3 Things You Couldn't Do Before WLS
Hello all,
As I impatiently go through the pre-surgery process I have been thinking of the NSV's that I am looking forward to. I thought it might be great and inspiring to see some of yours.
So, what are 3 things you could not (or cannot in my case) do at your highest weight?
Here are mine:
1. Buckles the seatbelt on an airplane
2. Fit into the school desks with attached tables
3. Ride a roller coaster becuase the harness won't latch closed over my belly
Looking forward to reading yours!
Melissa
on 7/22/15 9:15 pm
Here are some things I couldn't do before that I can do easily now:
- sit in plastic lawn furniture
- use the tray table on an airplane
- fit into any booth in any restaurant
- not worry about fitting through a crowded room without laying out a path
- sit comfortably in any seat in an auditorium or theater
- Ride any ride at a carnival or amusement park
- climb a ladder
- walk without getting sweaty or out of breath
- Parasail
- get carried over the threshold by my husband
- put the driver's seat all the way forward
- use any normal towel to wrap around myself at a hotel or pool
- tie my shoes without putting my foot up on a chair or bench
- ride a teeter totter with my son and husband
- bungee jump
- ride in a helicopter
- fit in the backseat of a two-seater
- ride a horse (without animal cruelty)
- ride a segway
- zip line
- eat anything without people commenting about it
- buy clothes in any store
- wear high heels
- go to the doctor with a problem and not have it immediately regarded as a weight issue
- fit into beautiful lingerie
- weigh less than my husband and to have his clothes be huge on me.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
Great list Kat. Very thorough. I have many of the same, and there are some on there, I have but hadn't thought of. I think I may go make a long list of my own... and steal some of these. :) Although it won't include Bungee jump and zip line....
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
Some good ones here! I'll add to those already listed...
1. Slide down the tiny little twirly slide at the park with my granddaughter on my lap.
2. Run to said park with my granddaughter.
3. Stay in a room full of people without feeling I must leave because my large presence is disturbing them (my issues, not necessarily theirs).
4. The biggee....run up stairs and not even think about it. And I do mean run up. Then get on the floor and hop up again over and over while playing with my granddaughter.
5. I. Went. To. Hawaii. At last!!
I will be 60 years old on September 11. I couldn't do these things with my own children in my 20s and 30s, which breaks my heart, so I am beyond delighted to do them now, among all those listed above. Well maybe not the parasailing ;-)
Actually today is my one year surgiversary. So this is a good exercise as I look back. A few things that come to mind are:
Airplane seat belt fitting
Not worrying about running up my stairs to get something from the bedroom, or to change the laundry
Not worrying if there is a seat that I will fit in, or if I will fit in the booth.
Being able to go shopping with my friends in the same store and even try on the same clothes
Not looking back on the Plus size department. I was out of it sooner than I thought. :)
Not struggling to get off the couch or out of a chair
Being able to find shoes because my feet are narrower - still a size 12, (ugh) but firmly a medium width not wide.
Bought two 2-piece bathing suits and I am not talking Tankini. and I love them. I only wear them in my backyard and pool when no one is around, or I put a tank top over it...but I have never worn one in my life ever...
Not worrying about going somewhere that involves too much walking...
I am sure there are many more - but as you can see a lot of worrying is gone. Don't have to think so hard...
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets