NOT FORGETTING...

I don't ever want to or plan to forget how far I have come or how my body felt dealing with five co-morbitities and limited mobility... I shall not allow myself to forget ... while not dwelling in the past I will certainly use it to maintain focus on my present and my future .... I am loving the reality of my life post WLS ... I am mobile... I am healthy and I am happy .... I love being able to breathe at night without the use of a CPAP machine, I love not having to take Toprol XL because my blood pressure has been normal since, I love not taking Zetia for my hyperlipidemia nor Glucovance 500 mg twice daily for diabetes ... I love love not taking Nexium for my gastroesophageal reflux and have not dealt with any type of reflux since surgery .. I love not needing O2 and I love not taking arthrotec for my joint aches and pain....

I want to keep the feeling ... I asked for health and mobility and I love it ... It is not about looks .. to me I was beautiful at my heighest weight and I dressed my arse off back then too... I remember taking the train to Delancey and Orchard and Manhattan just shopping around for sizes and styles a bit different from the standard 16+ and The Answer and Trim Fashions and Lane Bryant ... oh I loved shopping there too don't get me wrong .. but sometimes this sista love that odd piece and if I did not find it I SEWED IT MYSELF ...

Today I am resting and vegging out after a fun night last night with our Oldies Keeping the Flame Going couples group ... we had tons of fun and I appreciate all the input...

At the end of the day I went swimming and decided to just don a pair of earrings my ring and my wet head and I was good to go with my dress and shoes .... no necklaces ... I have past trauma that makes it difficult sometimes for me to wear things around my neck ... sometimes I can but most often the feeling of being choked overcomes me...

This is my empowerment collage today for my empowerment digital journal a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away...



and last night I went out with my dress and shoes and wet head looking like this...


and my DH just snapped my pic while I waited for his cellphone wallpaper ... he is just goofy like that LOL


Thanks for allowing me to share snippets from my journey.... have a happy weekend all!!! I am going to get some much needed rest vegging out today... there is fish on the grill and grilled veggies for eatables and Zumba tomorrow ... today I am resting my dawgs and relaxing with my palette and canvas ...

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE!!!