ALMOST NORMAL

OK... I just recalculated my BMI. At 149 pounds, I am 4 lbs. away from having what is considered a NORMAL BMI!!! How did I get here??? I am so happy, I can't contain the joy. Things have changed so much in my life. I get more respect at work, school, and I am starting to date again. So the expressing "I HAVE A DATE" really means a REAL DATE. lol Sometimes I stop and wonder if the poeple who are nice to me today and the guys who take me out would have treated me just as well, had they met me before the surgery. I thought about this a lot and came to the conclusion that I can live my life pondering the subject and analysing people to death, or I can move on, forget the old person I used to be and enjoy the new life WLS has provided me. "cheers" to WLS and our new lives. Vivi 223/149/125

Vivi, Woo Hoo! Congrats on your being almost normal ! I agree that focusing on the present and future is so much more mentally healthy than focusing on the past. I too have often wondered why I allowed myself to get as big as I did prior to WLS and have beat myself up with guilt and frustration, but I am really trying to focus on life today and tomorrow versus yesterday! Glad to see you are dating again and changing your perspective, this journey is very enlightening is so many way. Keep up your fabulous progress! Luv ya, Amy P.S. I owe you a phone call back, I have been battling strep for the past couple weeks so I have been going to bed really early, doped up on meds. I\'ll should be in Clermont area on Saturday day, maybe we can meet for coffee?

Hey Vivi, Congratulations and to you........It is a great feeling being normal and all the rest of th ewonderful feelings that this surgery brings out in us..I am also enjoying the new me and all the things I can do now that I could not before....... Again, Congrats............Cecilia 250/141/134 Soon

Vivi, That is totally awesome. Keep up the good work. Enjoy your new life, you deserve it! Debbie 262/126 still trying!!!

GO Vivi! Go Vivi! hey! hey! Go Vivi! You have done an amazing job! Don't look back... move forward with the momentum you have created. way to go girl! Sallykate

I was thrilled to be in the "overweight" range instead of "obese" but to be nearly "normal" is really fantastic!!! BIG congratulations!!! Jan

AHHHH!!! That's my girl!!! Congrats chica...I'm way happy for you! I am ALMOST out of the Morbidly obese range...I weigh 239 now...yee haw! Down from 287 at the beginning of all this. I go back to that talk show next Tues. in L.A. and can't wait to see the comparison on television! Well miss thing, I just wanted to say congrats and keep it up (er..down)!!!!!! -Phoenix 287/239/150

you go girl!!!! i am so happy for you

Congratulations on being "normal". I know you are excited. As far as wondering about the people you are meeting and whether they would have talked to you post op...........I too, have thought about it. I agree with you all that we can't dwell on it. Some of the reasons they might not have talked with us is that WE were different other ways than weight. It seems my weight was a lot of my insecurities and lack of self esteem. I was always considered outgoing but now WATCH OUT. I am enjoying days tremendously and all the little perks that go with this. I am happy to here, Vivi, that you are out there doing the dating thing. Enjoy. Carol

Wow girl you look great!!! That is so kewl!! that you're that close I have quite a bit to go - but I know what you mean about the dating part. I went on a 'date' this weekend and it was kewl to not focus on my old self but feel good about the new me - and even though he knew I had gone through the process itwasn't something that we talked about extensively. I also wondered if he would have asked me out or wanted to meet me if I was my former fat self - but we could always wonder to death. As you said - we have to focus on the hear and now and move forward. Congratulations.. I'm excited myself - I went from a BMI of 54. to 37.3 - isn't that exciting!?