LaBelle509

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

I have been looking into plastic surgery since three months post op!! I got two great referrals in the West Palm beach area. For a BL/BA and TT( on weight loss patients, I was told they have to do body contouring. Not the same as a simple TT) the total came to $17,000 and $19,000. And I'll still need to do my arms and inner thighs. THERE IS NO WAY I can come up with that.
Then in my support group, two ladies came back from having their surgery in DR!! I approached them and they shared with me what they had done, Full TT, BL/BA. Total cost $ 4,500.00 Guess where I am going next year?!

I pray all goes well for you. I pray that she is healthy and beautiful.

Well hello there! Congrats on ur wonderful news. BTW, u look simply fabulous darling n im sorry that ur friend dont see that. Not to mention it was e hella journey to get where u are. So imma go with the ”kick.rocks” response too. Best wishes to you n ur fam n baby to be ;0)

We found out yesterday that we are having a girl. I watched my husband light up. Daddy is in love! Our son is super excited to get to be a big brother to a girl. We are elated around here!!

We are halfway through with the pregnancy as of today and I am so stoked to meet my little girl. This pregnancy has been so much different than all the others. I thank God for providing the means for me to have surgery!!!

Hello ladies!! I had my baby May 16, 2013!!! I've been consumed since she's been here!! Thank GOD we are finally sleeping through the nights now. She'll be 3 months tomorrow! I gained 12lbs during my pregnancy and I am breast feeding. I dropped 25lbs after having her. I didn't get an appetite until the last 3 months of pregnancy and it disappeared after having her. I was toooooo sleepy to eat. I'm 15 months post op and down 110lbs. It seems to be tapering off now, but I love this size!!! I went from 22/24 to 10/12 now. Baby and I are healthy!!
This was 2 weeks post partum
This is her a week ago
Me about a month ago
Best wishes ladies and congrats!!!
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Okay, every day of my pregnancy I was deep down scared about the weight. It never goes away, but it wouldn't go away even without a pregnancy! It's a fear all of us deal with because we're worried we'll fail again, only this time, with 15% of a stomach.
I'm three years out.
I reached goal in 17 months. I maintained for several months and got pregnant ten days before my 2 year anniversary. I gained 32 pounds while pregnant; 3 pounds on the dang hormone shots I had to take to get pregnant. (We did FET, frozen embryo transfer with frozen embies left over from our IVF in 2007.) How you gain is up to your body. I gained much less than I gained with my previous pregnancies prior to sleeve (97 pounds for a single, 80+ for twins) but I think that we gain a "normal" amount of weight in most cases so expecting anywhere from 25-45 is probably reasonable. It could also be more. Some women just gain more while pregnant! The only folks I've seen gain almost nothing were still in their early months post sleeve when they got pregnant.
My daughter will be 5 months old in a week. I lost the huge bulk of my baby weight before a month postpartum. As before, when closing in on goal initially, my last fifteen pounds have been slow coming off. That's perfectly normal and not something I attribute to pregnancy at all, though I admit that the lifestyle we have post baby makes it challenging to lose weight (namely, wacky hormones and sleep deprivation, which slow our loss further) but I say IT IS POSSIBLE.
Losing weight, while doubly frustrating because I feel I'm losing pounds I've already lost, is just as "easy" as it was for me before my baby. I make good choices, I watch my intake, I try to stay active and I lose (albeit slowly!) and most importantly, I still have just as much restriction as before. I can eat one single hard boiled egg or a few ounces of dense Protein in a sitting. My sleeve is no larger than it was in 2011 and so the only way to not lose weight would be to not try and to fail to be diligent about my habits.
So I'm a success story. I have 7-8 pounds left and while I might wish they'd fall off tomorrow, I know that if I'm patient and keep plugging away they'll come off eventually. I've been back in my pre-pregnancy clothes for months, though, regardless of those few pounds.
~Cheri

HONEY TELL HER TO KICK ROCKS WITH A PAIR OF OPEN TOE SHOES....YOU ARE HAWT!! Many people are not used to seeing the NEW you so they can only visualize what they're used to seeing...GET OVER IT BOO BECAUSE IT'S NOT COMING BACK!!
CONGRATS ON YOUR BABY!!

