What has WLS done for me....

Guess its a spin on the 'thankful for'....... which ofcourse would be my wonderful family and friends and so many other non WLS related things. But these are the WLS related things : I can shave my legs without having to be a contortionist or moving any other body parts out of the way. When I sit in the bathtub, my butt doesn't touch both sides of the tub... so the water surrounds me and isnt just in front or behind me. When I walk..... my pants dont whistle, but men do. (I think we've all heard that swish swish swish sound when we're in our jeans) When I wear shorts, they dont ride up when I walk. (I really hated digging em out and pulling em down in public anyway) I'm sure there are more.... but thats enough for today. =) Yall have a fabulous week... I'm back to lurking. Melinda

that's awesome! here's what it's done for me: It's made me feel better about myself It's built a stronger relationship between me and my loved ones It's eliminated negativity in my life. I've learned who my friends are I'm out of plus size clothes I'm off of all meds (I'm just on vitamins). I'm more self confident. I wear my hair in a pony tail without feeling like my face is too round I wear tank tops without feeling self conscious about my arms I enjoy checking myself out in the mirror Making love to my husband is better & more adventurous I enjoy walking I don't park so close, so I can get an extra little bit of walking in when I go to the store My stepdaughter notices the change and compliments me all the time My mom gave me some shirts of hers and they fit (she's really small so it's a good thing... she's like a size 6) I spend less time eating and more time being productive I think that's enough for me! The only thing that sucks is that my wedding band is now too big and I can't wear it until I get it re-sized. It fell off the other day and I'd just kill myself if I lost my beautiful ring. I have tried all those things that you wear under the ring to hold it on, but those don't help either.

I hear ya on the ring. Mine is extremely loose... and so is everything else. Watch, bracelets, ankle bracelet.. I already had it sized once to fit (only bigger), so I need to wait until I'm done losing before I have it resized again. Great feeling, huh?

So far... I've traded the 800 pound gorilla on my back to an organtang on a diet If I got stranded in a wilderness I could use my shirt as a tent. People are accusing me of hiding the secrets to a shrink ray I'm the guy whistling ha ha ha. I dont walk like a slow motion asthmatic bull in a china shop anymore Sorry but I just went back to work today and my mind is fried lol.

I sooooooooooo know what your talking about. Thanks for making me smile ..on my EMOTIONAL rollar coaster. Blessings Mel, Valarie

omg yes shave my legs without having to push my (shad my name for my gut that used to hang)out of the way can walk up and down stairs without feeling like i am going to hyperventilate can sit indian style can cross my legs so much easier yes can fit in the tub so much easier and can get in and out of it can shop at regular stores my booty isn't humongous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! starting to like the way i look there is soooo much more!!!!!!!!