Brenda gets Fit

After many prayers on February 19, 2017 I decided to move forward to find out if Bariatric Surgery was for me.    I read and read and read some more about how the surgeries work, how people are doing 1 year, 5 years and 10+ years later.    I read medical articles and asked those I know who have had the surgery lots of questions. I also decided to move forward and start one healthy habit at a time. First bad habit to kick was my soda consumption.   Diet Coke was my friend and I knew it was going to be hard.   I love the taste of Coke.  Cherry Coke and Dr.Pepper (almost always in the diet form) were my favorites!    I knew if I wanted to do this to help myself for the rest of my life I better start making some new habits. So on March 4, 2017 I drank my last Diet Coke. My new "treat" to drink is Whyler's sugar free strawberry Lemonade and other flavors.  When I want a sweet drink that is what I use but I only allow myself one in a day and as time has gone on I am not e

This past year I had a doctor who ran a weight loss study I was part of sit down and give me the true 411 on my health and my future.   He said things I wasn't ready to hear.   I have pondered over his words for a long time. You won't be a good mother for those children you say you love. Within your 50's or even your 40's you will have diabetes and your life will be limited. These are just a couple of the sentences he said to me that caused me to panic, stop and think really hard. I've been trying to lose excess weight for over 4 years and I have only lost to then gain even more.   I am only 5'2" and I am carrying an extra 150 pounds.   The weight is literally killing me. My weight was already a problem but on Christmas day 2015 my world was rocked to the core as I went to check on my daughter and found her with deep cuts all over her legs.   Not scratches and not just a few but many deep cuts.   I knew something was wrong but I had no idea!!!!  Str