beemerbeeper
18 months out March 30, 2011
Mar 30, 2011
Eighteen months.
I swear I don’t know where the time went. I think at my age you just blink and another year flies by.
Due to the support, guidance, love and friendship from members of this forum I can report that I continue to have a completely uneventful post-DS life.
I am healthy. I can physically do everything I wanted to be able to do. The heat doesn’t kill me. I sleep better. The quality of my life has drastically improved. And for those of you who know that I live for dog sports, I am training Vamp to play flyball, am starting an agility class, and walk the dogs every single day. None of which I could do at 262 lbs.
The highlight of these last 18 months has to have been the first DS Cruise. We had so much fun and I made life-long friends. Being around other DSers day and night for almost a week was an amazing learning and bonding experience. Because I have not had access to support groups with other DSers this was a week-long support group for me. Amazing. And the experience didn’t end with the end of the cruise. My new friends and supporters chat with me on the facebook page set up for the next cruise and continue to help and support me.
My life has changed in a lot of major ways since my DS. If you are a newbie you should be aware that the ride may take you to places other than those where you wish to go or expect to go. I ended a long term relationship (not uncommon) and I have moved and put my house on the market. (Nice mountain house for sale…great price…motivated seller…PM me lol.)
I wonder what the next 18 months will hold for me. Living a normal life in a normal sized body makes everything easier. But life is hard, even for skinny bitches, and the DS will not fix your head, give you love, or solve your issues. I told you so.
Thanks DS friends. I love you all, appreciate you all and would not be this healthy, happy (and thin) if it weren’t for you.
