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OVER DUE UPDATE! AUG 2015
Wow! Where has the time gone? Getting back to a "new" normal life. There are times that I catch a gimps of me passing by a window and I see my reflection and I still can't believe this is me or I don't recognize me right off (no kidding) that crap really happens to you when you drop a significant amount of weight.
I still struggle with food, it's still my friend, my comforter, my companion when there is no one else to buddy up with. No you are right it should not be but... Unfortunately the truth is what should not be very often is. I recognize that and I try daily to change it. Even though it's the aboved mentioned things to me Thank Goodness I can't party with it too much or for too long. I still eat small amounts (more than the first year) but less than a person with a normal size stomach and my taste for food is not the same. I become dissatisfied with food often as soon as I take a bit or two. This alone stops me from eating too much too often. I try to work on my mind everyday to understand why I have the need to go to food as a comforter or out of bordum. I don't really have other vises so I guess thats my vise of choice as sooooo many people do the same. When I feel myself getting too fare out of the right lane I pause, re-evaluate and adjust my directoion. Soon enough I'm back on track. That's a P-O-W-E-R-F-U-L tool to have. I wish everyone who are severly over weight and want to lose it would have the surgery and stop the very, very hard struggle of losing and maintaining on their own. I want to tell the world JUST DO IT!!!! Who gives a flip what all the other say about you are taking the easy way out. I'm like Bruce/Cait "I feel like a skinny person on the inside and I want the outside to reflect what I feel on the inside" I'm not trying to be funny... I'm just saying that feeling can transcend several areas of our lives. This is my journey and I want to stand in my truth of "I Am Skinny Lisa". So the surgery transformed me in to a trans-skinny person (I don't want to be skinny, I want to be fit & healthy. I use skinny for a lack of better word). Today I walk in my own truth even if others do not understand it, they don't have to because they do no live my life they only can live theirs. EVERYONE needs to take care of themselves. Do you booboo, do you and be happy!
Love, Peace & Body Rock On!
I still struggle with food, it's still my friend, my comforter, my companion when there is no one else to buddy up with. No you are right it should not be but... Unfortunately the truth is what should not be very often is. I recognize that and I try daily to change it. Even though it's the aboved mentioned things to me Thank Goodness I can't party with it too much or for too long. I still eat small amounts (more than the first year) but less than a person with a normal size stomach and my taste for food is not the same. I become dissatisfied with food often as soon as I take a bit or two. This alone stops me from eating too much too often. I try to work on my mind everyday to understand why I have the need to go to food as a comforter or out of bordum. I don't really have other vises so I guess thats my vise of choice as sooooo many people do the same. When I feel myself getting too fare out of the right lane I pause, re-evaluate and adjust my directoion. Soon enough I'm back on track. That's a P-O-W-E-R-F-U-L tool to have. I wish everyone who are severly over weight and want to lose it would have the surgery and stop the very, very hard struggle of losing and maintaining on their own. I want to tell the world JUST DO IT!!!! Who gives a flip what all the other say about you are taking the easy way out. I'm like Bruce/Cait "I feel like a skinny person on the inside and I want the outside to reflect what I feel on the inside" I'm not trying to be funny... I'm just saying that feeling can transcend several areas of our lives. This is my journey and I want to stand in my truth of "I Am Skinny Lisa". So the surgery transformed me in to a trans-skinny person (I don't want to be skinny, I want to be fit & healthy. I use skinny for a lack of better word). Today I walk in my own truth even if others do not understand it, they don't have to because they do no live my life they only can live theirs. EVERYONE needs to take care of themselves. Do you booboo, do you and be happy!
Love, Peace & Body Rock On!
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Gastric Sleeve 9 month update
Hi All!
Just wanted to give a quick update. I have not posted for awhile. Life starts to get back to a new normal and you don't have as much time to post (or I should say we don't make time). Anyways... I'm a little over 9 months out now. I have lost a total of 78 pounds now. Start 225 Current 147 Size 4-5. Here are a few photos but if you like please visit my YouTube to get more about my last few months.
Just wanted to give a quick update. I have not posted for awhile. Life starts to get back to a new normal and you don't have as much time to post (or I should say we don't make time). Anyways... I'm a little over 9 months out now. I have lost a total of 78 pounds now. Start 225 Current 147 Size 4-5. Here are a few photos but if you like please visit my YouTube to get more about my last few months.
Provider Review
Doctor Almanza
Great Doctor To the point, fast, neat, clean and courteous. It appears right now he knows his stuff! Doctor Almanza is way too busy to spend time with anyone. If you are looking for that he is not the one. He is busy doing precise procedures and moving on to the next. I don't need a friendly doctor (even though Dr. Almanza is friendly and nice) working on me I need a competent doctor and that's what I got in Doctor Almanza! Update 7/29/2013: Great job I'm still feeling great it gets better every week. Small clinic but very, very clean. Dr. Almanza you Rock!!!