New Starts...

A couple of years ago I took a picture of me in my Kitchen Lady outfit just for fun. When I gave the pictures to my friends and family I told them now you know why kids are scared of the lunch lady... I thought it was funny...

This year just for fun I took a picture of me in my new package...



Like I have said before, I didn't have brain surgery so in my mind I don't see tons of change but others say there is, I mean I know I am smaller, but I just see my faults like my chicken neck and what my friends call their "Angel Wing" arms...

But A little boy did ask me "Are you the new lunch lady?"

New and Improved!!!

Happy Nine Month Surgiversary!



I like this picture of me! I am also becoming less inhibited about full body shots...

Happy eight month surgiversary- Freedom

This month we celebrated Independance day and I could not help but celebrate myself...I am growing Independant and learning to no longer worry about the restrictions that my old "package" held.

This Month Freedoms...

I freed myself of all my old clothes. It was a very difficult thing to do, I loved my old clothes, It was hard to give up the outfit I wore to my sons wedding,my cute Christmas shirts I was so excited to find...Stuff like that... BUT!!!I was able to give five bags to the Salvation Army and bless a friend with three more bags...



All I have left is my wedding dress and a few more items... But hey, that's what thrift stores are for, and I have been having TONS of fun exploring those and the clearance racks at stores...

Freedom from worry...We went to an art festival and a stage production called the Pagent of the Masters... When we arrived I was free from worrying about what the evening held in store... I went through the turnstyle without a hitch or embarrasment of squeezing Aunt Edna (the name for my hiney) through... I was also free from worry about where our seats would be (of course they were in the nosebleed section) and my new favorite freedom, not worrying about if I will fit in my seat... We will definitely go again...



Freedom from Dread- Whenever we would go on a day trip I would always have to drive around, scout out what we were doing to make sure there was as little walking as possible... I took Eric to Chinatown and walked all the day, I did not dread a thing. It was a wonderful time..




People ask me what it feels like to have lost over 100lbs... It doesnt feel like anything, I feel like my same normal self... UNTIL I go somewhere or do something then I realize the impact my journey has had on me and all I can say is...



WOO HOO!!!!

Happy Eighth Month Surgi-Versary!!!

Wearing of the Crystal Earrings!!!

Last month I posted that I purchased a pair of beautiful crystal earrings from my favorite Brighton store to mark the victory of my losing 100 lbs...



My Eric was so cute and decided to be "The Keeper of the Earrings" to make sure I was not wearing them before they were "Earned" He was right to hide them from me, Come on, they are Brighton, I totally wanted to wear them...

When I had my surgery, I didn't want the numbers of my weight to be my focus so I got rid of my household scale. I weigh in once a week on Mondays at my gym. Last week, I was unable to go to the gym on my normal weigh in date, I knew I was getting really close and I weighed at a girlfriends and I was under 1 lb away... Still not there...

So no earrings...

Got to the gym today and sure enough... It was Earring time!!!!The girls at the gym shared my joy and I could not wait to get home...



The Keeper of the Earrings awarded me with my prize which made the event all the better... I kept looking at myself in the mirror...

Next Stop... Onederland!!!

Graduation NSV's

I remember when my Cameron graduated from High School in 2007,I was in an absolute panic worrying about if I could make the walk in the stadium to watch his ceremony. I mapped out and stratigized the event,we got there early to get a good parking spot and all was well. Secretly, I hated that I was worried, but I got through it and it was fine...


In May, Cameron and his wife Beka graduated from College. We arrived to the ceremony late and had to park downhill in the far corner of the lot, walk about a mile uphill then climb stairs in the stadium...



In June,we were invited to our Nephew Stu's graduation from Mission Viejo High School...
The School is situated in the Mission Viejo hills which are STEEP!! The graduation was HUGE and the parking lots were full so we had to park on the street about a mile from the stadium. It was a long downhill walk...

After the ceremony we took a trek down onto the field to see Stu...




BUT... Then we realized we had to walk back to the car...

Tons of stairs in the stadium and a mile uphill back to where we parked...Yikes!!

I made it!!!! Huffing and puffing but I made it!!! I almost cried with joy...

Last year there was NO WAY I would have been able to make it back to the car...I probably would not have gone... That is indeed a pity, and I would have been sad...

