On December 20th 2011 I began this Journey and as of today life has unfolded for my family and myself in the greatest way ever! I had a list of things I wanted to do before I died which all of us know is a bucket list. I never imagined The month that I had been waiting for is here and now. My youngest son graduated high school at 17 years old with a full scholarship he will be pre-med and begins college on August the 20th. He just turned 18!!!! My oldest son is GETTING MARRIED SATURDAY which is

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Who would of thought that thanks to getting my sleeve and doing all of the exercising from walking, swimming and going to zumba classes that someone like ME just fourteen weeks post op could catch a theif and make a citizen arrest and actually recite the Miranda rights! Thank God for adrenaline and me working myself as hard as possible to be healthy.
Last week on Wednesday my son and I went to check our other house. My son grabbed the mail and I removed the newspaper from the yard. We

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I thought it would never happen to me although I have read many posts and blogs on this subject. One of my friends that today I finally went to visit because she works out of town and I had not seen her since the end of Oct 2011.
She called me to let me know how much she missed me and wanted us to visit one another today because she had a lot to tell me. I didn't tell her about me getting sleeved 12-21-11not will I tell her so I was sorta ready for her to notice a difference in me. I got

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Yes this is embarrassing but I wanted to talk about how much better I feel about myself as i am steadily moving down clothing sizes. I can walk for miles and still not feeling exhausted. I am doing Zumba classes that I love love...I love moving my body to the music working my tail off having fun! I have noticed after my Zumba classes I get home ASAP to get my shower and attack my husband! I love that I can't wait to get home to my hubby and work out even more! Its like we are in our early

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Originally Posted by Live & Learn

I had known the Lord had been carrying me just like the poem, "Footprints in the Sand"! Today I realized when I was walking that for the first time the footprints behind me where finally MINE! I just began crying and thanking the Lord for everything! I wanted to share how and why I ended up having my sleeve surgery. It began in 2003 when my daddy was in his garden and passed away instantly with a massive heart attack. My momma, my sons, my husband and myself where devastated! Our grief

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