I was banded 1/19/07. I work in a state psychiatric hospital and we are required to renew our CPR certification every two years. Yesterday was my day. While I know knowing CPR is very important and it is required for my job, I have always hated it with a passion and dread when it is renewal time. I hate "performing" in front of people, I hate having to get down on the floor and manuevering around while doing the compressions and breaths. The last time I had it was 2/06 which was way before I started my lap band journey. Needless to say I have lost close to 100 pounds since the last time I took the class. It was a breeze. I was able to get down on the floor, manuever around and complete the compressions and breaths with ease. I was so shocked. In the past, I have always passed the class but would struggle trying to reach down to do the breaths in the mannequin & would be very nervous and stressed out throughout the whole experience. I was so nervous about taking the class yesterday that I never even thought about the possibility that things could be that different. I was so proud of myself. I think I no longer hate CPR!!:biggrin:

that is a great NSV!!!

congrats

This is my first post on this thread. But feel like I want to Celebrate something with people who probably know where I come from.

After the seminar I gave up diet drinks. Which was HUGE for me because I started every morning of my life with a trip to get a diet fountain drink, then I just drank them all day. I've done really good, not cheated, although last weekend I did dream I was drinking a diet drink!

So this week I gave up caffeine. Yesterday was brutal with a dull headache all day, but today the headache is almost entirely gone!

Hooray!

good for you GY! i was a diet cherry coke-aholic so i know where you're coming from ...

Thanks Losing. Can you imagine how ingrained it must have been in my psyche to dream about it? sheesh! I know I will feel better for it.

Hope your surgery goes good. Can't wait to see the photos!

That's so funny!

I had to do CPR recert at my old job and I remember the SAME feelings....hated getting down on the floor and it was so awkward!

That's a great NSV!

Those are the kinds of things i'm looking forward to!

I just wanted to share. For the past 20-something years I've been obese to super obese. So, I've always had to use a beach towel as a bath towel. This morning I used a standard bath towel and I was able to wrap it and tuck it around my chest and it was closed all the way down. Yippee. Beach towels are just for the pool now! That'll save room in the laundry.

Sue

WAHOO Sue! That is a great NSV!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I use a beach towel for bathing too and just this morning I was wondering how soon will it be to be able to use a regular towel. Waiting to get banded.