Christmas, Blizzard & NSV's!
WOW...let's see...so much...Christmas, a Blizzard, Snow Blowing and first post-op Nutritionist & Surgeon appointments!
Christmas was GREAT...while everyone was feasting on Steamed Lobster & Fillet Mignon, I enjoyed a wonderful bowl of pureed Black Bean & Jalapeno Soup...it was delicious! Didn't phase me in the least...I actually cut up the tenderloin into steaks & cooked the lobsters...Mom could "see" the difference in my face & feel the body w/a hug...she's got wet macular degeneration and can only see distorted images and shapes peripherally...the central vision is a 'black hole'...
Yesterday the blizzard started & went all night...this morning as I was getting dressed to tackle the drifts and snow w/the snow blower...I put on a pair of 50" jeans thinking 'no way'...and they fit...then the jacket...what I've used for the past few years is a 4XL fleece/imitation sheepskin lined flannel zip-up shirt...but I walked by the pile of leather jackets I grew out of over the years...the XL...XXL...and XXXL...and there was one winter coat...that I probably only wore one season 10-12 years ago (I am a pack rat)...I thought "Why not, I know it's not going to fit yet...but it's worth a try....a little tight at the bottom getting the zipper engaged...and I'll be damned if the coat zipped up...all the way to the top! I was doing the happy dance!
I pooped out after about 90 minutes...and thankfully I ran out of gas too...when I came in to get ready for my first post-op nutritionist & surgeon appointments...I showered...got on the scale...285....now I'm doing cartwheels and the happy dance!
I'm SOOOOO Pumped...the doctor said treadmill 2 weeks after surgery & anything in the gym 4 weeks out....I didn't tell him I've been on the treadmill since the day after i got home from the hospital!
It's an amazing journey and my feelings of gratitude, enthusiasm and excitement are all at "10"
2011: I turn 50 & I have a new lease on life...priceless!
Christmas was GREAT...while everyone was feasting on Steamed Lobster & Fillet Mignon, I enjoyed a wonderful bowl of pureed Black Bean & Jalapeno Soup...it was delicious! Didn't phase me in the least...I actually cut up the tenderloin into steaks & cooked the lobsters...Mom could "see" the difference in my face & feel the body w/a hug...she's got wet macular degeneration and can only see distorted images and shapes peripherally...the central vision is a 'black hole'...
Yesterday the blizzard started & went all night...this morning as I was getting dressed to tackle the drifts and snow w/the snow blower...I put on a pair of 50" jeans thinking 'no way'...and they fit...then the jacket...what I've used for the past few years is a 4XL fleece/imitation sheepskin lined flannel zip-up shirt...but I walked by the pile of leather jackets I grew out of over the years...the XL...XXL...and XXXL...and there was one winter coat...that I probably only wore one season 10-12 years ago (I am a pack rat)...I thought "Why not, I know it's not going to fit yet...but it's worth a try....a little tight at the bottom getting the zipper engaged...and I'll be damned if the coat zipped up...all the way to the top! I was doing the happy dance!
I pooped out after about 90 minutes...and thankfully I ran out of gas too...when I came in to get ready for my first post-op nutritionist & surgeon appointments...I showered...got on the scale...285....now I'm doing cartwheels and the happy dance!
I'm SOOOOO Pumped...the doctor said treadmill 2 weeks after surgery & anything in the gym 4 weeks out....I didn't tell him I've been on the treadmill since the day after i got home from the hospital!
It's an amazing journey and my feelings of gratitude, enthusiasm and excitement are all at "10"
2011: I turn 50 & I have a new lease on life...priceless!
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