Kathy S - WLS Journey - Living Life As It Was Meant To Be Lived!!!!

September 12, 2005

FIRST, thank you all for the wonderful emails. Since the post of my before and after you guys have been sooo sweet! I love you all!!!

Well, a lot has happened since my last post... Let's see

1.) I have a face now when I post, YES!
2.) I posted my before and after pic, YES!
3.) I have braces, YES!
4.) I now know what it's like to be a high maintance shopaholic, YES!
5.) Bought 3 new outfits at stores I didn't even know existed, YES!
6.) Size 6, mind you, YES!
7.) I am now in the 120's, YES!
8.) I signed up for my first 5k run/walk, YES!
9.) Ran the first mile on my treadmill, walked the second, had a heart attack on the third, YES!
10.) I got my hair colored after a year, YES!
11.) I made my first appointment w/PS on Oct. 11, YES!
12.) Went to see my surgeon, and my appointment card had the 8th written down and she messed up and it was suppose to be the 1st. He was not there, NOOOOOOOOO...I am never going to see my hero. I want to give him a big hug and take a picture of my hero. I have another appointment next month. I am calling first to make sure. With gas over $3.00 a gallon, I can't be driving downtown chicago all the time.

I have all my pictures almost done scanning. I hope to have them done in the next day or two. I hope you will laugh and have fun with them as I have.

Until next time:-)

Take care,
Kathy

Updated thoughts - you may be wondering why I mention photos so much. Even as positive I was, so sure I would hit goal, the self doubt was always there. We don't get over a life time of failures and have to crawl before we walk in getting our self esteem back. I did not have an avatar, or any before photos on my profile until I final hit goal and believe I could do it, believe I was really doing it. My monthly photos were key for me but I just couldn't share them yet. I know you all understand.

You GO Grrrl!!!!

I think everything you listed are all huge milestones. Every ten lbs that comes means such profound life changes - more attention maybe more self-pressure and it can be very time consuming to make the effort to maintain/ make it a permanent change of body set point.

So proud of you for bravely sharing your journey - I'm sure it inspires many readers it sure does me (((())))