MadFatLady
What I Look Forward To
Jan 25, 2011
As I think about having surgery to reduce my weight, I can’t help thinking about the things that I am looking forward to. Things like shopping in a “normal” clothing store; walking up a flight of steps without breathing heavy; having the energy to walk the four blocks to the library with my children. But there are three things that I am really looking forward to.One is being more, um, experimental with my husband. My size has made me too nervous to try much of anything. I can’t wait to see the expression on his face when my weight doesn’t interfere with our time together.
Second, I am looking forward to being able to comfortably buckle my seatbelt. When I buckle myself in behind the steering wheel of my car, the belt is so tight. I have to start the car first, or else I won’t be able to reach the key. And if I am wearing a bulky winter coat, I can’t reach far enough to move the gear shift out of park. Gosh, I’ve never admitted that to anyone before. Not even my husband. Even though it is cold this winter in Michigan (and pretty much everywhere else in the country, I hear), I’ve been wearing just a simple fleece coat because I can zip it around me and still manage to operate the car. And when I am a passenger in a vehicle, I try to sit in the back seat (don’t get me started on the adventure getting out of the backseat can be!) because I can’t fit the front passenger seat belt around me. I know that seat belts really are not meant to be comfortable. Still, can’t wait to get to a size where I can breathe freely even when buckled into a car.
The third thing I am looking forward to is taking a bath. Showers are normally quicker and more convenient, but there are times (especially after the day I am having today!) when relaxing in a hot bubble bath sounds so enticing. But I can’t do that. My hips are almost wider than the tub is. I can’t sit in it at all, comfortably or uncomfortably. As a teen, my mother used to send me to take a hot bath when I was congested. The steam from the water would help clear the congestion while the water itself would relax my sore, sick body. I was probably about 19 the last time I took a real bath. That was 16 years ago. I really can’t wait to see y hips shrink enough so that I can light a few candles, turn on some soft music, and relax in a hot scented bubble bath.
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About Me
MI
Location
60.0
BMI
Surgery
05/23/2011
Surgery Date
Jan 16, 2011
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