Question:
What did you do?
What did you do after surgery that you never thought you would be able to do again? I am a pre-op and I am making a wish list of all the things I would like to do once my weight allows. These are some of the things on my list...I want to ride a bike, go skating, run a mile(instead of walking), wear shorts , ride all the rides at an amusement park and wear heels again. I was just hoping people would share some of their personal accomplishments since they had WLS...no matter how big or small. Thank you all for being inspirations to me on a daily basis:-) — Sara A (posted on March 29, 2004)
March 29, 2004
CROSS MY LEGS!!
— KellyL
March 29, 2004
Put on pantyhose without a struggle! but surprise, now that I can wear size
14 pants, I've found that I LOVE wearing pants. Haven't had on a pair of
pantyhose in at least five months! Run on the beach with my grandchildren:
cross my legs under my desk: get my hair cut really short: create and
maintain the best looking garden in town: climb the stairs without pulling
myself up by the handrail: shop in a "normal" clothing
section..............so many things to experience...........so little time!
— SCbabe B.
March 29, 2004
I can now fit into the seats at Rupp Arena! Before they were so tight they
hurt and gave me bruises if I even tried them.
— Steph Elaine
March 29, 2004
I have become somewhat of a camera ham. I enjoy having my picture taken
now, whereas before surgery I would cringe, hide, and demand to be the
photographer instead of the photo-graphee. LOL
— Chris S.
March 29, 2004
Actually enjoy exercise!!! I can't believe I just said that! I am walking
about 3 miles per day and on the days that I don't do it...get this...I
MISS IT! I never, ever, in a million years thought I would like exercise.
BUT I DO!
— Beth W.
March 29, 2004
Going to an amusement park and actually fitting into the rides was one of
my goals. Also, to go to sporting events and sit in the seats without
feeling like I was stuffed into them and overlapping on the next seat.
It's GREAT!!
— Patty H.
March 29, 2004
Sara - Thanks for a great idea. I am pre-op, and plan on starting my list
immediately. When I get scared about the surgery, I'll whip out my list!
Thanks again.
— Shelley G.
March 29, 2004
I am out nearly 3 years. Early on it was doing the physical stuff but then
helping others with WLS became the most rewarding part for me. Thats why I
hang out here as a moderator.
— bob-haller
March 29, 2004
Wear a pretty, lacy, bra with thin straps and the "normal" clasps
in the back (1-3 hooks), be able to plop into a seat of a car and just be
able to pull the seat belt over me, with no adjusting (except to make it
tighter!), definitely wearing heels, as you mentioned, play on the ground
with my son...Some things I didn't even think of, but notice now that
they've happened: I don't overlap an average toilet seat anymore, I can
shave my legs easily, I can wrap a towel all the way around me, I can fit
in dressing room stalls and bathroom stalls easily, I can bend over without
losing my breath...this was fun! Life will begin again for you, my dear,
congratulations!!!
— jenn_jenn
March 29, 2004
One big ah-ha moment for me was the day I sat in the middle seat of the
airplane row, didn't overlap into my neighbors' seats, AND was able to
cross my legs!
— Vespa R.
March 29, 2004
The first was to wear my husband's clothes (in other word be smaller than
him). The second was to weigh less than what I lied about my weight on my
driver's license.
— [Deactivated Member]
March 29, 2004
I am almost 14 months out, and am technically below goal, but I feel that I
am just fine, at 5'7" and between 135 and 137 lbs.. I can now sit in a
movie theater seat with my purse on the seat next to me. I can go braless
in a fitted spaghetti strapped dress. (I'll post the pictures after the
party I am wearing it to). I can go shopping and buy just about anything.
I LOVE trying stuff on, and my husband loves picking stuff out for me to
try. I put back stuff that is too much $$$, not too small. I just draw the
line at thongs, string bikini underwear and the other teeny things that
won't cover my excess skin. I also won't wear bathing suits w/o something
covering the tops of my thighs. I just feel liberated, and as many others
have said, just plain ordinary which is a wonderful thing to be!!!!
— Fixnmyself
March 29, 2004
Have my friends go shopping with me and then not be able to find me,
because they "forget" that I'm thinner. I've had friends walk
past me in the store, because they didn't recognize the new me! CB -
(1/27/03- 298/165/I'm below my goal!)
— CrystalBroj
March 29, 2004
Being able to shop anywhere!!! Preop, I went to Martha's Vineyard during
the summer for vacation. Well, it was so cold and I didn't bring a jacket
or sweater, but I had to freeze since there were no stores that carried
anything in larger sizes. That was humiliating and very uncomfortable for
me. But now I can buy things from Victoria's Secret, any gift shop, etc.
Lovin' it.
— Yolanda J.
March 29, 2004
I had a long list and I have to admit, all the things I didn't think about
turned out to be more important. I would think the things that really make
me cry are holding up things that are size ten.. or smaller.. or small or
medium and saying..."this won't fit ME!" only to have it fit like
a glove. <br><br>But this is when I really knew I'd made it --
I rode stand bye on an airplane, knowing I'd get a middle seat, and I did..
and it was FINE -- so easy I laughed at myself over it. Then of course, I
called everyone I knew and whispered into my cell phone.. "I'm sitting
in the MIDDLE!". Good luck, its a wonderful journey!
— Lisa C.
March 29, 2004
Crossing my legs, sitting in the movie theater, looking great in my chaps
on my Harley Davidson, wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts, enjoying sex
more, being able to wear my hair long with out looking shlumpy, shopping
for lingerie, not hating every photograph of myself, having men look at me,
having women hate me (just kidding), having people exclaim, "You're so
tiny!", having ex boyfriends pick up on me then realize who I am...the
list goes on. Not one thing could make me go back to the way it was!!!!
— missmollyk
March 30, 2004
One more..........priceless! Happened to me last night. My husband, who
has always been thin, put on a pair of khaki shorts and they fit him. They
were MINE! The only way he knew something was wrong was that the legs were
a bit more flared than a pair of men's shorts would be. I can wear his
t-shirts now to exercise in and I borrowed one of his belts last week.
What fun!
— SCbabe B.
March 30, 2004
— Joyce C.
March 30, 2004
10 months post op here, down 118 lbs. Let's see,,, my list includes,
crossing my legs, tying my shoes without getting light headed, fit into
size 12 jeans, look good in jeans, share clothes with my daughter, fit
between 2 closely parked cars, walk, stand, smile when I see myself in the
mirror, feel sexy, get whistled at, did a 5 mile walk for breast cancer,
shop in stores that don't specialize in "PLUS" sizes, wear heels.
Also ( hehehe) My husband and I are having fun :-). It's amazing what a
thinner body can do. LOL. Good luck to you!!! :-)
— KellyJeanB
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