Back from A Cruise!

Hey everyone!

We had a great time on a cruise this past Thanksgiving week. This was the first time we brought my son (now 17 yrs old). We brought his friend from school as a companion, and that worked out great. They had a lot of activities to keep them occupied. I was able to do so many new things and active things since my weight loss. I used the STAIRS on the ship all the time when I was by myself. Many times when I was with my husband he would prefer to wait for an elevator. I even JOGGED up three floors of stairs one time. We went cave tubing in Belize, where you sat in a big inner tube and went down a river through two huge caves. There were rapids, too! We had to hike for 30 minutes through a rain forest to get to the river, with the gear on plus carrying our tube. In Cozumel, I went ZIP LINING! I had to climb a very tall tower and then be strapped onto a cable and sent (more like pushed) to the next tower. We did that 12 times. I was terrified the whole time I was on the towers, but the actual zipping part wasn't that bad.

I was having internet withdrawals, and my online support groups, especially when I would see so many obese people and the eating frenzies. There was one tour we did that had us on a small bus. There were three MO ladies on the tour. They could not fit through the center "aisle" at all. One had to sit up front and the other two had to squeeze into seats meant for two up close to the front. I felt so bad for them, and knew all too well how they felt inside. A lady in front of me leaned over to her husband and said "they should have considered a diet before coming on this cruise." I guess abuse of obese people is very much alive and well. When I told my husband later what she had said, he told me he would have told her something if he had heard it or if I had told him. I didn't want to have any conflict, so I just didn't say anything.

I am so grateful for all the extra things I can do now that I have had my weight loss surgery. And, as an added bonus, I lost four more pounds during the cruise!

Here are a few pictures:







 

MO I missed you! So glad you're back and you look just FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so proud of you! Look at all the stuff you did!!

Look at you in that dress on the stairs!  You were brilliant to bring a friend for your son.  I so want to go on a cruise again.  I think I love your husband for saying what he did.  I am the most passive person until someone is abusive.  I think that's why I talk about my surgery so openly so that I don't have to hear that stuff when possible.  I always see the possibility in those obese women you talked about.  I want so much to give them the gift I got.  I've thought about making a t-shirt so that  people will go ahead and ask me.

At any rate I'm so glad you're back and so glad you had an AWESOME trip and to lose 4 pounds on the trip is even better!!
Big hugs, Y

You look awesome MO!!!!   Your story is very encouraging to me for when I lose the rest of my weight.  I love cruises and lost count of how many I have been on.  I never use to take tours on buses because of the seating.  We just paid a cab and that was never comfortable either.  I am glad you experiences so much with your new life!  You were beautiful and thanks for sharing the pictures!  Keep up the good work!!

Even though I am still MO there is a big difference in what I could do last year when I went on Alaskan cruise vs. previous cruises.  I always walked back to the ship, exercised everyday.  Made a plan and did well sticking to it.  I was gone 10 including stay in Vancouver and I wore my pedometer every day and out of the 10 days I reached 10K nine days and one day I did 16K or 17K because I danced my feet off at the disco that night with all the other activities we did.  My friend and I participated in all line dance activities on boat to keep moving.  Before I had to stay on the side lines and watch my friends.  this time I was fit enough to do it all and I did not sweat a lot either and was not out of breath like I was going to die.  I out danced many of my smaller friends. 

Hugs,
Molly