poll - best thing, worst thing
The best thing is the whole thing. I'm off my BP meds (except 1 beta blocker for migraines), my blood sugar is normal, and my cholesterol is down. I can move easier; no more hefting myself out of chairs. I can paint my toenails. I can see my feet from a standing position. I can reach behind me to unhook my bra. I can roll over in bed at night and not wake up from the workout & being out of breath. I can turn around inside a regular public restroom stall. I can walk into any store and find clothing that fits. I don't knock things over anymore with my ass. People out in public seem to treat me kinder and with more respect.
Not so great...constipation. I've battled this for a long time, even before surgery. I'm figuring it out. So far Oceanspray Diet Cran-Grape (5 grams sugars) mixed 50/50 with my water at least once a day seems to help. Grape juice was always good for that - just way too high in sugar. The hair loss hasn't been so great, but I know it will grow back.
The good out weighs the bad (pun intended).
Not so great...constipation. I've battled this for a long time, even before surgery. I'm figuring it out. So far Oceanspray Diet Cran-Grape (5 grams sugars) mixed 50/50 with my water at least once a day seems to help. Grape juice was always good for that - just way too high in sugar. The hair loss hasn't been so great, but I know it will grow back.
The good out weighs the bad (pun intended).
The best thing is having my labs(cholesterol, triglycirides, A1c, blood pressure) within or close to normal.
Worst thing is having to take more pills as before only in the form of vitamins and getting my Dr's office to recognize that they are not up to date on ASMBS guidelines for vitamins and nutrients for bariatric patients.
Worst thing is having to take more pills as before only in the form of vitamins and getting my Dr's office to recognize that they are not up to date on ASMBS guidelines for vitamins and nutrients for bariatric patients.
The best thing for me is all the stuff that I am able to do now. I can walk up the steps, run, and exercise without having an asthma attack! I also can fit comfortably in the back of my parents van... before I had a supper hard time buckeling the seat belt (sometimes it would like like 5 minutes and someone else help) to get it buckled because the seat belts in the back are smaller than up front. I would never not buckle it because I was in a bad car accident where the seat belt saved my life. I have yet to go to an ammusement part since my surgery, but the fact of knowing that I can, is so thrilling. I cannot wait until I can get to one and right roller coasters again.
I think some of the worst parts have been the complications I've had: two strictures and an ulcer early out. And more recently issues with Reactive Hypoglycemia. But all those are physical and I can deal with them. Right now the overall worst is confussion with my body image and shopping for clothes. I am having trouble thinking like a "skinny" person. I still have that fat girl mentality. I also, have issues when I shop for clothes. I still buy stuff that is too big. Example: I found that the plus size clothing (yes, I still always got to the plus size section first) was too big in these pants that I wanted, so I found myself in the misses getting a pair. I got a size large and tried them on and bought them. Then when I went home and was going to wear them a week later, I realized that while they fit somewhat okay, they were still too big. In another month I would have to buy another pair. So I had to return them for a medium. Why didn't I just get the medium to begin with? Probably because I was terrified of trying it on and it not fitting. I did that all the time when I was obese and stuff didn't fit and I was embarrassed to say I needed a larger size.
I think some of the worst parts have been the complications I've had: two strictures and an ulcer early out. And more recently issues with Reactive Hypoglycemia. But all those are physical and I can deal with them. Right now the overall worst is confussion with my body image and shopping for clothes. I am having trouble thinking like a "skinny" person. I still have that fat girl mentality. I also, have issues when I shop for clothes. I still buy stuff that is too big. Example: I found that the plus size clothing (yes, I still always got to the plus size section first) was too big in these pants that I wanted, so I found myself in the misses getting a pair. I got a size large and tried them on and bought them. Then when I went home and was going to wear them a week later, I realized that while they fit somewhat okay, they were still too big. In another month I would have to buy another pair. So I had to return them for a medium. Why didn't I just get the medium to begin with? Probably because I was terrified of trying it on and it not fitting. I did that all the time when I was obese and stuff didn't fit and I was embarrassed to say I needed a larger size.
For me, the worst thing so far was my recent first time experience getting food stuck and throwing up. Now that I think about it, the throwing up wasn't all that bad, it was the pain from the food getting stuck that was unpleasant.
The best thing for me is the overall feeling of wellness that I have after losing 90 lbs since February (67 lbs since surgery). It's amazing to go from taking medication to deal with my co-morbidities, to not having any co-morbidities.
The best thing for me is the overall feeling of wellness that I have after losing 90 lbs since February (67 lbs since surgery). It's amazing to go from taking medication to deal with my co-morbidities, to not having any co-morbidities.
HW: 418 SW: 386 CW: 225 GW: 210 
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