| September/October 2002 |
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| October 3, 2002 Well, this was going to be my Sept./Oct. page but somehow September has gotten away from me. LOL I've been very busy but that's ok. I have the energy for it now. :) I guess my biggest achievement recently happened last month when Mike, the boys and I went waterskiing with his family. First off, we had a fabulous time! Thank so much Michele and Noah! :) Noah was so patient w/me while I tried over and over and over to haul myself up out of that water. LOL It finally happened toward the end of the day. Once I got up and got the feel for it again I was able to ski the length of the lake. WHAT A FEELING!!! Two summers ago I tried in vain to get my then 275 lb. body (which was mostly FAT) up on waterskiis. I had skiied before so I didn't understand why I was having such a hard time (duh!). Now it all makes sense. I was trying to pull up over 200 lb. of fat w/almost no muscle power. Wow! Getting up this last time was easy as far as having the strength to do it. The hard part was finding my balance but once I did it was awesome! I have a picture posted here if you want to take a look. It's hard to tell it's me, but I promise you it is. The day before waterskiing I participated in the Fresno Cross City Race w/several friends from support group. It was the first time I've ever done anything like this. I did two miles (walking) in just under 33 minutes (which is record time for me). What a great time I had! I can't wait to do it again next year. Just before the race began there was a prayer and the person praying asked for God's blessing on (amoung other groups) the athletes. Wow...I've NEVER been called an athlete before. Kinda fun. :) This Saturday (10/5) Mike and I are going to Woodward Park in Fresno to be a part of the Tempus 3rd Annual Walk. It's a walk that our support group does together along w/the surgeons, staff and even some of the Fresno Surgery Center (FSC) staff. This is my first year going. Can't wait! I have one more thing I want to share w/you right now and that is that I figured up my fat loss. Now keep in mind that my first measureable fat weight came one week after my surgery. Up until that point it was too high to register. So I know my fat loss is more than this, but this is what I can calculate accurately. Drumroll please..............to date I have lost 129 lb. of Pure FAT!!! Whooo hooo!!! And I have gained 34.5 lb. of muscle (again I'm measuring that from the week after surgery so I know I've gained more but I can't say accurately how much). By the scale alone (not taking into consideration fat loss and muscle gain) I've lost 112 lb. I'm only about 20 lb. away from my goal now. What an amazing feeling! October 30, 2002 Today is your day, my dear friend. You've waited a lifetime for this and I know of no one who deserves it more than you do. I'm so proud of you. I can't wait to start celebrating the milestones with you...the first 10 lb., 25 lb., 50 lb., the first time you have to say good bye to favorite outfits because they just don't fit anymore, the day you find out you do not have to take certain meds, the list could go on. My life has been so full of joy in the last 14 1/2 months. I can't wait to see you experiencing that joy. We've been through so much together in the last 22 years. Words cannot express how important you are to me and I love you so much. My prayers are with you today, as always. I can't wait to see you next month. We're gonna walk a lot! You'll be glad to kick me out the door when it's time for me to go home! LOL Seriously...I'm looking foward to spending that time with you. Sweet dreams, Lease. When you wake up you will be well on the road to your new life. Good luck, congratulations and all that stuff. :) I'll talk to you soon. (((hugs))) With love, Lorie |
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