Now at almost 100 lbs lighter, I feel that burden has greatly been lifted... What an amazing Non Scale Victory!!! I got to share in two very special graduations, Climbed Stairs and enjoyed the day... Just as it should be...


Congratulations Cam, Beka, and Stu...It was a greater Honor than you know to be there on your special days...

The Century Mark

I know I have said I am not focusing on my weight loss numbers, but I have to admit, it is exciting...

I am nearing a Major Ka-Chunk!

The Century Mark! It is so close I can taste it!!!

So I decided to get myself a little Century Gift.




Brighton Crystal Earrings...

When these you see on me...
You will know...
100lbs lighter I be...

This month's victories include...

Purchasing pants of an only imaginable a size, pulling them out of the bag and thinking "no way" and having them fit comfortably...

Having dear, dear girlfriend who loves me however I look say to me "Troy, you are just Shhhhhhp" (sucking motion)

Wearing my vintage skirt to a wedding and feeling lovely in it.

Doctors confirmation that I am right on track and doing well...

When I saw the doctor he asked if I have any questions, I had none, this is just me and I am comfortable with my plan my new way of life...

This is me...



Happy Seventh Month Surgi-Versary!!!

Uncharted Territory

I Am Flipped!!!!

I now confess... Swollen feet were my little secret, hidden well in slip on and closed toes shoes.

Because of the swelling, Straps of any kind just weren't gonna happen and although I tried and tried, the world of sandals and flip flops were a closed door to me.

Immediately after my my surgery, I noticed my feet were no longer swollen, I was amazed! and like alot of my Weight Loss Sugery friends, I could not wait for the day I could wear sandals.

The Day is Here!!!



These were my first Flip Flop Deals, Two for one at Old Navy. The Gold ones I call my Aunt Audrey shoes, my Aunt Audrey always wore cute little jeweled shoes and I loved them. The white ones are just plain cute...(I promise, although I am excited, I don't wear them together)

And Now Ladies and Gentlemen I present... My Strappy Sandals!!!



My Bunco Secret Pal gave me a gift card and I knew exactly what I wanted. They are by Carlos Santana (Guess he is a foot guy) and although I will not win any prettiest ankle awards, they are super comfy and I walked the whole mall in them thrilled by their comfort and proud of the Non-Scale Victory!

I can wear cute summer shoes!!!!

Next Stop... The Kitten Heel...

(Green toe-nails are courtesy of a Nail Polish bet to step out of my neutral color comfort zone. Thanks Bethany!!!)

Happy Sixth Month Surgiversary- A Month of NSV

Is that A Collar Bone????

I can't believe it has been six months since I had the surgery that changed my life. I feel great and my six month check up went really well,My Doctor is very pleased with me but why is it that when I see a picture of myself I can't see how far I have come, I can only dread how far I have to go.

Why am I my own worst enemy?

Well, it's because I didn't have Brain Surgery!!! My negative thoughts and demons that have always been around are still around...

But...

I can totally see the blessings! I Know the Lord is with me on this journey and I know I will prevail. This is NOT the easy road out like many people say. I just have a physical tool to help keep me on track.

I am thankful...

I am also thankful that I am not alone. I have hooked up with support groups that give me daily encouragement and keep me strong.

I know I will prevail...

I want to go all the way...

I am never going back...

In Just Five Months...

It is Amazing how your life can change is just a few short months...

In the past five months I have gone from a Happy, Blessed Girl with a Wonderful Family and Friends




To a Happy Blessed Girl with A Wonderful Family and Friends...



I never expected Weight Loss Surgery to "Fix" me. I was already "Good".

I would be a liar if I said I am still the same girl, not entirely... Sure, my family and friends still love me,but now, I am growing to truly love and care for myself.

I am Grateful for this Change...

Happy 5 Month Surgi-Versary!!!

What's Lost Can Be Found

Lost: Adj. No longer in one's possession; no longer in evidence...

Checked a little further in the Dictionary and found that is says that when you "Possess" something you have "Custody" of it.

When I hear the word "Lost" in reference to my weight loss journey it doesn't sit right. To me, when you Lose something it means it has simply is no longer in your custody.

Custody can be returned, which means that possessions lost can be found.

I decided I needed a better word to describe my journey, so I checked the Thesaurus and I came up with a word I like even better.

Shed

Shed: to repel, as rain; to cast off by natural causes, as a snakes skin;
to get rid of;

Rid: to release or free from...

