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ccrensh1

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Question for those further along...what have been some of your “non scale” victories or changes?

Things I’m hoping improve with surgery include things like mobility. At 31, I’m having to rely on a walker to get around. I can’t climb stairs or walk more than 5 minutes without being winded. I can’t bend over to tie my shoes or put on socks. My back and joints hurt all the time. I’m on an extensive medication regime and see many specialists just to stay alive.

And of course there’s the more concrete medical things, like having sugars that never drop below the 150s, body being more acidotic, rapidly climbing lipid levels, angina and chest pain, and my extremely high BP that seems to be resistant to meds, climbing risk of cardiac events...plus things like not being able to fit in public places that normal size people don’t struggle with...

I’m just so hopeless and sick of this life and am ready to commit to life style changes before during and after the surgery process to start living a new whole life with a much healthier self.

I’ve been overweight my whole life. I tipped past 150 before I turned 18 and I remember the pediatrician raising major concerns to my mom about my weight, but because she too was immensely obese and didn’t do anything about it, my weight continued to climb even as a kid. I think the last time i was in a normal weight range was when I was a very young kid...
 
I would say the main/biggest NSV I am looking forward to is fitting anywhere. Booths, all chairs, air plane seats, roller coasters, etc. I mean, I am 6ft tall so I will always be bigger but I am ok with that, just don't wanna be so wide. I am 4 weeks post bypass and chugging along.
Good luck on your journey and I hope you hit your goals!
 
KarenWV said:
I'm able to walk quickly down the hallway to the elevator without being out of breath. Yes, bending over to tie my shoes without my gut painfully pushing my ribs in is so wonderful. Even reaching behind to, um, you know, wipe easily (tmi I know) is a great new NSV.
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Funny you mentioned the reaching the behind one. I just told my wife the other day that even though I only lost 60 lbs so far my butt hole is like a mile closer. HAHAHA I find my self reaching way past where it used to be. I guess this is a victory even though I never thought of it being too far away to reach. hahaha
 
Shopping wherever I want, shoe size reducing, feet not being horribly sore after hiking, and fitting comfortably in a restaurant booth are just some of my NSVs. But my favorite and one I am most proud of is being discharged from my endocrinologist for being too well LOL Never even considered it a possibility!
 
ccrensh1 said:
Question for those further along...what have been some of your “non scale” victories or changes?

Things I’m hoping improve with surgery include things like mobility. At 31, I’m having to rely on a walker to get around. I can’t climb stairs or walk more than 5 minutes without being winded. I can’t bend over to tie my shoes or put on socks. My back and joints hurt all the time. I’m on an extensive medication regime and see many specialists just to stay alive.

And of course there’s the more concrete medical things, like having sugars that never drop below the 150s, body being more acidotic, rapidly climbing lipid levels, angina and chest pain, and my extremely high BP that seems to be resistant to meds, climbing risk of cardiac events...plus things like not being able to fit in public places that normal size people don’t struggle with...

I’m just so hopeless and sick of this life and am ready to commit to life style changes before during and after the surgery process to start living a new whole life with a much healthier self.

I’ve been overweight my whole life. I tipped past 150 before I turned 18 and I remember the pediatrician raising major concerns to my mom about my weight, but because she too was immensely obese and didn’t do anything about it, my weight continued to climb even as a kid. I think the last time i was in a normal weight range was when I was a very young kid...
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Seek therapy and do it before surgery. Today's world offers online options. It will take time to find the
ccrensh1 said:
Question for those further along...what have been some of your “non scale” victories or changes?

Things I’m hoping improve with surgery include things like mobility. At 31, I’m having to rely on a walker to get around. I can’t climb stairs or walk more than 5 minutes without being winded. I can’t bend over to tie my shoes or put on socks. My back and joints hurt all the time. I’m on an extensive medication regime and see many specialists just to stay alive.

And of course there’s the more concrete medical things, like having sugars that never drop below the 150s, body being more acidotic, rapidly climbing lipid levels, angina and chest pain, and my extremely high BP that seems to be resistant to meds, climbing risk of cardiac events...plus things like not being able to fit in public places that normal size people don’t struggle with...

I’m just so hopeless and sick of this life and am ready to commit to life style changes before during and after the surgery process to start living a new whole life with a much healthier self.

I’ve been overweight my whole life. I tipped past 150 before I turned 18 and I remember the pediatrician raising major concerns to my mom about my weight, but because she too was immensely obese and didn’t do anything about it, my weight continued to climb even as a kid. I think the last time i was in a normal weight range was when I was a very young kid...
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Seeing yourself fitting into things from regular size chairs to clothes, heck tieing your shoes! Joints! not feeling pain. Imagine that! My best advise after 6 months of going through this prior surgery....Seek mental health support from a professional. Makes a world of difference. Gets cob webs off the brain and you may get lucky to go into surgery already feeling better. Surgery becomes just the last step to better life, not the first one that way.
 
