Welcome to Me

So, who am I? Great question, when I figure it out I’ll be sure to let everyone know. Here are some of the basics, I’m in my early 40’s, I am married, I have a sister who’s my best friend (now… lol), I have a dog who’s side eye could kill and as you will see if you keep reading, my spelling, grammar and typing will leave A LOT to be desired. I lost my Dad this year, found a therapist, got another scary health diagnosis related to my obesity and then had gastric by-pass surgery.

My goal for this blog is to share my journey, what’s real for me, what I learn along the way and to bring some realism and comic relief to things that are just hard for most of us. I find a lot of comfort and strength in sharing my story, I’ve always felt that I had a bigger purpose in this life – maybe this is it. I’m not afraid to have challenging conversations, and I’m ok if your opinion isn’t the same as mine (you’d be wrong though). What I don’t have much time for are people who are too closed off to understand that everyone has a different path, your story isn’t mine and vice versa. There’s too much shit in the world today for us to be competing with each other – especially women, it’s hard enough for us out there.

As you can probably guess, I’ve struggled with being overweight my entire life. I grew up in a generation that didn’t have a clue what body positivity was. I had no self confidence, I never felt good enough for anything. I sold myself short, I settled for what I thought I deserved because I was “fat”. I’ve had strangers say the most awful things to me, thinking they were “helping”. I know I’m not alone here, most of us who grew up overweight have very similar stories.

What is ‘The Power to Lose’? For me it’s:

Losing the fear of rewriting my story

Losing the fear of being vulnerable

Losing and letting go of past trauma’s I can’t change

Losing the fear of failure

Losing the addiction to food and emotional eating

Losing weight to prolong the quality and quantity of my life

So, come along with me as I progress along my post bariatric life journey!