When a Snake "sheds" its skin, it is gone forever NEVER to return...

Shed, Rid, both words refer to permanent situations and now my word of choice.

I am NEVER going back

Girl VS Dinosaur = Victory!!!

If you ask me "What is the greatest Victory of your life?" I would say Definitely when I gave birth to my second son Eric without a second C-Section! I was so excited that my body worked exactly like it should and I felt WONDERFUL afterwards.

Yesterday I had my four month check up with my surgeon. He was so very encouraging and uplifting and he informed me that according to their records I have now lost 75lbs! Yikes!!! I try not to focus on the numbers but that is a BIG number! It's a good thing!

I felt up for an adventure and since Eric and I are on Spring break I decided to surprise him with a trip to the Dinosaurs in Cabazon about an hour away from our home, but the one who got a surprise was me!.

Today, without a doubt I had the second greatest Victory of my life!

You may recall these dinosaurs from movies like Pee Wee's Big Adventure and may have driven by them a time or two. They are HUGE!(See me down there?)But I didn't know you could go inside them until today.




Before my surgery, walking was very difficult, I would try to park as close as possible and cringe at the thought of climbing stairs (Thats where I got the name of my blog)But now I am doing much better with walking and am amazed at how much easier it is for me to get around.

When we reached the part of the Dinosaur park where we could climb into the T-Rex I made a little sigh...

This is how high the thing is from my point of view...




I thought to myself... Can I do this???

So I climbed one set of stairs, and then another...



Then... I reached a narrow and tall spiral staircase.




"No way" I thought and Eric was getting a little nervous at this point cause he doesn't like heights so it would have been easy to turn back he would have not cared at all, but I felt good, not winded so I decided to Go For It and Eric reluctantly joined me. Me encouraging him? this is new territory.

Victory!!!!!I did it!!!When I got to the top of that tiny staircase I got that same amazing feeling like when I delivered Eric. My body worked exactly like it should and COULD!!! I almost cried with joy




Actually, we both did it and it ROCKED!!!!!

Happy Four Month Surgi-Versary How I Feel

Four Months have gone by since my Weight Loss Surgery and I am still getting asked quite often

How Do You Feel?

Well, Here's the ABC'S of how I feel...

I feel Amazed! It is working! I am losing weight!

I feel Blessed! God opened the doors for this journey and I give him all the praise

I feel Confident! In the Choice I made for me

I feel Daring! Not too daring, but much more daring than I was before

I feel Energized! I hardly nap which is an amazing thing to me

I feel Fashionable! Just wait! I will be dangerous!

I feel Grateful! For this journey

I feel Happy! I guess I look Happy too cause People are always telling me I look Happy

I feel Inspired! God had provided me with amazing examples of women who follow their plan and have success I can do this!

I feel Joyful! I was going to say I feel Jiggly (which is so true!) but I am being positive here

I feel Knowledgable! And very educated. I fully understand my program.

I feel Love! I am surrounded by such wonderful people! Thank you for loving your Troysie

I feel Muscles! Soreness, but when the muscles ache you know they are working

I feel New! And Improved!

I feel Optimistic! bring on the future!

I feel Progress! This month I have really noticed a difference and I am Pleased

I feel like a Queen! I am still a Princess, but I needed a "Q" word

I feel Rested! I sleep so well it is amazing

I feel Short! I am feeling all of my 5'1/2"

I feel Thankful! For my health insurance Kaiser, They ROCK!!!

I feel Understood! By my Support group family since they have "been there"

I feel Very! Tons of words can go along with this but they are already on this list

I feel Womanly! and Feminine

I feel X-Tremely! Again all of the above

I feel Zeal! Vim, Vigor, Fervent, Passion, Glee!

It's a Good Thing!

Casualty of Weight Loss

I guess you could say I am a wedding ring collector. I got married with band that matched Steve's and one year later I got a band with Diamonds and that's all she wrote. I love to wear different weddings rings.

BUT NOW!!!

Due to my weight loss, my wedding ring selection is narrowing, I have taken to wearing a smaller ring in front of a larger one just to keep them on but today's loss opened my eyes to the stark reality that not just my top and bottom half, but All of me is shrinking.

16 years ago when I was pregnant with Eric, Steve got me a cheapie plain thin gold band. I really like wearing it to work in the Cafeteria cause Diamonds and cooking, serving and cleaning just don't mix.

