Michelle's Thankful for...

I'm thankful for taking each day as it comes I'm thankful for not getting frustrated when i goof up I'm thankful for the new me I'm thankful for SHOPPING! I'm thankful for fitting into smaller clothes! I'm thankful for protien I'm thankful for belly dancing, NIA, salsa lessons and my morning walks I'm thankful for feeling better that I've felt in a long time I'm thankful that my pouch hasn't given me too many problems I'm thankful that my blood pressure and my pulse are in the normal range I'm thankful that I feel stronger in both body and mind since surgery I'm thankful that I don't let myself be overcome by my weeknesses I'm thankful that I feel truly happy I'm thankful for the friends I've made on ObesityHelp.com I'm thankful for my friends that have been supportive through all of this I'm mostly thankful for my husband and family and all the encouragement I get from them

I would like to say "ditto" to all the above and I am very thankful for feeling younger at 42 than I did at 41. Last year at this time I was being pushed in a wheel chair because of the severe pains in my knees. I was actually looking at having knee replacement at 41 years old. I still have pain in my knee when the weather changes or I push exercising too hard, but it is no where the amount that it used to be. I am very thankful for Dr. Kam and the Barix Clinic in Ypsilanti MI for giving me a second chance at life.