Well the pies are all over the beautiful cookies and food displays all over the grocery stores and it is so festive and so blindsiding. Sitting in our hotel refridge is sweet potato pie. There are so many things wrong with that statement. But all of this food pressure has made me think back exactly two years ago I was in the same ace visiting the same family when I gained 12 pounds in a week of eating pushing NY weight to 272 lbs. Late one night not able to sleep because of the huge dinner and dessert we had , I clicked on a link sent to me and there I found Diva Taunia, weight loss surgery advocate and all around amazing girl who documented her entire process on you tube and ibwas addicted. I stayed up everynight A's late A's I could to watch the next bunch of videos and every video made me more and more excitied. I k ew this was my answer. If she could do it so could I. Over time I started my own videos, started corresponding with diva and the weight loss surgery community and eventually had this amazing surgery. Here I sit two years later going to the exact same family home for the exact same meal only this time I'm 150 lbs less and I have not only my RNY tool but my knowledge of food and choices and commitment is so much stronger then it ever was before. I have realized through my support group that thanksgiving is one day but too loose an out of control binge of eating could take months too loose. In the beginning I felt bad asking for special foods but then I realized MY foods are healthy and good for everyone who eats them so it's a good thing to ask for low sugar no carb high protein foods( aka salad lol).
So of course I'm thankful for my marriage my children our health our home our careers but I'm also thankful that something or someone , I'm thinking my sister who passed away from diabetes, sent me the link to diva who sent me the message that if she could do it so could I.
I'm thankful that through my hospital I have payed it forward and inspired others to change their lives and have the surgery. This thanksgiving I want to give thanks and say to all involved , thanks for giving me a second chance at really living my life.
