It is Never too Late

It only goes to show that it is never too late to change your life for the better.



When I turned 50 it was a Eureka Moment in my life! Everything got clearer to me! It was now or never, and I like NOW!



No better time like The Golden Dayz to get it into gear and enjoy life to its fullest. I was moving too slow due to a lot of extra weight that I had piled on (once again), and it was dragging me down.



Oh I had lost it, found it, lost it, found it so many times I just could not face another diet to lose it again. After researching the LapBand AP@ for three years, I decided to have the surgery.



Best thing I ever did, and to think I almost talked myself out of it! Started at weight 262 lbs, in six months I have lost 64 lbs and still loving the band. My goal is to lose 100 lbs.



Follow me on my journey and see how I get there! Life is truly wonderful in THE GOLDEN DAYZ!

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Getting to Normal? What is NORMAL?

Well I certainly am starting to feel NORMAL, What is that really?  And by whose standards?

Shouldn't normal be a comfort zone?  Well I think so.  I don't Feel FAT anymore!  I feel LARGE, but not FAT?

I am and have always been large, large boned, and large enough to lift things without help, work with my husband doing construction work related things, lift heavy objects.  Never have I ever FELT SMALL!

I worry if I lose to a small size, if I will have the energy I have now.  My Mom who is 79 told my sister that I looked good right now, but she did worry that I get any smaller I would look bad.

Now I don't want to look BAD, but I am no where near being ready to stop losing weight!  I have 5 months to go for a year post op and hopefully around 40 more lbs to get rid of!

I am settling into a contentment place right now and still doing all the right things.  I am just not getting hyped up when things turn out a different way, I will say I feel "Relaxed" with my LapBand AP life now.

I have not reached the "NORMAL" BMI level yet!  According to the Charts at present time!  But I feel as normal as the next person.  Normal to me means not having to live my life hooked to Meds for Diabetes, haven't taken a pill for it since my surgery 7-29-2009.  Nor have I taken any Celebrex for pain from Osteoarthritis~oh it is still there, but an Advil works just fine for flare ups. 

I feel like I look like most people my age (57).  After birthing 4 babies who are now having babies of their own!  I am a good looking size for a Grandma!

This summer I will re-evaluate my looks, my weight loss, my BMI and then decide if I have reached the ultimate "NORMAL STATE".

I may decide to have some corrective plastic surgery or not!
I may be happy with the way I look and feel and just set out to enjoy my life and be NORMAL~~~playing with the grandchildren on the floor, cooking for my children and husband, enjoying family and vacation time.  Whatever I do, I will feel Normal with the LapBand AP and because of the LapBand AP!

Maybe feeling NORMAL is the SWEET SPOT we all will find with the help of the LapBand AP!

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