pcos_chick

You are NOT a loser for posting that! I've lost over 150lbs and I look very very different. I'm 18 months post op and I'm still dealing with and trying to adjust to the changes. Not only do I look very different but people treat me very differently as well. It seems like something that doesn't get talked about as much... but its good to try and prepare for these changes. Its not easy. (Still worth it... but not easy!)

My suggestion would be to have him check out these boards. My hubbie created a 'secret' account here (as in didn't tell me until later) that it really really helped him with his worries and concerns. It sounds like there is support there and some worry... which is natural. The boards might help ease his concerns and help him voice his support in a more... helpful way.

I didn't have a weight goal either! I think somewhere in the back of my mind I was hoping to get to 240lbs! I thought being a size 16 or 18 would be amazing. Now I'm 190, still losing and a size 12! You have great goals. Don't let anyone tell you that you need a number to shoot for. My goals were to be healthy. To run a 5k (Nailed it!) To ride horses again (started last summer... when I was 240!) You can do it!

I'm 19 months post op, loving life. Still taking Biotin. My hair loss was considerable and my new growth is more than 4 inches in. I wondering when I can stop taking my biotin supplement. Never had nail issues, just the hair loss and it came back pretty quickly (relatively I suppose.) On top of helping bringing my hair back (yay) it also seems to have effected the speed at which other body hair grows and I'm hoping that when I stop the biotin I won't have to shave my legs every darn day again. When did every one step down from biotin... or why haven't you? Thanks!

I'm a PCOS'er as well. As mentioned above WLS is NOT a cure for PCOS. I'm so happy with my weightloss (see sig) but still have PCOS issues. Periods are still irregular though more like 3-4 times a year vs. 1-2 times a year. Still have to be really really careful with insulin resistance, etc. The good news is that this a tool not only to help with weight loss but also with PCOS. I exercise alot more now (just did my first obstacle 5k, and run 3-4 times a week), I'm very carb careful and some of the more annoying PCOS symptoms have tapered off somewhat (less facial hair, less face pigment, etc.) Good luck!

I'm happily married to a guy who thought I was sexy at 340... he's the greatest! I'm horrible with this question though. I have always been an outgoing and flirty person. I've always been touchy-feely as well. I can perceive that the 'rules' have changed. Meaning that as a fat girl no one took that stuff seriously. Now maybe, they do? This is something I really struggle with. I feel like I'm trying to relearn my sexual identity, if that makes sense. Again, happy and content with hubby but feeling out of sorts at times with the rest of the world because I feel a shift in how people respond to me. I'm a pretty confident person but its funny now to realize how much of that confident was based on the idea of myself in the pecking order of beauty, size and appearance. I'm shaken without it.

I wish I had done it years ago!

155 since March 16th, 2011

Thanks for the update. Love love love seeing the year plus updates.

Looks like I"m low in Iron. What is everyone taking? I see that Celebrate makes a Iron + C I've heard SlowFE is great too. Thanks!

I'm a year post op and always always cold... handy here in Dallas so long as I'm outside. Having a hell of a time finding sweaters to where inside!

Hormones! No doubt.

Yay! I'm a year out and still irregular but I do have it! (pre-op I would have it maybe once a year...)

Instead of registering for gifts... which seems more formal... Have them create an Amazon Wish List.... Then you can distribute the list on the sly... This way folks won't feel obligated to get gifts but if they were so moved they could pick stuff the couple could really use.

Ladies... where are you shopping these days? How would you describe the stores you shop at? Now that I'm out of plus sized clothes I'm realizing that i know nothing about the many different places to shop at! I hit the usual suspects like Old Navy, Target, JcPenny's... But I'm sure I'm missing some good resources for clothes. So... where is everyone shopping and finding things? I'd love to get a list going.