Updated Weight Loss Pictures

Life has been busy for me lately that I haven't had a chance to update my blog as much as I would like to. I thought I would take this time to provide my readers with my most recent updated weight loss pictures.

I am 6 months out from surgery and have lost a total of 132 pounds. I feel fantastic, energetic, fabulous, beautiful, confident & excited. Yes I know those are a lot of adjectives, but I am truly enjoying this ride. My no means is the process easy. The surgery was just a tool to help me start loosing the weight, I still have to watch what I eat, drink plenty of water, and exercise every day. I am tempted everyday to go back to my bad habits. For right now what keeps me focused is reminding myself that what I wnat more is the satisfaction of being healthy & feeling good over having something that isn't good for me.

I really want to share with all of you what my starting weight was before surgery and where I am at now, but part of me struggles with sharing that information on my blog because anyone can see that information and I consider it very private. I can't make up my mind. I want to share it because it would be so empowering for me but yet it would truly show how out of control I got with my weight. For right now I have decided not to share my starting weight. Maybe one day I will be able to.

Just last Friday I finally cleaned out my entire closet of all of my clothes I wore before surgery. They were so baggy on me. It was time to let them go. I had a hard time letting them go, because part of me was so worried that I would fail. You have to understand all my life I have been on a diet of some kind and I would hit a certain point where I would loose 50 pounds and then gain it all right back plus some more. I finally realized the only way I could move forward and feel good about where I am at is to let go of the past and create a new path on my weight loss adventure.

I had received 6 bags of clothes from Linda Hansen and 1 bag of clothes from a girl at work that really needed to be hung up and put away. On Friday one of my dearest & closest friend who has helped me along this journey came over to my house to give me her honest opinion on the clothes while I tried every single one on. It was so much fun! I was completely exhausted at the end of the night. I was so surprised as to what sizes I could fit in. It was amazing. Some of the sizes I wear now I haven't been in since Junior High. Its so invigorating. Its hard to describe!

All I know is I love the confidence I have gained as I have gone through this process. I hope that doesn't sound cocky. I love looking in the mirror and having pictures taken of me. I would love to do a photo shoot like my friend Linda Hansen did of her most recent sexy weight loss pictures. It would be fun to show a sexier side of myself.

I am so grateful for my family & friends who provide me with a great support system through this adventure. I wouldn't be able to do it without your support.

There is so much that I can do that I was so limited before the surgery. I love trying new things. I can't wait to go camping this year and be able to go on some of the hikes and not be out of breart. I can't wait until I have the opportunity to fly somewhere and only buy one seat and not have to ask for the seat belt extension anymore. The funniest thing is that I am so excited to visit Lagoon this year and to do all of the rides. I haven't been to Lagoon for a very long time because I was too big to fit in the rides. I started a list of things that I would like to do after surgery. One of them is to go to Disneyland or Disneyworld. I would also like to go on cruise. I would like to try horseback riding. These are only a few! I love adding to my list daily.

I hope this blog finds all of my friends well and good. I look forward to hearing your comments. Have a great day!

Excited for 2010

I have a feeling that 2010 will be a great year for me, my family & everyone else. I am so excited to see what 2010 has in store for all of us. Of course we all will still have our ups & downs because that is what life is all about & how find out our true charater when times get tough. However I truly believe that what you what we put out there in the universe comes back to us tenfold. So I am telling the universe that 2010 will be a fabulous year for all. Its similar to the same concept that is talked about in the movie "The Secret".

I don't like to set New Years Resolutions. What I like to do is re-evaluate my life over the last year and set new goals to help to make positive changes in all areas of my life. Ultimately my overall goal for this new year is to find balance in my life.

I can't make up my mind if I want to share my goals that I have set with everyone yet or not. It would hold me accountable to keeping those goals. I guess you will just have to wait and see if I post them.

I challenge my followers to take time to re-evaluate your own lives and lets all try bring balance & harmony into our lives.

Weight Loss Update:
I have lost a total of 120 pounds in 5 1/2 months. I love experiencing the transformation that I am going through. I feel like a completely different person and yet I am still the same. The hardest part is I get very bored with the food I eat. There isn't much variety with the types of protiens & vegetables I eat. I have been exploring the internet to find recipes that are suitable for gastrci bypass post surgery patients. I am grateful for all the blessings that have come into my life for having the surgery. I love to exercise. I am now taking the stair at work and that would have never been an option before the surgery.