Day Five -Feeling Gratitude

 


To me, one of the most interesting parts of this journey are finding out all the women I know that have also taken this route. It feels good to be in such good company! 

It's kind of like the bariatric "me too" movement.  I guess it shouldn't be surprising since this surgery started in 1990. Maybe I need to start a Bariatric Buddy Group to get together and share recipes.

This is the plus of living in a 55+ resort. There's so many amenities and activities to take part in, even in the off-season. Many of the snowbirds have left but about one third of our resort has people living here full-time. You can find someone to visit with at any moment.

It's so different than when you just live in a house somewhere. You might know your neighbors...wave and say hi, but here you get to really know them. It's living in a small space and not for everyone, but I find it lovely. I'm sure everyone here knows about my impending surgery as I've always been an open book. I've always believed in sharing ones own life experiences with others as it may help them in some small way also.

I have a group of lady friends to play cards with as this keeps my mind busy and not dwelling on food I can't eat.


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