Nice FART
This is about one of those FART moments. But what led up to that moment is something I hope few of you had to experience.
By the time I had ballooned to more than 500 pounds.. my knees were feeling the painful effects of arthritis. My hips were starting to hurt as well. To ascend a stairway.. I had to hold on to the banister to pull myself up because my knees couldn't stand the weight.
The stair railing at home is flimsier than the one at work or a commercial building. Every time I pulled on that railing at home, it became a little looser. I didn't want to pull the railing out from the wall.. So I began CRAWLING up the stairs on all fours. I did that for years. It wasn't uncommon for my children to have to watch and wait to use the stairs as I crawled up them.
Well.. it didn't happen overnight.. but since losing more than 250 lbs since those 500 pound plus days.. I can now walk up the stairs in an upright position. The hip pain is gone, and the knee aches are nearly non-existent.
I don't know if anyone else can appreciate that. But I sure do.
By the time I had ballooned to more than 500 pounds.. my knees were feeling the painful effects of arthritis. My hips were starting to hurt as well. To ascend a stairway.. I had to hold on to the banister to pull myself up because my knees couldn't stand the weight.
The stair railing at home is flimsier than the one at work or a commercial building. Every time I pulled on that railing at home, it became a little looser. I didn't want to pull the railing out from the wall.. So I began CRAWLING up the stairs on all fours. I did that for years. It wasn't uncommon for my children to have to watch and wait to use the stairs as I crawled up them.
Well.. it didn't happen overnight.. but since losing more than 250 lbs since those 500 pound plus days.. I can now walk up the stairs in an upright position. The hip pain is gone, and the knee aches are nearly non-existent.
I don't know if anyone else can appreciate that. But I sure do.
Max wt. 500+ WLS workshop 4/6/09 440 Surgery 9/21/09 324 9/21/10 218
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WAY COOL!! I think I'll share my 3 biggest fart moments over the years...One has to do with stairs. #3. Fitting into size 36" pants...I went in and brought out my old bell bottoms from way way way back in the closet..."Can you dig it"!! Sorry to say I'm in a size 40" pants now...still not bad (from a 52"). #2. Climbing up a set of stairs 2 at a time...like a kid or teenager would do. I was working security and had to do about 10 flights of stairs a night. With the weightloss it made all the difference in the world. #1. Why is my bathtub taking so long to fill up? For about 17 years I've used the same tub...Why is it taking longer?? Brian
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