Breaking My Own Wind

Breaking My Own Wind

 

Ah, this is a tale of emergence rather than one of flatulence as you might have come to expect of me.  I had weight loss surgery one year ago today and I am a different, healthier, 145 pounds lighter, mostly better man than I was at the outset of my journey.  While I could recount here my triumphs and struggles along the way, the joyful feel of air rushing over my face while I churn away for 10 or 15 miles aboard my bike on a still morning seems explanation enough of the zest for life I have found over the past year.  Physicality and introspection have emerged as unusual, but essential and compatible parts of my everyday experience.  I ponder while I exercise and my mind is free of other concerns.  It puts me in touch with the inner part of me that I used to be unable to face.  I am taking care of myself physically and emotionally to the best of my ability.  Being more self-focused has been good for me, although I have had some trouble with lapsing into selfishness on occasion.  That will get better with time, as will I.  I am happy with my progress so far and I look forward to the year ahead as I make headway toward self-acceptance.  I have complete confidence that the wonderful people I have met here on OH and at my support group meetings will help me when I falter in that effort.  It makes me smile when I think of all of you.    So, I really have emerged from my previous hunkered down existence and I will continue to break my own wind with my bike….and not always to escape a noxious cloud of my own creation.

 

RP

Well, at least when one breaks wind on a bike, they're not trapped in the cloud as they would be in - oh, say, a Hyundai?

CONGRATS, RICK!   Been a quick year, wouldn't you say?

This year has blown by pretty quickly.  One of the few regrets I have is not attending MG coffee gatherings sooner.  You and the other folks there are simply awesome.

RP

Way to go RP - we are proud of you and I know I know I know that I need to get to MG Coffee's too and I will - a lot of stuff going on in my life right now as you know so I will have to make MG Coffee a priority when things slow down a little bit!
Keep up the good work!
Sal

Congratulations on the successes of your first year! You are an inspiration to many - me included.

Sue

Congrats on a fantastic year-it is amazing how different you can be after "just" 12 months-even though the first few feel agonizingly slow, suddenly the year slips by and the person in the mirror is someone you aren't always sure you know....I love that you have done so much introspection and shared it with us, it makes me think deeper to read your postings.
Awesome job, RP!

Congrats RP - The one year mark is a HUGE milestone and I'm so glad to hear that you were able to celebrate it doing something you weren't able to do just a short time ago. You're an inspiration as to why this surgery is the right answer for so many!

Thanks for sharing so much of your life with us!

Here's to another VERY successful year!

 

Tracy

As I said in another post, congrats on your one year! You have done a great job Rick.

I have to thank you for your words of wisdom..  They have come in handy more than once these past few days.

RP advice to newbies "Never trust a fart"  - You really should charge for that advice..

Congrats on your one year.. You continue to be a positive inspiration.. very much appreciated by us "newbies" ..  Best wishes for nothing but the best in the future!

Stephanie

you rock RP, It's been a blast?