The best weekend ever????

Well, this was a great weekend. It does not get better than this one. 1. I lost 8 pound since Friday. That is 15 pounds in less than a week, after not losing in almost a month. 2. My BMI is 36.8. I would not even qualify for surgery now. 3. Since my BMI is 36.8, I think I may be getting to look like an average person no one would really think about, although I still see a big fat greasy pig when I look in the mirror, but that's something for the voices in my head to work out. 4. I bought new living room furniture and a new bed for my daughter. One of those fancy bunk beds with the futon on bottom and the closet and desk and underbed chests, etc. She has been harassing me for years for one, it is going to be a surprise when she gets home from school on Friday. 5. I went to the landromat and did 15 loads of laundry and went grocery shopping and spent $400. Now I feel prepared for my surgery tomorrow, at least I won't have to worry about food and laundry for the kids for at least a week. 6. I bought new tires for my car. Not too exciting, but at tire warehouse, all they had in the waiting area were plastic resin chairs. Eeeek! I hate those chairs. And these weren't high-end resin chairs either, the real cheap ones from the grocery store. But I tried it, and I fit comfortable, with room to spare, and sat in the chair with my legs crossed for half an hour. The chair survived. 7. Yesterday, I woke up, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and went to the landromat. Did not even shower. Well, there was a super-hot Jamaican guy there with a super-sexy accent. I have always liked Jamaicans, my daughter is half-Jamaican. HE ASKED ME OUT!!! Wow, I really must be a natural beauty 8. Later, after I did shower, but was not dressed well, I went to the grocery store. And I never wear make-up or anything, I am just me. So, there was this guy there and he started talking to me. Guess what? He was half Jamaican and half-Dominican (my son is half Dominican), owns his own house, has a college degree in education and runs a group home for kids with behavioral disorders, and he also works part-time as an occupational therapist, working with kids (my son goes to occupational therapy every day). He also had a very nice accent. So we talked for a long time, I finished my shopping, and I went outside and he was there (in his new Mercedes) and asked for my number. What? The world is crazy! I hope everyone else had a nice weekend. Sorry for the bragging, but this must seriously be the best weekend ever!! I just had to share. Carrie

I had to be the 1st to reply so some of your good vibes would rub off on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you had the best weekend for sure... fitting into one of those cheap nasty chairs... WOW.. they turn my stomach when I see them and I always wonder why people buy them... See how messed up I am?? I am more impressed with the chair part of the story than the man part I'll stay tuned cause I bet it only gets better from here!! Good for you!

Carrie, Sounds like a great weekend! Tons of wow moments! Good for you! The self-talk thing is something most of us former SMOers will have to work on for a long time. But, keep working on it, it will be worth it! I hope you surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery! Lori 384/258/168

Carrie, I just wanted to let you know reading your post brightened my day, i couldnt stop smiling the whole time i was reading it(except for the part about being a pig)You are beautiful, dont doubt it especially after the great weekend you just had! You go girl! Karyn

Thanks Karyn, And, I almost forgot, I was carded at 2 different liquor stores. Yes, being a stickler for the WLS rules, I got drunk yesterday after not eating all day. I drank a quart of Grey Goose and when that was gone, my friend brought me to another liquor store and I got another (but still have most of that). I did not get drunk any faster than before WLS (although I was definitely drunk), and no ill effects today. Carrie

Carrie, I W ANT To Be YOU!!!!!!! willby The ugly step-sister

Awwww Willby! Don't say that. You are adorable! Those eyes are enchanting!! LOL. It was one great weekend, 33 years in the making, I don't hope for every one like that! Carrie

YOU GO GIRL!!! Sounds like the best time ever!!! Be careful of those Jamaican men though, there is such a thing as too thin for them!!! AHHHH isn't it wonderful to be acknowledged!!! you ARE beautiful... and now you feel free enough to let it really shine through!!! Have fun! B

Uh oh!!! I hope I don't get too thin for the Jamaican men, because I just love them!! But I know what you mean. When I was pregnant, and started gaining weight, my boyfriend was as happy as can be "Me love dem big Ma," or "the bigger you get the more I like." But, I guess there is a lid for every pot, just gotta find one. Thanks, Carrie