Yep some non surgery victories :-D Friday I went to the movies with a friend and was able to put both arm rest down and still have plenty or room in my chair :-) Now my niece can hug me and wrap her arms all the way around me :-) oooo... Was able to wear a REALY cute pair or wedges all day :-D Okay I wanna hear some of y'all's now :-D

My lymphoedema on my lower limbs is now almost unnoticeable, i don't live in constant pain from the osteoarthritis in my knees, I can now walk for an hour without feeling like im going to die! (Used to 5 mins then id quit)

This is my first post on here, and my moment is being able to go from a 4x shirt down to a 2x. I'm also able to exercise without giving out of breath.

I am so very excited for all of you. Ian literally in my hospital after having Roux En Y surgery yesterday. I am looking forward to doing all the above activities mentioned. Thanks for the support and keep up the good work!!!!

This past Thursday, I had my 3 month post-op appointment. The clinic is an hour from my house. My son and his fiance live in the next town beyond that. I took lunch to my son and when I walked into the store where he is manager, I noticed a funny look on his face for a few seconds before he said hello. Later, as I was leaving, he confessed that for those first few seconds, he hadn't recognized me! I've never been anything but extremely obese in his lifetime and now I'm not!

I am wondering if anyone drinks diet pop don't think we are allowed to but how can I stop helpppp!

@@laneydasilva lol this may seem obvious, but if you want to stop drinking soda, the best step might be to stop buying it. When you find yourself going to the fridge in the store to pick one up at the register, make yourself grab a water or a tea instead. If you don't dwell on it, it becomes easier to avoid. I used to drink a 24 pack a day, and now I can't even steal a sip from someone at the dinner table because it hurts al the way down.

I had an weird NSV today, but I finally had to buy smaller underwear! I know that sounds weird, but underwear are one of those things you can keep through many sizes and not worry about. It also tells me I was wearing the wrong size underwear for a long time and stretched them as I gained weight. Lol may not seem like a big deal, but it was to me.

@@Luvin_Life125, YES! I did the same thing this week. When I walked, the old ones were sliding down under my butt cheeks...

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@@Luvin_Life125, YES! I did the same thing this week. When I walked, the old ones were sliding down under my butt cheeks...

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That is what prompted me to buy a smaller size! Lol, I was wearing a cute dress while walking through a busy store only to find my underwear steadily falling further down my legs. I tried desperately to keep them above the hem of my skirt while I slowly edged toward the bathroom. I had to look really odd, but not as odd as I would have looked with my underwear around my ankles. Why that kind of stuff doesn't happen while I am home alone instead of in a crowd, I will never know.

i got my fitbit one for Christmas as it was something I really really wanted to keep me on track and to keep me accountable and what an awesome little tool it is - last week of December I was recorded as having done 7500 steps. As of right this moment I have reached 30580 steps this week!!! my ultimate goal is to get to 10,000 steps a day and I will get there

I crawled up in my fiance's lap! Not only did I fit, I comfortably fit! NSV for us both, he is 11 months post op, I'm 4 months post op.

This is completely a scale-related victory, but I thought y'all would get a kick out of it anyway.

I just noticed that as-of Tuesday, my actual weight is lower than the completely fictional weight I've had on my drivers license for the past 10 years. LOL.

@@anaxila I think that's so funny and congrats. My license has said 185lbs for eons, it will be amazing to actually be what it says, I can't wait.

I am SO glad that I live in a state that doesn't put your weight on your drivers license!

On Thursday I had a regular scheduled doctors appointment. They weighed me but I don't believe their scale cause it's not the surgeons office. Anyway, then they took my blood pressure and oxygen saturation level.

It wasn't until after they were done that I realized they used a "regular sized" blood pressure cuff on my arm. That's my first of what I'm sure will be many nsv's. Lol