Two Funny Stories to Share


I was in Kmart the other day and saw a really cute purple sleeveless sweater that I knew would go with a skirt and some purple shoes that I have. I immediately tried on the "XL" and it was just too big!!
I left and decided not to get it, but it really bothered me, because I really wanted it, so the next day I went back. I then took and tried on the "Large" right there over what I had on, believe it or not, but it fit, so I got it.
Well that is not the story, here goes...... I decided to walk over to the shoe dept, after I got the sweater, to see if they had some shoes for my son and his trip to D.C. , at my Kmart, you can walk through this cut out in the middle of the departments, without going out to the outer walkways to get from one department to another. Therefore, I walked through the "Regular" women's department into the “Lingerie” department, across an aisle into the "Plus Size" women’s department. I was in the middle of the department and stopped dead in my tracks
, it hit me that I can not wear all these clothes, emotions passed through my body, but I did not cry it was almost like a comedy/horror movie
. I began to imagine, now I warn you I am not crazy, that the clothes were making me feel guilty like I had betrayed
them for just walking through their department without stopping and looking, not eve at the clearance racks
. I know you will all understand when I explain that I have never been able to shop
anywhere except in the “Plus Size” clothes all my life and it was not until I went from 296 to 242 on my own before surgery, I could not even shop at Kmart, even at 242, I was limited on the clothes that I could purchase, unless it was a big 3X
. I know this sounds weird, but if you think about it, this was actually a very wonderful and very funny thing that happened, due to the fact that I felt guilty
like I had betrayed the "Plus Sizes" somehow because I had lost weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The other night, I could not sleep for some reason, maybe thinking of all the things I had to do for my son's birthday party
tomorrow night!!! It was going on or
in the morning and I turned the TV
on to watch and see if this would help me relax
and fall asleep
. I was almost asleep when I heard this commercial.... (
, I have been lucky and have not really craved
anything since my surgery, commercials on TV have not bothered me and have not experienced "head hunger"
, I have been blessed by this and pray
it continues.)
Well here goes..... As I said before, I was almost asleep when I heard this commercial which went into great detail..."Wild caught Alaskan Salmon
grilled and seasoned to perfection with a tender vegetable melody
." Well, this woke
me up from the almost sleep state that I was in and most desperately needed. I sat up
focused on the TV
to see what restaurant
was serving this, because I thought WOW
that sounds really good and I would really enjoy that, maybe we could go there for my son's birthday
and I would order that, so as I paid closer attention to the TV to see who was serving this, my vision cleared
and then........realized.......ready........it was a “Fancy Feast” cat food commercial!!!!
Really busted my bubble
, I know our tastes change, but I am sure that they don’t change that much!!!!
Well, I hope that I have now entertained
you with my funny stories, if you have experience any, please feel free to share
them.... I believe we would all love to hear the humor side of WLS
as well!!!
Shelia
The other night I was watching tv and the commercial comes on with the chef making the seafood dish and then he presents it to the cat on the fancy platter...I actually caught myself wonderfing how many protein grams would be in a can of that cat food...
So I don't think you are crazy....I KNOW I AM!!!!!



~~Elena WLS date: May 8, 2007
272/195(pre-preggo)/211(at delivery)/188(current)/140
***Mommy to beautiful baby boy***
Gabriel Skye Dench, 4/30/08, 6lb 6.4oz, 19.5in
