Yesterday, Thursday, was a very busy day for us. It started off with the ringing of the alarm clock followed by a 1 mile walk around the cemetery with our pups. Around 9:15, ,after a stop by my sister-in-law's house to wish her "happy birthday", we headed down I-65 to Nashville.
We had a 10:30 appointment to see Dr. Houston, our surgeon. For Paula it was a 9 week check up; for me it was 6 weeks. It was a very good visit. I have "officially" lost 54 pounds. Paula has lost 49.
After our appointment we went to a local Greek restaurant and had lunch with a couple of Paula's friends, Melinda and Tammy. They are both bariatric surgery patients. Paula met through one of the online support group forums she participates in. They both live in Nashville and are friends. We were meeting them for the first time.
The food was okay but the conversation was terrific. Paula really enjoyed meeting them. I did my best to kind of stay in the back of the conversation and let the 3 gals just have fun getting to know each other better.
About 1 o'clock we headed back toward home. We had a long list of things we needed to do in town so we decided to stop and get them done. We would then come home and rest before heading back into town for our weight loss support group meeting.
It took us about 2 1/2 hours to complete our list which included stops at Sam's Club, the Vitamin Shop, and Kroger. By the time we got back home and put everything away we only had 1/2 an hour to rest before going to our meeting.
The support group meeting is a wonderful thing for us. It meets twice a month. We enjoy seeing all our friends and fellow weight loss surgery patients. We discuss our problems and our successes with the people who can really identify with them the most.
Finally, we were back home for the rest of the night about 8 o'clock. It had been a long day. I was ready to finally relax for the evening but remembered I still had to take out the trash. I kicked the can the curb, fed the dogs, and called it a day.
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