Let's Play -- What can you do now, that you couldn't before !!!!!

We haven't done this in a while, and have lots of new members......sooooooo.....

WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW, THE YOU COULDN'T DO BEFORE WEIGHT LOSS ????!!!!

Here's my list:

Drive without the steering wheel hitting my belly
Walk without a cane !
JOG
Fit through turnstyles without having to do the turnstyle turn
Go on a 4 hour mule back trail ride to the top of a waterfall
Shop in regular ladies department
Fit in EVERY resturaunt booth
Wear my daughter's size 13 junior jeans (shhh. don't tell her !)
Eat three bites of dessert and feel satisfied, really.
Order off the appetizer menu and have leftovers
Wear shoes that are not "wide" width
Touch my toes
Do sit ups

Yes, I LOVE my sleeve !

Let's see...in sort of chronological order

Fit in the chair I'm sitting in as I type this
Get up from my work chair without pushing down on the arms
Walk without pain
Get up off the floor without leaning on something
Paint my toenails
Buy clothes in the regular section
Buy women's shoes
Bend over w/legs straight and lay palms flat on floor
Cross legs and tuck my top foot behind the other leg
Put my right foot behind my head (can't do the left)
Do a "5-mile advanced walk" in an hour DVD
Run up flights of stairs
Wrap either hand around the other wrist and close fingers
Wrap both hands around my leg above knee and close fingers

I'll stop now. I could go on and on and on...

Fit into my wish clothes that have been in my closet for a long time.
Fit into a booth in a restaurant without having to suck it in.
Bend over and tie my shoe and breath at the same time.
Jog for 30min. on the treadmill.
Go for long walks without losing my breath.
Like you, order from the appetizer menu and have leftovers (that is amazing to me).
The list can go on.

I am only 1 month out but already see some changes:

Feet don't hurt all the time anymore.
More energy
I can tie my shoes
Joined and am using the gym
Less back pain

Let's see now,

Tie my shoes
Go for a fast walk for hours
Ice skate
Hike
Run up the stairs in my house
Wear size 0P clothes and even size 14 Children's Jeans
Wear regular size shoes, no more WWW sizes
Dance the night away
Turn heads
But the absolute best thing that I can do now and couldn't do before is be an active part in my children's lives: run with them, play with them and teach them to live active lives.

Get rid of 90% of the clothes in my closet.
Run up and down the stairs without ever even touching the hand rail.
Walk for hours and not be tired.
Wear my pinky ring on my ring finger.
Sit up in bed without having to pry myself up.
Cut and paint my toenails and not cut off my circulation.

Walk all day at Disneyland- no pain and no worries about fitting in rides or fitting through turnstiles
Wear size 7 shoes- leopard print pumps with a 4 inch heal baby!
Be able to walk in above shoes without terrible pain
Walk between the tables of a restaurant to my booth and easily silde into the narrow side (I alsways looked for the wide side before)
Cross my legs
Use the tray table in an airline seat- both the seat back and in the chair arm types
Buckle the airplane seat belt- AND tighten it!
Fasten the back seat seatbelt in any car
Fit through the seats to sit in the way back of a minivan
Fit into my 8 year old neice's booster seat waiting my turn to get out of the mini van!!!
Be my old happy funny self with new people I meet!  I got more shy and quiet as I got fatter!!

Jeez. This list could get long. I'll focus on my favorites.

Walk to my car from my office while talking to colleagues and clients (about a block mostly uphill) without heavy breathing at all.
cross my legs
walk 4 miles per hour
jog (1-4 minute intervals now)
not be afraid of restaurant booths
not be afraid of airplane seatbelts or seats
buy regular width shoes
not obsess over food
feel my collar bone
wear clothes that have sizes that start with a 1 instead of a 2
wallk into a crowded room/reception without being self-conscious (still hate crowds 'cause I'm an introvert)
feeling good, confident, and hopeful about my future.

I love my sleeve too...

I can walk up a flight of stairs without feeling winded...
Walk without my back killing me for more than 15 minutes...
Stand in line without my back hurting and my feet falling asleep...
Walk without my thighs rubbing together so hard that I feel like a forest fire will start..
Bend over and tie my shoes comfortably...
Enjoy "relations" with my boyfriend in many more positions... (sorry if TMI)
Share a meal at a restaurant and feel satisfied...
Smell something good cooking without feeling I have to eat it...
Fit in to old jeans I loved...
Fit into a 40 bra, ( was a 44)...
cross my legs while sitting...
Paint my own toe nails comfortably...
Stay awake from 5:30am to 12am and not have to take a nap...
Wear size 8 rings... use to be a 9 1/2...
wear 18 inch necklace chain comfortably...
hold my arms above my head to braid my hair without having to rest...
Go into a warm room and not feel like I am melting and sweating my A** off... while everybody else is comfortable and dry...
Sit on my boyfriends lap and not feel like I am crushing him...
bend at the waist and touch my toes without feeling light-headed...
sleep through the nite...
Roll over in bed without it being a big production...
 
Hmmm thats just a few things I thought of in about 5 minutes since I read this post... I am sure I can think of a million others....

Feel bones (collarbone, hip bone, ribs).  Creeps me out!