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I never thought of many goals, accomplishments, revelation or achievements before my LAP-BAND®® surgery. Just really wanted to lose 100 lbs. I'm getting close and am noticing more changes in my life. Now as a few of these things have happened, I think wow, another little thing that that I never realized. So here are a few of mine. What are yours?

  • never realized I could exercise for an hour almost everyday and be ok with it. I was lucky to get off the couch before.
  • Being able to sit in a booth at restaurant with out my belly being squashed.
  • Seeing my reflection in a window and not recognizing myself
  • Buying clothes an not having to pay extra because of the size.

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* I can get in and out of a kayak and enjoy that with my husband again

*I enjoy dancing again.

* I can cross my legs like a lady.

* I can buy a bra at Victoria's Secret. :thumbup:

* Went from a size 7 to a size 6 shoe.

* Can run up and down the stairs with ease. Arthritis pain is reduced to almost nothing.

* No longer need the following medications: celebrex, bladder control, Wellbutrin, blood pressure meds. YIPPEE!

* No longer snore at night and no back aches in the morning.

*Enjoying sex with hubby again! :blush:

* Prettier more youthful clothes.

* My family is REALLY proud of me.

* Inspired several obese people at work to have bariatric surgery, and improve their lives too.

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Since lap band sugery four years ago and 92 pounds ago I have:

Ridden my horse in a horse show competition and WON!

Secretly tried on my daughters' clothes (they fit!)

Dressed in a beautiful ballgown and gone to a white tie dinner and dance with my husband (we now take lessons for dancing, another accomplishment)

Realized that when I speak and people ignore me it isn't because I'm fat --it's because they are rude

Discovered that every problem I've had isn't cured by being thin (and I am on the thin side now)

Bought lots of clothes at goodwill and they all fit and look great!

Thank you for starting this thread!:thumbup:

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I can walk without huffing and puffing.

I can bend over and tie my shoes and stand up and breath.

I also can sit in a booth and not feel closed in.

I can cross my legs.

My pants don't cut into my stomach.

I can dress and not worry about, Do this make me look fat.

Sex much better with my spouse.

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Since lap band sugery four years ago and 92 pounds ago I have:

Ridden my horse in a horse show competition and WON!

Secretly tried on my daughters' clothes (they fit!)

Dressed in a beautiful ballgown and gone to a white tie dinner and dance with my husband (we now take lessons for dancing, another accomplishment)

Realized that when I speak and people ignore me it isn't because I'm fat --it's because they are rude

Discovered that every problem I've had isn't cured by being thin (and I am on the thin side now)

Bought lots of clothes at goodwill and they all fit and look great!

Thank you for starting this thread!:thumbup:

I can walk without huffing and puffing.

I can bend over and tie my shoes and stand up and breath.

I also can sit in a booth and not feel closed in.

I can cross my legs.

My pants don't cut into my stomach.

I can dress and not worry about, Do this make me look fat.

Sex much better with my spouse.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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