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Wow Moments

mahofl
on 5/29/06 3:22 am - Goose Creek, SC

RNY on 09/30/05

This weekend it really hit home how my life has changed since WLS. I have lost 98 pounds since Sep. 30, 2005. I weigh less than I have in 16 years. Sometimes I don't even recognize myself. I remember how after 8 weeks I did a top ten reasons I was happy I had lost 40 pounds, I'm going to cheat by 2 pounds and do top 10 reasons I'm thrilled I have lost 100 pounds. 1. I spent a morning at a tennis tournement for my 15 year old, then took my 4 year old to the Children's Festival at spoleto, without gasping for breath or having a nasty rash show up on my thighs because they rub together so much. 2. My husband spends lots of time just feeling my hip bones and shoulder blades, I think he had forgotten that they were still there somewhere. 3. Random men check me out now and chat with me, I'm not interested, but it makes a girl feel good

4. There is so so much room between the steering wheel and my stomach. 5. I just swam laps at the pool without drowning 6. I actually went to the crowded pool with the lifetguard and lots of kids and mom's to talk to, I've never been there before, I would go to the smaller pool at a time when people would not be there. We stayed for two hours and had a wonderful time. I even took my shorts and shirt off and peole saw my bathing suit 7. A sugar free popcicle or a latte is the equivalent of a whole cheesecake for me now, they are DELICIOUS 8. Ronald McDonald and the King no longer see more of me than my family. 9. I can wear regular clothes from any store now. 10. I've made so many friends now, including several who will be dear friends for life. Life is so good now. I am rediscovering the person I was before I let food and obesity take over my life. God Bless Dr. Silver and Dr. Byrne. Mary

RJOLLY1967
on 5/29/06 4:52 am - KY

RNY on 04/24/06

I know how you feel I just lost 25 & I can fit behind the stering wheel now & I went to the movies last night saw RV funny but any how I fit in THE SEAT!! it was not tight on me at all,so I can not wait till I loose more ,more to rediscover .thnks for the lovely thoughts BECKY

Melissa R.
on 5/29/06 8:41 am - Easley, SC

RNY on 04/18/06

Congratulations on lossing that much!!! That is so awesome

. I know you will have many more wow moments during your journey of rediscovering yourself. Melissa

Deborah S.
on 5/29/06 3:16 pm - Charleston SC...now...Somewhere in Cali-freakin-fornia!! , CA

RNY on 08/24/05

That is a cool

list!!!

Congrats to you!! I love now being one of those girls you see sitting at the movies who is so skinny, she can sit with her legs up in the seat!!

That is hilarious!!!

Love you!! Congrats May!!!

mahofl
on 5/29/06 9:57 pm - Goose Creek, SC

RNY on 09/30/05

Haven't tried that yet. I still get a kick over just being able to cross my legs.

MelonyBaker
on 5/29/06 3:52 pm - SIMPSONVILLE, SC

RNY on 05/17/06

Mary, I'm so happy for you!!! You must be so excited. You've lost so much weight! Congrats! Melony

hoolahea
on 5/30/06 12:01 am - Charleston, SC

RNY on 10/07/05

#4 and #9 are definitely the big ones for me!!! I am tickled pink that I can fit into XL's now and they are rather "BIG"...Lying in bed at night and having to turn over because my HIP bones HURT- this is truly living!!!!

kellybrowder
on 5/30/06 2:06 am - Bonneau, SC

May is wonderful! She is a friend above others! Congrats! I have to comment on the random men checking you out: It has been so long since men flirted with me that I am usually unaware that they are doing that. It isn't until later that I think back and realize that I was being flirted with! MAN, I have really been in the dark all these years. I would be flattered, but I am too dumb to realize they are checking me out. The rash thing is a miracle. I love that I don't get thigh rashes anymore. I still have the ointment to put on my legs in my medicine cabinet. I can get rid of it now! **I walked down the beach with my very thin mother in my bathing suit with NO cover up this weekend. I wasn't the most beautiful thing there, but I was comfortable enough with my own body to do it! I even played frisbee on the beach! I have NEVER even thought of doing something like that. I always had to sit on the chair very close to a towel to wrap up with in case people got too close!