Daily Post--3/31/08

Going from 13 medications a day to 2 That's the biggest WOW for me

Fitting into restaurant seats/movie theater seat comfortably No more bp meds Weighing less than my husband and my teenage son All the "WoW, you look so good" comments that I hear Being able to stand for hours on end Being able to play with my 2 little kids, not jus****ch from the sidelines Wearing XL scrubs instead of 5XL!!!!

Fitting into restaurant seats/movie theater seat comfortably No more bp meds Weighing less than my husband and my teenage son All the "WoW, you look so good" comments that I hear Being able to stand for hours on end Being able to play with my 2 little kids, not jus****ch from the sidelines Wearing XL scrubs instead of 5XL!!!!

The one that stands out the most is when I realized my favorite bath towel wrapped around me with room to spare! Of course I've had better wow moments, but that one just sticks with me! Woohoo!

There have been a lot, but the most recent was today at Lane Bryant, I tried on a pair of jeans, they were too big, went and got the next size down, they were too big, and then the next size down finally fit! I was so happy. I actually like the way I look now! Laura

There have been so many now, but I will try to keep it as short as possible! Crossing my legs Going on EVERY ride at Disneyland - even the kiddie ones! Standing in the dressing room at Kohl's wearing a size four - crying Getting a note from my daughter (stuck to my bathroom mirror now) saying "So proud of you!" Not being recognized by friends and sometimes even family Being called a "trophy girlfriend" by my boyfriend

Trying on pants that didn't fit me a year ago and now they're TOO BIG.

My oldest sister has always been the tall, skinny gorgeous one in the family and we all met for dinner a few weeks ago and when I walked into the resturant she said to me, "I always wanted to be the hot one in the family but I think you got me beat". Not sure I would go that far but it sure did make me feel good. Just the other night I worked an overtime shift from midnight to 8am and say one of my co-workers who I have not seen in probably 7 months and he asked me if I was getting "skinny" and then as he was leaving he told me that I looked phenonamal (sp) and to keep up the good work. Guess those are my two "wow" moments. Sally

My biggest and BESTEST WOW moment was when my cardiologist called me and said after my latest tests that my heart had IMPROVED so much over the past year!!!! We all know what that was from, don't we??!! Jolene

There are so many, I'll just put down a couple: Being called "spicy", "hot" and other fun things by some of the guys I work with. Running into someone I haven't seen in a long time and them not recognizing me! (One time I was sitting next to a guy I know at church whose wife does not attend church. A mutual friend of ours-that I had not seen in maybe 8 months or so-went up to him and said she enjoyed meeting his wife...meaning ME!!! We all laughed so hard over that one.) Going into a dressing room with size 14 pants and hoping they will fit only to realize they are too big. Getting the 12's and being thrilled they fit, but then 1 week later wishing I had gone for the 10's!!! Those pants are being washed in HO****er even as I type, hoping to shrink them enough so I can wear them longer. Being able to walk, sleep, breathe, not take diabetes meds or shots, no cholesterol meds, no CPAP....I could go on and on... Oh yah, one more...weighing less than my son!!!! Debi