Author: Desiree.Angelica

Today would have been my Poppa's (Dad's) fifty sixth birthday. As most of you know he didn't make it passed forty five. Esophageal Cancer took him from me when I was eighteen. But what it did not take from me and can not take from me is the eighteen years of memories and lessons he… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Poppa

Holidays = Food, am I right?! We all gather around food. Especially at the holidays! Every one makes the most delicious meals and desserts and just because I had VSG does not make me immune to the temptations of all the deliciousness every one shares. That being said I still do my best to avoid… Continue reading Holiday Sweets & Treats

In my lifetime I have faced many "struggle" days for one reason or another. I have fought my own mental health and obviously my physical health. I am my own worst enemy most days. My anxiety and deep soul causes me to pick a part even the smallest of messages, conversations and my own feelings.… Continue reading Oh Hey; Struggle Dayssss

😵HELLO ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!! 😵 I am in amazement that a year has come and gone since I had surgery already! How that's even possible is insane to me. While I've had moments where it felt like I couldn't keep pushing myself another minute overall the last year has flown by. I had my one… Continue reading ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY; SAY WHATTT?!

There are some struggles that are actually good struggles to have on this journey! Let me fill you in a little on what I mean cause I'm sure that sounds a little crazy. . And while I don't always see them in the moment as good struggles, looking at the bigger picture they are signs… Continue reading Find The Good Struggles, Too.

Happiness. We all seek it. We all yearn for the euphoric feeling we are taught to work towards from the time we are able to understand our own feelings. We believe buying this or that will make us complete. We dream of finding someone who makes us whole. We all want to live happily ever… Continue reading Happiness

Let me tell you about real squad goals for a second; how important it is to have positive, supportive, amazing souls surrounding you. How this journey could be so much more frustrating and devastatingly hard if my closest friends weren't my biggest cheerleaders. ❤️ I am incredibly blessed that I have always had support in… Continue reading Squad Goals

Weight loss is not a magical cure all for your health concerns/issues. You can be in shape and "healthy" and still fall down with the flu, an auto immune disease or those stupid, pesky kidney stones that seem to creep in and knock you on your ass for a few days!🤦‍♀️ While losing such a… Continue reading Life After VSG; It is NOT a Cure All

An enormous part of ANY journey is this life time being successful is the attitude you take it on with. A positive attitude is not always easy but it is essential when you want to change your entire life style. Bad days/moments will happen but brushing yourself off and continuing to push through them will… Continue reading Attitude Can Change Everything

In conversations over the last ten or so months a lot of questions have come up about what kind of things I eat now and what kind of supplements/vitamins I have to take now so where better to address it than here, right? I'll start with saying what I eat/vitamins I take may not be… Continue reading Vitamins, Proteins, & Water; Oh My!