Hey everyone everyday is a Win..in the baratric world we know everyday we have to either get fluids in, eat enough protein etc, ...what is your win for today? My Win is being consistent on my bariatric journey and movement, I have made it a goal to move almost daily!

Edited August 5, 20242 yr by Mspretty86

My win for today is remembering to bring all my vitamins with me to work today. This is my weekly struggle...

8 minutes ago, brandycsiz said:

My win for today is remembering to bring all my Vitamins with me to work today. This is my weekly struggle...

Trust me i understand I wake at like 5am and take my bariactric multivitamin then eat my calcium chews later that day. I wake early because I run every morning how fun ??

Edited August 5, 20242 yr by Mspretty86

my win today is successfully holding a straight handstand for just over 5 seconds! been working on this for a few months now and this is the first time i held over the 5 second mark (the goal is 10s...halfway there!)

i would like to note that i am 52 years old and this year is the first time i EVER did a handstand (of any length of time, outside of a cartwheel) in my LIFE.

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i feel very accomplished lol

1 minute ago, ms.sss said:

my win today is successfully holding a straight handstand for just over 5 seconds! been working on this for a few months now and this is the first time i held over the 5 second mark (the goal is 10s...halfway there!)

i would like to note that i am 52 years old and this year is the first time i EVER did a handstand (of any length of time, outside of a cartwheel) in my LIFE.

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i feel very accomplished lol

Wow that is awesome!! ?

Hmm...my win is fitting into shorts that I bought last year that didn't even get on one thigh ? and now I can get them on, with some room around the tummy and waist!

Added bonus win: the shorts are high-waisted denim, and I haven't worn denim in years and years because of my weight!

31 minutes ago, Bypass2Freedom said:

Hmm...my win is fitting into shorts that I bought last year that didn't even get on one thigh ? and now I can get them on, with some room around the tummy and waist!

Added bonus win: the shorts are high-waisted denim, and I haven't worn denim in years and years because of my weight!

That is awesome! I had to also drop some tears I tried on old clothes and it's like I lost a whole person, I was going to get rid of my old clothing but I'll keep a few as a reminder !!

My win is I haven't had Red Bull or either type of energy drink for a week and I don't even miss them! I'm sleeping better as a result. It was a vicious cycle, couldn't get enough sleep, needed large amounts of caffeine, couldn't get enough sleep!

My win is being halfway done my fluids six hours into the day. I usually struggle to remind myself to Keep On Sippin', but clearly repetition can teach an old dog new tricks.

19 minutes ago, JennyBeez said:

My win is being halfway done my fluids six hours into the day. I usually struggle to remind myself to Keep On Sippin', but clearly repetition can teach an old dog new tricks.

I'm right with you..The struggle is indeed real there is some days where I just do not feel like drinking water and today is one of them ???

When I was fat I would have to go hunting in my wardrobe for clothes that fit. I would usually find nothing and need to buy new. It was so frustrating because I usually couldn't find what I needed and was never totally comfortable in my clothes

Now I can always fit in all my clothes, shoes and boots. I decide in bed in the morning which outfit to wear. Its a stress free joy.

My win for today is being able to work from home the last 2 days while sick (I'm a clinical medical assistant). I've been returning calls that come in on the MA line that we normally can't get to right away, doing prescription refills, authorizing controlled medications, working on prior authorizations, doing referrals, scheduling infusion treatments, sending in lab orders, and generally getting all 3 of us MAs in the office all caught up with our admin stuff that we have to do on top of all of the clinical stuff we do all day. Needless to say, they were quite grateful to be caught up lol They asked if we could each take turned working from home 1 day per week to do just admin stuff, but sadly, the powers that be don't like that idea. But it's a win for us that I at least got us all caught up now!!!

15 minutes ago, SleeveToBypass2023 said:

My win for today is being able to work from home the last 2 days while sick (I'm a clinical medical assistant). I've been returning calls that come in on the MA line that we normally can't get to right away, doing prescription refills, authorizing controlled medications, working on prior authorizations, doing referrals, scheduling infusion treatments, sending in lab orders, and generally getting all 3 of us MAs in the office all caught up with our admin stuff that we have to do on top of all of the clinical stuff we do all day. Needless to say, they were quite grateful to be caught up lol They asked if we could each take turned working from home 1 day per week to do just admin stuff, but sadly, the powers that be don't like that idea. But it's a win for us that I at least got us all caught up now!!!

That is indeed awesome! You done more then I would do ?

5 hours ago, Mspretty86 said:

That is indeed awesome! You done more then I would do ?

I don't have any pto time I can use right now, so I needed to be able to justify working from home and not just having 2 unpaid days out. At least this way, my boss can't say it was wasted money lol

• 50% of bypass patients reach at least 166 lbs 18 months after surgery. Based on my starting weight of 271.

I'm coming up on my 12 month surgery anniversary (Aug 21st) and I'm already below this statistic as of today! I even did a happy dance (my pups thought I was nuts). ?

I'm hoping with 6 months until 18 months that I'll be in this category:

• 20% of patients reach 149 lbs 18 months after surgery.

If the above isn't enough, I met up with another friend I haven't seen in 6 months for breakfast this morning, she walked right past me twice looking for me!

9 minutes ago, BlondePatriotInCDA said:

• 50% of bypass patients reach at least 166 lbs 18 months after surgery. Based on my starting weight of 271.

I'm coming up on my 12 month surgery anniversary (Aug 21st) and I'm already below this statistic as of today! I even did a happy dance (my pups thought I was nuts). ?

I'm hoping with 6 months until 18 months that I'll be in this category:

• 20% of patients reach 149 lbs 18 months after surgery.

If the above isn't enough, I met up with another friend I haven't seen in 6 months for Breakfast this morning, she walked right past me twice looking for me!

This is a major WIN! I love this happy surgerversary! And good job on your weight loss! It's HARD but it's REAL! Everyday is something new!

Edited August 7, 20242 yr by Mspretty86