I have now lost 95 pounds! Only 5 pounds away from my first major goal. I am very excited. My hair is still thinning, but it is a small price to pay. I know it will grow back. It normally does for gastric bypass patients. But I have definitely lost weight much more quickly than I would have vver expected. And it is allowing me to do things I haven't been able to do in years. Or it has allowed me to do things I have never done before. This weekend is a good example.
Friday I drove to Lexington, NC to meet up with the leader of the WWII reenacting group I am with. A group of us met at his house and carpooled to Halifax, NC for a tactical reenactment. It was a blast! We found a barn and camped there to get out of the pouring rain and wind. I easily fit into my sleeping bag and even managed to get some sleep. We found out in the morning that 5 tornadoes had touched down basically in the town to our left, passed over, then touched down in the town to our right. They passed directly over us! But by the morning, the rain had stopped and the event went as planned. My unit commander instructed me prior to the event that he wanted me to go out with the troops this time and get pictures of everything I could. Thank goodness I have been working out! And even with that, I am soooo sore today that I can barely walk. I know the guys have to be sore. They were not only hiking the same amount that I did, they were RUNNING. All in all, it was fantastic. During our second mission, one fo the Germans did not recognize me as a non-combatant war correspondent, and I was shot in the head. But even that was a thrill in a way. I was truly participating and not just hanging out waiting for everyone. I feel so blessed and thankful I had the surgery. And whenever I feel bad about my hair or not being able to eat a greasy cheeseburger, I will remember this weekend and how I would not have been able to keep up if I had not had gastric bypass surgery.
On that note, enjoy some pics!
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