Okay that’s it – I can’t hold back, I have to say it again, I LOVE 2013 so far. So far this year has been freaking amazing AND it just gets better. But first, you have to understand why this is so amazing to me. I had a pretty bad childhood, I’m honest about that, but one thing that I was never lacking was toys. I was spoiled rotten; my parents let me have just [...]
My friend Jessica at Bariatric Beginnings wrote a blog today called Why Weight Loss Surgery. It addresses the seemingly common occurrence of WLS patients being told that by having weight loss surgery they took the easy way out. Jessica discusses the process to surgery, she explains that for many we are taking our lives back… I've decided to elaborate a little bit… Hi I am Pandora; I used to weigh 420 lbs. The first time I [...]
Man I have this news that I want to share with you guys so bad it is quite literally making me burst at the seams that I CANNOT tell you yet. It really sucks when you have huge huge epic news and you can’t spit it out, especially when you are me, because you all know how I am, tell it like it is, call it like I see it, I am the type to [...]
So when I find a product I really like I tend to like to share it. Lucky for me, some of the companies I like, like to share their products too! I had been desperately seeking a protein powder that I really LIKED for going on three years. Then I found CHIKE! One taste of their High Protein Iced Coffee and I was theirs. Then, they really sealed the deal when they sent me a [...]
Alright my friends. 2013 is here and I have promised myself that this will be the biggest year yet for me. I've made goals and resolutions. One of my big personal goals this year is to make sure that I incorporate more Protein drinks into my routine. Protein drinks are really important for me when I am exercising hard. When I start really pushing it in the gym I NEED that protein drink each day [...]
It's just a little after midnight and it's New Year's Eve, but it won't be until this time tomorrow we are all celebrating. This time last year Dec. 31, 2011 I was baking a Sugar Free Sacre Torte for my Austrian Jewish "Second Father" Tom as he is one of those babies that just had to ruin his Mother's New Year's Eve Party by deciding to be born. I was also spending my first Holiday [...]
My friend Michelle Mata, who I met at the OAC's First Inaugural Your Weight Matters Convention, shared a video on Facebook the other day that really inspired what I am about to write. Michelle thank you for being my late night Facebook muse. The video is titled Jessica's Daily Affirmation So imagine this with me for a moment… I climbed out of bed and as I saw the sun shining through the small slits of [...]
There are days in our lives that we will never forget. Moments and memories forever etched into our minds that have written part of who we are with their mere existence. I want you to think for a moment of a scene from your favorite book, for me it's always that moment in Great Expectations where Pip is standing in the graveyard at the end of the story and he realizes that his life has [...]
Ok let's get raw, after all, that is sort of what you are used to with me right? I'm one of those blunt, tell it like it is, call it like I see it girls that tend to rub people the wrong way if they don't appreciate that sort of personality type. I am also one of the most supportive people you will ever meet and if you ever need someone fighting in your corner [...]
I feel like I have so many things to do and catch up on, especially in the online world, that I am starting to panic that I'm "playing" too much. It's nearly 10pm on December 26th, the day after Christmas when life begins to return to "normal" and the end of the Holiday season approaches. I had a couple really rough days leading up to Christmas. Murphy's Law got me again and I was lucky [...]
