tigerlil58
OUR TRIP TO COZUMEL,MEXICO
May 09, 2009
I AM 16 MONTHS POST-OP AND STILL 30 POUNDS FROM GOAL WEIGHT BUT ENJOYING ALL THE LIFE CHANGES. MY HUSBAND TOOK ME TO COZUMEL FOR AN ANNIVERSARY AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE THINGS I COULD DO THAT I COULD NEVER HAD DONE BEFORE SURGERY AND WEIGHT LOSS. WE STAYED ON A BEAUTIFUL RESORT IN OCEAN FRONT ROOMS WITH A PERSONAL WHIRLPOOL ON OUR DECK OUTSIDE OUR ROOM. WE SPEND ALMOST THE WHOLE TIME IN BATHING SUITS AND SHORTS. IT WAS THE MOST ROMANTIC AND STRESS FREE TIME I HAVE EVER HAD. I WAS ABLE TO SWIM AND SNORKEL FOR THREE HOURS AND VIEW THE CORAL REEFS. I WALKED 130 STEPS TO GET TO THE TOP OF A LIGHT HOUSE. I CLIMBED IN AND OUT OF A JEEP ALL DAY ON A TOUR AND I ACTUALLY FELT PRESENTABLE IN SWIMWEAR. I ALSO SIPPED TROPICAL BEVERAGES THAT CONTAINED ALCOHOL FOR FIVE DAYS AND ATE AT OPEN BUFFETS THAT WERE FREE WITH OUR TRAVEL PACKAGE. THAT WAS THE NAUGHTY PART OF MY TRIP BUT A SACRAFICE I WILL PAY FOR NOW I AM HOME. OUR SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WENT WITH US AND HAD A BLAST TOO. TED AND I TOOK WALKS ON THE BEACH AND SPENT HOURS RELAXING UNDER THE PALM TREES.I BASTED IN THE SUN AT 10:OO IN THE MORNING. WE SET IN OUR WHIRLPOOL AND WATCHED THE SUN SET OVER THE OCEAN. WE FELT LIKE NEWLYWEDS AND EVEN DISCUSSED GOING AGAIN NEXT YEAR. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT I OWE TO MY SURGERY AND OH FRIENDS WHO HAVE HELPED ME ON MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY. THE HUNDRED POUNDS OFF HAS CHANGED MY LIFE ONLY TO THE GOOD. MY HEALTH IS SO MUCH BETTER AND MY APPRECIATION FOR LIFE IS STRONGER THEN EVER. I TREASURE EVERY DAY THAT I CAN FEEL GOOD. I TURNED 51 YESTERDAY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED 26 YEARS TO MY BEST FRIEND AND SOUL MATE. LIFE DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT. PEOPLE SAY GETTING OLD SUCKS BUT MY HUSBAND SAYS IT BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE. I WASN'T SURE I CARED TO GET OLD BEFORE MY SURGERY. I REMEMBER HOW MISERABLE I WAS. HOW SICK AND CRIPPLED I WAS. NOW MY ZEST FOR LIFE IS BACK. I AM MENTALLY THE WOMAN I WAS IN MY YOUTH. I HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AND VALUE MY HEALTH. BACK TO MY PROGRAM MONDAY BECAUSE IT KEEPS ME OK. WELL BETTER THAN OK. I HOPE ALL MY GREAT FRIENDS OUT THERE HAVE A TERRIFIC SUMMER.I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE HAVING REVELATIONS OF YOUR OWN AS YOU LOOSE WEIGHT, SO YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXCITEMENT. THOSE WHO JUST STARTED CAN TAKE THIS AS ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THEIR FUTURE. LOVE AND SUPPORT TO ALL OF YOU. KEEP IN TOUCH.
