The New Me |
When I first started this site I was very impressed with the way the band was working. I had high hopes of what was in store. I never bargained on what I would actually get out of the band. I have composed a small list of some of the things that have changed in my life. 1. Prebanded I could not work very well. The pain in my feet was unbearable. I would walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night and have to hold on to something and be in tears from the amount of pain I had in them. The pain is now gone. I work 4-5 12 hour days at work a week and still can do all kinds of other activities. The feet pain is now gone. 2. Before banding I was always hungry. I always had a very tough time getting full. I could eat an entire plate of spaghetti and go back for seconds. Now I eat just a little bit and I am satisfied. 1/2 to 1 cup of food is all I eat at one time. I eat three meals a day and rarely snack. I also have food that there are more restaurants that I enjoy rather than just going to the buffet because I don't need as much food to fill me up. 3. Before banding personal hygiene was a problem. I could barely reach the areas I needed to to do a good job at cleaning myself. Today I can reach nearly every portion of my boody. My toenails always stay trimmed and painted and I don't strain and struggle with my shower trying to get everything clean. 4. Clothing prebanded was a nightmare. I could only wear 5x's and then they were tight. Even my 32 skirts were tight. Now I am wearing a 2x and some 1x's and am now wearing a 24 pants size and a 22 dress size. I can actually get my 22 pants on but they are still too tight to wear comfortably so I will wait for a few more pounds to come off. UPDATE: The 22's are now getting lose I guess it is time to go try on some 20's, shortly I will do that. 5. Before this wonderful band I had a hard time keeping the house work done and working I could not get it done even when I had 4 days off a week. Now I work more and have extra money and enjoy running so much that I still can't get the house work done. I just feel i have missed so much that I have to make up for. We go camping, hiking, on vacations. Somethings I would never have done prebanded. 6. Amusement park rides are not made for fat people. I went 3 years ago to six flags and was not able to fit in any of the rides. I went to an amusement park when I was at 265 and was able to ride every ride except for one. I plan on being able to ride that one next year. 7. Last but not least I can now breath. I couldn't walk without getting out of breathing. I was so fat that I could not even walk into to work without stopping to catch my breath now I can walk for hours and at a fairly good pace and do not get out of breath. I am so happy to be able to breath again. There are so many things that have changed and that are continuing to change. I am finding a new personalty that I didn't know even existed in me. I am learning how to stop being passive but at the same time have to keep all the hostilty in check from years of built up aggression and anger. I am now learning what control really means. I am in control of my eating my feelings and my reactions I am getting there. This band has not only helped me to lose weight but it has made such a tremendous impact on my entire life. EVERY ASPECT OF MY LIFE. Someone asked me if I regretted having the band. I can tell you that I do not regrett this band at all and that I am happy will get to keep it forever. And I will keep the rewards of it forever too. |
