Weird "wow" moment...

So over the holidays, I went to visit my folks in southeastern VA. They live in a pretty rural part of the state, and my dad travels to Mechanicsville to get supplies (canned goods, etc) from BJs every so often. Before Christmas, he asked me if I could come down early to help him shop. Well, we went shopping, and he got a LOT OF STUFF. I had one of those big gigantic BJ’s carts full of basically nothing but cans.

Two years ago, before surgery, I would have just used my body weight to push this cart (which I’m assuming probably topped 150lbs or more, but I don’t know) and would have had no problem, other than the fact that I would have been exhausted from not only pushing the heavy cart, but dragging my heavy self around too.

This time, I found that the heavier the cart got, the less I could pu**** I was annoyed with myself for not being able to pu**** like I thought I should, and all of the sudden, it dawned on me that I no longer had the weight behind me to get it going. I literally had to get a running start (something else I would not have been able to do prior to surgery) and kind of launch myself at the cart in order to move it a few feet. Or I’d grab onto the handlebar (is that what it’s called?) and kind of jump a little bit into the air and get it going. Once it was rolling a little bit, I could manage to pu**** more, but when it was at a dead stop, more running and jumping.

I’ll take a little aggravation over not being able to push a shopping cart around instead of having to “push” all of that weight around all the time!

Sorry..........but....................man you had me in tears laughing.  I can only picture what it looked like . Stop......run.........jump........push.  Hehehehehe Marion

It's okay, it makes me laugh too. I felt like a little kid trying to do a grown-up's job.

i Just wanted to stop by and say WOWZA .. You have done awesome !! You should be ever so proud Julie !!  I think about you often .. and so happy to see your progress .  Again .. Congratulations !!  Tink

Hi Natalie, Thanks a whole lot. I understand you talked to my sister (something I have not done myself very much in the past few months) and I wanted to thank you for being there for her even after all that's happened.  Good luck with the conference this weekend... if there's another one in June, I might just have to make it down.

I will tell you as I told her .. I love her .. no matter what .. and she knows that now .. I plan on being in her life more .. and well you know .. being there for her .  And yes .. look for a June announcement .. will not be big like this one .. but will be a get together like we do it !!!  Good to hear from you .. please stay in touch .  Tink

Julie, I barely recognize you!!!  You have done wonderfully - you must be so proud and so happy!  The cart story is just too funny - although I know it wasn't funny to you at the time!! Well done!! Jackie

Most people don't recognize me now (and this includes my own brothers). I find that I love it -- if I run across someone who I haven't seen since before surgery and I don't want to talk to them, I don't have to! It's great!  You're looking pretty fantastic yourself. Keep it up!

Julie welcome sweetie so good to see you back here and that smile wow you look great!!!!  Isnt it funny how the tool changes things for us. Things we once could do we find ourself struggling to do, and things we couldnt do before  we can do now strange huh but nice... Hope to see more  of you around here girl your lookin great!!!!! 

Thanks so much! It's weird, I'm finding that I HAVE limitations now instead of finding that I DON'T have limitations. For example, when my folks were moving last year, I picked up a particularly heavy box (and didn't pick it up the way I should have) and completely threw out my back. Last week, I got my boyfriend an aquarium for his birthday, and was washing the gravel in the bathtub, when I picked up the bucket that they were in and did it again. I literally told my mom, "I didn't think this happened to [normal sized] people". And honestly, I didn't! So I guess now I have to watch for new, different limits. You and Betsy both asked me for a full body photo, I'll have one soon. I have one from a year out, but I've lost about 30lbs since then. Take care! :wave: