I didn’t take my meds for FOUR DAYS! Here’s what happened…
Not only a huge mistake, but a terrible one at that. There was no reason for me not to take them; I just didn’t feel like it. If that’s not the most ridiculous thing to say, but I can admit when I F up! Here I am trying to help people learn to live their…
Let’s Get Healthy: Step 1…Getting started!!!
Let’s say it together…”I’m going to make the rest of my life…the best of my life!” In the first step of our series “Let’s Get Healthy,” (I don’t know what else to call it yet…) I want start out with something that’s truly the hardest part of starting to live a healthier lifestyle is…GETTING STARTED!…
Time to get healthy
Since I started my weight-loss journey, I’ve found not only a whole new way to eat, but an entirely new way to live. For years I’ve tried to eat healthy and for the most part I did good. Yet…there was still room for improvement. Now I’ve learned to not only eat healthy, but to keep…
1 Year Post-Op
Lord have mercy! Where do I begin? I know that in past blog postings I’ve given you all the tea on my journey as well as updates on how I’ve been feeling post-op about everything involving my surgery. But now…as of August 7, 2018 it’s been officially one year since my gastric surgery. I wanted…
Why did I start my blog?
I get asked two questions about my blog. Why did you start blogging? And…why I would invest money into creating one? I’ve always believed that when you have a passion for something and believe in yourself, you should invest in it. Regardless if it’s just your time, your money or both. That way you will…
Why I converted to Islam
Now that my very first Ramadan is over…I’ve decided to discuss just a few of the reasons why I converted to Islam almost two years ago. I will say since converting to Islam I feel this enormous shift in my life and how this shift has made me a better person. I spoke in a…
Regrets after surgery
I get asked all of the time if I have any regrets about my surgery. Today, nine months later I absolutely have none. I’m loving the way everything is working and how I’m looking. It feels amazing to go shopping in the store and actually have options in sizes. I love being able to walk…
Disconnecting from social media
I decided around a month ago to start logging off of all social media at 8:00 pm; unless I’m contacted directly. And let me tell you…this has been the best decision that I’ve made in a long time. I use this as a time to pray, read, write, take a walk, workout and just wind…
My health journey…Part 3: Clinically depressed mixed with high anxiety?
I’m probably putting way too much of myself out here, but I’m truly doing this to help people out. I don’t put my business out in the atmosphere like that. Especially something like this. Most people wouldn’t, including myself before I went through all of this; don’t like to discuss mental health. That’s where the…
My Health Journey…Part 2: Unnecessary Process and Procedure
Let’s fast forward past the summer of 2016 and hit it right on to October of the same year. I decided to go ahead and have surgery even before meeting with my surgeon for the first time. I’m going to go ahead and have the part of my stomach removed that wasn’t functioning. My first…