Water Slides!!!

LJ1972
on 6/22/12 11:54 am - FL

I took my nephews (14 and 16yrs), a friend of the younger, my sister, her friend, a friend from work and her 2 grandsons to a water park today.  A summer ritual. One thing was different though ---- in years past (about the last 13years?) I walked around and guarded rafts, took photos and played in the lazy river.
  Today - I RODE THE SLIDES!!! My nephews and the other boy had a blast taking me up the rides.
The first slide my 16yr old nephew took me and a double rider tube up to the top of the stairs. I started having an anxiety attack! I was so afraid that I wouldn't fit, or I couldn't climb on to the tube, or I would make us get stuck on the slide. My nephew encouraged me and I climbed easily onto the tube and sat comfortably!! I turned to tell my nephew "I FIT!!" and the attendant pushed us down the slide. I whooped and yelled and laughed so much I was afraid I was embarassing my very cool nephew.... but he was laughing at me.   When we climbed out of the pool I turned to him and could feel my face beaming, my cheeks stretching with a smile and I felt like a 5yr old... "Can we go again?!!?"
He rode several rides with me, then passed me on to the y ounger boys to do the body slides. How FUN!!

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                               First 5k 59:18; 5k PR 32:06; 1st 10k 1:20:27; PR 1:08:36
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Missy A.
on 6/22/12 11:59 am - NC

RNY on 08/17/12

That's awesome! I can't wait to fill like that also! I love waterparks!

Missy

HW:348 Consult W:320 SW:295 Current W:156 GW:140

tgrlnh
on 6/22/12 12:13 pm

RNY on 06/05/12

I'm so happy for you. I know too well the feeling of not fitting on water slides and amusement park rides alike. congrats!

HW 351 SW 314 CW 140 ~ Surgery Day 6/5/12 - The first day of the rest of my life!

courtwillbehealthy
on 6/22/12 12:16 pm - burlington, VT

oh wow!!! thats a beautiful story! i cant wait to be there!

MaryRN12
on 6/22/12 12:48 pm

Great story!!! I refuse to go to any amusement park right now due to weight, can not wait to be able to go again. Thanks for sharing.

exohexoh
on 6/22/12 1:16 pm - West Chester, PA

RNY on 09/27/10

i did the waterpark for the first time in a long time last year. so much fun! i hate regular "land" rides, but love the water ones. i guess because if i fall or whatever it's into water and i can swim, rather than just splat on the concrete lol

<3 jen <3

<3 starting weight: 252 <3 goal weight: 135 <3 current weight: 151 <3

RNY: 9/27/10 <3 Extended Tummy Tuck w/hip & thigh lipo: 6/6/13

Oxford Comma Hag
on 6/22/12 1:17 pm

RNY on 09/12/11

Right on. That's very cool. And you are just about the coolest aunt ever, I think.

Hollie313
on 6/22/12 9:49 pm - MI

RNY on 05/09/12

Completely awesome & totally inspiring! Yay you!!!!

Surgery: 5/9/12 HW: 302 SW: 287.6 CW: 158

(deactivated member)
on 6/22/12 9:55 pm - Oshawa, ON, Canada

VSG on 01/28/13

That's awesome!!

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 6/22/12 10:25 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Congrats! I did a water park about 2 years ago with another RNY buddy and his partner (hmmm... Just realized that I have not heard from Tony in a couple of weeks....) and it was SO much fun!!!

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

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