allison_sca 21 Posted August 29, 2018 Hi everyone, I had surgery May 7th. I’m currently down about 75lbs. At the beginning I had major buyers remorse, nothing felt right everything was new (but not in a good way). I am just now starting to notice changes In myself in pictures. I have recently been out of town for school. I didn’t need a seat belt extender on the plane. I walked through the airport no problem, I walked to and from university every day, I was able to fit in the seats with no worry. The coolest thing is last night I went whale watching, everyone gets a coat...it fit! Never before would I have fit in to some sort of standard issue clothing. I’m not even sure why I’m making this post, except that I’m so excited! It took a while for me to notice things changing, but they finally did. And you are the people who will understand! 10 1 TakingABreak, MissLindseyR, shazz73 and 8 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orchids&Dragons 9,047 Posted August 29, 2018 Congrats! Sounds like you've collected a whole basket of NSVs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frustr8 7,886 Posted August 29, 2018 Good to hear👂 from you again Allison__sca# Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Z 4,139 Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) On 8/29/2018 at 10:05 AM, allison_sca said: Hi everyone, I had surgery May 7th. I’m currently down about 75lbs. At the beginning I had major buyers remorse, nothing felt right everything was new (but not in a good way). I am just now starting to notice changes In myself in pictures. I have recently been out of town for school. I didn’t need a seat belt extender on the plane. I walked through the airport no problem, I walked to and from university every day, I was able to fit in the seats with no worry. The coolest thing is last night I went whale watching, everyone gets a coat...it fit! Never before would I have fit in to some sort of standard issue clothing. I’m not even sure why I’m making this post, except that I’m so excited! It took a while for me to notice things changing, but they finally did. And you are the people who will understand! One of my big major NSV was being able to walk into Kohls and buy stuff right off the rack without having to worry if it would fit... Or when I recently decided to try out a pair of size 36 pants... and they fit. They looked horrible, all my fat and saggy skin was visible, but, I haven't been able to button a pair of 36s in more than 15 years... maybe longer! Such an amazing feeling being able to do "normal" things right! Edited August 31, 2018 by Matt Z 1 Orchids&Dragons reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Auroragirl4489 88 Posted September 4, 2018 Congratulations these are always nice uplifting stories to read especially 1 week post op Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkFreud 15 Posted September 5, 2018 Congrats! I felt the same way in the beginning, like "what did I do?" but now that I can see the change, it is all worth it. Best of luck in the future! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TakingABreak 2,733 Posted September 5, 2018 On 08/29/2018 at 9:05 AM, allison_sca said: Hi everyone, I had surgery May 7th. I’m currently down about 75lbs. At the beginning I had major buyers remorse, nothing felt right everything was new (but not in a good way). I am just now starting to notice changes In myself in pictures. I have recently been out of town for school. I didn’t need a seat belt extender on the plane. I walked through the airport no problem, I walked to and from university every day, I was able to fit in the seats with no worry. The coolest thing is last night I went whale watching, everyone gets a coat...it fit! Never before would I have fit in to some sort of standard issue clothing. I’m not even sure why I’m making this post, except that I’m so excited! It took a while for me to notice things changing, but they finally did. And you are the people who will understand! I love hearing these positive stories! Congrats, it gets even better from here! Keep up the great work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites