Re: Toni

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Toni...that's so awesome! You went skydiving...I am so envious! I'm

excited to try all these new things. The new body is like having a new

toy!!! Congrats on the promotion...but more on having the courage to go

for it! Keep going for all life has to offer...you deserve it!

Take care,

IrishToni66@... wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> I know I haven't been active on here for a looonnnggg... time,but I do

>

> occasionally lurk to see how everyone is doing. Reading Kim's message

> brought

> me out of lurk mode tonight. Kim you are doing so well and I am so

> proud of

> what you have accomplished. I know what you mean when you say this

> surgery

> did change you, me too!!! I was a year out on April 3rd, and what a

> year it's

> been. Life has turned completely on it's head for me, and that is a

> good

> thing. i have been able to do things that I would never have

> considered

> trying at 250-260lbs. I did go skydiving and can only tell you Kim

> ,that if

> you ever get the chance do it!!!! I went home to Ireland for Christmas

> and

> saw my family and friends, they could not believe the change in me,

> both

> physical and in my attitude. I actually feel so much happier now. I

> applied

> for and got a promotion at work,something I would never have had the

> confidence to do before, in fact my company just made a new training

> video

> and believe it or not they asked me to be in it, I can't wait to see

> the

> finished product. (Hopefully I won't end up on the cutting room

> floor!!LOL)

> My social life has gotten to the point that I am having a hard time

> coordinating it,huge change from the nights spent in front of TV with

> Mr.

> Dorito's!!! I have actually met someone awesome, but that's still

> pretty new

> (March) so I'm just going to take it slow and see where it goes. I

> haven't

> shared my surgery story with him yet and I don't know if I ever will.

> I have

> mixed feelings on this.But for the first time in my life someone is

> telling

> me how beautiful I am!!! ME??? I still have a hard time accepting

> compliments

> and not being suspicious about them, but I'm working on that. I hope

> everyone

> is doing well and for all the pre-ops out there,I wish you all the

> best and

> hope you all end up being as happy with your decisions as I am. Good

> Luck.

> Toni.

> P.S. I now weigh 140-143lbs!!!!!