Jlewis229

I'm here and way late to this but I haven't been on here too long. Getting sleeved July 25th!!

Thank You SO MUCH about posting the where you found the Spoons & Forks because I have had HORRIBLE luck finding any! I refuse to use BABY & TODDLER plastic forks and spoons!!!!! DO YOU HEAR ME? REFUSE!!! LOL
After I go see my Dr. today I am going to Bed Bath & Beyond to get some!
Johnathan

Congratulations!!!! I am so excited too! Can't wait for a year from now! Gonna have a bangin body lol (well after Tummy Tuck anyway haha)

Congratulations!!!! I am so excited too! Can't wait for a year from now! Gonna have a bangin body lol (well after Tummy Tuck anyway haha)

I'm here and way late to this but I haven't been on here too long. Getting sleeved July 25th!!

I am so very sorry to hear you lost your partner! I always made my surgery known upfront! I don't want it to be an issue after I found someone and truthfully, if it is an issue, they don't really care about you, but I know it's very intimidating! Atlanta is an awful city to try to date in, men here are extremely vain! My boyfriend knew about my surgery upfront, knew my body wasn't as desirable as I wish it could be but, be said he thought I was cute then and now, so I knew it wasn't a problem! You can and will find another man, good luck!!!!

Haven't been on in a LONG TIME! I posted some new pics! For some reason they are all F*#K@D up as far as being upside down, etc and I have rotated them and saved them but they still revert back :-/ but you can rotate them to view them. Anyway just wanted to update and share my progress...I am down to 170! 5 lbs to my original goal! I'm thinking I may try to get to 160 though depending on how i feel/look at 165. Hope everyone is doing GREAT!
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to make a quick post with my stats since it's been FOREVER since I've posted!
I am currently 173, I am 101 down from when I had surgery 7/25/12. I've got 8 left to go until my personal goal of 165.
<3 my sleeve!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Would love to hear from some of you I used to talk with a lot.
Johnathan

Thank You SO MUCH about posting the where you found the Spoons & Forks because I have had HORRIBLE luck finding any! I refuse to use BABY & TODDLER plastic forks and spoons!!!!! DO YOU HEAR ME? REFUSE!!! LOL
After I go see my Dr. today I am going to Bed Bath & Beyond to get some!
Johnathan

Was looking through and had a question. Is testosterone stored on men's fat cells as well? It would explain why I always want to have sex lol. Sometimes I think I drive my boyfriend crazy Ha!

Man, that sure is a tired old line!!! It's been used in the racism arena for decades! Probably goes back into deep history (how about "some of my best friends are Romans").

Was looking through and had a question. Is testosterone stored on men's fat cells as well? It would explain why I always want to have sex lol. Sometimes I think I drive my boyfriend crazy Ha!

GURRL! Idk how I would have reacted but I think i would have felt insulted. Actually I know I would. They have no business talking to patients about that sort of thing with patients! You did good though, I don't know if I could have kept my composure had I been told my sexuality is nasty.

Thank you! Just wait til u get close to goal! You'll feel so good about yourself! I'm much more confident than I've ever been! I want b*****s to look when I walk in somrwhere! Lol

Greetings all! Congrats to all those who have been recently sleeved and whoopee for the success of others. i was sleeved in July. I have lost about 80 pounds. My life is totally different and feels like my own again. I love the way that I look and feel. I am doing well physically. I had a very easy surgery, but regardless, it will be worthwhile. Trust me!

Welcome tlj483 & Grek79Ital! Glad to see more guys on here! The board is pretty sporadic with posts, maybe it'll start being a little more lively!
Johnathan
Btw- since I haven't posted an update in quite some time, u started at 274, and am now down to 195 just 5 months later!! Only about 25ish to go!! Couldn't be happier to have made this decision!! Good luck to everyone that has just started out!

Hi! I am glad to have found these posts.....I was sleeved 9/18/12....glad to find some fellow GLBT friends. I am from NYC

Hey all! I'm new and two weeks post op. I'm elated to have found this thread as I've been searching for some support from our community. Hope everyone is having a great 2013 so far. TJ

I am so happy to hear that for you!! I only had 1 bad response from a "Friend". The week or so before surgery, I went to Gondolier, which is an Italian restaurant that has absolutely amazing pizza, specifically the one I love, Feta, Mozzarella & Spinach! Well I took a pic of the pizza & said..."Gonna miss this pizza..last one for at least a few months!!" He responds with something to the effect of, "Well if your just gonna eat pizza again in a few months what is the point of even having the surgery."
Needless to say, that lead me to responding, and then he got personal and told me I was using the money we received after my brother died for personal gain, etc etc...this made me EXTREMELY mad because it was only 4 months after he passed, I cared for my brother for 2 years before he passed, It wasn't about personal gain, It was about getting myself healthy and being happy with myself. Of course I said quite a few harsh things to him because he has used his mother more than anyone I've ever known! Anyway, I ended up removing him from my friends on Facebook and then blocked him and then deleted his phone #.
The thing is, we don't need "Friends" like that! Those are not our true friends, Or true friends support us and encourage us, not try to bring us down.
Good luck, I hope you are very successful! I am out 17 weeks and am down 70 lbs! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!

Just thought I would update.
I started at 274 and am now at 198! Wow that feels good! I've lost 76 lbs since July 25th, that'll be 5 months on Christmas. Was really wanting 185 by first of year but I'm good with the track I'm on.
I stalled for a Few weeks. And I hated it!! But it's over thankfully!