Goodbye 2009

New Year - New Start - New Thinking - New Me! I will not let the last two years defeat me. I will be me and I will be strong. No one is going to control me, be my caretaker or put me down. I have to take care of me. Since going to Mayo Clinic in March 2009 - I have lost over 40 pounds. I have dropped 4 clothing sizes...By next year this time I will be at my goal weight, size and fitness level. I will not miss 2009 - it was the year of pain in so many ways. Yet I am blessed - I have a chance to be me again.