(This is not a transformation photo, but these photos are a year a part from one another. This is what this post, and me personally, are concerned with today.) We Baptists sing about it all the time, “just a little talk with Jesus”, one morning, not too long ago, I had just that. Kneeling down …
weight loss surgery
Just for the record…
What I’ve learned lately is that people are passionate about two things their political affiliations and which diet they are prescribing to at the moment (and a lot of other things, but these are the two people are really triggered to come after you for). Keep in mind this isn’t an anti-diet diatribe, but it …
Still doesn’t mean stagnant.
“Still doesn’t mean stagnant. Let that sink in. I’m talking to you.” This is the little dialogue I’ve been having with the Lord lately. You are deeply and significantly afraid of not making progress. Success for you is measured in monumental accomplishments and captured moments in which everyone can say “look at …
Highway to the Danger Zone
One of the things I’ve noticed about the weight loss surgery community is that there is a lot of information about the initial stages of the journey, encouraging words, stories of incredible first year losses. Except for some reason, there’s a phenomenon where after the year mark the information, tips and tricks, and success stories …
Pictures are worth 1000 words, bad thoughts, and bad effects…or, at least, once upon a time they were.
Every photo was a nightmare, and now only some are. In today’s world when our lives are documented in every way on social media, pictures plagued me. I hated every picture of myself. Spent hours analyzing all the ways in which my choices had led me to become the person in the picture. Now, I …
Top Ten Tuesday
Losing 100 pounds does not happen overnight, and there are some critical things and people that have largely contributed to being able to accomplish this goal (something I honestly doubted I would ever do). Now that I am here, I have truly been reflecting on what helped me get to this point because it is …
I lost my goldendoodle…
Ok, not really, in fact as I type he is walking around looking for his next target of destruction…what can I say? I love a good bad boy and my dog is no exception. Going back to the title of this post, what I mean is that I’ve officially lost my dog’s worth of weight …
Sleeving is believing…
When it comes to believing in God, to a certain extent it requires believing in yourself. You have to believe that He loves you enough to have a plan for you, and in the talents and blessings He bestows on you so that you will be willing to use them in order to carry out …
Lean, mean, 2017!
Since it is well past January, I think I’ve successfully dodged the window of this being another cheesy New Years resolution post, .despite the fact that this particular post is all about resolutions, but it’s June, so I’m telling myself it is not a cliché, but I digress… Since somewhere around the second grade, I …
You sleeve me, no choice.
For me, having sleeve gastrectomy, was no choice. As a life long dieter, I had read and heard tell of the infamous “moment”. You’ve heard the stories, “when I couldn’t ride the roller coaster with my kid”, “I was tired of shopping in the plus size department”, etc. they are in magazine articles, late night …