Reputation from Back~To~Amy - Page 7

Back~To~Amy got a reaction from Globetrotter in "so How Much Weight Have You Lost?" Rant July 17, 2012

With all do respect, have you thought of counseling? It sounds to me as if you have self-esteem issues you expected surgery/weight loss to fix. You mention being ugly with stretch marks and that you had to take 20 pictures just to get your profile picture. Surgery didn’t do that to you. Those things existed the day you had surgery. Your face is still the same as the day you had surgery you’re your stretch marks would be too since you haven’t lost any weight. As to how you are feeling since surgery. Do you really think you are going to feel the way you do at this exact moment for forever and that you will never lose any weight and that this will all be for nothing? Healing takes time. And, if you aren’t cheating your sleeve, it is impossible not to lose weight. Have you contacted your doctor about this? Have you been documenting what you eat/drink? If so, see a nutritionist. I think though you really need to consider getting help from a therapist or psychologist. Weight loss isn’t a cure for the issues going on in your head, issues that obviously existed prior to surgery such as the look of your face and your stretch marks. Heck, the stretch marks may get worse as you lose weight and as is with a lot of people who lose a lot of weight, you may have sagging skin. Did you consider all this before you had surgery because it is a reality for most? You need to be able to deal with all of your imperfections….the ones you have now and the ones that may develop as the result of weight loss. You make a comment about there being no contest that a man would choose inner inside a Victoria’s Secret model’s body over inner beauty in a fat and ugly body. Did you expect that Victoria’s Secret Body? If not, did you consider that yours will likely have the same, if not more stretch marks, than you had the day of surgery or that you may have excess skin that hangs? Again, you need to be able to deal with this from an emotional standpoint and it certainly doesn’t sound like you are in a place to do so. Please take care of yourself and get help if you need it. Best of luck to you.

Back~To~Amy got a reaction from mylifeinpink in Pinterest July 17, 2012

Before I became "addicted" to VST, I was "addicted" to Pinterest. I have tons of recipes, most low fat ones. They were not liked/pinned with the Protein content in mind since the majority of them were liked/pinned prior to any thoughts of WLS. I like the idea of having a board specifically for recipes that are more protein focused. However, I'm not out about my surgery to a lot of my followers so for now, I won't be doing that. I will however, put the recipes on my computer to refer to and use in the future.

Back~To~Amy got a reaction from ChristineS NY in Three More Days Til Pureed! July 16, 2012

My sleeved loves tuna. I've bee eating it since a few days after being on mushies. eggs are good with my sleeve too.

Back~To~Amy got a reaction from lessofmeismore in Calling All Dfw And Surrounding Area Sleevers! July 15, 2012

All right group, the email has gone out to everyone except for the two people who haven't responded to me yet with their email address. Anyway, there are some things we need to vote on, so please respond ASAP but no later than midnight Friday if you want your vote included.
If I missed anyone who previously requested to be part of the group, I am sorry. Respond here and I will get you the email. Also, if anyone else in the metroplex wants to join our group, we welcome it. Just semd me a private message with your first name, email address and cell phone number.
I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!