Over the weekend Sunny gave me a gift, a Blender Bottle. It is basically a bottle with it's own little whisky ball thingy, so it mixes powdered shakes beautifully! That new gadget, coupled with my excitement has kicked me into a shake for b-fast, shake for lunch prep mode. I have to be honest it has never been so easy before to just say, 'I think I will have a protein shake instead of breakfast.' It is happening, a change in my mind set. Over the last month Michael and I have also had to make some tough decisions regarding Jaxen. Without going into too much detail, there were some things going on that we felt were effecting him in a very damaging way. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I felt like he had elevated stress, anxiety & depression. I have written about his food addiction before and we feel like the situation was contributing to the compulsive behaviors. The fist of January, we decided to take control of the situation and make some major changes. I am shocked by the changes I have seen so far. In 1 week there have been considerably less tears, he is becoming more confident, but the best part; he is the sweet little boy who isn't so angry, who desires to please & be helpful & who sings all the time that he had stuck deep down in there somewhere! My little boy is back! Sure there is still work to do, and some permanent damage has been done, not only mentally and emotionally but physically, which is evident in the 10 pounds he has gained. Jax and I are both happy to report though that he has lost 1.5 pounds since we made the change and feel like now that that stress has been removed we can both relax and focus on what really matters and that is his happiness!
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This weight loss is only from June 2015 (I had lost another 51 pounds prior to this)
Blog MissionIt has taken me a long time to get to this point, but I feel like God opened the right doors at the right time. My vision for this blog is not only to document and share my journey with those who care, but also to encourage those who may be following in my footsteps. First and foremost though, I want to give all the glory to God & to focus on his plan for me throughout the journey. What you talkin' 'bout?VSG = Vertical Gastric Sleeve Categories
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