NSV = non scale victory

For me it's being able to wear heels and more stylish clothes. I always felt it was hard to be feminine and morbidly obese. Carrying so much weight coupled with not a lot of clothing options just made me go for comfort. I'm hoping this changes this year.

Having to buy and install a seat shrinker pad for my saddle because my butt is too small. And bring able to wear my nice boots again once my cankles are gone.

I wanted to fit comfortably in an airline seat - I now can with room to spare. Like you, I wanted to wear high heels - on Christmas Day, I wore 5" sparkly heels! And I wanted to go dancing and shake my thang without being stared at - and I have now done that on a few occasions and LOVED it!

I am sure you will have many NSVs this year - enjoy every one!

here isn't one I'm particularly looking forward to. However, one happened over the weekend. I was shopping with my 23 year old daughter (who is a size 1 and I think maybe someone switched her with my real baby at birth or something) and I kept looking at size 3X tops and would try them on and she kept saying, "Mom you are drowning in those." She finally went and picked out some cute 2X tops and they fit beautifully. I guess I thought I was a 3X because I wasn't really fitting into the 3x's at Kohls before surgery so I thought they would fit now. Well, I was pleasantly surprised.

Wearing my wedding ring. I haven't been able to wear it since my son was born in 2002.

Wearing wedding ring

Wearing boots

Wearing cute shoes

Shopping for stylish clothes

Shopping at Victoria Secrets

Being more active and participating in life.

Shopping for regular size clothes.

Going hiking by waterfalls where we want to take the kids on vacation.

I haven't yet gotten my surgery or surgery date, but I am now 24 and just graduated this past year because of medical problems. I didn't buy a graduation ring because i was embarrassed to get such a high size to fit my finger. So hopefully when i do get this done i will be able to ware a ring proudly. This is just one of many thing i am wanting to get out of this surgery..

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by Pride18

The first NSV I am looking forward to is for my belly to not touch my legs.

#1. Not having to wear shorts under my skirts! My thighs rub together something fierce so even on the hottest summer days i have on some kind of spandex shorts underneathe. it's so annoying b/c if the dress is close fitting you can totally see the shorts. Plus it's so hot and uncomfortable. I need some air up there (lol)

PUTTING UP A CURRENT PICTURE OF ME ON FACEBOOK!!!!! :D

I was sleeved on 1/7/14. I am looking forward to be able to wear a pair of high calf boots.