Looking in the mirror

[MojoCAMI 75]

okay people my 2 and half cents here..... its like this.. (forgive the generalizations that may occur)..

Many us wanted to loose weight, have tried over the years many different diets and things, but at the core we wanted to first improve our outward appearance and 2nd (for those who have these) improve our health aliments whatever they be. For me I have congestive heart failure, High blood pressure, borderline diabetic ...blah blah blah..

Post procedure I am 5months post now, and while I can notice some things in the mirror and yes I still detest that I have a stomach that flaps over my belt, by more inches than I care to admit, I know that my pants size has shrunk, my shirts fits looser and it will be time for new underwear soon..

What I have come to enjoy more than the physical weight lost is the following and forgive me if i am sharing too much ... but I enjoy being able to walk without feeling like i am going to die.. I no longer dred stairs ... and I am wearing out the wife in bed.. she honestly said to me one day, did they mention anything to you about increased endurance / stamina.. I said nope..

There are so many other positives outside of the slow to take shape outward appearance that I know each of us who has taken this journey can point to. limiting your scope of benefits or lack there of to solely visual interpretations of body image is something we should not do.. not only can it break your soul/mental state, but to me it plays right into the body image stereotypes that i am sure many of us notice and detest..

In saying that, yes we all have a desire as humans to fit in, and like anything else, we did not reach our max weights in 2-3months or 5-8months time. So we should be understanding of our bodies that we subjected it to state of excess longer than reasonable and be patient during the re-calibration process.

MojoCAMI