Congratulations! And I agree, you are beautiful! A person who can deliver such a mean and viscious comment and have it seem sincere must be a true B. Even if it was true in his or her opinion, what would be the purpose of saying it other than to make you feel lousy?

You are very pretty. Wow! She is totally wrong!
Congrats

I can't speak to the other person's motivations, but I can tell you she is blind as a bat, and needs glasses. Seriously. You look gorgeous. Your skin glows in your pictures, you look healthy and happy. Shut down the negative voice and look for people who support and love you as you are. And CONGRATULATIONS on the baby!!

Congratulations! And who ever said that is blind. You are beautiful!

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!!
I AM HAPPY, SCARED, NERVOUS, EXCITED.......HAPPY, JOYFUL, HAPPY!!!!!
First OB/GYN appointment is this Friday. I have tried for so long, I just can not believe( scared to believe) it's true!!
My husband and daughter are walking around with big smiles on their faces lol!!!
I am happy as well, but have this little fear in my heart that just wont die down yet.
S.N someone told me yesterday that I was no longer pretty. She felt I was prettier heavy, and now I look sick, and ordinary. Crazy thing is, she was not being mean or vicious. Her comments felt sincere. For that reason, what she said affected me. I keep replaying in my head what she said to me. I am worried that this is gonna be the open "window" to get off track.

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!!
I AM HAPPY, SCARED, NERVOUS, EXCITED.......HAPPY, JOYFUL, HAPPY!!!!!
First OB/GYN appointment is this Friday. I have tried for so long, I just can not believe( scared to believe) it's true!!
My husband and daughter are walking around with big smiles on their faces lol!!!
I am happy as well, but have this little fear in my heart that just wont die down yet.
S.N someone told me yesterday that I was no longer pretty. She felt I was prettier heavy, and now I look sick, and ordinary. Crazy thing is, she was not being mean or vicious. Her comments felt sincere. For that reason, what she said affected me. I keep replaying in my head what she said to me. I am worried that this is gonna be the open "window" to get off track.

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!!
I AM HAPPY, SCARED, NERVOUS, EXCITED.......HAPPY, JOYFUL, HAPPY!!!!!
First OB/GYN appointment is this Friday. I have tried for so long, I just can not believe( scared to believe) it's true!!
My husband and daughter are walking around with big smiles on their faces lol!!!
I am happy as well, but have this little fear in my heart that just wont die down yet.
S.N someone told me yesterday that I was no longer pretty. She felt I was prettier heavy, and now I look sick, and ordinary. Crazy thing is, she was not being mean or vicious. Her comments felt sincere. For that reason, what she said affected me. I keep replaying in my head what she said to me. I am worried that this is gonna be the open "window" to get off track.

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

congrats!! made the decision this weekend to not wait until November as recommended by surgeon. Can not wait!!!

Beside self confidence and pride, feeling free from food!! Being able to eat and walk away from the table without stuffing my face is INCREDIBLE!! I used to eat to a coma, and dream of what I was gonna eat next.

So the scale is SLOWWWWLY moving again!! My workload is so heavy right now, I truly can not exercise the way I used to. So I am being extra vigilant with my food intake. I am being a good girl with my Protein, Water, and Vitamins. But I also had some Oreo Cookies today (4 of them) :ph34r: ......Pray for me.......
P.S Still on the fence about getting the Sleeve?! DO IT ASAP!!! you can thank me later

You are not alone. Trust me, you are not. Get back to basics and stay strong

So the scale is SLOWWWWLY moving again!! My workload is so heavy right now, I truly can not exercise the way I used to. So I am being extra vigilant with my food intake. I am being a good girl with my Protein, Water, and Vitamins. But I also had some Oreo Cookies today (4 of them) :ph34r: ......Pray for me.......
P.S Still on the fence about getting the Sleeve?! DO IT ASAP!!! you can thank me later