It’s My Birthday!
Today is my 45th birthday. I weighed in at 229 pounds. I had a personal goal of 185 and got pretty stuck mentally because I did not reach the goal. However today is a new day and I am excited about the weight I did lose and how I am feeling.
I was 200 pounds when I graduated high school and so being this close to that so many years later feels really great! The vitamin regiment is good, the rashes are gone and tomorrow I get on a plane for the first time and I am nervous and excited to see how I do in an airplane seat!
My sister is turning 50 years old and we are having a surprise party for her. I am flying to Florida for the weekend as a surprise, meeting our mom and two Aunts and her best friends have organized an amazing party for her. This is significant because we grew up in a religion that didn’t celebrate birthdays and Kyra has never been married. Think about it… I do believe this is the FIRST party for and about her!! I’ll be sure to post pictures when i get home and let everyone know how I did on the plane!
I want to say thank you to everyone that checks in on my progress and has been so supportive over the past year. I tell anyone and everyone that I discuss this surgery with… for ME… this journey has been much more mental than it has been physical. Learning to eat differently hasn’t been as much as my issue is as dealing with the emotional side of losing the weight, why i gained the weight in the first place, and how to deal with the bumps in the road along the journey.
Again, thank you to each of you that have listened, suggested and even kicked me in the butt… I needed each and every one of you.
Hugs, Kary