dwindrem
WOW Moments
May 10, 2009
Hi All!This weekend was full of WOW moments for me. We were going on no sleep by the time Friday came because our 2 year old was really sick all week. It had also rained all week and the sun was finally shining on Friday. The old me would have gone straight home, into p.j.'s and vegged out on the couch. At the end of the day I had a burst of energy (that happens a lot to me now post WLS) and we decided to take the kids to a local carnival - we had a blast!! I went on all the rides with my 5 year old and my husband took took our little one, this was almost always the other way around. We did the ferris wheel and the fun house and the big slide and I loved every second of it. It truly just felt good to be alive and be with my husband and kids. Saturday, we got up and got ready for my sons T-Ball game and I socialized with the other Moms that I did not know. That may sound normal to some but for me I always stayed in the back round and waited to be approached, I always felt so insecure about my weight. Again, I left the field feeling so good. Then on to Mother's Day, my husband made a wonderful brunch for both of our families and I enjoyed being with everyone so much and could have cared less about the food. Holidays have taken on a new meaning for me, I just feel so much joy these days. After brunch I went shopping with my sister and came home with 3 size 14 bottoms and a size large top, this is down from a 22 bottom and 2x-3x top, it is like a miracle to me!!
I am so grateful to be able to have had WLS and this new lease on life. I am going to do everything in my power to enjoy it. To be free from the depression I felt for so long is a gift. I am not saying that losing weight is the only way, I wish I could have felt this good at any weight, but for me that is not the case. I can only imagine how good I feel when I have reached my goal.
Thanks as always to everyone on this site who have given me so much inspiration even if you don't know me, you have been there for me!!
Be well,
Debbie
P.S. 76 down, 32 to go to hit goal!!!!
