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Introduction Text HELLO...I'M BRIDGETTE...I'M 37 & I'M TRYIN' TO REACH THE WEIGHT I WAS 10 YEARS AGO...I HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY FEBRUARY 12TH & HAVE LOST 70 POUNDS SO FAR, BUT I WANT TO LOSE ANOTHER 20-25 POUNDS TO HIT MY GOAL WEIGHT! MY JOURNEY" PROBABLY STARTED SOMEWHERE AROUND 13 OR 14. I ALWAYS FELT "SKINNY" OR "NORMAL" UNTIL I HIT JR. HIGH. FROM THEN ON, I ALWAYS FELT I NEEDED TO LOSE WEIGHT & STARTED A HORRIBLE CYCLE OF DIETING & GAINING, DIETING & GAINING. THIS TIME I DECIDED AT 37 IT'S NOT GONNA GET ANY EASIER TO LOSE WEIGHT FROM HERE ON OUT, SO I BETTER DO SOME SERIOUS SOUL-SEARCHIN' & GET MY HEAD & HEART WRAPPED AROUND WHAT I NEED TO DO. I DID THAT. I'VE MADE UP MY MIND THAT I CAN BE THE PERSON I ONCE WAS THAT FELT "SKINNY" OR "NORMAL"! THE TRUE "LIGHTBULB" WAS WHEN A FRIEND TOLD ME THAT I WASN'T THE SAME PERSON I USED TO BE. SHE SAID I HAD LOST MY SELF-CONFIDENCE & SELF-ESTEEM. SHE TOLD ME WHERE I USED TO WALK TALL & BE PROUD OF MY BODY & GREAT PERSONALITY, NOW I HIDE BEHIND BIG HOODIES & RARELY WALK WITH MY HEAD UP...I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD CHANGED IN THAT WAY TOO! I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT FAT PERSON WHO WALKS WITH THEIR HEAD DOWN & FEELS ASHAMED OF WHO THEY ARE. I'VE BEEN THAT PERSON & I VOWED TO MYSELF, I WILL NEVER BE THAT PERSON AGAIN!...SO HERE I AM! ON MY WAY! LAST MARCH, I WENT THRU SOME FAMILY ISSUES WHICH I USED FOR AN EXCUSE TO DO MY "EMOTIONAL EATING" & GAINED 21 POUNDS BACK OF THE 40 I LOST EARLY LAST YEAR! SO NOW THIS IS MY "RE-START"... MY DOC HAD RECOMMENDED GASTRIC BYPASS A FEW YEARS AGO & I RESEARCHED IT, ALL READY TO GO FOR IT & EACH TIME OVER THE 3 YEARS, SOMEONE TALKED ME OUT OF IT. THIS TIME, I HAD MY MIND SET & DIDN'T TELL ANYONE UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR MY SURGERY! I WILL HONESTLY SAY, THIS WAS THE BEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE! SMART GOALS S - Specific M - Measurable A - Attainable R - Realistic T - Time-based MY GOAL IS TO LOSE ANOTHER 15-20 POUNDS. MY PLAN OF ATTACK IS: *TO KEEP MY DAILY CALORIE INTAKE @ 1200 *DO 45-60 MINUTES OF CARDIO AT LEAST 5 DAYS PER WEEK *DO 15-30 MINUTES OF STRENGTH TRAINING AT LEAST 3 DAYS PER WEEK NOTHING CHANGES, IF NOTHING CHANGES **************************************** WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT & DIFFICULT TASK, PERHAPS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, IF YOU WORK AT IT A LITTLE AT A TIME, EVERY DAY, SUDDENLY THE WORK WILL HAVE FINISHED ITSELF. **************************************** POWER...BY SUGAR RAY LEONARD P - PREPARE O - OVERCOME W - WIN E - EVERY R - ROUND! ****************************************



I AM NOT EATING A STRICT MEAL PLAN. I REFUSE TO CALL IT "DIETING"! I HATE THE WORD. THIS IS MY "JOURNEY" TO BETTER HEALTH, SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE & MY "PRIOR LIFE"!I'M WATCHING CERTAIN THINGS: CALORIES (OF COURSE), INGREDIENTS (NOTHING HYDROGENATED, SUGAR CAN'T BE W/I THE 1ST 5 INGREDIENTS, NOTHING WHITE:BREAD, RICE, ETC.), TONS OF FRUITS & VEGGIES, LOTS OF EXERCISING!



I LOVE TO READ. I HAVE SEVERAL FAVORITE AUTHORS: JOHN GRISHAM, JAMES PATTERSON, & PATRICIA CORNWELL. USUALLY IF IT'S MURDER OR FORENSICS, I'M INTERESTED. I ALSO LOVE TV SHOWS ABOUT FORENSICS. I LOVE MAKEOVER SHOWS..PEOPLE OR HOUSES..IT NEVER HURTS TO DREAM ABOUT WHAT ME OR MY HOME COULD LOOK LIKE! :) LOL

Add a Link SWEAT...THE TEARS OF DYING FAT. NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN FEELS. COME VISIT ME AT: <link>teams.sparkpeople.com/FIBROREFLECTIONS</link> OR <link>teams.sparkpeople.com/MOTIVATIONALS</link>
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