The Five Biggist Changes Since My Surgery Are.......

[mendymayhem 52]

I thought this would be an encouraging thread. A reminder for those in stalls (me!) that success isn't just a number on the scale!

1) I'm off insulin with awesome blood sugar readings!

2) I've stopped snoring. My husband will check to be sure I'm breathing at night because I sleep so quite and sound

3) My energy has soared. Soared I tell you! I hand tilled the garden a couple days ago.

4) My husband can easily wrap his arms around me and cross them!

5) I am engaged in my life. Not on the sidelines anymore.

5)

[want2live 29]

This is a great post! Yay for you and your family. I am only 8 days out.....and can't wait for some of these fantastic things to start happening!! I am still afraid this will be one more thing that doesn't work for me.

[LadyK 164]

Awesome thread! Those are wonderful achievements Things that have happened so far for me at 2 1/2 months out are:

1. I can park at the back of the grocery store lot and not feel like I'm going to pass out when I walk to the door, and I'm walking 10x's faster now!

2. ALL of my clothes and underclothes are too big!! I'm down about 2 or 3 sizes and down 69 lbs

3. My heel spurs stopped hurting.

4. I'm off of 1 of my BP medicines.

5. The dimples in my hands are disappearing and I found an extra dimple in my face that wasn't there before I lost weight LOL, I can actually see the change finally, after so long. I'm so grateful to not continue to let life pass me by, I feel I've wasted 20 years being overweight, and it's finally turning around :wub:

want2live, you won't fail! This WILL work for you, be encouraged, you'll start to notice changes, for every one it's different. I'm still having this same conversation with my cousin, she thinks the same sometimes, all of us do, but keep your head up and don't worry, you will succeed at this! Keeping you in my prayers

[chitowngirl 885]

I love to shop...

I don't worry about not being able to keep up...

I'm super vain, I love taking pictures now.

I'm no longer ashamed to go places, and have people snicker about how much weight I gained.

I love being able to order a Soup and get full off it.

[LeaveItToSleever 80]

1. I've lost a lot of weight

2. I eat a lot less

3. It only takes a few bites to fill me up

4. I've dropped about 5 sizes this year

5. I can shop ANYWHERE now, just for FUN, and try on really GREAT clothes (instead of fugly frumpy offerings in the fat department) and EVERYTHING I try on FITS and looks FANTASTIC on me; and I've lost a lot of money buying AWESOME new clothes.

[Capricornrose 59]

Wow This is getting me excited. 10mths to go.

[Donny 270]

1. I went from spending way too much money on food and booze to spending way too much at the mall

2. I don't run from pictures anymore. And I got rid of my I need to be standing when I take a picture rule.

3. I feel comfortable working out at the gym and not shy/embarassed

4. I keep needing to reprogram the seat setting in my car because I sit too far back

5. I don't get bummed when doing laundry and folding huge pants and shirts that a child could use as a parachute!

( I went shopping yesterday and looked at the waist diameter on a pair of 38 jeans and laughed... So I bought them... They fit me when I tried them on at home.)

As far as the stalls. I have been sleeved since 10/22 (not even 2 months) and am in my 3rd wicked stall. Super downer. But my work clothes prior were 3-4xl shirts and 48 pants. Today I walked out the door in an XL button up and 40 dress slacks. Believe me, I would love to see the scale move more! But just remember that people see the inches lost, not the number on the scale!

[GoldyGirl 186]

This is a great post! Yay for you and your family. I am only 8 days out.....and can't wait for some of these fantastic things to start happening!! I am still afraid this will be one more thing that doesn't work for me.

I Thought, I was the "Only One" that Thought, I was the "Only One", that it May not work for??!! Glad I am not alone. THanks for Sharing

[gaye jarvis 751]

First and foremost is I'm off all of the meds I used to take daily for BP and heart related problems!

I feel amazing, just like a new person, after losing 100 lbs I don't hurt everywhere anymore everyday!

I love shopping for new clothes now that I can wear regular people clothes

I don't stand in the back to hide in photos anymore

Sex with my lovely husband of 32 years is freakin amazing now, it is so worth all the crap I went through having this surgery! Thanks honey for sticking by me for 32 fat years, I hope you will have enough strength to make it for the next 32! I love you more!