Jim Parker
Day 20 - Weekend fun
Nov 21, 2010
I promised to let you know how the "walk in the park" went... It went well. In the "excitement" of getting the dogs leashed and out of the car, and keeping them away from the ducks and geese that flocked to us thinking we were going to feed them, neither my wife nor I noticed the time we got to the park and started walking, so I can't tell you how long it took us, exactly, but it felt like about a 1/2 hour. Since it's about 1.2 miles, that's probably about right.
I made it around without any stops, other than pausing to let little kids pet the dogs, stepping off the trail to let a really fast runner go by (3 times while we walked a single lap - sheesh that lady could run!). And I was never out of breath, my back didn't hurt, my knees didn't hurt, and my feet didn't hurt.
So, after dropping off the pups at home, we went to Home Depot to get some stuff, and walked around the store for a while. (My wife and I both love that place - so many cool things, and so many ideas get generated...) Next, we went to the new Whole Foods market that just opened up near us. OK, so it's really 15+ miles from home, but by Texas standards, that's "pretty close" to us. We had a blast picking out some great seafood, sampling new types of cheese (the cheddar/cranberry was amazing!), selecing the turkey(s) for Thanksgiving dinner (one will be 'traditional" and the other will be "brined"), and just "browsing" the entire store. Afterward, we went to Yummilicious for some sugar-free, low-fat frozen yogurt and then went home and "crashed". So, after 3+ hours of pretty steady walking (ambling might be a better word for the "shopping" part, I felt amazingly good.
Sunday morning, we saw all our church friends, and I got a lot of positive comments - I guess other people are able to see more of a difference than I can... I know I've lost nearly 60 lbs, and I feel a lot better, but I can't really see much difference. I did notice that the steering wheel in the truck moved an inch or two further away, and my pant are definitely getting a bit baggy (and saggy!), but I can't really "see" much difference myself. Doesn't matter - I can definitely "feel" the difference, and to me, that is WAY more important! Life is great, and I'm so glad I went through with the RNY surgery.
