Today I had an unexpected and surprisingly satisfying NSV. I noticed that my belly button shrank. It's about 50% shallower than it used to be! Who knew I would be so pleased about less depth to my belly button? ?

Being able to buy clothes "off the rack" rather than having to go to a DXL store. It's amazing the difference in cost. When I started the journey I had a 56-inch waist, which non-Big&Tall stores just don't stock.

I've been reluctant to invest a whole lot of money in clothes as I've been losing weight, as ideally I will continue to lose sizes for a bit longer, so why pay for clothes I'll (hopefully) only wear for a couple months. It's like the reverse of being a kid/teenager, when Mom would get frustrated that I outgrew clothes yet again.

However, at some point the old clothes start looking awful, like you're wearing a tent... not to mention heavy and uncomfortable AF. Being in a transition state with sizes and not wanting to spend money, I went to Wal-Mart and bought some $10.97 jeans... first time wearing jeans in over 30 years. Hard to wrap my brain around it... the jeans weren't unbearably uncomfortable. I was able to buy 44-inch waist and now several weeks later, they're already feeling a bit loose. My next shopping trip, it might be 42.

They had a bunch of dress shirts on clearance that rang up at $2. The XL (down from 3XL) fit easily. At that price, who cares if they fall apart in a few washes.

A whole new world: Being able to shop clothing sales and clearance. That hasn't been part of my life in many many decades.

22 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Idk about weird but it was surprising when the towel fit around me again without a gap.

I can't wait to experience this NSV!

22 hours ago, Jnfinney said:

Wiping my own butt without breaking my back trying to reach ??‍♀️

?‍♀️ ditto!

Also, um how shall I put this...feeling confident that I can comfortably reach the "in-between" crotch spot to give it a good wash.

Edited April 18, 20215 yr by chiquitatummy

17 hours ago, XtinaDoesIt said:

Wearing shorts without chaffing... much ?. I cant wait not to chafe at all!!!

Oh yeah! Can't wait to say buh-bye to chafing.

1 hour ago, PolkSDA said:

A whole new world: Being able to shop clothing sales and clearance. That hasn't been part of my life in many many decades.

Yeeessss! Saving money, having choices and options in clothing? What is not to love about that?

Collarbones --- I really love my collarbones now. Such a wierd thing to notice, but I didn't have them/they weren't visible for so long.

23 minutes ago, loridee11 said:

Collarbones --- I really love my collarbones now. Such a wierd thing to notice, but I didn't have them/they weren't visible for so long.

The first time I noticed mine I actually made an appointment with my doctor because I felt a “lump” that hadn’t been there before. ?‍♀️ I hadn’t ever had a protruding collarbone so I had NO clue.

1 hour ago, chiquitatummy said:

?‍♀️ ditto!

Also, um how shall I put this...feeling confident that I can comfortably reach the "in-between" crotch spot to give it a good wash.

Yes!!! And not worrying about pubic sweat (as much) and sweat underneath my gut.

1 minute ago, Jnfinney said:

Yes!!! And not worrying about pubic sweat (as much) and sweat underneath my gut.

How about starting to be able to see certain areas instead of trying to blindly shave there. Much easier!!

35 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

How about starting to be able to see certain areas instead of trying to blindly shave there. Much easier!!

...and easily finding the end of ur tampon string just hanging there, plain as day ?

Not being angry at the end of the day because my bras were so freakin tight

Hell yeah to saying good bye to leg chafing. It still surprises me when I realise my thighs don’t rub together anymore. It happened today as I was rushing about in jeans & thought somethings not right - oh yeah, my thighs don’t touch anymore. No drag, no swooshy sound effects of rubbing fabric. No pills on the inner upper legs of pants. No redness, no rashes, no discomfort, ...

It’s the little things that mean so much. ???

The first time I was able to bend over and reach something that fell under the passenger seat in my son's car. That was such a good day!

Putting on a pair of stretch pants that were TOOOOOO stretchy! LOL Throwing away my saggy, granny panties (Thank goodness I kept some cute underwear!) Digging out my old bras...down from a 40DD to a 38DD...I'm glad the girls are sticking around for this journey!

It's been a while since I did an inventory of my NSV's.

I'm 2.5 years post op, but I can still appreciate all the little things:

• Not only fitting into regular-width tall boots, but wearing jeans with knee-high woollen socks over them while wearing said boots AND still have room to spare.
• I used to hate it whenever Mr. tried to pick me up - as in lift up off the ground, not hit on at the bar! - (dude, I'm 235 lbs, you will embarrass both you AND me in your attempts)...now I find any excuse for him to do it...including jumping onto him at random moments.
• Sharing (and fitting into) the often fought-over arm chair in the house with the Kid at the same time quite comfortably.
• Feeling 110% confident in walking around buck naked (in front of Mr. lol). No more quick dashes to my closet after showers (i do a slow catwalk now...lol), no more towels or sheets or strategically placed hands to cover myself. The lights are ON alot during sexy-times hahahahahhaha.
• Seemingly endless amounts of energy, a perpetually good mood, and an overall attitude of "Sure, let's do it" (whatever it may be)....vs. being tired all the time, cranky and annoyed alot, and saying NO to most things.
• oh, and ...CLOTHES.

Edited April 19, 20215 yr by ms.sss