I put my band on this morinig when my hands were warm and during the course of my workday I noticed it was gone. Wahhh!!! I searched but no luck. It has gone to wedding ring heaven.

On one hand I am so excited to reach a point in my weight loss journey where even my fingers are shrinking, but it is just a bummer that your jewelry and clothes don't shrink with you.

On the Bright Side, My Wedding Anniversary is just a couple of months away Hmmmmmm... Stevie I know what I want!!!!

Three Months Already???

Happy Three Month Surgi-versry!!!

I guess in the world of Weight Loss Surgery this is a milestone. Soooo, At three months post-op I am feeling great! I feel well adjusted to my new lifestyle and I feel confident in my portions and food choices. I am so very blessed that I have no cravings outside of my food plan. Made Lentil soup which is entirely on my plan for the whole family and they loved it. Yeah Me!!!

My heart for exercise is coming along quite nicely. I go to my gym regularly and I am up to three miles on my at home walking video. I feel really good about this accomplishment and glad I pushed through my knee pain from when I started walking.

Milestones of this month...

I have now lost more weight than I ever have in my life. This is the reason I chose to have the surgery, I knew I needed a stronger tool than my willpower to get me past my mark of 30lbs which is the most I have ever lost on any kind of diet before. When I would reach that mark I would mentally hit a stumbling block and that would be it. Now, I have a tool that keeps me going and focused. I feel strong and confident.

I am a weight I have not been to in 14 years. You are never happy with your weight, remember in High School when you thought you were "Fat" I know lots and lots of people who would LOVE to be that "Fat" again. I remember 14 years ago feeling so dreadfully overweight and now I think "Is that a shoulder-bone I am feeling" I am grateful to be able to be here again. I will cherish this time and forever remember.

I got into my "Mini-Goal" jeans. I am such a stealer, My friend comes up with great words and I steal them. She invented surgi-versary and I copied her mini-goal pants idea too. This was super exciting cause when I bought the jeans they were a giant NO-Way Jose! and now I can put them on straight from the dryer and be comfortable. Being 4 sizes smaller is a wonderful place to be.

Put these on just for fun. Seriously had to dig for my original wedding ring in the "Really OLD jewelry" section of my box. Steve even recognized it.Eric wants to give them to his wife someday.




All in all, this month has brought on noticable changes... All good!!! This was a fun month.

Blessed and Grateful I am...

Reflection Time

This weeks question on the 21 Days To Loving Yourself Challenge I am involved in is Reflection before and after.

One of the things that keeps me focused and reflecting on how blessed I am are the little things I love on my desk. This is what I look at every day.




#1 My girlfriend Susan gave me this cute blingy frame, she told me to put a pic of me each month in it and keep the others in the frame. I can't believe there are two pictures in the frame already and in just a few days I will take another. Troysie has always been happy, but now she shines...

#2 The mini frame was recently given to me by my Aunt Linda, it is a pic of her and my mother as her maid of honor on Linda's wedding day. I love so much that history has repeated itself, they were dear friends and now I am dear friends with her daughters.

#3 A Flower Pokemon, no I don't know the name but Eric does. Eric gave it to me Mother's Day years ago.

#4 Stuffed Animals. I have collected Woodstocks for years, since High School! I LOVE this one my brother recently gave me cause it plays the Peanuts song. I will push its tummy and dance to the tune. I know I am random... The other is Wammy my Little Lamb. She is a bit of a devotional cause I am one of the Lords beloved Sheep and seriously, she screamed at me from the bin in Build A Bear for me to take her home.(Eric was there and he will confirm it) She goes with me on trips and always makes me smile.

#5 My friend Judy gave me this cute Cupcake jar and I love putting fun little stuff in it like a little Lovebug my Stevie gave me, cause we are little Lovebugs.

#6 the Pen Holder is the first object I ever Tole Painted, I look at it and say "I did that?" It is pretty.

#7 Now Extra points if you know what is in the little basket behind my pic?





My "Homies" Cholos!!! They are something I have collected for years in honor of my Mexican Heritage and well, if you grew up in Azusa in the 80's like I did you know why these make me smile...

It may look like clutter to some, but to me, it is love and I smile with gratitude every day for my simple blessed life.

I Took A Ka-Chunk Today!!!

For years our TOPS weight loss group weighed us on a Doctors Scale, The kind with the sliding measure that would Ka-Chunk into each 10 lb groove.

