Blogging is sooo yesterday…..

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Blogging is sooo yesterday…..

Or so I was told by a much younger version of my cocky self just the other day. I felt somewhat derailed after telling a friend, over my Venti Americano, and being overheard by a gaggle of 20 somethings ... I felt like telling them that I am a podcaster too but I am sure that by then they would have found a new form of social influencing I'd yet heard of and then I would have been left in the dust! So I stayed focused on my caffeine feeling wise and still fairly relative in this fast paced tech world that surrounds us. Besides the main point to this web-log, which by fast speaking folk has been so aptly reduced to blog !??!, is to recount some of my story from being an overweight child and morbidly obese middle-aged woman to losing 175 lbs.

You should know that I did NOT choose bariatric surgery to lose this weight nor have taken any prescription medications. I am saying this simply because I would like folks to know my story and not because I agree or disagree with different methods that others choose for their personal weight loss scenario. I will explain in another post why Weight Loss Surgery was not for me but suffice to say my experience on these pages and podcast reflect exactly that…my experience. I suffered a traumatic broken knee and leg injury and was wheelchair bound for 6 months and was told I would be left with a permanent limp. After being non weight bearing on this leg for so long it took an additional 8 months to walk properly again and I was left with a severe limp and frozen ankle from the immobility. I walked into a Weight Watchers meeting 320lbs almost 6 years ago to the day and I have been at my goal weight for more than 2 years. I have NO limp and I can run up and down my stairs in 10 flight bursts with no ankle issues.

I’m here to prove that weight loss even for women facing significant weight issues is possible while still loving food. I know I will always love food! I just think I needed to appreciate it in a different way. Thank God Food is not soooo yesterday..... :)

Please feel free to leave a comment below - share your experience or ask me a question. I would love to hear from you and hopefully help you on your way to being who you see yourself as.