What a difference 130 pds can make!

[Guest guest]

Just thought I would share this - I laughed so hard at myself

yesterday. For the past 8 months I have been working a 2nd job at

night - until last week - YIPPEE!! Anyway, until that point I had

been going to water aerobics at the local YMCA but had to stop

because of working. So, the other day, I try on my bathing suits to

see which if any still fit before packing for the Y. Yesterday I go

with the one that fit just a little loose while dry.

2 things happened....

1st, I stopped by the hot-tub to relax a few minutes before class and

one of the guys that is there every day say's " oh my G - you look

incredible! What have you done with yourself??? " Which of course

led into a whole conversation about wls (I don't hide it at all, I

figure if they ask I will tell). Made me feel pretty good about

myself.

2nd, So off I trot w/ my puffed up self-esteem, looking good, to the

deep water for aerobics class. I jump (ok, crawl) into the pool and

begin to work out. WELL....I learned a valuable lesson yesterday -

when your bathing suit gets wet, it GROWS!!! It was like it had a

life of it's own! I am not joking when I say that more than one time

I looked down only to see myself " in all my glory " ! Well, I stayed

as long as I was comfortable - holding my suit up all the time, then

left a little early. Guess I need to buy a new bathing suit! HMMM

100 pounds ago there was no where for a suit to grow! I guess

there's a first for everything - so much for a puffed up self-esteem -

the funny thing was getting out of the deep water on the ladder

w/out flashing all of the parents waiting for their kids on the side

lines.

April

Houston, TX

-130 pds