Anyone with younger kids?

I just want to know how some of your kids have dealt with your weight loss.

My daughter is 9 and hasn't said a whole lot about the actual weight loss. Once she said while walking behind me "Mom, your back looks different" LOL!!

On the other side to this I've had to miss out on a lot when she was younger. Like going down slides with her, going on rides, and so on. You know ..all the stuff that isn't meant for a 300 pound person.

This past Christmas Eve we went sledding. I always took her every winter but never actually went down. I tried climbing the hill once and was so out of breath, then fell, and that was the end of that. So this time after she went down a couple times on her own I said "Hey, can we go together?". She grinned from ear to ear. Her face lit up. It was so sweet! I had someone else take pics of us and when I see them I get teary eyed. I know I made her day! 

I no longer have to say "Sorry hun, I can't go on that with you". Gosh I missed so much! Now I need to make up for all of those lost memories of doing things TOGETHER.

OMG... what a heartfelt post!  I can't wait to do more with my daughter!  She's 7 and typically every summer her daycare goes to a water park.  I can't wait till I shed some weight.  I hope to able to go on that trip as a chaperone this summer.  I'm scheduled for a March 30th date.

Way to go Brooke!!!

All the best for your continued success...

To Be Me Again
 

Brooke,

I know it's hard to look back, and realize how much you missed out on with your daughter. I have been a mom for 22 years, and also missed out on so much. There were times when I would lose some weight and we would go  to Six Flags and ride on the  rides together, but then  the next summer...I was too heavy again. It hurts when my son asked me to ride on the swings with him, and I couldn't. And he would say.."but you did last summer..remember?". Yeah, I remember, and my heart broke to watch him on the swings by himself. His smile just wasn't the same. I know how you feel Brooke, but whats important is...now you can do all the things you missed out on. Your little girl is only 9 years old...you both have many many years to have fun together. Enjoy yourself hon..you deserve it!

Hi, I am 43, my oldest is 11 and my youngins are 5,3,2, yikes, lol. My partner and I were together 13 years and in our 30's before we had our oldest, then we adopted 3 more in the past 5 years. all the lil ones are what pushed me to have the surgery. My little ones don't really see the diff much I don't think, but my oldest is proud proud proud, she says I am smaller than some of her friends and gets mad cuz I beat her at wii fit and last week we went ice skating and I could skate cdircles around her and her friend!!

Oh, Brook... there is a part of me that is so envious that you have all those years ahead with your daughter. I missed too many years with my kids, so many events.

I'm so happy for you and so proud of you that you can recognize how vital this is and take such joy in it. Enjoy every moment with your little girl from now on.. because she'll always be your little girl.

And what a great example you are setting for her. She is lucky to have you!

You know it's funny.. My son was worried about me HAVING the surgery. He told me I wouldn't "feel" the same. Other then the occasional cry from me when he trys to crawl in my lap (I'm only about 40 pounds heavier than him now, he's 12) he has dealt with it ok. He is afraid he is going to "hurt" me a lot. He sees me as more fragile. And I let him know I am stronger then ever!