Anybody got any WOW Moments to Share?

Judy G.
on 5/6/08 9:20 pm - Galion, OH

NOT SURE IF THIS IS A WOW OR NOT....A WOMAN WAS BUYING A COKE AT THE STORE WHERE I WORK YESTERDAY....I SAID THAT SURE LOOKS GOOD RIGHT ABOUT NOW...WISH I COULD HAVE ONE...SHE OFFERED TO BUY ME ONE...I SAID THANKYOU BUT NO I CAN'T HAVE IT....SHE ASKED IF I WAS DIABETIC...I TOLD HER NO I HAD GASTRIC BY PASS AND NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE COKE OR ANY CARBONATED DRINKS....SHE ASKED WHY...I TOLD HER TO TAKE THE TOP OFF THE BOTTLE AND PUT A BALLOON OVER THE TOP OF THE BOTTLE THEN SWIRL THE POP AROUND AND WATCH THE BALLOON BLOW UP.....THAT IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO MY STOMACH IF I DRANK THE POP!!! SHE SAID OMG AND THANKYOU FOR INSPIRING HER TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT....SHE ASKED IF I HAD A PHOTO OF ME TO SHOW HER....YUPPERS I SURE DID HAVE ONE!!! I SHOWED HER MY BEFORE PHOTOS AND SHE DID A DOUBLE TAKE.....WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH MY CHANGE....SHE THAKEDME AGAIN AND TOLD ME SHE WAS HOPEFUL NOW IN GETTING SOME WEIGHT OFF HER!!!!

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on 5/7/08 6:24 am - San Juan Capistrano, CA

RNY on 07/11/07 with

Hi Judy, It's always a WOW to be able to share good info with those who are interested & might benefit. I had never heard about the balloon & soda thing...... but it makes sense!

Judy G.
on 5/7/08 11:08 pm - Galion, OH

RNY on 10/17/06

hey jan...have a couple more to add.....yesterday one of the cashiers that quit about a year or so ago came in the store and she didn't recognize me!!! she was amamzed at how different i looked said omg you look so pretty!!!!! woohooo!!!!! another customer that came in i used to work with about 27 years ago....last saw him about 8 years ago....he also didn't know it was me...lol he said i am looking good!!!! so woohooo couple more wow's to share!!!!!

also jan...would you change my avatar for me again?? useing the old me with one of my new ones of me?? send me you email and i will send it to you if you would be so generous again to do this for me.....thanks so much!!!

hugs

Jean M.
on 5/6/08 10:27 pm

Revision on 08/16/12

I have a bunch! I can cross my legs. There's room for me and two dogs (OK, small ones, but TWO of them) in my favorite armchair. I can walk 30 min without getting out of breath. I can shop for clothes in regular-size departments. I had to move my car seat forward to drive comfortably - it used to be further back because there was so much of me jammed in there behind the steering wheel. There's plenty of room in airplane seatbelts now. I can fit in restaurant booths without any problem. I can fit in theatre seats comfortably. My rings are all loose. I had to get a new medic alert bracelet because my old one fell off my wrist. I had to change the fastening of my leather-strapped watch because my wrist is smaller. My tops are no longer food-stained on the belly because my belly doesn't stick out as much. When I was going through Immigrations on my return to the recently, the immigrations official told me I need a new passport photo. My cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar levels are all normal now.

A hospital admissions clerk told me I don't look anything like my drivers license photo when I registered to have blood work done recently. I can sit on the floor and then get up again without a crane to lift me. Jean

Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon. Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com

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on 5/7/08 6:26 am - San Juan Capistrano, CA

RNY on 07/11/07 with

WOW, Jean - you GO!!!!! Now that I am wearing smaller clothes, I notice there are no stains on the front of my tops. I can't believe I'm more careful now, maybe the food is falling on the floor? My rings are loose too - I got little spacers to use for now, I don't want to resize them till I stabalize & maintain.

Connie D.
on 5/6/08 11:18 pm

RNY on 08/29/07

Good Morning Jan.....this is fun! My biggest WOW is that I am no longer Diabetic!!! I can RUN up and down the stairs.No huffing and puffing. I am now a size 3 in pants...love it!! I can shop, walk and do just about anything I want to do. I feel healthier for the first time in many, many years. I have so much energy and I love life again!!!! Hugs....connie d

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on 5/7/08 6:28 am - San Juan Capistrano, CA

RNY on 07/11/07 with

Connie, you are amazing!!!! Size 3???? I don't think even my wrist would fit into the leg of a size 3 pant!!! OMG, I'll bet you could even wear Juniors sizes if you wanted. Shopping is fun, isn't it? When I finish losing, I want to let my 13-year-old granddaughter select clothes for me to try on ---- I think it would be a hoot to see what she might select.

Connie D.
on 5/7/08 11:38 am

RNY on 08/29/07

Jan...yes I do wear some jr sizes...what fun that is!! My grandaughters ages 16 and 14 love to shop with me and pick out clothes for me to try on.....some of the things they come up with...oh my!!!! We have so much fun.You will have a great time with grandaughter too!! You should do it real soon. You are missing out on a whole new experience!! Hugs, connie d