Just back from a week in Orlando and St Pete Beach with my DH and DS. Had a great time, still horrified by the way I look in the photos, but I look better than i did before my band, that is for sure. I had a few problems eating out all the time--can't eat shrimp no matter what I do! Found a great restaurant called the Melting Pot, which serves fondue--we had a ball there, cooking everything and the food is all cut up in tiny pieces, so it was easy to keep track of what I was eating. YUM!

So, I was nervous to go and wondered if I could function as well outside of my home environment--it felt great to lay in the sun, walk on the beach, etc....We traipsed around Disney World in searing heat and I never felt like I was going to die (like I think I would have with my pre band self). Acutallly wore a pair of shorts!

So, now we are back, it's MINUS 9 degrees here and I have a mountain of laundry to get done!

Kim, what a wonderful vacation! And I'm so glad that your band behaved herself out in public. LOL

Wow Sounds like you had a great time!

We really did have a nice time. St Pete is sooo nice--we walked all over the downtown and popped into a museum to see the Princess Diana exhibit--which was fab--I loved seeing her wedding dress up close (much prettier than in all those pix) and then they had a sep. room of many of her dresses--I love fashion and textiles/design, so I was in HEAVEN. DH and DS happily tagged along and didn't complain (much)..

I was surprised by how much more energy I had to DO stuff--I still have a long way to go, but it sure was more fun than pre band vacations!

sorry that pix is soooo big!

I'm getting ready to take my grandson back to Disney, he'll be so excited Nana might even do the pool this year. You and your family look very happy.

I LOVE St.Pete Beach! It's so relaxing, there. I'm glad you had such a good time. And you look great. I can trully say that, you took up my whole screen. HAHA!

Hey Kim, hope you don't mind I resized the pic for you. What a lovely family. Isn't it great that we have all this energy now just from losing the weight. HOORAY!!!

Kim, It looks and sounds like you and your good looking family had a wonderful vacation. I can't wait to go on a vacation and feel good while on it. I would like to go on the train at the Grand Canyon. I would need help getting on the train (because of my disability) and don't want anyone to break their back helping me up.

Thanks for sharing your picture and your story:)

Thanks for resizing the pix, Penni--I don't ever wanna take up the whole screen!

We spent 4 days in Orlando--stayed off Disney property and I will caution you about going this time of the year--the traffic was HORRIBLE! took forever to get just a few miles, Disney world was PACKED--and we thought we were so smart by going 2 weeks before Easter--NOT! Bumper to Bumper everyday--especially 192 and I-4.

St Pete was much more manageable--easy to get around and FUN! Fort DeSoto beach/park is wonderful, quiet and the beach is so gorgeous! We decided we will not return to Orlando again, but will only go to FLA and stay on the beach. Lesson learned.

That's what I did last year, only we stayed on property and it was not our Easter break here in VA, but I think every other city was on Easter break and everyone was at DW.

Kim,your living now what I am dreaming. Your an insporation, keep up the good work.

What a lovely family! I'm glad you had such a good time! Thanks for sharing those pictures with us!

What a sweet picture & sounds like a perfect getaway. I am happy you felt so good & had wonderful energy to enjoy it so much.

Great pic kim... maybe Penni can make you an avator?

What a beautiful family!

I don't LOOOOOVE that pix of me, but it's nice of the three of us, and having two nice looking men at my side always makes me look better!

I will have to search thru the vacation pix and find one that I like of my mug and see what she can do!