Reputation from teshadb

teshadb got a reaction from Joonburg in I regret this surgery September 8, 2017

I am 3years post op. I had the same thoughts you did. Like wtf did I do to myself. I felt like I was slowly killing my self because the struggle to eat and drink was real!!! Week by week went by and things would improve swelling would go down. You are really swollen still inside. My doctor told me don't worry about hitting these certain goals. He really cared about at least drinking. Not Protein and Vitamins even. He just wanted me to stay hydrated. The rest comes later when the swelling goes down and you heal more. You will feel like a normal human being who enjoys food again. I have no restrictions on food. A few things bother me if I eat or drink it but that's ok I shouldn't have them anyway. Soda... bad, it's rare I have it but if I do it's only a little cuz the carbonation bothers me. Ice cream, too much makes me not feel good at all. But other than those I eat like I normally would. Try to make good choices and just eat a lot less than I did. It's the best damn thing I ever did and once you feel good again and see the results you will feel the same way. Hang in there!!!! It gets much better and you can enjoy food with friends again. Take advantage of this 6-9 month period where you are really restricted and ca n easily melt the weight off.

teshadb got a reaction from Rose1up! in I Want To See Before & After Pics! (Cont'd) October 20, 2015

Me trying on wedding dresses April 2014 at 231lbs, 5'2.

Me on my wedding day oct 2014, 168lb

teshadb got a reaction from Rose1up! in I Want To See Before & After Pics! (Cont'd) October 20, 2015

Me trying on wedding dresses April 2014 at 231lbs, 5'2.

Me on my wedding day oct 2014, 168lb

teshadb got a reaction from luv2plumb in I Want To See Before & After Pics! (Cont'd) September 19, 2015

HW 241-2007

Surgery start weight 216lbs April 2014

Aug-sept 2015-159lbs

teshadb got a reaction from Rose1up! in I Want To See Before & After Pics! (Cont'd) October 20, 2015

Me trying on wedding dresses April 2014 at 231lbs, 5'2.

Me on my wedding day oct 2014, 168lb

teshadb got a reaction from Dub in Dreaming... about clothes May 6, 2016

this is one of my favorites from mod cloth. A sweater dress that I never would have worn in a million a couple years ago. Loved so much had to have it in grey too lol

teshadb got a reaction from AJKMMC15 in "The easy way out" February 29, 2016

I was the same way. No matter how hard I tried I always gave in to my hunger and in a bad way. I would feel nauseous when I was hungry, I would get headaches and I was miserable so I would give in and then binge to make the pain go away! I needed this surgery desperately. My body was no longer sending me full signals soon enough and always became hungry again not long after I just are. Which I did to myself of years of over eating. I knew I needed that portion of my stomach removed. I needed the restriction and the hunger hormone to be reduced in order to ever get a grip on my weight. Now I have total control and it's beyond amazing to feel free of the hold that food had on my life. I have no regrets :-)