5 months out and thankful

I celebrated my 5 month surgiversary on August 7th. I'm down 85 lbs. I went from a 24w to 16 pants.  I'm out of the plus size section.  I went from a 50 waist uniform pant to size 38 waist pant (don't like them tight,  could have squeezed into a 36).  Blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol are normal.  I stopped taking arthritis meds since I got the pressure off of my joints and can bear any discomfort without the pills. I compiled an abbreviated list of NSVs to celebrate:

I can wipe my butt without dislocating my shoulder

I can cross my legs

I can fit into a bathroom stall

I can go through a doorway with another human

I can see my feet

I can sit cross -legged and not cramp up

I can buy cute clothes in the regular people section

I can tie my shoes without cutting off oxygen to my head

I can squat all the way down & get back up without going to all 4s then crawling up on something

I can walk and breathe normally at the same time

I can hide behind things smaller than a vehicle now

I can weigh myself at home

I can look in the mirror now

I can hug myself. 

Thanks for letting me share!  Have a wonderful day! 

Congrats!!  Those are all awesome NSV's!!

Super, super awesome :D

How very exciting..this is awesome for me to read right now...feeling anxious and questioning am I doing the right thing?????? I have surgery in 2 days..Your post with all this wonderfulness...Has me saying YES I am doing the right thing...You have to be so happy and feeling like a totally new person that has been given so much life back...Thank you for posting and continue to enjoy your journey 

Wonderful! 

I asked myself, "am I doing the right thing?" right up to the point of laying down on the operating table. It was obvious that I couldnt do it by myself, needed a little suegical intervention to assist. If I had to make the decision to do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat, no doubt about it.  I still wonder if I will just stop losing weight before I reach my goal, like the surgery will fail this far out. This is how my mind works, though. It causes me to be hyper-vigilant.  At 5 months, I still measure my food and under eat my sleeve.  Water consumption is an all day, every day affair, but I love this lifestyle.  I feel so much healthier. 

Lmao at your descriptions! I can relate to all of those and can only hope to one day have the same nsv's. Just signed up for mayo clinic program to look into the sleeve. 

these are all so awesome!!!  just you wait. it gets better. i am nearly 5 years out and can't imagine the old life.   more nsv's for you to come. enjoy!!  diane

Love this! Congrats!!!

Awesome work surgisister!!!