Expect the Unexpected

Lately, I have been learning things about myself that I never would have guessed. The most important thing I learned was that having Gastric Bypass changed my life in so many, many more ways than I ever would have imagined.

1. I look like a whole new person.
2. Physically, I feel like a whole new person.
3. The world treats me better.
4. I treat me better.
5. I know that no matter what medical issues I have, they would have been much worse if I had not had the surgery.
6. If you try a food enough times, you'll find that you like it. (ie, yogurt)
7. I'm starting to believe that I really can do anything.
8. Even thought I will never consider myself an optimist, I do have to admit that sometimes it feels like everything is going my way.

 

There are a few others things that seem so much smaller than the ones above but I can't help but be amazed by them! Most of these were milestones I crossed a long time ago but I still think about them regularly!

1. I can tie my shoes while standing up.
2. While standing, I can look down and see my feet without bending over.
3. I can cross my legs when I sit.
4. I no longer have to look at the weight limit on scales before I step on them.
5. I can make a dozen Chinese chicken wings last for days instead of minutes.
6. I no longer have to use a seat belt extender in my car.
7. I am not afraid that chairs with arms will be too small for me to fit in.
8. I can buy clothes, straight off the rack, at almost any store I go into.
9. I no longer cringe when I step on the scale at the doctor's office.
10. I can fit over a dozen pairs of pants into a drawer that used to hold 6.
11. I can say that I don't really miss ice cream and mean it!
12. I am not afraid to get into a bathing suit this year.
13. I hug people with more gusto because I'm not worried they'll realize that their arms don't go all the way around me.
14. I don't have to be strategic about how I can make the fewest trips up the stairs when I bring home groceries. Everything goes upstairs right then, no matter how many trips.
15. I can reach behind my back to hook my bra hooks with no troubles!

I know I have talked about some of these things before but I have been trying to have a more positive look at my life. Some days this is very  difficult. Other days, it seems like nothing could ever go wrong.

 

I have had some really dark times in the past 2 months but things seem like they are turning around. I'm not going to be unrealistic and say that nothing bad will ever happen again, however, I am going to bask in the glow of the positive things that are happening in my life right now.

 

1. I have an amazing husband.
2. I have a job that I like, even though it exhausts me.
3. I have a home that is mostly remodeled and I love it.
4. I have a car that starts EVERY time I turn the key.
5. I have a dog that misses me, even when I've only been gone for 10 minutes.
6. Did I mention that I have an amazing husband?

 

I hope that this blog post helps me when times get tough. I hope that this blog post helps someone else when their life is hard. Most of all, I hope that I continue to get blessed with great days fill with great moments with the great people in my life.