QOD 5/26
Hi there guys and gals, I am trying to find a good question,but its hard. I am sure we go over some same issues more than once.
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future?
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this?
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently?
Will you make any career changes this year?
Will you change yourself socially this year?
This QOD seems like its gettting harder. Any help? 
love: Lorraine
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future?
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this?
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently?
Will you make any career changes this year?
Will you change yourself socially this year?
This QOD seems like its gettting harder. Any help? love: Lorraine 
I don't know that the wls/weight loss has changed my future any....Maybe now that I am feeling better about myself I will commit to something.....As of now I am a stay at home mom.....I really would like to finish college and go to work.....I just hate the idea of being so old and going to school.....plus I am not so sure on what I want to do with myself either!!! My social life will remain the same, maybe more time at the pool with the kids......I hope everyone is having a great day 
Jesi
Jesi 
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future?
just more happy ---since I don't feel/look so bad anymore.
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this?
I had already made changes Xmas 2002 before I had even decided to look into the surgery so doesn't have any impact on that. B/C of school/surgery put off children for 1 yr. which is fine by me cause I ain't ready yet!!!
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently?
Other than being with a different man and living in a different place--and wouldn't be pursuing this line of work (respiratory therapy) Don't get me wrong I love my hubby very much and am quite happy but I know I would have met someone before him that would have married me if I hadn't been fat.
Will you make any career changes this year? yes because of the decision to go back to school --quitting my full time job July 30 so I can concentrate on clinicals (32 hrs a week plus 5 hr class)
Will you change yourself socially this year? I feel more comfortable when I go out and not the fattest person in the room. It will make it easier to be more outgoing in public
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future? The biggest change is that I think I have a future. Before WLS, all I could see was retiring to my bedroom because I was too tired to do anything, and dying young from some co-morbidity.
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this? Have I altered my plans? Only about 1000%. I'm making plans to run a 5k this summer, then continue shaping up for some serious hiking/camping/climbing next summer. I'm playing with the idea of taking next summer off and hiking the Appalachian Trail. And...you get the idea! 
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently? I could have been more realistic with myself and done something permanent about my weight sooner. When I think about all the "big" weight losses I've had (30# or more), I must have lost 350 pounds! No wonder I was depressed and miserable, all those swings are murder on the body.
Will you make any career changes this year? Probably not. I went back to work a few months ago just to keep busy and pay for my "horse habit." I don't think I could ever go back into the profession I was trained for (child welfare/social work), as the stress helped to put me in the position I was in pre-op. Maybe I'll look for a new career after I stabilize at goal.
Will you change yourself socially this year? I'm already more outgoing, and have noticed that I don't give in to others nearly as much as I used to. I'm finally growing a spine and standing up for myself. Not such a push-over anymore!
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently? I could have been more realistic with myself and done something permanent about my weight sooner. When I think about all the "big" weight losses I've had (30# or more), I must have lost 350 pounds! No wonder I was depressed and miserable, all those swings are murder on the body.
Will you make any career changes this year? Probably not. I went back to work a few months ago just to keep busy and pay for my "horse habit." I don't think I could ever go back into the profession I was trained for (child welfare/social work), as the stress helped to put me in the position I was in pre-op. Maybe I'll look for a new career after I stabilize at goal.
Will you change yourself socially this year? I'm already more outgoing, and have noticed that I don't give in to others nearly as much as I used to. I'm finally growing a spine and standing up for myself. Not such a push-over anymore! 
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future?
I feel like I will have a life instead of mearly existing..
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this? Nah
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently? Yup, I wish I had this surgery 3 years ago and didnt hem and haw over it..
Will you make any career changes this year? nope, still a Mom first, probably when they hit high school
Will you change yourself socially this year? I already have changed socially, I look forward to going out and having a good time...I dont dread seeing the relatives and wondering if they are thinking "wonder how much weight Elaine has gained this year"? I cant wait to see my extended family at the winter holidays this year, and I dont know about anyone else but the first time I was at an event and was NOT the fattest person in the room was a landmark day for me....
My future? Yes, changes there. Now, I feel I have one. Before, death before 60 was all I could think about. Now I plan on a longer, healthier life with my dear hubby.
Changed future plans? No, because I didn't have any.
Done anything differently? Yes, I would have done this several years ago.
No career changes, as I do like my currant job.
Social changes? No, we, Joe and I, still do everything together.
Question ideas?
How about vital statistics? Age, height with a little bio on our habits/likes/dislikes. Gets things a little more personal, but not too much so.
How has this WLS changed the way you feel about your future? I don't think I will be in a wheel chair by the time I am 40. Before I had WLS, my lower back, hip and knees hurt so badly, I could barely walk. After getting about 60 pounds off of them I could feel a dramatic difference. Now, they don't hurt at all! 
