I’ve got my eye on the prize. That prize is a long, active life where I live long enough to meet my great-grandchildren. To get there, I’ve made a commitment to myself to eat healthy, remain active and enjoy the ride along the way.
As someone who has struggled most of her life with my weight, I don’t want it to all be about looking good or fitting into that new pair of jeans. I want it to be about what really matters - a long, comfortable life with lots of joys and memories that are built.
Looking good is important, but feeling good is essential. It took me 48 years to realize this. I’ve been on this journey way too long in life and turns out that I was heading down the wrong path all along. I was more concerned with fitting into those size 10 pants again instead of feeling proud of myself for being able to walk up three flights of stairs without feeling winded.
Now that I am finally looking at life through the right lense, it feels damn good. Every little thing feels like a major accomplishment. I’m down 31 pounds and absolutely love my workouts at the gym 4-5 nights/week. I still have another 34 pounds to get me back to where I was after my WLS, but I’m not in a rush. I feel good about myself and love working out at the gym with my husband. Life is good...it really is.
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