Sweet_56
WLS Bucket list... and 8 days to Surgery!
Sep 09, 2011
Well I made my first video log today... It only took 3 runs to get it useable.. I had a hard time talking to my camera... It was like a personal interrogation of sorts. I think that as this process gets closer and unfolds I am really going to be a mess. I just have to keep reminding myself that I am not alone, I am not the first, and I have tons of support from my family (those that know what I am doing), Most of my friends(again those that know), and all the fantastic people I have met her on OH! What a lifesaver OH has been for me. I look forwards to meeting many more of you, and at some point being able to help those newbies who are coming in looking for answers... I think the hardest part now is waiting the 8 days... I was ready to do this yesterday. Of all the things I am.. Patient isn`t one of them. I always snooped for my presents before christmas because I hate not knowing... I`m a buzz kill I know... haha!With 8 days to go I find that I am Nervous about everything... I want to make sure I dont stray from the diet by even 1 gram of carbs... I think I have been doing a pretty amazing job thus far... I find the hardest thing is not getting to have the caffeine... I am addicted to that stuff... It keeps me awake. I have a lot of things to work through before, during, and after this surgery but who doesn`t?! I think with the support of my fiance and my mom almost nothing can go wrong. To my advantage I am also currently to heavy for a standard scale, and as such I sure wont be monitoring my weight as closely as some people here on OH do. I think if I didn`t see the numbers changing I would have a bit of a heart attack, and this way I have no choice.. I will only see the numbers when I see the doctor and his special scale... Oh the life of a Heavyweight.... I look forward to the opportunity to see a normal number on the scale... althought I often catch myself wondering... What is Normal? Linebackers for NFL weigh in at Close to 300 sometimes... They are healthy but they would be considered morbidly obese... So that leads me to my next thought that maybe how BMI is figured out needs some updating and fine tuning. Maybe weight shouldn`t be the sole deciding factor along with height and sex. What about people like me who are unusually tall for their gender, or those who have no co-morbidities except for the weight.
I made myself a little Weight Loss Bucket List and I want to share with you folks some of the reasons that I can`t wait to lose the excess weight I am carrying around... so here we go....
CHERYL`S WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY BUCKET LIST:
1. I can`t wait to fit into/on any chair, booth, seat, car, truck, tub, jacuzzi, amusement park ride, helicopter, and stadium seat that I want to sit in or on.. I am missing a few things, but I am drawing a blank I`ll come back.
2. I can`t wait to have kids with my fiance and be able to watch them grow and chase them.
3. I want to be excited to buy a bathing suit, or get new clothes because mine don`t fit anymore.
4. Know what it feels like to be 100 pounds less.
5. Know what it feels like to be 200 pounds less.
6. Know waht it feels like to be able to run long distances, and feel good at the same time.
7. I want to hike my ass up a gigantic mountain, and across the wall of China.
8. I want to know what shopping in a `Normal`size clothing store is like.
9. The ability to destroy my penningtons, additionelle, and Avenue frequent buyer cards because the clothes don`t fit.
10. Know what it feels like to be totally and utterly comfortable being intimate with my fiance in any angle ;)
11. I want to go horseback riding without feeling sorry for the horse.
12. I want to go bungee jumping without worrying that I would snap the rope
13. I never want to have to look at the weight restriction on ANY ride EVER again.
14. Use the elliptical for an hour without thinking I might just die before 25 minutes is up.
15. Ride a bike without my crotch hurting from the skinny seat because I have a lot of Overhang-haha
16. Go to a waterslide park with my neice and I tucker her out early.
17. Enjoy travelling on a plane where I am not mortified to be in the middle seat with a stranger next to me so my thunder thigh isn`t touching their thigh.
18. NO MORE SEATBELT EXTENDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19. Having a Healthy relationship with food... the good food, the bad food, and the ugly food.
20. Knowing what it is like to own a LBD and being proud to wear it.
and finally
EATING TO LIVE INSTEAD OF LIVING TO EAT!!
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About Me
Saskatchewan, XX
Location
55.6
BMI
Surgery
09/17/2011
Surgery Date
Sep 12, 2010
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