I though this would make every one share their WOW's

and I want everyone to share theirs with me if possible. I have had many many WOW's in this WLS journey. I am on the boards everyday but I always learn something new everyday. This was my latest WOW--This was posted by Maura and I broke down in tears when I read it.....
 

I came to Barix 2.5 years to hear Dr. Pupkova speak and Shilpa (my inspiration) spoke about her journey and I made the decision that night. I scheduled an appointment, and fought insurance back and forth, til finally a year later, we started saving for self pay.    I am 4 months out, am close to 60 lost, love that I don’t even recognize myself in the mirror and love these boards and the folks on em!!!

Maura

SO how about you share your biggest WOW's

Shilpa,

There are so many WOW moments that I have had over the last year, I am struggling with which one to share.

Most recently we went to Disney and I fit on ALL the rides and in the airplane seat and was able to buckle my seat belt with NO problem. I think the thing that struck me the most was that I could walk and walk without being out of breath or sweating! The only downside to all the walking was my feet were killing me! I was wearing supportive sneakers, I just think my feet were not used to all of the walking.

Another WOW is meeting fine people like you, Shilpa!!

((hugs)) Beth

Thanks Beth for sharing your WOW's and likewise I am so blessed to meet good people like you as well!!

Well my ongoing wow is the fact that I am 37 weeks pregnant. I was told pre-op that I wouldn't be able to conceive because of PCOS and insulin resistance. After my miscarriage in June I feared that they were right. Well guess what - WRONG!! Baby is FULL TERM (as of tomorrow) and doing perfectly!! 

Liz,
Thanks for sharing the BIGGEST WOW a woman can ever have!! I still say it's a girl and she will have your red hair. I also say mother's day is your day my dear:)

What a fantastic WOW for you Shilpa to know that you affected someone else's life in such a positive and dramatic way. There have been so many WOW moments. I think that biggest one for me is the change in the way I feel everyday. I have Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue and although losing weight is not a gaurantee  of feeling better with those illnesses I figured it certainly couldn't hurt either. I can't even put into words how different I feel. I have energy! I don't have to sit down every ten minutes to rest when doing dishes or light housework. I don't get out of the shower and immediately sit down on the toilet because I am too tired and weak to dry off and I need a rest. I am moving and grooving all day long. I walk, I shop, I clean, and I am looking for a job. This is all just amazing to me and such a major blessing! Of course wearing a size 8 pants instead of a 26/28 is pretty darn awesome, and I still think my pants are my son's when I am folding laundry cause my butt could never fit into something that small. LOL I tell everyone who will listen how great my new life is. I try to educate anyone I can about what WLS really is and how much work it is and the fact that it is a huge blessing.

My most recent one waas my neighbor had asked me what diet and gym I used to lose weight. Now since I didn't hang a sign on my front door I had RNY surgery not all neighbors know so I said oh I had gastic Bypass and use Retro Fitness. Her reply was OH you did it the easy way ....Well I she caught me in monet and I snapped back harsh that there was NOTHING easy about it and walked away.

Well about 2 weeks later I saw her and she had to know she offended me because she apologized for the comment and did not mean to offend me by what she said.  I told her that it was ok and explained about the surgery.

So the fact that she knew she was offensive when so many don't was a WOW to me.

Also at 2 years out not many WOWs happen but we were out 2 weeks ago and I ran into my best firends SIL and she had not seen me in 2 years She had no idea who I was at all then when she found out it was me she said OMG No offense you lost a ton of weight . ...I had to laugh and siad well yes I did thanks! 

I'm only two months out, but I'm almost 40 pounds down (since suregery, that is) and one of the police at the university I work at has taken to calling me "skinny". He (as well as most of my coworkers) know I had the surgery, but when he hadn't seen me in several weeks and saw me with a few pounds lost and a new haircut tjoked that I looked like a stranger. I know I'm not "skinny" yet, but I've never been called that my entire life. So to date, that's my favorite wow moment.

First of all - Congrats on the 40 pounds!  WAHOO!!!!  Your story just made me smile.  The police officer in my building died suddenly three weeks ago from a massive heart attack at 60 years old.  This year he took to calling me "bones" as I shrunk....it always made me giggle - and he knew I loved it!  Thanks for making me think about him as I am trying to help my students grieve their loss as well as mine! :)

Thank you!! I'm glad I could make you smile! I know that no matter where you live or work, many police officers are a treasured part of the community, (my dad is one of them!) and I love joking around with them and being part of their "family". The fact that these people that love and admire are noticing and supporting me means the world!