I went to see Dr. A yesterday and he was quiet pleased with my progress. He said I’m healing really well and my incisions look good. I do have a few places that are still healing so I have to be careful but other than that I’m good to go.
What does that mean? I GET TO GO BACK TO THE GYM!!!!! So I did just that this morning. I didn’t tell the girls I was coming back I waited until they were in the workout room and just walked in like nothing had ever happened. I gotta be honest I almost cried when I saw them all. It was a happy happy moment except that Nicole wasn’t there. I missed her! The workout was hard but surprisingly I made it the entire workout. I’m pretty sure I will be so sore tomorrow but it was worth it. Today for me was like giving me a drug after being in recovery for 5 weeks. I was so excited to be there I could hardly calm myself on the drive to the gym. I hid in the parking lot until I knew they were all together in one room. My heart was pounding these girls mean the world to me. They are the what gets me up so early before the sun comes up and they are what makes it easy to go to bed so early. You couldn’t ask for a more supportive group of friends than your gym sisters. I’m looking forward to Bar Class tonight. I can’t wait to see all my evening gym sisters.
I was so worried that I would be far behind on weights and my body would tire easy but it didn’t at all. I have to start low on my weights and build back up but I still managed to do heavier than I thought I could. At one point I had to make sure I kept my head down this morning so no one saw the tear run down my cheek. When I starting today I knew my body was different gone was the heavy feel to my legs and arms. It was no longer a burden to lift them up. I felt like I had been freed from prison. Every week this lady right here plans the most amazing workouts for us. Love my Shelly workouts they are hard but you get results fast.
This surgery for some reason was more emotional than the past surgeries. I have struggled a bit with that but the brain fog is clearing. This morning proved to me that working out keeps you happier. I have carried around my heavy legs all my life. Yes even when I was at my smallest my legs were bigger than they should have been. I’m so grateful to the doctors that have allowed me this second chance in life to live free of my weight. I am and have always been more than what I saw in the mirror. I just needed to find the right path to follow to get to where I am today. I will always be grateful to Dr. F for saving my life with bariatric surgery and Dr. A for restoring my body with his artistic plastic surgery.
It’s a great day for me and I’m so Blue Happy. What a way to celebrate hump day on such a high! Hope you make the best of your hump day with memories and blessings.
