I almost drowned...and I was so very thankful!

Jul 25, 2009

If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be in a swim suit in public, I would have laughed. Now, granted, I have gone to the beach every year since I was 10 and have worn them at the beach. But that is different because I will never see those people again in my life...no harm, no foul. I do live somewhat close to Kings Island (an amusment park in Ohio) and have never been there where I didn't see a handful of people from my town. Last year was the first time I went to their waterpark...and couldn't wait to get there again! Last year, I rode a couple of water rides. This year, I planned on riding them all.

Since I've been overweight since the age of 8, water slides are a new experience (again, the fear wearing a swimsuit in public surfaced at an early age). We went with another family and my dear friend (who is a size 6) decided to ride these outrageous tube slides. Having never rode anything like this before, I didn't know what to expect. Well, half way down the tube, my nose filled with water. I couldn't catch my breath and I thought I was going to drown. Once I saw light and popped up out of the pool, all I could think was "thank goodness I'm alive!!" Then, I started reflecting on the experience (as I was climbing back up the steps to ride it again) I realized that I NEVER would have had that experience without my DS. I NEVER would have ridden that ridiculous thing if I hadn't lost over 100lbs. After enjoying the waterpark, we went to Skyline Chili and I had a chili-cheese coney dog. As I ate it, I couldn't help but again be thankful for my DS as my size 6 friend said "I couldn't eat that, my thighs would HATE me for it!"

I could list another million reasons why I am so thankful for this surgery. But, because my life is so active now, I just don't have the time to sit and type....and that's a good thing!



This is my friend and I coming out of the slide the first time...yeah, I'm that graceful one on the left.

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