The Gods are smiling.....

Okay, it has been an interesting day.  As some of you know, I went out to San Diego for New Years and stayed with my sister.  She has lost about 25lbs, and so I came home with a huge bag of clothes-fun!!  Anyway, while I was there we went walking a couple times a day-she has a doggie, so we HAD to walk her.  I found out that I really really do like taking walks!  So today I came home from church and talked my son into going for a walk with me (that would be miracle number 1).  We start down the street and lo and behold, there is a dollar bill right in front of me in the mud.  Cool!  We continue on and a few feet down the road, there is ANOTHER dollar stuck in the snowbank!  super cool!  We walked about 2 miles, and it was so nice out-everything was melting and there was a little sunshine.  When we got home I thought we could make a quick trip to the mall to get the boy a haircut-but it was too busy at the salon.  He had to go check out his favorite store, so I wandered into Payless shoes.  Now, I wear a size 12-used to be WW, then I lost weight and it was more like a Med, but I didn't see the size change.  So I like to see if they have ANYTHING in my size.  I tried on several pairs of 12's and they WERE TOO BIG!!  So I tried some 11's and found a couple pair that were on clearance and fit nice....there was a nice microsuede pair that I loved, but even the 11 was big-so I tried a 10w and THEY FIT!!! OMGoodness-I haven't worn a 10 since 7th grade!  yeah, I bought those, too.  I am 2 1/2 years out-thought the wow moments were done, but guess not. I went home and cooked dinner and decided to make some peanut butter nummies-peanut butter, honey and powdered milk mixed into a dough and rolled in powdered milk, then refrigerated. Yum.  They are ready to take to work tomorrow.  I did not gain over the holidays-it is the first time in my life I have gone over a year at the same weight.  Now I want to work on getting that last 40-50 lbs off-I can do it if I get on track and start to exercise.  I can't tell you how good it feels to know I CAN do it.  I have all of you-we have such a great group of people on here.  Happy New Year to all-and success to every one of us!! lotsa love, lynn

The money........finding money...that is fun!  But wow....walking now and readyto go for the last bit of weight!  awesome.  I can hear your excitment in your writing!  Yippee!!!!!! The shoe thing...what a hoot!   Your feet are shrinking.  You will be open to a whole new shoe wardrobe.  I would imagine it was tough finding shoes in a size 12. 

What a great thing Lynn.....going for a walk and getting an unexpected payday (even though it was small) what fun to find some cash just laying around!!!! Lynn you are doing so great and I feel so lucky that I have met you and have gotten to know you.  You have a great amount of important information about wls that I am so glad that you share.  Good Luck with your walking, and I know you can do it too. Look forward to seeing you soon!

WOOO HOOOO!!!!  Great day -- and because it is the beginning of the week, maybe the start of a great week too??? XXOO GF -- Thanks for sharing your WOW moment!!

Oh, Lynn, what a fun post to read.  Very cool about the money and the walk!!! Yesterday was a beautiful day to walk........DH and I did a long one too!! Now the shoes..........that is awsome. I love when WOW moments still come and show us how far we've come. Congratulations on all if it! Hugs, pat

Sounds like quite a few WOW moments. Thanks for sharing your story it was great!

Triple WOW Lynn! Your post has this healthy, full of energy & lovin' life feel to it - WTG!!!

What a generous day it was for you!  How cool - like Lisa Joy said, you can hear the excitement in your words and its soooo fun to read!  Maybe like people at coffee on Saturday we're telling you - things are beginning to change on your body again!  WoooHooo! Good luck to you are you strive to lose those last 40-50!  You're doing great!

So you walked two miles and got two bucks!  Wish I could get a buck a mile when I walked! I took a walk with hubby yesterday since it was above freezing and all we found was a voided check and lots of dog poop!  Why don't people clean up after their dogs in the winter? That's so cool about the shoes now you have a bigger selection when you shop for shoes! You know me I LOVE shoes! Take care, Happy New Year and I hope to see ya soon! 

You deserve the happiness Lynn.  It was great to see you Saturday.  You look lighter and I don't mean just weight-wise. Take care. J