Wow moment

Sep 21, 2009

Well,  I have been taking Tang Soo Do (martial arts) for a few months now.  I absolutely love it.. I have class 3 days a week and its wonderful.. This past Sat (sept 19)  I had my whole family come and watch my testing.  I tested to go from white belt to 9th gup yellow belt.. It was completely AWESOME!! I did my "kata's" or forms, the kicks the punches, the defensive drills, and broke a board with a kick.. IT WAS INSANE!!!

Afterwards was very hard for me to contain my tears.. my family was all telling me how proud they were of me and that I had come a long way... Thats when the emotions hit me.. I was fine till then........  I realized where I had come FROM... 1st of all, the beginning of this year, i was a 314 pound woman who barely wanted to move, walking from here to the other end of the hall winded me and with no effort at all i would sweat like a mad woman.  Then, i had surgery, and for about 2 months, thought those were my last days on this earth.. I couldnt eat, lost ALL of my muscles.. I litterally couldnt lift my leg up a stair b/c i had no muscle there anymore and was so weak.

When that all hit me standing there in the dojo, I almost could not contain myself.. I fought tears and ended up smiling so much that i am suprised my cheeks didnt fall off.  Its hard for me to fathom the person that I was, and the person I have become.

I am thoroughly happy with my life and my outcome after WLS.  I  cannot explain to you what I am feeling at the moment.. course, i probably dont have too. I know you guys have probably had those same dumbfounding moments.

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