1 Year ago December

Dec 26, 2008

Hello my friends! This month I celebrate my 1 year out since my surgery. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year. It has been an amazing year that I’m so thankful for. I’m so happy that I made this decision to create a better healthier life for myself. In this year I have lost 140lbs but I have gained so much more:

• Friends~ who I have made through this journey that will forever be in my hearts and many that I can say will truly be life long friends.
• Vest for Life~ I enjoy getting out there and doing things. No longer do I just watch.
• Confidence~ I think I have always had confidence but boy has it grown tremendously.
• Courage~ trying things that I would not have done before as I hid behind my weight often. I tended to use my weight as an excuse for things.

During this journey I have found that the little things that others take for granted I have cherished such as

• Fitting into a ride at Valley fair (I think I tested all of them this summer)
• Fitting in to a chair at the movies or anywhere really (excel center)
• Collar bones
• Fitting into something that does not say plus or W behind the number
• Fitting comfortably in the bath tub!
• Running

I could go on forever with this list.

My husband gave me a congratulations card today to celebrate my success this year. In the card it says “It took your persistence and God’s assistance to make it turn out this way!” How true that is. This is a journey we fight to have and fight to succeed. This is not by any means an easy way out. It is harder than I thought but thankful for those struggles to help remind me why I choose this surgery to improve my life.

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