This time 4 days from now, I will be comfortable at home drinking thin yogurt and having REAL FOOD! I CANNOT believe how fast this has gone. When I first started, I thought that 3 weeks sounded like a lifetime. But now, here I am at day 20 of the fast, and I feel amazing!! I went shopping with my mum today, and I could not believe the differences I was seeing in myself. I was able to walk faster and farther, and it was the first time in ages that I have walked that far. It was amazing. I didn't realize how much I was letting my weight control my life, and how much of my life it had taken over. Now that I am down 43 lbs., I can't believe that I haven't done this sooner!
It struck me today how very, very lucky I am. I have some amazing family and friends supporting me through this, and I can't believe how lucky I am, and how blessed my family and I are to have such wonderful friends. One of my girlfriends, whom I have known since high school, has offered to make meals and to help out wherever she can. She has 3 small children of her own, one of whom has been very sick off and on in the last few months, and she is also actively involved in her Faith and in her community. Not only that, she lives on the complete opposite side of the city. And she has offered her time and skills to help me after my surgery. That blew me away!! Another wonderful friend has offered to take my daughter to preschool so she won't have to miss any school while I can't drive. My sweet mum has offered to stay for 5 weeks, to make sure I am feeling well enough to take care of Jellybean. She has a life and a home and responsibilities of her own at home, yet she dropped everything to be here with us. My husband has worked hours and hours of overtime to get the time off to take me to the hospital and stay with me the day of, and to drive me to various appointments. He has also been the biggest source of moral, emotional and physical support, and I thank God every day that I get to be married to this amazing man! His love has seen me through these last weeks, and I can't imagine doing this without him! And then, there is, of course, the support of the littlest love in my life; my sweet, beautiful daughter. She is always quick with a kind word and a huge hug when I feel down, or like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, and her sweet, quirky nature has been such an amazing source of happiness for me going through this! And then there is the wonderful thoughts, prayers and love that I receive on a daily basis from everyone. I am so thankful to each and every one of you; I couldn't do this without you!!!
Much love to everyone! I'll keep you posted!!
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