I'm not sure how it works for others who are banded, but every now and then, something little will hit me that makes me realize just how much my band has done for me. And I'm not talking about the weight here... I'm talking about the growth in my head... my self-confidence... in my willingness to take risks and look like a fool. ~*~ I think I've mentioned on here that Lucia is in Girl Scouts. She is a Daisy scout to be exact, and last year I helped my friend Virginia form our troop. I was the Asst. Leader for her troop. Well, this year I decided that yes, I AM capable of being a Co-Leader. The difference in the two roles is mainly in the responsibility and training that you have to take... And what training am I taking tomorrow? Well, this girl who considers certain levels of hotels to be camping is signed up for the "Cabin Camping Essentials" training with our Girl Scout Council tomorrow. From 9-4 at Camp Pamunkey Ridge. And then in a few months, we're taking the girls camping.
In October. For two nights. In a tent (mind you, it is a platform tent - I'm only willing to go so far right now). My family members reading this can now stop laughing and pick themselves up off the floor.
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A certain part of me is screaming inside "what the hell are you thinking?!?!?!"... but a bigger part of me is screaming "Horray! You can do it! You never would have done it 80 pounds ago but you can totally do this! And it might even be fun!!! And Lucia is going to think you are so cool!!!!"... It's really a fun thing to be thinking about... I actually found myself EXCITED to be planning this camping trip this morning! Looking for campfire recipes and activities we can do with the girls... Trying to figure out who I can borrow an extra sleeping bag from... And while I'm not nearly as "hard core" as some of my other co-leaders who will be on the trip are, I'm still doing it. I'm going to show my daughter that yes, you CAN have fun camping and girls (and moms who were once really scared to do things because of their weight) can do anything they want too!
What a great, and unexpected outcome of losing weight. Rock on.
10 comments:
Awesome NSV. You are going to do great and Lucia will definitely think she has a cool Mom!
Good for you! I've had some really horrible camping experiences with my sons and the Boy Scouts, I wish I were down 80 pounds back then!
I agree - awesome NSV. I have noticed things that I would not have done before but it's almost like we're butterflies coming out of our cocoon or something.
You are going to have a blast! I do love camping....not so much in a tent mind you. We have an RV with a potty. I have to have my own potty :)
I *LOVE* camping!! I enjoy "hike-to camping" where you strap a tent and sleeping bag to your back and you hike in 7 miles to the middle of godforsakennowhere and hang out with the bears and mountain lions. I once woke up with mice crawling all over my legs; I thought they were cute! LOL! But the BEST camping is "canoe-to camping" where you pile all your gear into a canoe and paddle to an island in the middle of a lake to camp. No neighbors, just as quiet as the first option, but you can pack a lot more gear into the canoe than on your back. I love it!
But unlike you, I find one big drawback to camping AFTER weight loss: You feel the ground a LOT more; there's less fat to cushion you from the rocks and stones on the ground. OWCH. Double the soreness.
I hope you enjoy camping. When my sons were young I would take them myself and we would have a blast. I still go camping in a tent with an air mattress and love it. One thing we did was make roller can ice cream. and yes it is easer with less weight.
This post totally choked me up! It is so awesome that you are feeling like this -- and doing new things and really enjoying them. Lucia is going to LOVE camping with you!! :)
That feeling you were talking about strikes me from time to time, too. Just makes me feel overwhelmed by gratefulness and happiness (hence the choking up!). Last time was on Wednesday night -- I was in spin class and the instructor called out a move for the "advanced cyclists" to do and I was like OMG. That means me. I'm one of the superfit girls in this class. WOW. Who knew I'd ever be able to get here?!
Wonderful indeed. Love this.
awesome post...I couldn't be happier for you.
NICE NSV! I reminds me to be grateful!
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