8 Months Out

Feb 19, 2009

Weight Loss to date is 120 Pounds

Well we are off to California. We are going to see old friends, see Disneyland, Go the beach and have some relaxing and good times.  My oldest son is in Quebec so it just my 7 year old and husband going.

The first most exciting part of the trip is....no seat belt extender required. Not only that but I don't think airline seats are so small anymore. It is funny to realize how much appearances change when you are smaller.  For instance. before when I looked at a row of airplane seats they seemed so cramped, the aisles felt cramped, everything felt like it was caving in on me. Now when I walk down the aisle of an airplane it isn't so bad.

Disneyland was another amazing experience. I fit on all the rides. Not only that but when the ride operator tried to get all 3 of us onto Peter Pan I kept telling him we wouldn't all fit.  He looked at  me like I was nuts...guess what...he was right. There was even room for more.  It was a fun experience. We even fit on the Haunted Mansion ride in one cart.

Going to the beach was also fun. We didn't put on bathing suits (well my 7 year old did) but it was nice walking in the sand. I didn't feel tired and exhausted from the trek. We just kept going and going. 

I also saw a number of old friends. They had last seen me about 2 years ago so although they knew I had the surgery they had no idea what to expect. It was wonderful.  I felt so much a part of everything and happy to be noticed. It is wierd how different I felt. It wasn't that my old friends didn't love me before, they did, it was just more comfortable. Food was not the centre of our activities.

Eating on our trip was challenging at times but I have learned to pack with me Barb friendly foods. I eat a lot of cheese sticks and nuts. I also eat fruit so we just made sure I had access to those things. We would make sure to eat out in a restaurant once a day to get a good meal of protien but the rest of the time we just snacked on healthy choices. It was good. I lost 8 pounds on our trip which I will attribute to walking, walking, and walking. I didn't do any other excercise when we were in California as I didn't want to take away from our family time together.

All in all it was a great trip!

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