A Beautiful Feeling

Oct 16, 2010

     Monday is the three year anniversary of my surgery...it is also my birthday.  I honestly believed it would be a rebirth of sorts for me but really I feel more like I've shed my old outer image more than being re-born; inside I am still the same woman I've always been.  Perhaps I walk with a bit more confidence, hold my head a little higher and am less willing to put up with the b.s. people try to throw my way but essentially the same me.
     It has been an eventful journey with plenty of ups but some downs too...I don't think any journey is perfect.  I never quite reached my dream goal of 120 pounds but at 126 pounds, I am quite happy with my results.  Sometimes its hard to believe I've really lost 173 pounds but the proof is on the scale and in the reflection of the mirror.  And, just at the end of 2009 and at the beginning of 2010, I had some reconstructive surgery to remove the excess skin from my abdomen and return my breast to a more youthful state...the results of which are simply remarkable.
     This past week I reached another milestone in my journey...I was able to fit comfortably into size 2 jeans.  When I consider the place from which I started, it almost made me cry when I tried on the jeans.  I never allowed myself to dream beyond getting down to a healthy weight and being able to walk without the walker or using the power chair.  
     And today, was an even bigger achievement - I climbed 11.02 miles or 526 floors on the StairMaster in 90 minutes.  So I've gone from a person who could barely walk to a person who can climb 526 floors.  Now that is a beautiful feeling!!!  It is simply over the top amazing!!   
     I am the healthiest I've ever been and I am also the strongest I've ever been.  We can never be certain of what the future holds but at this moment....I am proud of all I've accomplished in three short years.  

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