The Weird Things You Notice on this Journey

71dart
on 10/1/13 6:07 am
VSG on 08/06/12 with
It hit me this morning while brushing my teeth that my shirts are usually clean (unstained) at the end of the day. If I didn't drip toothpaste or gravy first thing in the morning, it was salsa or buffalo sauce at lunch or mayo, pickle juice, or bbq sauce at dinner. My shirts were usually stained by evening.

The main reason for this improvement is that I eat better food, slower and less of it. However, I still use toothpaste... So it's obvious another reason is that my big giant gut no longer sticks out far enough to intercept the trajectory of liquids on their direct path from my lip to the earth.

Embarrassing? Yes, but this morning I mentioned this brilliant revelation to my wife and she said she noticed the improvement months ago but thought mentioning it was unwise. I'm sure others noticed too. Embarrassing.

Please tell me I'm not the only one to discover a weird NSV that makes you happy but cuts both ways by making you a little sad upon reflection...
        
fran67
on 10/1/13 6:21 am - NJ
VSG on 03/08/12

You're not alone!  By the end of the day, I looked like such a slob.  I definitely go thru less spot remover now!

   
  4' 11" HW 218 SW 214 Original Goal of 125 in 8.5 mos Lowest Weight 119 CW 133 Trying to get back in the 122-128 range 

    

Sonya139
on 10/1/13 6:30 am - VA

SWEET NSV!!!!!

    

LosingSarah
on 10/1/13 6:34 am - Moorhead, MN
VSG on 10/16/13

I love it!!  

This is absolutely one of those things that I've got on my list of things I cannot wait for. I get it on the chest area if I'm not careful, and I am so sick of stained clothing or eating with my face right over my plate to avoid spilling on shirt. :)

    
Julia HasHerLifeNow
on 10/1/13 6:41 am
VSG on 10/09/12

Sadly I still get a drop of this or that on the "shelf" thanks to Victoria Secret!

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com 5ft0; highest weight 222; surgery weight 208; current weight 120

     

    

Shagdoll
on 10/1/13 6:56 am

I love that Julia ... me too!!!!  kiss

   Jenn  

 WWBD?  

 

71dart
on 10/1/13 7:15 am
VSG on 08/06/12 with
Well at least it hits the rack and not the tum tum. It's a good thing.


        
cappy11448
on 10/1/13 6:43 am

You are certainly not alone.  Now that I eat less and slower, I no longer drip or drop...  Its a nice change.

keep up the good work.

best wishes,

Carol

    

Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385,  Surgery Weight 333,  Current Weight 160.  At GOAL!

Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12  8-8

                  9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3  18-3

     

Nikke2003
on 10/1/13 6:54 am - PA
VSG on 05/13/13

This has absolutely been true for me... due to the same reasons you mentioned... eating healthier, slower, less to get in the way. Also, I'm no longer secretly eating in my car while driving lol... sad but true.

I realized the other day that I still use the handicap bathroom stall at work, just out of habit. It used to be a necessity. It occurred to me that I could just use any stall now lol!

For more info on my journey & goals, visit my blog at http://flirtybythirty.wordpress.com

  

71dart
on 10/1/13 7:02 am
VSG on 08/06/12 with
Oh yeah, forgot about the Big Mac special sauce mess while driving. I quit eating in the car too. No more secret dollar store Little Debbie binge on the way home.

I still pray as I enter the head that the handicap stall is available, but as I get in there I realize I can not only use a small stall... I can use a urinal. Didn't do that for years because, we'll, use your imagination. Embarrassing too
        
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