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Great pic... you go girl!

Hello, Mind came off after 3 weeks. Take Care

Hello Sleevers, I've been sleeved now for one year, I hit my goal weight six months after surgery. Here's my issue when I was wearing 18/22 I would look at the size 4/ 6 in the department store and say wow that's really tiny. Now that I wear a size 4/6 I look at my jeans and say wow these look pretty big to me, it's like in my mind if I'm wearing it...it's got to be huge or large not small or tiny. My therapist says this is normal my mind is still processing the new me and in time I will see what every one else sees. When I see individuals that I've not seen in a long time they say things like "Don't lose any more weight" or "Wow your so tiny" I've attached a picture of me in a pair of new jeans, this is my screen saver on my cellphone, my therapist believes this will help me train my mind to see the true me. My question, have any other sleevers had this issue? and how are you dealing with it? Take Care

Hello, I know how you feel the first few months I stayed constipated, after the sleeve I became lactose intolerant so I started drinking 3 glasses a milk a day and that got thinks moving. Now I drink boost everyday since it's not lactose free I get my Protein and I stay regular. You can also try, miralax or try eating Protein Bars that are high in Fiber. Hope this helps Take Care

Great story, thanks for sharing your amazing NSV moment.

Outstanding, enjoy your achievement

Looking good keep up the great work, love the boots

Wow you can really see how your body has changed, keep up the great work.

Lovely just lovely....rock your sleeve

WOW!! You look amazing congrats on an outstanding year

You look amazing, love the hair!

Outstanding, you look amazing...I threw all my big mamma clothes out. I love seeing pics with old size new size comparisons. Take Care

Welcome! The main reason I told no one I was having surgery was because I did not want to hear that statement " You don't need this surgery" Remember you are doing this for yourself and no one else the insurance company would not have approved you if there was not need. Tell everyone, thanks for your concern, but your not in my shoes then smile and walk away. Take Care

Great story...enjoy the journey

Lovely just lovely...I want those shoes. Take Care

You are my hero, rock those size zero jeans.....I can't wait till my first surgery

Ms. Diva Beautiful reflection..I'm so happy for you and your legs look great. Happy re-birth day....enjoy your new journey

Hello Everyone, Thanks for the words of encouragement and your thoughts regarding my surgeon's goal. @ Ms. Diva thanks for your post for a while I thought I was a freak of nature my scale numbers have never matched what I can fit at the department stores. Thanks

Hello Everyone, My one year office visit with my surgeon is this Tuesday and I know he's going to ask why I did not work harder to reach his goal. I'm '5"4 and my current weight 150 lbs, I'm not built like others I can wear a size 4 jean. So my plan is to explain to him that I love being 150 and I can maintain this weight for the rest of my life and I also plan on wearing my size 4 skinny jeans to my appointment....lol When I weighed 170 I was wearing a size 6 and now all of my size 6 pants and skirts are to big. Are their any other sleevers out their whose weight on the scale and clothes size look odd? What I would like to know also, was it wrong for me not to meet my surgeons goal? I wanted WLS to save my life and to be happy currently I'm very happy with the energy I have to play with my daughter, and my ablity to workout for an hour and not feel like I'm having a heart attack. People I've not seen for a long time are amazed and they keep telling me how skinny I look and please don't lose anymore weight....I usually respond I'll keep that in mind thanks. I do plan on having implants and my bat wings removed but again I'm doing what makes me happy. How many sleevers are fustrated because they have not met the goal set by their surgeon and have not realized or enjoyed the weight loss accomplishments they have achieved. Take Care

Great Job, thanks for the pics you look fantastic!

Coops, I understand were you're coming from, the day I threw my scale in the back of my closet the goals set by my doctors went out of my head. I no longer focused on the scale, but living healthy and getting active. The next important item was I had my doctor put me on hormone replacements once the night sweats, and mood swings went away I had more energy to walk my 3 miles a day with out taking a nap after...lol My advice is to take it one day at a time focus only on the weight you have lost which is huge and as stated in one of the post take a vacation from the scale and the goal set by your doctor. I've lost the most weight when I was not thinking about it, then when I was tracking every day it could work the same for you. Take Care

Surgery on Nov. 8, 2010, I've lost 110 lbs.

WOW! XS you go girl!

Although, I've never experience this myself when I was obese I've seen it happen recently and I'm hurt that people can be such jerks. No matter your size we are all human beings, now that I've hit goal the same jerks comment negatively to me with comments like "shut up" skinny or Your skinny now we don't need your advice. So in this society your damn if you do or damn if you don't.....LOL

Welcome and good luck with your journey. Sorry can not answer insurance question, I went through United Healtcare. Take Care