My favorite NSV is how I feel EVERY DAMN DAY!! I also had diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol that I was on medication for. Almost 2 years out I have none of those conditions. My arthritis only bothers me if I really exert myself or it's one of those weird weather days. I used to have to take at least 2 Aleve every day to be able to get through the workday. Sometimes I would come home and cry everything hurt so much. I painted 2 large rooms and various nooks and crannies in 2 days last week. I wasn't the slightest bit sore/tired until the end of day 2. If I'd get myself an extender instead of climbing the step ladder, I probably wouldn't have even needed the nice soak I took lol

Some of favorite just fun NVS are that I can sit with my legs crossed or just put my head on my knee if I sit with my leg up. (not skinny enough for head on double knees up but whatever!) I love not being gawked at when I'm out in public. I BLEND. I feel invisible. Which is funny as I've always been very front and center in my personality. But I love not worrying about how I look. I don't have to wear nice clothes or make-up so that people don't assume I'm fat and sloppy. No one cares if I'm in sweats at the grocery store.
 
ccrensh1 said:
Question for those further along...what have been some of your “non scale” victories or changes?

Things I’m hoping improve with surgery include things like mobility. At 31, I’m having to rely on a walker to get around. I can’t climb stairs or walk more than 5 minutes without being winded. I can’t bend over to tie my shoes or put on socks. My back and joints hurt all the time. I’m on an extensive medication regime and see many specialists just to stay alive.

And of course there’s the more concrete medical things, like having sugars that never drop below the 150s, body being more acidotic, rapidly climbing lipid levels, angina and chest pain, and my extremely high BP that seems to be resistant to meds, climbing risk of cardiac events...plus things like not being able to fit in public places that normal size people don’t struggle with...

I’m just so hopeless and sick of this life and am ready to commit to life style changes before during and after the surgery process to start living a new whole life with a much healthier self.

I’ve been overweight my whole life. I tipped past 150 before I turned 18 and I remember the pediatrician raising major concerns to my mom about my weight, but because she too was immensely obese and didn’t do anything about it, my weight continued to climb even as a kid. I think the last time i was in a normal weight range was when I was a very young kid...
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Haven’t had surgery myself, but I am looking forward to hopefully not needing a CPAP anymore just to lay down, no more cholesterol meds, and maybe the biggest one for me is being able to wear my wedding ring again. I have resized it 3 times. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it again. I look at it almost everyday. I look forward to the day it fits again. The next time I resize it I want it to being going down a size, not up! Best of luck to you
 
Going from a size 20 down to between 10-12 or 30-31 in men's.

Have jeans last longer because the thighs don't wear out from rubbing. And being ok telling myself if my jeans fit snug tighten up the eating a bit.

Best of all, I can be busy all day and not be tired. I can keep up to my kids mostly(in fairness they have ADHD and I don't think a energizer bunny could keep up), I sleep through the night and solid most nights, and I actually love life and myself again. Prior I lacked significant confidence and stayed in bad situations to long. Surgery was Sept. 2020 and since then I have changed jobs and am working on my second promotion. I dont lack confidence in front of people.
 
Tokash said:
Going from a size 20 down to between 10-12 or 30-31 in men's.

Have jeans last longer because the thighs don't wear out from rubbing. And being ok telling myself if my jeans fit snug tighten up the eating a bit.

Best of all, I can be busy all day and not be tired. I can keep up to my kids mostly(in fairness they have ADHD and I don't think a energizer bunny could keep up), I sleep through the night and solid most nights, and I actually love life and myself again. Prior I lacked significant confidence and stayed in bad situations to long. Surgery was Sept. 2020 and since then I have changed jobs and am working on my second promotion. I dont lack confidence in front of people.
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Good for you Tokash! Those are big achievements!
 
Tokash said:
Going from a size 20 down to between 10-12 or 30-31 in men's.

Have jeans last longer because the thighs don't wear out from rubbing. And being ok telling myself if my jeans fit snug tighten up the eating a bit.

Best of all, I can be busy all day and not be tired. I can keep up to my kids mostly(in fairness they have ADHD and I don't think a energizer bunny could keep up), I sleep through the night and solid most nights, and I actually love life and myself again. Prior I lacked significant confidence and stayed in bad situations to long. Surgery was Sept. 2020 and since then I have changed jobs and am working on my second promotion. I dont lack confidence in front of people.
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That's so great to hear about some of your triumphs. I especially love the part about jeans not wearing out from constant thigh rubbing! Thanks for sharing.
 
Tokash said:
Going from a size 20 down to between 10-12 or 30-31 in men's.

Have jeans last longer because the thighs don't wear out from rubbing. And being ok telling myself if my jeans fit snug tighten up the eating a bit.

Best of all, I can be busy all day and not be tired. I can keep up to my kids mostly(in fairness they have ADHD and I don't think a energizer bunny could keep up), I sleep through the night and solid most nights, and I actually love life and myself again. Prior I lacked significant confidence and stayed in bad situations to long. Surgery was Sept. 2020 and since then I have changed jobs and am working on my second promotion. I dont lack confidence in front of people.
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I absolutely love everything about this post!!!! Go girl!!!!! I just had my surgery last WEdnesday and I am looking forward to lots of positive changes in my future!!!
 
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