I had surgery on 11/29 and I’m trying to not focus too much on the numbers on the scale or on my clothes.

My non scale victories since 11/29

Had to have a spacer put on my wedding ring

I’m wearing a coat I haven’t worn in 2 yrs

I got rid of my pre-surgery work uniforms

I’ve cleaned my closet twice already

What are your non scale victories?!

17 hours ago, MegPRN said:

I've got this one too! The weather here in Arizona has been gorgeous lately, so I've been taking my bicycle and the kiddo trailer that attaches to it, and biking up to my daughter's elementary school to pick her up. She gets a kick out of getting to ride behind the bike to get home in the afternoons, and I get a great workout. I would never have considered it a year ago!

I miss AZ this time of year! I lived in Mesa/Tempe. I miss the hiking too now that I actually want to get out and exercise!

On 3/25/2019 at 6:22 AM, GradyCat said:

My towel wrapped all around me today after I took my shower

Yes ... I had "bath sheets" [a.k.a. giant towels] that at 400+ pounds would barely go around me. And now, 17.5 months post-VSG, I can wear a standard towel around me.

Nice feeling.

I haven't lost much yet - and was feeling a little discouraged, truth be told. But I had a couple of NSVs today that cheered me up.

First, I am very short (5ft) and have a top loading washing machine. I would have trouble reaching down to the bottom to empty it, and it would hurt my upper belly where the metal would be digging into me trying to reach down. Well today, I was not only able to reach the bottom, but could do it without impaling myself on the lip of the tub.

And I went to get my hair trimmed - first time since surgery. One of the places where I have noticeably lost weight is my face - I had no neck, just a massive wobbly double chin that looked like a goiter. Now it's disappearing. Before when I got my hair cut, I would be too embarrassed to look in the mirror - hating my fat, round face. Today I watched in the mirror and actually smiled at myself and didn't feel self-conscious or embarrassed.

Those are very, very good NSV Goldilocks. You got to count all those victories because they will mount up to a Big Grande one someday!

6 hours ago, Boldilocks said:

I haven't lost much yet - and was feeling a little discouraged, truth be told. But I had a couple of NSVs today that cheered me up.

First, I am very short (5ft) and have a top loading washing machine. I would have trouble reaching down to the bottom to empty it, and it would hurt my upper belly where the metal would be digging into me trying to reach down. Well today, I was not only able to reach the bottom, but could do it without impaling myself on the lip of the tub.

And I went to get my hair trimmed - first time since surgery. One of the places where I have noticeably lost weight is my face - I had no neck, just a massive wobbly double chin that looked like a goiter. Now it's disappearing. Before when I got my hair cut, I would be too embarrassed to look in the mirror - hating my fat, round face. Today I watched in the mirror and actually smiled at myself and didn't feel self-conscious or embarrassed.

Love these ❤️

I zipped up a pair of (not wide-calf) boots yesterday! Even when I weighed 150 pounds before, I always needed wide-calf boots! This is a first in my adult life! Woo-hoo!

Also, I have a job interview on Tuesday. The last time I wore my suit (which I had just purchased) was late November. I had to have the pants taken in almost 2 inches! Yippee!

Edited March 31, 20197 yr by Orchids&Dragons

And your boots are made for walking now! So proud of the,slim- calf model you now can fit.

I can now cross my legs!!!!! Woo!!!

I can now cross my legs!!!!! Woo!!!

Crossing my legs has been one of the most exciting NSV for me

My most exciting in That Vein, Sutton in an Doctor Office chair with arms, not having it lift off the floor when I stand up, having to have my son pry me loose or that embarrasing Sucky noise the plastic ones, PCP has both kinds in his office, make as I used to pop free!

Sitting, don't know who Sutton is, maybe he's sending me a mental message?

I have three I can think of:

- this weekend I went swimming with my daughter and I used the ladder to get out of the pool instead of the gradual entry! I haven't been able to do that for years.

- I didn't wake up my daughter with my snoring at our hotel! A plus for both of us because she would end up waking me up to tell me I had woken her up.

- I have moved out of the morbidly obese range to just obese now haha

And froufrou I am so happy for you, these are down to earth NSV that matter so much, aren't you Tree Top Proud of You? And if you're like me you wait in wonderment for the next!????

4 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

And froufrou I am so happy for you, these are down to earth NSV that matter so much, aren't you Tree Top Proud of You? And if you're like me you wait in wonderment for the next!????

awww Thanks! Yes, I do feel proud inside. They are really big things for me that help me feel just a bit more like I'm living in the 'normal' world haha. Definitely looking forward to the next thing!

I had surgery just over a year ago. This morning, I did this.