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What do you look forward to once you lose weight?

Posted by Laurie, Volunteer Mentor @roch, Jan 18 1:22pm

Losing weight or planning to? What will you do that you could not do before?

There many great health reasons to lose weight, but their maybe activities you look forward to do that you can not do now.

I found this article from Mayo Health System - 10 activities to look forward to after bariatric surgery
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/ten-activities-to-look-forward-to-after-bariatric-surgery
There are some things on their list I would never do (zip line) but there are things on list I can do now that I could not do prior surgery. I took vacation a few years ago that included a day long horseback ride. I would of never of meet weight restriction prior to losing 100lbs.

What are you doing now or planning on doing once you lose weight?

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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Apr 14 3:56pm
In reply to @joysmiley64 "Hi, I am looking forward to riding my new E-Bike with my boyfriend. It's been a..." + (show)
@joysmiley64

Hi, I am looking forward to riding my new E-Bike with my boyfriend. It's been a great experience after not riding for so long and not having the extra weight makes it easier for me to get on and off the bike. Just being able to get out and enjoy the fresh air and taking in the sunshine makes me feel good too.

I have also been able to go walking which I always had a hard time doing because of my hips bothering me, and I have worked my way up to over 2 miles once or twice a week now, and after it starts warming up, I plan on walking longer, but not overdue it. I am less depressed just not sitting around the apartment.

The first photo was taken when I started my weight loss journey the Spring of 2024 and the second photo is after a little over a year. I've lost 93 pounds to date, and had surgery in August 2024.

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@joysmiley64
Your looking good. Thanks for sharing. Love the butterfly outfit.

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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | 5 days ago

Want to share a recent article by Abby McWaters, Registered Dietitian, "Celebrating the Small Stuff: Non-Scale Victories That Matter": https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/newsfeed-post/celebrating-the-small-stuff-non-scale-victories-that-matter/

Fits in perfectly in this discussion on "What do you look forward to once you lose weight?"

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