Hitting the road

Apr 06, 2014

My aunt, uncle, and I went to visit my 92 year old grandmother today. As she would say, we "went up the country" to the area where she was born and her family lived and farmed. We drove all around, told stories, and laughed a lot.

It also was the first test of being away from home or home conveniences for a whole day for me and my pouch! But I did well. I took my protein shakes, extra water, vitamins, and two 1/4 cup "meals" in case where ever we stopped didn't have a good choice for me. Well, it turned out it was fine - a side dish of cottage cheese was perfect - well at least 4 times as much as I could eat but whatever.

I did have a tiny bite of my aunt's teaberry ice cream, but I knew that wasn't the beginning of a slippery slope - teaberry ice cream brings back childhood to me and isn't something you can get anywhere remotely close to where I live now and the thought of dumping meant I wasn't going to have more than the little tiny bite - so I wasn't worried. But that tiny bite did taste good and bring back great memories. That was the first time I've "cheated" in any way, but I don't even feel like it was anything to be concerned about.

My aunt and uncle are both super-morbidly obese and I was so nervous to tell them about my surgery, but they've been great supporters. As they told me, at 30+ years my senior, they know the effects being obese can have on your health, life, and quality of life. I'm so grateful for their support and love right now. And honestly seeing their mobility issues just continued to cement why I'm on this WLS journey!

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