So what are you guys doing with your new found weight loss. New experiences, new obstacles overcome? This is what i did. Climbed a cliff in Bermuda, swam with a Dolphin. And tomorrow I go parasailing. All things I never did when I was heavy!!!

Awesome!!!

Triathlon. distance biking, hiking, swimming, riding my mule (was too heavy before).

Not getting out of breath when I climb a flight of stairs. ?

Walking to my testings instead of having to be pushed in a Wheelchair! If my 2 artificial knees. didn't bawl and squall from how much I was pushing them, I was too Out of Breath to make it in a dignified manner.
And that is embarrassing being an Object of Pity- i was confident that I was ugly- I was disgustingly- obese, OH I wanted to hide- thought I was a festering sore on life. It took my last teeny shred of self- respect to seek out Bariatric SURGERY- and I was certain I would DIE before I COULD receive it- but thought if I DIE from it, I will at least know I Tried . And those who know my story know it took 3 + heart- breaking years to get my SURGERY done. BUT Now I am less,than 1/2 the size I started at, I now can look at my profile as well as straight- on in the mirror, doesn't take a Triple- paned one to get ME all in! And I now radiate to the World that I am a Wonderful worthwhile person to KNOW, see inside I knew I always WAS- but nobody gave ME the chance to prove it- i was 1/2 the Red- headed Stepchild in the Attic, and the other 1/2? The Fat Blob everybody avoided , to many I didn't exist. Am I being too demeaning to ME? NOPE because Honey I Lived it!
Took my last little bit of Self- Preservation to even seek Bariatric Surgery, took 3+ years, not many surgeons are willing to take on a 72 year old who had been in the Obese ranks almost from birth- call it FLUFFY, say I had Big Bones- trurh

truthfully now that I have gone 14 months on my Post- SURGERY career, I really had a medium- sized bone structure under my Fluffiness, who' d have thunk that?
So although to many it may seem I am bigger than the AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN at 5ft 8inches and 182 pounds, cause I just weighed ME. a few minutes ago with clothes on, it is a BIG change from the 55 BMI I showed up at Dr Needleman, my surgeon who could perform this magic , install a tool that facilitated with my commitment to succeed,this Wondrous Weight Loss. I now have a 29 BMI, still,"legally Overweight" but my tshirt says
ALWAYS AWESOME; NEVER NORMAL- and today. it is My Aspie Battlecry for I NEVER will be Neurotypical but I AM one wonder-Full lovely person and that makes me HAPPY? HAPPY? HAPPY? and I can accept ME for ME- and how are You doing TODAY?

I fit into a smaller size jean yesterday and was ordered off all my BP meds!

Buying clothes in a size small and not even trying them on because I know they'll fit. LOL Woot!

No longer suffering from pseudo tumor cerebri!

Can't wait to do roller coasters again next summer and wear a bikini.

Also just generally way more active.

On 10/25/2019 at 5:44 AM, Frustr8 said:

truthfully now that I have gone 14 months on my Post- SURGERY career, I really had a medium- sized bone structure under my Fluffiness, who' d have thunk that?
So although to many it may seem I am bigger than the AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN at 5ft 8inches and 182 pounds, cause I just weighed ME. a few minutes ago with clothes on, it is a BIG change from the 55 BMI I showed up at Dr Needleman, my surgeon who could perform this magic , install a tool that facilitated with my commitment to succeed,this Wondrous Weight Loss. I now have a 29 BMI, still,"legally Overweight" but my tshirt says
ALWAYS AWESOME; NEVER NORMAL- and today. it is My Aspie Battlecry for I NEVER will be Neurotypical but I AM one wonder-Full lovely person and that makes me HAPPY? HAPPY? HAPPY? and I can accept ME for ME- and how are You doing TODAY?

You say it like none other!!!!! So happy, happy, happy for you and your wonderful new life!!!!!

I am 8 weeks out... so right now a LOT of walking and just restarted Pilates and go back to work next Wed. But I am planning to do my first thru-hike/pilgrimage I. Late May on the Camino de Santiago. Will gradually increase my training over the next 7 1/2 months. And hopefully this will also help me reach my goal weight.

• Walking up and down stairs without losing breath and having to step onto a step with both feet before taking the next.
• Enjoyed the summer without being a complete sweating mess in the mildest of heat
• Going into public places and not worrying if I'll fit in a chair
• Flying to see relatives and fitting in a plane seat
• Took an Amtrak cross country and stayed in a sleeper. Was able to sit in the booths in the dining car
• Shopping at actual dept stores for clothes and not getting screwed by Casual Male prices
• Walked the 12 mile trail along the southern rim of the Grand Canyon

On 10/29/2019 at 2:06 PM, mousecat88 said:

Buying clothes in a size small and not even trying them on because I know they'll fit. LOL Woot!

No longer suffering from pseudo tumor cerebri!

Can't wait to do roller coasters again next summer and wear a bikini.

Also just generally way more active.

Oh I love not having to try on clothes hoping they’d fit.! I like that my clothes look so tiny... bringing a suitcase is lighter nowadays lol

Finished my first triathlon in October and a 52 mile bike race yesterday! Starting to train for a rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike next year! I am absolutely loving this new life - free from pain.

It is so great to be a "normal" sized person now - fitting into furniture, squeezing through crowds, getting up easily into the high pick up truck, getting up off the floor, the list is endless.

Hiking, cycling, kayaking and backpacking!!! It’s amazing to be able to do physical activity and enjoy it.

Oh, and taking face front pictures and not having to angle down to slim my face ?