Happy Anniversary to Me

Can you believe that it has been three years since my metamorphosis into my Goddess state began? Yes, it was April 14, 2008 when I had my lapband put in.

Results to date -97 lbs.
Yesterday, actual anniversary, was -96. C'mon Lucky -100!

The greatest victory since then is that my confidence in this "tool" never wavered and no regret to bring me down. How could it? Maintaining alone is a victory. And add the fact that it has only been in the last few months that I finally kicked up my activity level. My latest victory is that I am turning towards healthier nutritional intake, as well as, soul resuscitation of meditation. You could call it a body, spirit, and mind overhaul.

It seems that Shrek had it right. Life is like an onion. Sometimes it stinks, sometimes it can make you cry, but as you peel away each layer, you eventually get to the sweet center.

My layers are many - controlling over indulging, listening to my body's messages as to what is good and not (bread-like foods...definitely no-nos), starting to really move, and still some very personal thin layers that were and still are almost invisible to me.

Now, I sit here on the train, and enjoy my victories. I never thought my butterfly experience, or maybe my caterpillar time, would result in my becoming a Goddess of epic proportions.

I end this post grateful for what I have learned from my non-ideal body, happy to enjoy this ever-changing shape, and looking forward to a more beautiful me. NOT because of the weight loss, but because of all the lessons that come along with my butterfly living.

~Goddess Karena
[poetic license and added an 'a' for my middle name...sounds more exotic, don't you think?]