All booked and now on that road of no return

[countrywench]

Rofll ! Hahaha !
No not this time ! I didn't even think about that when I took these .. Don't want to be in the evening echo paper ! But it is very beautiful there . I've never seen so many robins in one place either .. This evening we were watching a tree creeper going about his business , didn't mind us watching him either ..

 

[Mrs Noodles]

Me three! I was waiting for a photo lol.

We need a purple parsnip emoji

 

[starryeyed]

Me four but you beat me to saying it hhaha

 

[Sunshine99]

Me too ...hahaha....(what dirty minds we have ..eh! Lol)

Toni

 

[nafpnd]

hahaha, Mindy you too funny hahaha

 

[countrywench]

I bet you all think of the purple parsnip next your getting your groove on

 

[starryeyed]

Or the egg plant emoji ahha

 

[Mrs Noodles]

Don't Mindy, it will never be the same again!.... I need to remove that image from my head!

 

[countrywench]

Very happy as weight is moving again

 

[starryeyed]

Great loss mindy well done xxx

 

[Hannah2]

Well done Mindy!

 

[Tracey]

Well done babe xxx

 

[puddytats]

well done

 

[nafpnd]

oohh, nice one, well done!

 

[countrywench]

Thank you all ! Big kisses ( no tongues please ) and hugs all round
This flashed up on a Facebook forum just now .. I love this !
Would make a good signature .. If I had room !

 

[Sunshine99]

Well done @countrywench

 

[Hannah2]

I don't think I know who I am meant to be

I guess this is all about finding out.

 

[countrywench]

Yep Hannah .. I'd be suprised if anyone on here doesn't feel different about themselves when they have dropped a substantial amount of weight ..
For me , I think I'm evolving and I feel I'm reverting back to the girl who was full of life and just loved everything around her , calm and happy and confident .
How can a person not change when all that weight has gone ?
Hannah , you will change is ways you never thought of .. Clothes shopping will become an joy ( and get you into debt lol )
the whole world around you will begin to embrace you instead of working against you .. Chairs won't be a worry , plane , train and car seat belts ? Easy .. Climbing stairs , walking , everyday chores , easy .. Stares , frowns and snidey remarks from strangers will stop . You won't have to walk the high street with your eyes down turned so you don't see the looks ..
Don't be afraid of the changes Hannah , stand up and grab each one , your going to emerge into a force to be reckoned with instead of a wall flower ..

How old are you Hannah ?

 

[Hannah2]

@countrywench you do make me laugh I read your post, which is lovely, and then you follow it with a blunt direct question Think it was the way I read it, but it made me laugh.

Thank you for your comments, I am looking forward to finding out who I am - I didn't have any confidence growing up, I was always overshadowed by and compared to my older super-achieving brother (or that is what it felt like). So I guess I muddled through and hid a lot - I was definitely a wallflower! That is not to say that I didn't achieve, but it was never quite enough - until I got a PhD and then he sulked that he didn't have one! Ha ha!

Don't get me wrong, I like my life and I am happy, I have been with C for 20 years in October! Blimey! And we have just had our 2nd wedding anniversary. C is very worried about the shopping trips that are coming up and how much it is going to cost her , but she is also extremely supportive of this surgery and we are looking forward to being more active and outdoorsy (knee depending!).

I think, at the moment, I know that I am having the sugery tomorrow (OMG!!!!!) but I cannot reconcile in my head that those changes I have seen with you and everyone else post surgery are going to happen to me. I think I am stopping myself from imagining what that is going to be like - I know its going to happen, but I cant imagine how it is going to feel or be. I guess it is the fear of the unknown really.

Oh dear, philosophical the night before surgery!!!!!!

And in answer to your question Mindy, I am 45

 

[Mrs Noodles]

@Hannah2 I would never have guessed you are 45, you look much younger on your profile pic!

Seriously, its hard to guess someones age on here, i'm 44 by the way. x