Greatest WLS moments and Birthday

[Guest guest]

Hi family, Last Friday - Dec. 12, I celebrated my 2nd birthday and have

experienced such joy it is difficult to put into words. It is said life begins

at

40...well in my case LIFE began 2 years ago at 60. I am embracing life with

gusto and don't want to miss a thing.

I have decided that Thong underwear is not part of the gusto. Tried it,

forget it. You would have to be of a " certain age " and sex to remember having

something stuck back there... But I do like the high cut briefs...notice I say

briefs and not grannie panties? My research at Kohl's took me over an hour to

decide this....and some help from this list.

My most wonderful moments are these..1. Having my wedding rings resized down

2 sizes. I had not been able to wear them for 3 years and wore friendship

bands instead. All this time I just didn't feel married and now I do.

2. Making friends with my reflection. I got out of the shower a month ago and

was drying myself off and happened to see my reflection in the bathroom

mirror. I said " excuse me " to the person in the mirror and covered myself up.

Like

most of us I only saw myself from the neck up and seeing a new body looking

back is going to take some getting used to. On another occasion I was walking

by a store with windows and I saw my reflection and automatically switched my

purse to the window side to better hide my stomach....I stopped myself.

3. Wearing a Hubba Hubba dress. Three years ago my husband and I went to the

office Christmas party and I was in my usual size 3/4X tent (I was easily the

widest person there, man or woman). All I wanted was food and lots of it. Two

years ago I had the surgery and we didn't go. Last year I wore a long red

sparkly dress and looked pretty spiffy. Most of the people there had not seen me

since the surgery and I loved seeing mouths drop open. This year the red dress

was too BIG for me, partly because I had lost more weight and partly because I

had plastic surgery (breast reduction, tummy tuck, belt lipectomy, and lipo

on the hips,flanks,thigh's and butt). This year's Red dress is a clingy wine

colored velvet....hence my husbands remark of " hubba hubba baby. " Ever since I

was a pre teen and gaining weight I was envious and jealous of how other

girls/women looked. All I could think of was....someday I want other women to

look

at me with the " green eyes " and I wanted men to envy ...well on this night,

a fairy Godmother waved her magic hand and Cinderella had her night. A

totally different reaction that last year...Most of the men said I looked

wonderful and the women just looked at me. I loved every minute of it. We even

had

stares while we were dancing. What makes this so delicious is we are

practically the oldest people there. Black dresses are nice but if you want to

be

noticed...wear RED. If I can figure out how to put the picture of me and the

dress

in the files I will. Probably after the first of the year.

Other WLS Moments....I no longer hide behind the furniture or people or pets

or kids or sofa cushions when someone is taking pictures. You will find me

right smack dab in the middle...in the front. I was shocked to see how much room

I take up in a picture...not anymore.

I have to throw out MOLDY bread. I just don't eat it much anymore. I used to

eat 3 loaves of bread all my myself. I could make anything into a sandwich.

I can fit into a standard size tub for a nice long soak, and not be worried

that I would get stuck-which I did and not having any trouble getting out and

standing up. I still can't get over the fact that when I sit in a chair, any

chair there is room left over..Who would have thunk it?

Finally, tying my shoes in the middle and not on the side. Also I don't have

to sit on the stairs and bend over to tie them. I would also tie double knots

in them so I wouldn't worry about them coming undone and I couldn't fix them.

The list goes on and on. What a gift we give ourselves and what a gift we give

our family and friends.....Oh.... One more. I love seeing the reaction when I

tell someone to hug me....their arm's go all around me and they can get

closer to me. Thanks for listening. in TX

[Guest guest]

, happy 2nd birthday. I'm just a few months behind you. I

could relate to several of the WLS moments. Certainly thongs are

meant for the young..its not that we cannot wear them, but I ask WHY

should we wear something stuck up our butts??! LOL!

I agree with red gets ya noticed. I do love slinky black but red

stands out...and I used to hide behind kids and sofa pillows too!

Guess that one is universal. No more, I too no longer hid e when the

camera comes out.

Congrats again..

Cindy in VA

lap RNY 2/8/02

> Hi family, Last Friday - Dec. 12, I celebrated my 2nd birthday and

have

> experienced such joy it is difficult to put into words. It is said

life begins at

> 40...well in my case LIFE began 2 years ago at 60. I am embracing

life with

> gusto and don't want to miss a thing.

>

> I have decided that Thong underwear is not part of the gusto. Tried

it,

> forget it. You would have to be of a " certain age " and sex to .

Black dresses are nice but if you want to be

> noticed...wear RED.

> Other WLS Moments....I no longer hide behind the furniture or

people or pets

> or kids or sofa cushions when someone is taking pictures. You will

find me

> right smack dab in the middle...in the front. >

>