I am 58 today!

Good morning everyone! Today is a reflective one for me...I am 58 today. Never would I have believed being 58 would be so awesome! But since WLS I am truly alive and feeling great! Went to lunch after church yesterday with a couple from church that are blind and the most fun loving friends we have. Went to Red Lobster and laughed and talked and didn't need dessert to know we celebrated. Isn't that freeing? I wanted to wear a size 8 slinky form fitting dress but didn't have the right shoes. My feet are smaller and needed a shoe with heal which I do not have any. So I had to settle for a pair of size 6 capris and small top....so sad.... NOT! I am still in awe when I put on clothes that are that small and they not only fit but are loose. Again, never in my wildest dream. So being 58 is not depressing but liberating! I am alive praise the Lord, I feel good, I feel more confident and yes I even feel pretty...forgive my pride Lord but I do. Hope your day is blessed wherever you are in your WL journey! Waiting? Hang in there! Scale going down...congratulations...maintaining? It's tough huh? I know.... Below goal and struggling? Don't fret just do small meals several times a day. But enjoy this miracle and be blessed. I know I am....

Happy Birthday to my surgery twin! I agree with you, every day is a blessing! I wish you many many more years filled with health and happiness! Take care, Sue

Thanks Sue my twin! Wow, I went to your profile to check out you surgery pics and you need to change the avatar...I would not have known you. Wow, I would love my arms done..I think they bother me more than anything. I am trying to get approved for panni but have not heard yet. I will leave it up to the Lord for approval. You look wonderful!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOAN! Who says getting older we can't get better!!!!! I will be 56 in July and I too feel so blessed to have regained a healthier body and more energy than I have had in many, many years. I will keep my fingers crossed for your panni approval. I am waiting to hear about that for myself. Wishing you all the best. Sher

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope that you have a wonderful year and that you are truly blessed! Take care~ Jen

Happy belated Birthday Joan. I know what you mean---I turned 59 in September and feel so much better about myself that i don't mind being this age. I had lost 90 pounds to goal at another time in my life (much younger) and felt great only to have that weight come back with a lot more. Now I feel calm and know I have a great tool and have HOPE this time---I know I can keep it off. I am having a ball buying clothes now, cheap ones though as PS is coming up this summer, and physically feel so wonderful. I hope to join you in the size 6 to 8's soon. Congratulations on you 58th birthday and you health. Praise God indeed for our surgery and our April friends!! Julia

Thanks Julia...so good to hear from you my Dear Friend and Sister in Surgery! You look great! Joan

Happy belated Birthday, what a gift to yourself settling for a size 6 is just amazing. With our 2 year mark coming up fast it just amazes me how far we have come.....

Wow jenni..your Avatar says it all! well, maybe not all but wow! Hope you feel as good as you look. Joan M