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Happy Bandiversary to Me!
Apr 07, 2010
Yesterday marked my one year bandiversary! I can't hardly believe it has been a year already! A year and 115 lbs! Well, it was 117, but I have one word for you; CADBURY!I can hardly believe the changes that have happened in the past year for me. There have been tears, joy, frustration, joy, stuck episodes, joy, pbing, joy and excitement for all the things yet to come! This has most definitely been a journey for me. A journey of self discovery for the most part! I learned that cancer didn't define who I was and neither did obesity! I learned to take charge of the things in my life that I felt were holding me back! I no longer want to sit on the sidelines, but participate in the game called life!
I am now an exercise fiend. Never in a million years would anyone have said that about me. But every appointment I have revolves are my workouts and classes. I put my health & fitness first thus putting myself before anyone else. First time in my life & I'm loving it! Everyone asks the key to losing this weight and it is most definitely EXERCISE! It not only helps your metabolism, but it effects your mood! And if you are happy, it makes others happy! So spread the joy I say!
Another thing I've learned recently is that I'm too hard on myself. I'm not perfect and I need to stop trying to make myself perfect. So what I'm not the size I thought I should be. So what that the number on the scale isn't what I thought it should be. The fact of the matter is, it's 115lbs less than I weighed a year ago and it is 5 sizes smaller than I used to be! I feel tremendously better, I move my body more often and frankly, I'm not as cranky as I once was!
So on to my second year of banded life! Since my last fill 3 weeks ago, it has been about remembering the rules that you learned in the beginning! Because believe me, the further away you get from them, the less you remember them! So I'm relearning those and dedicating myself to change up my diet & exercise routine. I've been plateauing for too long and my body needs a good shock to the system to get things moving again! So onward towards my new life! Definitely loving it!
Yesterday I spent my anniversary at the zoo w/ a great friend! It was a beautiful day in St. Louis!
