The Skinny List....One down, many to go

Jan 04, 2009

Back in January after having learned that I was a candidate for WLS, I made a skinny list.  It's a list of all the things that I wanted to do after surgery.  Some are fun, some are adult, but most of all they are things that I didn't dare do because I was afraid of the ridicule that I would inflict on myself by merely participating.  The Skinny List includes:

1. Go horseback riding
2. Ride the rollercoasters at Kennywood (if you from Pittsburgh you know what I'm talking about)
3. Go to Disney World and/or Disney Land
4. Become a runner
5. Run the Pittsburgh Marathon
6. Go tandem skydiving
7. Try ice skating again
8. Get a tattoo
9. Fly on an airplane and not feel like a freak because I fit in the sit per the airline's standards (Boo on you SouthWest!!)
10. Attend a Pirate's game
11. Attend a Cub's game (My mom is a native Chicagoan)
12. Use my family's season Steeler tickets
13. Attend a Penquin's game, sitting at the glass.
14. Have sex in more than just the missionary position
15. Ride a waterslide
16. Ride a zipline
17. Jump on a trampoline
18. Go skinny dipping
19. Weigh below 175 pounds
20. Ride a Go-Kart
21. Ride the Alpine Slide at 7 Springs
22. Go to the beach

So as you can see, I have a pretty extensive list, as there are lots of things I want to do and as I think of more, I add them to the list.

Well, yesterday, I completed my first item on The Skinny List.  I got a tattoo.  I had wanted one for so long, but never had the balls to actually follow thru because I had a fear of needles and the fact that I was phat.  After hearing my step-daughter talk about getting her tattoo, I thought if she can do it....I certainly can do it!  I know that it's the new found confidence that I've found that allowed me to do it and I did.  I did lots of research prior to getting the tattoo because I wanted something that was going to be truly significant of what I was going thru, so I chose the mythical bird the Phoenix.

For all of you that have not heard of the Phoenix, it is a beautiful bird that goes up in flames and is reborn of it's own ashes.  I thought it to be apropos seeing in the last  week: I cut off my hair, lost over 100 pounds, watched the shadow of my former self  go up in flames and be reborn, as a result of this wonderful journey.......

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