Sky Drippin' Rhinestones, Baby Get Your Shine On!

So for my birthday, my boyfriend said to me, the best gift I can give you right now is to take you to the Weight Loss Forever Gala, buy you a new dress and let you show your hard work off. He was so right! Everything from buying a non-black dress, something I’ve never done before to walking on stage in front of a bunch of people was the best gift I could receive at this point in my journey. It was amazing to see all of the unreal transformations, hear the stories of the other sleevers and their journey’s. It was such an inspiring night. It’s amazing what you can do when you are given a gift. My first gift to myself was of course my sleeve. Without it I could not have achieved what I have so far since that day in April.

I was able to see my surgeon this weekend and she said something that summed up my journey. She said she loves seeing the light inside of us go back on. She is so right. I have a new light in my eyes, my cheeks and my smile. My smile even looks whiter! Maybe that’s from my cleaning and checkup last week but still, its there. That light inside of me is illuminated so bright, there’s no way I could hide it. I know part of my light is from my wonderful boyfriend. He is certainly responsible for part of my genuine smile and the light in my eyes. There are a few other people out there that are responsible for my renewed smile. Everyone who has been apart of my journey. Everyone who gives me constant encouragement and everyone that tells me I am an inspiration. It’s something I never aspired to be. I’ve always tried to blend into the background. Wear black so my thighs or stomach would look smaller. I know now there will be no more blending into the background, no more hiding behind black. Just put me in the front row and let me shine! It’s silly but sometimes when I smile, I feel so happy that I feel like I have high beams coming out of my teeth! Haha. I hope everyone can dig deep and find their own light, if its recently gone out. There are so many things that can turn your light back on, eating healthy, doing better at your job, rekindling or repairing relationships, getting a little more active or simply by enjoying the things you have in your life. It’s so easy to automatically think of the negative first but I encourage you to think of the positives first. The negatives will always be there but you don’t have to let them dim your light.

Thank you all for helping me change my light bulb! :) <--100W smile

Hugs & Glitter,

Chanty