What Have You Gained?

An earlier post asked a great question - what have you lost?  But I am a positive person, and it's even more important to me, what have you gained?  So I thought it would be fun to share what we have gained since being sleeved...

For me:

Confidence

A lap (lol)

a wardrobe worth wearing (my fat clothes were sooooo ugly!)

Energy

An even more positive attitude (God people around me must hate me!)

What have your gained????  Pre-ops - what do you want to gain?

I've gained my self esteem! I used to look down when I walked anywhere. Now I hold my head up high and smile everywhere I go. Even if no one knows why I'm smiling, I do, and that means SO much!

I've also gained the energy to run up and down my stairs to clean and actually chase my midgets around the house. For the first time in YEARS, I went outside with them and tossed a football and kicked around a soccer ball. My heart melted when the girls started screaming, "Yay Momma!!"

Another note I was going to point out was how much of a neat freak I've become. It's like I feel good on the inside, look good on the outside, and I want the rest of my life to match that. Even my house. lol

I'm just all around happier. :) It's almost like I'm on a high that I won't come down from. I don't WANT to!

AWESOME - sounds like you've also gained a huge smile - love it!!!!

Yay Momma is soooo right! 

Self respect

Better health

A new willingness to socialize and join groups

Lack of shame

Pride in my self for working hard and succeeding

Lack of fear

Energy

Ability to tie my shoes and breath at the same time

Shopping fun

New cute undies, my old ones fell off my butt

A new position of the drivers seat, My belly no longer touches the steering wheel

So, so much more

 

Love your list!  (ok - I will admit as I was reading a new position... got a little nervous till I got to the drivers seat lol - guess I've been reading too many of those posts and the cute undies were right above!)

Thanks for sharing your gains! 

Only one word describes what I gained - that word is HOPE! My future seems a lot brighter now.

I'm with you - so much more hope now!!!  Thanks for sharing it!

Life...

Abuntantly.

Well put!  A whole new wonderful life!  AWESOME!

I have gained....

my sexy back!

and

A new appreciation for how little food the human body really needs to survive

and probably a lot more that I cannot think of right now!