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You know there are so many crazy realizations you come to and notice when you lose a significant amount of weight. & some times it's hard to always keep the positives in the forefront of your mind; I never stop trying! This weekend we went camping for our first trip of the season. It was… Continue reading NSV’s & Crazy Realizations After VSG

I am NOT planning to ever have children. I'll hold; while you grasp that idea, shake your head in disgust or whatever else you need to do to then continue reading if you wish. . . . . . Okay, then. I know that having children is a part of life that so many dream… Continue reading No, I’m Not Having Children. . . *gasp*

Who do you have faith in? Do you have faith in yourself? Is there a higher power that you put your faith in? My Faith in Others Let me start with my personal faith in others. I, recently, was chatting with a friend and she said that she tries to believe that there are more… Continue reading Faith All Around

Friends. Family. Support. I have definitely covered this before but I feel like it's a topic that can never be discussed enough. There can never be too much love in your life. You can never surround yourself with too many positive, uplifting influences. Friends that become your family are so important to survival in this… Continue reading Friends. Family. Support. 

Balance; It sounds so simple yet is one of the most complex ideas to grasp. We can believe we have found our balance and then wake up one day to feel totally off kilter when just the night before we laid our head down on our pillows and felt that all was right in the… Continue reading Balance This Life

Several times over the last year and a half I have been asked if I wish I would have had surgery prior to my wedding, prior to marrying the man who drives me absolutely insane and pushes each and every button I have but makes me laugh uncontrollably in the very next moment. In short;… Continue reading He Loves Me, Regardless

Another turn on this path I'm on; mile marker says eleven years. Some hikes have been full of laughter and others I feel like I'm drowning in a river of tears. There are days the wind doesn't blow and time stands still. Hours I dig deep into the ground to find my will. The will… Continue reading Eleven Years, Poppa

There are moments I feel so lost and out of place. Minutes I spend shaking, with tears stains on my face. Hours I can’t quit break free of my own head space. Some times I forget how beautiful the ride is on this roller coaster. So many ups and downs. Twists and turns. I forget… Continue reading Let Your Past Make You Better

Hello, again. 👋 It's me, again! My last several posts have been on a more serious note so today I'm gonna highlight a few non scale victories. Some seem silly but that are all things I've noticed that have changed since losing weight. One of the strangest and coolest ones has been being able to… Continue reading Hello Non- Scale Victories

Each part of me tells you a little more of who I truly am inside. Every flaw and every detail I have come to embrace with pride. My scars are a story of the places I have been. My tattoos are a badge of honor from the wars I've fought within. My hair is an… Continue reading Confidence; My Secret