I used to get so excited for the ladies when they would reach a milestone and the measure would slide over and make the beautiful Ka-Chunk noise.

We would cheer "You Ka-Chunked!!!"

I decided when I had my weight loss surgery that I would not focus on the numbers, I am doing what I am supposed to do, following my plan, exercising and I am letting God take care of my body.

But I need to keep record. It is part of what I have to do, so I weigh once a week on Mondays on the digital scale at my gym.

Was under the weather Monday and Tues so missed the gym, today I went and weighed myself...

I Took A Ka-Chunk!!!!

All I have to say is that I have not weighed this in 14 years! I am so excited, cause IT'S WORKING!!!!

I got a little emotional and thank God I go to Curves where the women love each other like girlfriends cause I was working out and had a little tear of joy, I finally had to blurt it out and we all had a great big group hug. It was a wonderful thing.

I definitely made the right decision for me, the very strong tool of weight loss surgery has put things in to the right perspective that I needed.

I AM NEVER GOING BACK!!!

Loving myself Challenge week 1

I have found a couple of the girls sharing the weight loss journey with me online, this has been such a blessing and encouragement to me.

One of them is Tamika, she was my friends surgery buddy so ever since I met her in the hospital she has done nothing but inspire me to follow my plan daily and be as successful as she is. She has great tips and recipes and is a beautiful example of a person who has changed her life with Weight Loss Surgery.

She has invited the Weight Loss Surgery online community to join her on a 21 day "loving myself" challenge which will end just before the Love Day Valentines.

There will be a question each week to post a response to so here is this weeks...

I hope I inspire you to love yourself as I am learning to really love Troysie...

"Name 20 things you love about yourself"

In No Particular Order.

1. I Love that I LOVE all things Girly... I am A Princess

2.I love that I can grow 10 long nails at once.

3.Although I used to cry cause I wasn't dark like my mom,I love that I am blonde.

4. I love the color of my eyes.

5.I Love that I am not allergic to animals

6. I love that I look about as white as can be, but I have a multi-cultural Hispanic heritage. I just wish I spoke Spanish, that would be a real kick.

7. I love that I see the importance of antiques and vintage things and keeping my heritage story alive.

8. I love that I enjoy cooking for my family

9. I love baking

10. I love that I am a very logical person, things are just easy for me to understand.

11. I love that I can take a "Chill Pill" when needed, I am a pretty calm person.

12. I LOVE being Steve's wife

13. I love being a Mother

14. I love being a Sister

15. I love being a Cousin

16. I love being a Niece

17. I Love being a Girlfriend

18. I Love that I love Women. I love encouraging them to realize their treasure and I hope God has big plans for me in this area as a motivational speaker.

19. I love writing, inherited that love from my dad.

20. And Most of All... I Love that I am a Child of God, Being a Believer defines me and makes me the woman I love and am growing to love more and more each day.

Thought this would be hard, but it was fun, kind of a little pat on the back.

Thanks Tamika

Barbie girl

Went to a brunch at my old home church and had a blast.

The ladies ministry leader there has the amazing gift of "gleaning".

She is always getting the most awesome cast offs from businesses which she uses to benefit her ministry and the other ministries of the church.

At this brunch she had a giant box full of all things,Really Great Cosmetics and Beauty Supplies!!!(I was sure in the right place at the right time Thank You God!)

A girly girl like me wouldn't call that a Glean but a SCORE!! It was so fun to go through the stuff and bring home some goodies. I was so blessed. And...

I Got Barbie Hair!!!.

A headband with real hair extensions about five inches longer than my own hair and it matches my color perfectly.

I have always said I was Barbie plus 100lbs.

Now I can begin the live the dream. So, I think I will now take two monthly pics, one as Troysie and one as Barbie... Hee Hee Hee.

Enjoying the journey

Troysie...



Barbie...

Me, Inspiring???

My girlfriends and I went for a walk before we went for our usual coffee on our day off. It was WONDERFUL!!! I enjoyed it so much and I know we will do it again very soon.

People have been asking me tons of questions about my journey and for the most part I am a complete open book (except when it comes to how much weight I have lost which I kind of like to keep private) They told me in my pre-surgery class that people would be watching me and they are...

I want to be an example...

I want to be a success story...

I want to encourage...

I want to inspire...

