I am seeing how weight loss is effecting my family Wow moment

This is really hitting me .. yesterday after we came back from the Las vegas from the OH conference my hubby and I sat down and talked to the family about what we leaned Well the effect that both my hubby and I family have on our kids is so amazing.. and here I was thinking my WLS was not working Humble pie here ... We been tracking our kids weight and we noticed our kids have lost 50 lbs .... mind u we have 7 kids but everyone of them has either not gained any more weight or has lost weight.. The obesity effects my whole family.. I may not be losing tons of weight right now .. but what knowledge I am gaining I am sharing with my family.. They all r getting on stationary bike and working out.. and even my 11 and 15 year old is doing muscle training light work out ..They feel good about making good choices on what to eat and they r turning off the TV and saying lets get some exercise /swim I had no clue how much this has effected my family but how can it not both parents are WLS patients.. we r teaching our kids this is what happens when u don't take obesity serious.. I have a few kids on the protien drinks by choice .. and they r adults .. but all r eating breckfast.. I am not only learning how to use my tool and learn to eat and exercise properly but I am seeing how this is effecting my whole family .. I have sucessfully winged my kids off sugar and they use splenda and everyone is on 1% milk and they all r eating complex whole grains foods and r learning they need to eat right .. Plus I am not buying bad foods .. Dinner is some kinda lean meat and side is fruit not potatoes . the list goes on .. THIS IS A WOW MOMENT,, IS MY TOOL WORKING u BET!!!!!! I am gaining knowlege to help my family conquer obesity ... so with all this said is my Band working Hell yes .. I am sharing my battle with obesity and It is a family problem ..children Have lost 50 lbs .. and u include my weight loss and hubbies weight loss that is over 200 lbs .. gone.. this is priceless and a huge Wow moment for me .. How much has your family loss???????? I had no idea ..This was a huge wow moment.. and not to mention a huge motivating factor ... some how I can see the whole picture .. took me awhile but the day I had wls was the day I started to not only save my self from the premature death from obesity I am saving my family from this deadly ugly disease... I wish not to pass on obesity on..I want my kids to not be like me .. Some how my weight loss seems ever bigger and more sucessfull I can hold up my head now and with out shame and say my family and me has lost 200 lbs how about your family??? I am getting this .. FINALLY MY TOOL IS WORKING such a wow moment REALLY WAS HUGS TO ALL Lisa

Lisa, That is wonderful! You are having a very positive effect on your whole family. Obesity does run in and affect whole families, I know it does mine. My husband has been extremely supportive of my surgery, and has changed his eating habits and has dropped 25 LBS. Thanks for the reminder that's it's not all about ME! Nancy

Does amaze me how men still can lose so easy .. even sneezing they lose a lb LOL hugs Lisa

Lisa, I am so thrilled when I read an upbeat, positive posting from you. You have been through so much and I think, for sure, now is the time it is all working for you. Keep up the great work for your family. It's a wonderful thing that you realized the power you now have, Shar

I am really finally getting it .... I am thinking of writing a book on struggle and I mean struggling to even lose 8 lbs has been sooooooooooo hard ... and the mental battle .. but I have to really thank my april boards helping me when I wanted to give up and cry.. Going to OH conference has helped me see the light and help me see I didn't fail I just had not had my tool working and friday night when I was vomiting I vomited for 3 hours and I am tell u it was a celbration from eating something that was not working I knew I had my tool in place .. and now I am able to work the program.. i do not feel hungry anymore I LOVE THE RESTRICTION !!!!!!!!!! I FINALLY REALLY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS TO BE RESTRICTED and not hungry Took me long enough to feel it .. but I feel it and it feels good hugs Lisa

Lisa, That is fantastic. You should be very proud of the effect you are having and what a major impact on the rest of their lives. I hope they take this lesson with them through out their lives. I have to pray every day my kids don't loose weight because they are all so skinny now it would be really bad on my side. Even my 14 year old who is 5'10 only weighs 120lbs. My 4 year old is under weight and my 3 year old thank god is average. I wish I could have an impact on my oldest food choises but at the moment he rarely eats at home the younger two have always eaten healthy thankfully.

Well that is awesome....I have to say that you and your husband our going to raise some healthy children....WAY TO GO

That is really great! You and your hubby are awesome role models for your children. 7 kids, I bow down to you! I can barely make it with 2! LOL Roz

Lisa, it is amazing how much it has affected my family. Along with my 56 lbs, my husband has lost about 40 lbs. My dog has lost 5 lbs. My horse has lost 200lbs. The kids, well they are so active I haven't had them slow down long enough to weigh them but then they were not overweight. I really notice the healthy foods we eat instead of the high fat take out or chicken fried with gravy. Typical meal is the lean meat with veggies or some fruit. I never ate veggies for most of my life. Now I CRAVE squash and other veggies. How weird is that? It cracks me up when I start drooling over healthy foods. We've come a long way baby!

The horse has lost 200 lbs ?.. WOW!!!! WHAT IS THE HORSE DOING? and EATING I WANT HIS OR HER SECRET lol u crack me up ... Keep up the good work.. My favoite food is squash (zuchini) tomatoes and onions with sprinkle of low fat chedder cheese fixed with pam butter spray.... yummy and thin slice of water melon I'm in heaven... So werid how I am craving good food .. The old days of kentucky fried rat with grese mashed potatoes with lard gravy oh heaven I use to eat that stuff and even worse fed my kids that LOL ok I still crave the apple pie LOL Gone r the days I drank route 440Z rootbeers were not talking diet LOL sometimes I would have 2 of them .. now I am lucky I can down that much water LOL hugs Lisa