Happy Belated Anniversary to Me!

March 9th came and went without me even noticing. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Am I taking this surgery for granted or am I just entrenched in life and not obsessing over my weight? I was going gangbusters on a very low carb diet and had lost 8 pounds in a couple of weeks. That was all well and good until before the cruise when I hit a sick stretch and nasty low sugar episodes. Have to get back in the saddle again and I will. This last year has been a rough one health-wise. I'm glad that I'm not trying to battle health issues with an extra 130 pounds. Battling my health with an extra 20 pounds is tough enough. So the cruise was a disaster. The Man was sick, sick, sick and I didn't want to leave him stranded in the cabin so we spent 3 days at sea, stuck in the cabin and ordering BLTs and fruit bowls from room service. After spending three days in a floating pitre dish, The Man is fine and I'm on dry land and sick as a dog and babying a loose crown until I can get to the dentist. Aren't you guys tired of my whining? I feel like that's all I do anymore. So all in all, life is good. I really have nothing to complain about and am blessed. While I was cabin bound for three days, I read a book called "Three Cups of Tea" about a man building schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanastan. No matter how rough things get for me from time to time, I am exponentially blessed and need to count those blessings. I don't have lice jumping off my head. I know that should all else fail, I could go to a shelter for food or a place to sleep. I can find medical help in an emergency. My miserable 20 excess pounds would be a blessing for many people and having only 20 pounds to lose 4 years ago would have been a blessing for me as well. Love, Connie

happy surgery birthday! you always put things inperspective. You also made me realize that when I have my nasty low blood sugar nightmares and I eat something that normally I wouldn't of course thats gonna affect my weight! But how do i adjust the blood sugar? argggg endless circle. sometimes i feel like a hampster on a wheel. good luck and god bless, pam

"I really have nothing to complain about and am blessed." A great reminder to live by this creed every day, this is the truest first step toward healthy living in all regards. Ah, Connie - and Dina - remember that first month together, how our surgeries were back-to-back, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9 - and how we commisserated and hoped and dreamed together??? What a group we've all been together! I only hope that we'll still be intact a year from now for the big FIVE. I'll be here! Also, seems like a great time to plan to hook up somewhere, maybe an OH conference somewhere, what do you think? Love you, girlfriend. Reenie

Happy Anniversary. Sorry your man got sick on the cruise. That happened to me on my Alaska cruise. But thank goodness they had meds in sickbay that helped. God Bless. Martha

HAPPY (GIRL) ANNIVERSARY to you (also belated!) I don't think that it is necessarily a bad thing that you didn't notice your Anniversary. I suggests that you have reached a happy medium of sorts...... not entirely a bad thing. I don't think that it's healthy to continue to dwell on the weight issues to the exclusion of other issues. While I'm unhappy about regaining some weight over the last year and a half or so, I'm trying to keep it all in perspective. I still have a somewhat negative body self-image, and looking in the mirror does nothing to counteract this. I have noticed, that when I see myself in photographs these days, I'm still startled that I look considerably thinner than my fat-boy self-image tells me I am! Go figure. I'm sorry to hear about your rough times heath wise and equally sorry that your Cruise got trashed by the fickle finger! It's great that you are keeping a positive attitude despite your setbacks. Every time I start feeling sorry for myself, I try to remind myself that my problems pale in comparison to those of many others. I find myself especially lucky when I see a really huge person struggling with dragging himself through life. I want so much to try to help but know that I can't do it for him. The choice must come from within. Anyway nice lady.......I'm getting off on a tangent. The bottom line is that I wish you a great year five and whether it's belated or not, I hope that we will still be posting here to start year six!! Mike

YAY and Happy Anniversary to you! Sorry to hear about the cruise---did he get sea sick or a virus type thing? We go on cruises every year and we've been lucky with that. You know, it is not a bad thing that your anniversary came and went unnoticed. To me, it means you are living your life and dealing with life's ups and downs without looking back. We sort of know our limitations and try to live with them to the best of our abilities, using the tools we were given. Best wishes....you've done well my friend! Joanie

HI There & Happy B-day #4. Hey since your cruise was a mess, maybe you ca cruise down to Laughlin soon & we can get together for dinner somewhere. It's not a real cruise, but, would work for me. Hope your health issues resolve themselves soon & you are back to feeling better. Maybe change jobs so you are not working quite so much. (ya think) Take care my AZ friend Ladybug Marilyn