Although I think of myself as very humble, it would be my honor to do these things for others and maybe even for you...

Thanks for loving me, and letting me... Inspire

Troysie

Now That's A Good Question

I was visiting my girlfriend and she asked me an excellent question.

Since you are so happy that you have had surgery do you wish you had done it years ago?

My answer may surprise you but it was a big fat "No Way!"

I was not ready for weight loss surgery 10 years ago, 8 years ago, even 3 years ago.

I had always thought that since I had not tried many different diet plans, I would eventually "Find" the one that was right for me.

Well, I did...

Weight Loss Surgery.

It is a journey I am glad I am on at THIS time in my life.

No looking back and no regrets... Ever!

Working on my Heart

My New Years Resolution (And Prayer) was to develop a heart for exercise.

So... Back to work meant back to the Gym.

I LOVE my work schedule, it leaves a perfect spot each day for a trip to my Gym Curves. I love the ladies there, they make me feel loved and cared about and I need that support now. It is just plain fun.BUT of course life gets in the way and I have not been able to go every day but I have gone three times a week since I have been back to work and I think that is a great start. I EVEN went on a Saturday morning which is normally my sleep in day.

I joined the Cities walking club which is free and gave me a cool shirt and walking goodies. The first night we walked two miles and I have to say that was a little much for me I paid the price with a very very sore knee for several days which I aggravated each time I walked thereafter. I decided to take it easy on my knee and took shorter walks which helped a great deal. I think I will be ready to try the two mile walk again really soon.

We have always laughed in our house cause our Dog Yogi gets all excited whenever Steve or Eric grabs his leash cause he knows he is going for a walk or a trip to the Dog Park however, when I grab his leash he looks at me like "I don't want to go to the Doctors" Well, even Yogi is starting to get excited when I grab his leash cause Mom is now taking him on Walkies too.

Baby Steps, Baby Steps... But I feel my heart is growing...

It's about time for an Update

Bless me father for I have been ignoring my writing, it has been two months since my last confessional blog and I know the record of this journey is suffering because of it.

I so intended to have a detailed account of my weight loss journey but alas, I have failed.

But it is a new year and time to reconcile myself...So let's just go on from here...(This is me leaving the hospital)

So How am I doing?

CRAZY GOOD!!!!

This entire experience has been incredible! I believe that because of my age, faith, and the education I received from my insurance I was SOOOOOO ready for this change. My surgery went amazingly well and I have been pain free since day two. I expected to look and feel like I did when I had a c-section but it was nothing like that at all. I have five incisions all under one inch in length on my stomach but really it looks like only three cause two are the size of pimples. I expected to feel something different because I had my Gall Bladder removed as well but still I was pain free. I guess I had stones but luckily I didn't have any symptoms that I was aware of. So all in all, my recovery has gone extremely well and my biggest problem was resting when I did not want to. I simply felt great. Everyone was amazed cause I looked and sounded like my normal self. Life is sweet.

Recovery in Month one went really well. We were so blessed initially with friends bringing meals for the guys and soups for me. I know it looked like I was eating baby food but I completely loved my Thanksgiving squash soup. I felt so blessed.

So far, I have had no problem staying within my eating plan and had only one bout of something not agreeing with me when I ate soup too quickly. I feel God has given me the strength to be free to enjoy the food I eat and still cook for my family. I have tried to make meals similar to my families that are within my plan, some have been good, some are downright Nasty so they go in the trash cause one vow I made to myself was that everything I ate would have flavor.



By month one I was feeling really great but not quite ready to go back to work. I was so grateful for Gods wonderful timing that placed my surgery date smack in the middle of school holidays thus extending my recovery leave by two weeks. Score!

When Christmas arrived I was feeling so wonderful and up to everything I love to do including all my baking. Again God gave me the strength to avoid my favorite cookies. I did try one and it sat on my stomach like a ton of bricks. I thanked the Lord for curbing my desire for sweets and I had completely NO DESIRE for chocolates of any kind. NOT EVEN SEES!!! We had a Blessed Christmas.

January brought me back to work, a few sizes smaller and much more energetic. I had such a nice long recovery period I was so ready to go.

My New Years Resolutions...

Stick to my Eating plan...

Develop a Heart for Exercise...

So far So Good!

Today is my Two Month Surgiversary! (got that word from a girlfriend and since I am a stealer, I am so using it!)