesity. If you are able to clearly communicate what your issues are and your are honest with yourself then you should be able to make an informed decision on which surgery is best for you. Its fine to want to hear other peoples stories, just know that their stories are THEIR stories. I was told by multiple people that the lap bad was an inferior WLS option and that most people were unsuccessful. Well here I am to tell you that I KNOW that I made the right decision. I think that the difference between myself and others was that I went into the surgery with my eyes wide open about why I was dealing with obesity. Food was a comfort. I wanted to stop participating in life every time things got unpleasant. I would over eat and overeat the bad things so that my body would go into "coma-mode" and all i could do was sleep and watch TV. I was afraid to get out there any make mistakes because I felt I had made so many before. I now know that mistakes are how we get better. Mistakes are how we learn. 

Self-development is what I wish for all of us. To constantly, be in pursuit of a better "us" than we were yesterday. I wish for all of us to be curious about the world and to not just accept what is given to us. Find out for yourself. There is a lot of evil energy in the world that thrives on us having no sense of self and being afraid to get to know ourselves. The distractions are plentiful and hard to avoid. Some call me a conspiracy theorist, I like to think that I just allow myself to pay attention. The evil is out there. Be careful, pay attention, dont be afraid of being uncomfortable. Welcome it. You can withstand more that you ever knew. 

 

Physically, I am looking great and feeling great. Since starting weight lifting in 2014, I have gained probably about 10 lbs of muscle but I look like I have lost weight because of the way the muscle is reshaping my body. I wish I would have been working out I was first losing weight. So if you are a new WLS patient... get in the gym asap. Stength train as much as you can. Do some stuff at home if you must. Drink your water and take your vitamins. I only had one fill within my first 12 months after surgery and not another since. I wish all of you well on this journey called life. Remember, WLS is just the beginning. I thought it would be the end of something for me, but it was just the opposite.  You can find me on IG at TRUETOMYSPIRIT

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