Nonscale wow moments this weekend! And a WTF did you just say to me?!?!?!

This weekend has been an intersting weekend for me.  Yesterday I was at the state Science Olympics with my students and another science teacher ALL DAY (literally 7:30 am until 9:00 pm). 
When I showered yesterday morning I looked down and went, "oh my God...when I suck in my stomach I can see my vagina!!"  I know TMI, but I have not been able to look down and see it in 10 years, even when sucking in my stomach, so understand my excitement.

Then, we get to the competition and instead of being in room, like at reginals, are team is assigned an area of the basketball arena...in other words VERY SMALL SEATS ALL DAY.  I panicked because that used to mean not being able to sit comfotably in the seat...and I knew we were going to be there all day.  HOWEVER, I sat very comfotably, and even had my feet up on the seat in front of me (we had about 10 rows for our team).  I was so excited to be able to sit comfortably all day! 

Then this morning I easily put on jeans that I have not been able to wear in over 5 years! 

Now, to the "WTF DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME??" moment of my weekend.  The other teacher that I was there with started the Biggest Loser cometition our district is doing to promote fitness.  (Mind you she is really nice, and I do like her a lot, I think she just put her foot in her mouth...but I was still pissed)  She was telling me about how much she has been working out, the amount in pounds and inches she has lost, and I told her I was really proud of her.  She then asked me how much I had lost and I told her my weight loss as of a week ago (my son splashed water out of the tub and it short circuited the scale, and I have just not gone out to get another, so I don't know how much I weight right now...something else that is ******g me off right now.  I don't like not knowing my weight, but I have promised to weight myself only once a week, and found out about the scale yesterday morning). 

So then she says to me, "Wow!  That is a lot of weight.  What is frustrating to me is that you have lost that much without doing anything and I have been working my butt off exercising!!" 
WHAT?!?!?!  I prayed for strength not to punch her in the face in front of my students
I then told her that I was just cleared for normal workouts a couple weeks ago, and that the way my body is now working, yes my weightloss is from smaller portions and malabsorption, but that doesn't mean it isn't hard! 

Thanks for listening to my eventful weekend!  Just had to share the good and the WTF?! 

I have discovered that you kinda got cut folks some slack that don't really know anything about WLS.  They honestly have no idea that it is really not an "easy way out" I don't think.

Let's be honest, did you know everything that was entailed in this life changing, gut re-arranging process before you went to the seminar?  I surely didn't. 

You are doing great and I have had similar NSV moments myself while showering (I'll just leave it at that ).

Folks like us know the truth and that's really all that matters to me.

Take care!

Chris

Congratulations on your NSV!  I can't wait for that to happen to me.  As far as the wtf comment..it really would have pissed me off too.  However, I'm guilty of feeling the same way about wls patients prior to getting it. Now that I am living through this everyday I know that it still takes a lot of willpower and sacrifice on our parts to be successful.

All of her knowledge of WLS comes from her MIL who had it 10 years ago...and gained all of the weight back. 

Congrats on the NSV!! I just try to take what others say about WLS with a grain of salt. They aren't living this life so all they know is what they hear and someone always knows someone who had the surgery and...
You know that this isn't the easy road and that's what matters! Keep up the great work!! 

I understand the NSV...I put on a t-shirt I haven't worn in a year today and I have a waist and a shape and no muffin top. Still my same old size 18 pants but loose not tight.

As for the teacher, I am sorry to say I find that attitude prevalent. People are not educated and they don't understand. It isn't "easy"....its forcing yourself to make a change and deal with the outcome and go through the emotions and physical and mental change.

Wow Christina...how exciting. It's so nice to find those pleasant surprises that live outside the scale. I'm losing well but the scale hasn't been my friend for so long that I just tend to weight every coupla weeks.

As for the other teacher, she's a little into herself and doesn't likely know much about weight loss surgery, so shrug it off.  I'm always politely walking away when people compliment me about my weight loss and then begin a tirade about how much they've lost, how many inches, what size they wear, how many hours a week they exercise, blah, blah, blah. I applaud anyone who's lost weight but really, it's not a competition.  I'm finding already that my weight loss makes some people feel really insecure or jealous.  Not my issue. Just smile and walk away,

I hit onderland a coupla weeks ago, and last week I looked in the mirror, shocked to see a face that sorta looked like me, but yet didn't.  Then one day I got up and got dressed for work, to find that my pants nearly fell off.  My weight loss is slowing down a lot, but some inches suddenly left town.  Last week, after getting some new clothes, I walked out of my shoes at work!!  Hahaha!  I really didn't expect my feet to get smaller! 

Enjoy the surprises and give consessions to those who can't know your situation. Great job and here's a heap of joy for the weeks ahead.

53 lbs gone. 45 to go

Please forgive me, as I am new....but, what is NSV that several people have used in thier reply??

NSV is a non-scale victory.  :)

I can't wait to see mine! Woohoo what a NSV!! As for the wtf unless they have gone through this process there is no way for outsiders to understand. I'm proud of ya for not punching her!