What are you greatful for.. wow..

Each week I thought we could take a look at something that happened this week that you are greatful for or any wow moments we had. I think it's great to reflect on some of the positives we had during the week to remind us of why we are on this journey and how good life is.. so my question is What are you greatful for this week and or what wow moments have you had this week? I am greatful for my health and life. I have done a lot of reflection this week as it was my surgeriversary and I have to say.. My life is so much better than it was.. I wake up and smile each morning at the day now knowing it is gonna be full, fun, and full of new adventures. My wow moment came at my meeting. I hadnt seen these folks in a year so when they walked in they didnt recognize me. The one director actually said.. Hi, I'm Steve, I dont believe we've met.. He was shocked when he figured out who I was and kept going on about it.. It was a great feeling.

MY WOW moment was on Wednesday... I wore a pair of black skorts to work and a sweater and a coworker told me I looked like a 20 year old! The a HS kid (senior) said I really looked "nice " today!!

My "wow" moment came on Wednesday at the gym. There is this other girl at the gym who I always compare myself to because I think we are about the same height and have the same body proportions. I've always thought I was about her weight, maybe slightly higher. I was on the treadmill and she got onto the treadmill next to me and entered her weight and I peeked ... she entered 195. Here all this time I thought I was slightly bigger than she was and I'm actually 30 pounds smaller than her! How is that possible??? Deanna

that could be possible because she's got a different bone structure or you are still looking at yourself as a fat girl......Hugs, ANDI

My wow moment came today. I had gotten some size 16 jeans from a friend of mine just over a month ago. I tried them on then, got them up, but could'nt come close to zipping them up. There was about 5 inches between button and hole. Well this morning I put them on and they are almost too big. She came and picked me up this morning and I told her that these are the jeans you had given me that I could'nt get on. She was even shocked. She had bypass in Sept. 2006. She has done very well, losing 100 lbs. We went to meeting for work and then decided to go shopping, first time since surgery. I had a smile on my face in the dressing room, where as before it was complete nightmare to shop for clothes. I bought a size 14 shorts and xl top. I was in heaven. My friend and I agreed that the shopping trip was fun as with everything that comes with having this surgery. It only seems to get better all the time. Oh, there was a wow moment last week too, I rode my horse for the first time in few years. Actually, he's really not mine anymore because I gave him a way to man that loves my horse as I do. The reason I gave him away is because I never thought I would ride again and he is too nice of a horse to let out to pasture to waste away. I felt so good on him with out the extra weight. He is a very tall horse, I just swung myself up into the saddle, I hadn't done that in years. I thank my lucky stars everyday that I was lucky enough to have had the surgery. I know my weight loss is slow. It really does not bother me because it is creeping in the right direction. I already have some much to be thankful for. Paula P.S. Thank you ANDI for the reply to my last post. I think you got me to come out of my shell and start to reply to the post on this May board.