It's amazing how a liquid diet can take me to such a dark place so fast. I am one cranky lady. Everything is annoying. Including typing this. :) 13 days til' my revision surgery. I am ready to get this sleeve fixed and move forward with what I intended the FIRST time I got it done. My 35th birthday is coming up next month. Last year I envisioned being so much farther out in this WL journey by now.
Anyway, on a happy note... I just took a mini-vacation to Austin with my family and I was out and about the entire time. Every day, several times a day I was thanking the good Lord for the blessing of this surgery. I swam in a lake, floated in a creek, went on a tour of the capital with my family, walked around a museum, toured UT, went on a little train ride (and fit in the seats)... All without restrictions. :) What a wonderful change it was from our last summer vacation when I was sitting in a wheelchair. Nothing more than a bystander watching everything go by. This time I was a full participant and trust me when I say I spend most of that time in such a wonderful, grateful state. You can truly see the blessings if you have been to the darkest places and I know know that I would not go back and change anything. Every step, every walk with my family, every trip to the store I am grateful.
5 comments:
Stay away from the dark place!! Your determination and self-discipline are both bright indicators of your strength ... feel delighted in your ability to restrict with such diligence.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
With every drink, keep reminding yourself how far you've come and how much farther you'll go after this revision. It'll all be over before you know it. :)
I'll be thinking about you -- your mini-vacation looks like it was delightful!
The liquid diet is a small price to pay for the revision surgery. It won't last forever but the weight loss will. You can make it.
Lori
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