Lunch Time!

Here goes, I'm trying not to WHINE!!!! I'm going to restrict my sugar intake. I lost too much weight (10 lbs) because of a gastric ulcer. I had no appetite for awhile and my mom was making sure I had a stash of candy bars. At first I wasn't even bothered by the minature bars in the cupboard, but as I started healing I also started responding to the "call". I gained the 10 lbs in two months and I have had the follow-up scope so I know that I am all better. I now have to get back to taking in more protein than carbs, and NO candy. My physical therapy ends this week so I'm adding water aerobics to my schedule. After a year of limited movement due to my fractured shoulder, working out twice last week felt wonderful but I did feel alot of muscle pain that will go away the more I keep going. I attended a baby shower on Sunday. There were co-workers there that I hadn't seen in two years. They were shocked at my size. It was definetely good for me to be "out and about"! I stopped at a dept. store on the way home. It is just so weird looking at all the "little clothes". I brought some home as it's too hard to try them on in the store with this stiff shoulder. Tonight I'll see if they fit. I walked past Lane Bryant's and felt like I lost a friend. Does that make any sense to anyone out there!!!! :crazy; I'm not used to all these wrinkles either. Fat people don't have as many wrinkles. I kept looking at my thighs at the pool. The last time I was in the pool, my suit was a size 22. My new suit is a 4. My fat legs were firmly fat, if that makes any sense. I was sure I would feel the skin wiggling in the water, but it didn't feel any different, that weightless thing I'm sure. I missed out on a lot of adjusting as I was heavily medicated after the second and third shoulder surgery. I lost almost a whole year from that fall on the ice, March 1, 2005. My sister did all my clothes shopping at the after-Christmas sales, so this is fairly new to me. I've got some adjusting to do, both good and bad!! I sure am glad that I can verbalize my feelings here. Good to know that this message board doesn't CHANGE! Terry

Hi Terry It's great to see you posting again. I know exactly what you mean about the lane bryant thing. Every time i go in the stores i always find myself in the plus sizes....my daughter always takes me back to the other side lol. It's time to get back on track, stay away from the candy and load your house with all sf stuff. When i get the cravings, i grab a sf fudgesicle and i'm good. Great job on the size 4! Hugs Linda