Since people like to THINK about their WLS...
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on 1/27/09 12:43 am, edited 1/27/09 12:44 am - Brooklyn Park, MN
on 1/27/09 12:43 am, edited 1/27/09 12:44 am - Brooklyn Park, MN
I've been thinking about this....
I miss being warm without a jacket.
I miss my big pockets on my jeans.
I miss being able to move appliances by just leaning into them.
I miss being able to pull dead branches out of trees by just hanging on them.
Thats pretty much it. Would I go back? Never, although I would like to find some pants with big pockets.
I could write a hundred things that I DON'T miss.
I miss being warm without a jacket.
I miss my big pockets on my jeans.
I miss being able to move appliances by just leaning into them.
I miss being able to pull dead branches out of trees by just hanging on them.
Thats pretty much it. Would I go back? Never, although I would like to find some pants with big pockets.
I could write a hundred things that I DON'T miss.
OMG!!! You know what? I have had that very same thought about the size of pockets in these much smaller jeans! Holy buckets, I don't even trust putting COINS in these suckers - they're barely deep enough for my fingers! I USED to be able to shove my entire forearm down those big azz jeans!!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
Hmmm... I'll have to get back to you on that flatulence issue, RP... I miss being a more "delicate flower" (IF you could have called me that!).
But face it, farting is FUNNY!!! And payback for 15+ years of putting up with my hubby's particular brand is very - well, satisfying!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
Well, farting is funny; I would have to agree with you on that, but only when it is voluntary. Apparently I used to wake my wife up now and then with a good toot while I was sleeping. Now, I occasionally wake myself up with a hearty sleep fart and I have been known to sleep through tornado sirens. Good grief!
RP
My husband wrote the book on night time farting! He swears I laugh at his farts while still asleep - I don't remember ever doing that, but he claims it's a regular occurance.
Once, I woke during a particularly long drawn out fart of his - and in that momentary haze of middle-of-the-night surreal thinking, I was CERTAIN I was going to wake up next to an empty sack of skin that USED to be Rich!
Once, I woke during a particularly long drawn out fart of his - and in that momentary haze of middle-of-the-night surreal thinking, I was CERTAIN I was going to wake up next to an empty sack of skin that USED to be Rich!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
Well, that's a real interesting question.
One of the main reasons I had WLS was because I was going to university for social work, and the thought that was prevalent on my mind was : if I cannot respect MYSELF at 285 lbs (and gaining) then how could anyone else?? Especially if they were clients I would be counselling or obtaining services for. RESPECT is an important component in work and in life generally.
The bottom line here is that I wanted to LIKE myself--to raise my self-esteem. And yup--I do think I have reached that goal. I DO like my WHOLE self--the person I have become--academically and emotionally--and I sure do like my 145 lb-thinner body much more! I have hopes to someday afford PS to get rid of a whole lot of flubber, but in the meantime I am a much happier and healthier person than before.
Having said all that--what do I miss from pre-WLS life? I really miss my husband and the stability my life had with him in it. In fact, since his death in 1993, my life has been in flux, going from one major change to another, with the BIGGEST one being leaving Thunder Bay in search of social work employment.
Right now I'm feeling like a 'displaced person' even though I truly am blessed that my sister has made her home MY home. But ya know the old saying--'You cannot go back home'--and this is true even more so in my case. I have given up residence in my adopted country and have put away or given away most of my possessions. Quin is faring well 'batchin' it' and that's a relief! I guess this all ties in to the loss of my life as I knew it when my beloved died of cancer. I guess I'm waiting for stability and roots to become part of my life again. I guess maybe I won't find those until I find that 'unconditional love' I had with my husband.
Gees--no quick and easy answer here. But you asked.....
One of the main reasons I had WLS was because I was going to university for social work, and the thought that was prevalent on my mind was : if I cannot respect MYSELF at 285 lbs (and gaining) then how could anyone else?? Especially if they were clients I would be counselling or obtaining services for. RESPECT is an important component in work and in life generally.
The bottom line here is that I wanted to LIKE myself--to raise my self-esteem. And yup--I do think I have reached that goal. I DO like my WHOLE self--the person I have become--academically and emotionally--and I sure do like my 145 lb-thinner body much more! I have hopes to someday afford PS to get rid of a whole lot of flubber, but in the meantime I am a much happier and healthier person than before.
Having said all that--what do I miss from pre-WLS life? I really miss my husband and the stability my life had with him in it. In fact, since his death in 1993, my life has been in flux, going from one major change to another, with the BIGGEST one being leaving Thunder Bay in search of social work employment.
Right now I'm feeling like a 'displaced person' even though I truly am blessed that my sister has made her home MY home. But ya know the old saying--'You cannot go back home'--and this is true even more so in my case. I have given up residence in my adopted country and have put away or given away most of my possessions. Quin is faring well 'batchin' it' and that's a relief! I guess this all ties in to the loss of my life as I knew it when my beloved died of cancer. I guess I'm waiting for stability and roots to become part of my life again. I guess maybe I won't find those until I find that 'unconditional love' I had with my husband.
Gees--no quick and easy answer here. But you asked.....
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