Lost one more pound!

It's almost my one year VSG sugary anniversary which will be on May 29th.  I have lost 67 lbs. and 48 inches total so far!

I FEEL GOOD.

I'm heading out to Strawberry Music Festival this week and I am really looking forward to some time off to chill with my friends and listen to some amazing new singer song writers!

The first glamping trip for my West Coast Glamping Community for 2016!

Losing Inches!

I had an interesting shift happen this week.  I have been out of pain and feeling better.  I feel happier and lighter.  I went out dancing and even did some hiking this week.  Also, I feel like whatever mentally was holding me back from getting down another 10 pounds IS GONE.  I think I was holding onto my weight for protection on some level. 

I feel more energy and honestly, 

I feel younger today.

This just makes me happier, and that’s awesome fun.  I notice I am laughing more, doing little things that are kinder and just better, nicer and more patient with myself and others.  I remember how awful I felt before, fat, fatigued, tired, angry, frustrated, depressed, hungry and deprived because I was always on a diet and still not losing weight. I sure don’t feel that way today. 

I eat small amounts of mostly meat and fresh veggies.  I eat eggs a lot.  I try to get as much fat into my diet as possible and keep my daily carbs below 30.  Like, if I order a cheese burger, I don’t eat the bun and I ask for extra lettuce.  If I do eat carbs they will be potato, wine or dark chocolate.

I am losing more inches.  I am into a size 14.  I am on track, but I really and focusing on getting lower than 215 lbs.  My next goal is to get to 213lbs.  

The most recent photo of me and my dear friend
Patricia Mc Gregor, Saturday, May 14, 2016
Taken by Paul Mc Gregor

Better quality of life...

It is so weird, the scale has not changed.  I am still at 217 lbs. but the real tight clothes I could not even come close to buttoning, are easy to wear now.  The body is adjusting to my new weight.  I am far from my goal, but I am happy with the results so far.  From this point out, it has become more of a mental game.  I am proud of my progress and accept myself where I am now.

I also must report some mini miracles.  Yesterday was mothers day.  I went and paid my respects to my sweet late mom at my hill where some of her ashes are buried over looking the Pacific ocean.  In the past I was still too sad to face the loss of her and I could barley hike up the hill to the prime spot, but yesterday I was able to walk up the steep grade without an ache or pain.  It was effortless.  THIS IS HUGE FOR ME.  Not out of breath, not in pain and even today, I am not sore.  I feel her with me in a very positive way.

What an improvement in the quality of my life.  For a big heavy woman who couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without stopping or crumbling to her knees in pain, THIS IS THE BIGGEST JOY EVER!  I feel strong and empowered!  I have been able to let her go and I am okay with it.  I still miss her, but am no longer stunted by grief.

I went to my first Strawberry Music Festival and set-up my glamorous camp last Memorial day weekend. The very next day, May 29th, I flew to Mexico and had VSG surgery.  I have lost almost 70 pounds in a year, but 47 ½  inches total all over me.  I went from a size 28 to a size 16 so far.  My goal was to get to a size 8.  I am not sure what THAT will look like on the scale.  We will see.

I am bringing the Glamp-O-Rama camp back to the Strawberry Music Festival this year (2 weeks from now) and I am half the size I was and am very happy.  I am stronger, happier and ready to chill and party a years worth of hard work and determination to a better quality of life.  

The quality of my life depends on what I acknowledge and focus on.
I CHOOSE JOY & ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS WEEK.