Fun Day at Six Flags and HUGE WOW Moment!

Apr 27, 2009

Well what a day yesterday was. I decided on a whim of nice weather and needing some quality time with my little gitl to take Jordan to Six Flags for the day. I didnt have the money to take her but its one of those decisions you make and hope you dont regret afterwards. Well let me tell you I DID NOT!! We had such a blast, as a matter of fact I have not had that much fun in quite some time! We got there as the park opened at 1030am and closed the park down at 615pm. I am not sure how Jordan made it all day without collapsing (especially in that heat) but she did, she must have been running on pure adrenline...lol

I had a few huge moments yesterday. For the first time in a VERY long time I went to an amusement park and I did not feel inhibited by my weight. I have not went in so long because I never fit on the rides and even if I did, I still exceeded the weight maximums the rides set. Well after 110 lb loss this was no longer an issue for me. So I freely and easily got in and out of every ride with Jordan that she needed or wanted me to get on with her! What FREEDOM that was. One of the reasons I choose to have Gastric Bypass is that I did not want my obesity to negatively affect my daughter. So yesterday was HUGE for me and proved to me once again, I made the most absolute best possible choice for my health and so I could be a better Mother to my lil girl.

Ok and I will admit at one moment I did cry. Jordan and I got on this fun little kiddie ride and as we were sitting there waiting for the ride to start this little girl (that looked SO much like Jordan) gets on behind us. Well she yells over to her Mom to get on the ride with her. I look over at the little girl's Mother and she was an overweight woman. I could tell from the look on her face she reluctanly agreed to get on and I felt her pain immediately. So she gets on the ride and goes to lock herself in, and I am sure her worst fears came true.....she did not fit :( She had to get off the ride. So as the ride starts to move and I am sitting there giggling and enjoying the ride with my little girl I start to cry at that bittersweet moment. Because I know that one year ago, that would have been Me, I would have been that Mom that didnt fit and had to be embarrased and get off the ride. What a blessing this RNY has been for me, my health, and my little girl!

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