Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Happy re-birthday Francisco!!! Once again, your words are an inspiration and a reminder where we have been. > > Hello everyone: > > My third re-birthday is coming up on June 3rd. I have to work, so I > won't celebrate except for doing a 10-mile run in the evening after > work. I'll run from Pier 39 to the Golden Gate bridge, across the > bridge and back, returning to Pier 39. I'll remember that 3 years > earlier, I was in the hospital, taking my first steps post-op around > the hospital ward with a foley catheter in place (an indwelling > catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an > inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in > place for variable time periods). Wow, I don't miss that at all. > > Anyway, Dave and I went out to dinner last weekend at Fog City Diner > in San Francisco, and when it came time to be seated, the hostess lead > us to a tiny, tiny booth. > > Just before we'd been seated, I witnessed a large woman squeeze into a > booth with lots of difficulty. I could see her sitting there with her > boobs on the table, and her body wedged in the booth with her stomach > being pinched by the edge of the table. I recognized oh-too-well that > uncomfortable look on her face, the embarrassment, the discomfort, the > pain of being morbidly obese. And as I had on so many occasions, she > was trying to hide her discomfort, but to me it was plain as day. > > As I approached our booth and saw the space between the back of the > seat and the table, for the first time in ages, I thought, " Oh My God! > I'm not gonna fit in there! " I paused in a moment of fear and dread. > But as I slid into the booth, I smiled because not only did I fit, but > there were at least 4 inches of clearance between me and the table. > > I wonder what was up with me? Had I momentarily forgotten that I'd > lost 153 lbs? Did the sight of that unfortunate woman bring all the > pain back to the surface? > > It's amazing how free I feel since losing that weight. I went to a > men's retreat the weekend before last (for the men in my church) and a > friend named said that I was the " belle of the ball. " I don't > know if I agree with that, but I had a great time; a tall, handsome > (everyone including me tells him he looks like Gere), funny > man gave me endless attention and shoulder rubs. said that no > one paid any attention to him, and I have to admit that twice I heard > him being described as the " big guy with the loud mouth. " ( is > a jokester in a loud way... and not everyone likes his " loud mouth. " ) > I remember being on the outside like that. And I have to admit that > the normal weighted guys tended to hang out together, and the larger > guys were also seemingly (self-?) segregated. During all of the > sessions, I was lucky to have one guy or another massaging my > shoulders, and I in turn was massaging quite a few shoulders myself. > > Sometimes I travel so easily in the world of the normal weighted. > Other times, it's still a shock. At church on Sunday, a very nice, > handsome man actually picked me up. I was commenting on how different > his point of view is at 6'4 " (I'm 5'8 " ). Then he put his arms around > me, lifted me up and said, " See. This is what you're missing. " There > was a time when my ex joked that he'd need a forklift to lift me > across the threashold. I still feel that way sometimes. When Art > lifted me, I said, " Don't hurt yourself. " And he said, " But you're so > light. You weigh next to nothing. " Me? It's very strange, but since > I've lost the weight, this is the 4th or 5th time that a guy has > lifted me up like that. It amazes me. And it's really fun! > > OK, I'm rambling... but for those of you struggling to lose the 10%, > keep up the good work, and don't give up on you. For me, this journey > has been full of surprises, magic moments and " uplifting " > experiences...figuratively and literally. > > Francisco > -153 lbs and maintaining for 1 year, 7 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 : This is FANTASTIC! Mazel tov! Wow, may your little one come into this world full of health and happiness, and may your time in labor be swift and as pain free as possible. Wow, the miracles that happen post-op never cease to amaze me. Thank you for sharing this happy news with us, Francisco > > Gotta LOVE them magic moments! > > So a lil ol update on me...it has been a bit, so here goes. I usually keep up with what is going on, but being pregnant, I sometimes feel like not really saying much. That and my posting to the PCOS ( Poly Cysytic Ovarian Syndrome) boards take up a lot of time. I am really active as a support person there, because the RNY really knocked my PCOS into a semi-hibernation ( thank G-d!) to the point where I am now 36 and half weeks pregnant naturally, and that in itself is a miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 : Isn't yours coming up soon too? Francisco > > > Happy re-birthday Francisco!!! > > Once again, your words are an inspiration and a reminder where we > have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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