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this? I am planning on going to Cancun next summer hopefully and will wear a bathing suit and lay out on the beach and noone can mistake me for a beached whale! Ha/Ha I went today and tried on over 25 bathing suits- I finally found two that I could deal with but will not wear one in public, just out in our pool. I still have that "I look as fat as a cow in this" feeling... I have also applied for The Swan and Extreme Makeovers to complete this process....we'll see what happens. (of course, I still have all my teeth, so I may not get picked...)
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently? I could have done this years ago. I've been dieting since I was 12 and never could get past 198; my body would just stop. I could if myself to death. I also could have found a better 1st husband had I not been so fat. I allowed myself to settle for someone who loved me the way I was and wasn't really in love with him, so that one didn't work out. Now, I have one that loved me fat, really really loves me almost skinny and I plan on knocking his socks off when I get to goal!
Will you make any career changes this year? I taught regular education for the first time this school year. I will go back to my heart and passion- severe/profound special education next school year. I will also graduate with my Masters in Ed. this August but then will go on to pursue a Special Ed plus Administrator/Director graduate degree after that. (I am a professional student- have been in college since 1986! And I'm not the oldest in the classroom by far- so GO FOR IT!!!!!)
Will you change yourself socially this year? I have already become more comfortable in my body and smile more. I don't hide when I go into Wal-Mart or Super 1 for fear of seeing someone I know. I ran into my aunt today in Target and she didn't even know who I was!!!
I have a QOD- it may have already asked, but how do you guys handle when someone says "How did you lose all that weight?" or "What's your secret?" and do you find yourself getting looked at by the opposite sex more and if so, how does it make you feel?
Have a great day! Gotta go watch finale of American Idol- Go Dianna!!!
God Bless~ Staci
Have you alternated any future plans any differently because of this? I am planning on going to Cancun next summer hopefully and will wear a bathing suit and lay out on the beach and noone can mistake me for a beached whale! Ha/Ha I went today and tried on over 25 bathing suits- I finally found two that I could deal with but will not wear one in public, just out in our pool. I still have that "I look as fat as a cow in this" feeling... I have also applied for The Swan and Extreme Makeovers to complete this process....we'll see what happens. (of course, I still have all my teeth, so I may not get picked...)
Do you look back and think about what you could have done differently? I could have done this years ago. I've been dieting since I was 12 and never could get past 198; my body would just stop. I could if myself to death. I also could have found a better 1st husband had I not been so fat. I allowed myself to settle for someone who loved me the way I was and wasn't really in love with him, so that one didn't work out. Now, I have one that loved me fat, really really loves me almost skinny and I plan on knocking his socks off when I get to goal!
Will you make any career changes this year? I taught regular education for the first time this school year. I will go back to my heart and passion- severe/profound special education next school year. I will also graduate with my Masters in Ed. this August but then will go on to pursue a Special Ed plus Administrator/Director graduate degree after that. (I am a professional student- have been in college since 1986! And I'm not the oldest in the classroom by far- so GO FOR IT!!!!!)
Will you change yourself socially this year? I have already become more comfortable in my body and smile more. I don't hide when I go into Wal-Mart or Super 1 for fear of seeing someone I know. I ran into my aunt today in Target and she didn't even know who I was!!!
I have a QOD- it may have already asked, but how do you guys handle when someone says "How did you lose all that weight?" or "What's your secret?" and do you find yourself getting looked at by the opposite sex more and if so, how does it make you feel?
Have a great day! Gotta go watch finale of American Idol- Go Dianna!!!
God Bless~ Staci Hi there Staci, It kinds of depends on the mood I am in when someone aske me "How did you lose all that weight?". I try to be honest when someone asks me. I have a sister who had banding who is embarrassed to answer that question. She makes people think she did it on her own.
I do also find I am looked at by the opppsite sex much more now. I have to get used to that one. I was always looking down when I walked so I never notice, Now I am walking with my head up high so I do notice it. It feels great when someone says something nice to me, especially a man but...............if it is someone I know I feel "Why did you not notice me before?" :o( :o( ,,,Anyway watched finale 
to FANTASIA WAY TO GO GIRL Take care Lorraine
It kinds of depends on the mood I am in when someone aske me "How did you lose all that weight?". I try to be honest when someone asks me. I have a sister who had banding who is embarrassed to answer that question. She makes people think she did it on her own.
I do also find I am looked at by the opppsite sex much more now. I have to get used to that one. I was always looking down when I walked so I never notice, Now I am walking with my head up high so I do notice it. It feels great when someone says something nice to me, especially a man but...............if it is someone I know I feel "Why did you not notice me before?" :o( :o( ,,,Anyway watched finale to FANTASIA WAY TO GO GIRL Take care Lorraine Most Active
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