Question:
Looking for peoples top 10 original reasons to be a Loser.
— JutziGirl (posted on February 11, 2003)
February 11, 2003
The main benefit to having this surgery is so I don't have to pay money to
those pest services anymore. You know the ones I'm talking about:
Terminex, Orkin, et al. No sir, all I need is one or two bowel movements
per week, and those little critters are scampering to my neighbor's house.
They don't want any part of my stench. And it's all natural - no dangerous
poisons around the baseboards. And to think no one told me of this
wonderful fringe benefit prior to surgery...
Kevin
— meilankev
February 11, 2003
Thank you so much for posting this! I am still pre-op and the last couple
of days I have been going through a "am I sure I'm doing the right
thing" phase! This list snapped me back on track! I laughed and cried
all the way through it! I cant wait to be a looser and I will look back at
the list every time the last min. jitters sneak up on me!Thanks
— Lindsay F.
February 11, 2003
My top reason for having WLS is so I can get down on the floor and play
with my grandaughter and be able to have fun and not worry that someone
will have to help me up, or to even able to move around once I'm down there
without being off balance and falling over. Thanks so much for posting
this it came at the perfect time my surgery is still 3 weeks away and it
seems like it will never get here. Barbara
— Barbara W.
February 11, 2003
What a great list!! Just to add a few: to be able to wear a belt again
(with a shirt tucked in) and to not have anyone ask "When is your baby
due?"(wasn't pregnant)
— Cindy R.
February 11, 2003
Although not on profile list of things I looked forward to, this was the
ONE THING I secretly longed for my whole life -- To not snore, or to at
least snore quietly enough so people didn't have to sleep at the other end
of the house. This went along with getting rid of the CPAP machine for the
sleep apnea of course. But to not have sleep apnea anymore PLUS get rid of
the snoring - Hallelujah! I can even fall asleep in the living room while
hubby watches TV and it doesn't disturb his program!!! Another one has been
fitting into a bra at Victoria's Secret :) - Anna LAP RNY 7/3/02 -110lbs.
— Anna L.
February 11, 2003
To urinate like a normal person. Us really fat men have all that excess
pubic fat that gets in the way not only that but its hard to reach properly
to pull it up and out of the way. Urinating in public can be embarrasing
if we don't manage to get all that fat out of the way and make a mess. So
I'm looking forward to losing that pubic fat or getting a transplant to
make porn stars jealous!
<p>Take Care, Be well, and Be Happy!
— John T.
February 11, 2003
To be able to sit down naked and not have things get stuck in the crack of
your butt and to be able to FEEL when you are sitting on something for that
matter.Am I the only one with this problem ? LOL
— Lisa F.
February 11, 2003
To be able to take a hot bath and actually have the water cover all of me:)
— Toni C.
February 11, 2003
I think that this is just such a wonderful list. I have one for the
list....No longer feeling like less of a person, because there is more of
"me" than others. Thank you for listing all of this.
— Cindy P.
February 11, 2003
To not have your weight to blame all of your problems on so that you can
get work and actually work on the real problems. Playing with children.
Hoping that people will continue to add to the list.
— faybay
February 12, 2003
A few more people have told me.
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Not creating new stretch marks every day<br>
Bones, to see hip bones, jaw bones, collar bones, kneecaps<br>
Sitting in the same chair as your honey<br>
Healthy eating equals nicer skin<br>
Playing with small children instead of carrying their equivalent weight
around on us!<br>
We can see our faces again, not all streched out<br>
We look years younger and act it too<br>
Rental stores for costumes, wet suits, hotel robes etc<br>
Less laundry, smaller clothes<br>
Easier to shave, even reaching *special* areas<br>
Grocery bills smaller, healthier, includes vitamins now<br>
Stares are good, not humiliating!<br>
We sleep longer and deeper, not fittful as before<br>
Hugs reach ALL THE WAY AROUND US!!!<br>
I love this list, I will keep adding all of these suggestions then post the
end result. <br>
Keep it going!
— JutziGirl
February 12, 2003
Being able to sit on my hubby's lap and not hurt him
— lindajenkins
February 12, 2003
Here are a few things I look forward to, that haven't yet been mentioned:
1. Being able to lay on the couch with my little boy, without him falling
off!!
2. To be taken seriously at the doctor's office when I'm sick.
3. To Run.
4. To wipe my bottom without acrobatics being involved.
5. To ride a scooter- (I'm an OT, working with kids, and they constantly
want to know why I won't ride with them)
6. To ride the swings at the park with my son, and not worry about them
breaking, and without getting bruises from the sides squeezing my hips.
7. To know what it feels like to be attractive to others.
— Kelly B.
February 12, 2003
to be able to go to your class reunion, and not worry about looking
pathetic, or being the brunt of all the jokes (it was bad enough being
that, the FIRST time i was with those people) to be able to dance, to be
able to make decisions, to have choices -- food, clothes, companions...
to be able to dress attractively, without some ass of a 'shallow hal', or
bill maher (of politically incorrect) making some inane comment.
— tuxedoll
February 12, 2003
Reasons 1 thru 10: My two babies. Look at their picture in my profile. Nuff
said.
— Chris P.
February 12, 2003
Great list! I would like to have hips small enough so that ALL the water
drains out of the bathtub and doesn't create a vaccum with the water behind
you only to pour out when you stand up as if you were opening the flood
gates!! LOL.
— denisel
May 22, 2003
This is a semi-old question but I have my top reasons for having this
surgery:
To Date--to have the self-esteem and self-confidence so that guys will want
to ask me out.
To be able to Run--For my life, for fun, whatever.
— Melanie S.
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