Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Inspirational...ME???

Apparently I've been inspiring others.  Damn, that feels awesome.  Who knew that I would ever have such a positive impact on people.  I hear from someone new about once a week telling me how something I've said or done has inspired them.  One woman at work calls me her hero.  (I'm far from that, I keep trying to assure her!)
Just today I got a message via facebook from a friend I have not seen since 1999.  She was always athletic and was a runner and a cyclist.  She told me that she hasn't run for 6 years but thanks to my Facebook posts/pics/quotes she got back into running and just did her first 5K in 6 years.  Wow.  Never in my life would I have imagined that I would be a source of inspiration for this woman.  She has always been so dynamic and I've always sort of slinked in the shadows of my life.
I think I'm going to start a new blog in addition to this one.  I'm going to dedicate it solely to running.

As for post surgical stuff:
I lost count of fills.  Probably has been 5, going on 6.  I get stuck almost daily and I hate it.  BUT, I wouldn't change this decision for the world.
I've lost 60 lbs in almost 6 months.  I've dropped from a size 24 to a 16/18 (I forgot how sizes dramatically differ from store to store in this size range!).  I now can shop between the plus and regular sizes.

Two coworkers have now gone through the surgery.  I'm glad that I'm open about it.  I know it's not for everyone but for me, it was the answer to the biggest problem in my life.

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