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Here is one, down from 250 to 175 in 8 months. A size 22 to size 5 today. I love my surgeon and sleeve and thank God for sending me this blessing.

I don't want to be judged, bottom line. I told my husband and a friend who is a neighbor. Maybe later I will tell others till then, I am ok with keeping my medical issue to myself.

Here is one, down from 250 to 175 in 8 months. A size 22 to size 5 today. I love my surgeon and sleeve and thank God for sending me this blessing.

Welcome, we love everyone this is 2012 for crying out loud.

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At 215 and 33 years old, I think you will be OK. Why because you have not been heavy for that long and your skin has not stretched for a long amount of time. I am 46 years old started at 250 and have 0 excess skin. As a matter of fact I am starting to see my 6 packab muscle. I recommend for you to exercise, watch what you eat and you will be just fine.

Here is one, down from 250 to 175 in 8 months. A size 22 to size 5 today. I love my surgeon and sleeve and thank God for sending me this blessing.

Here is one, down from 250 to 175 in 8 months. A size 22 to size 5 today. I love my surgeon and sleeve and thank God for sending me this blessing.

Welcome, we love everyone this is 2012 for crying out loud.

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You go girl, If I was down 100 I would just melt away started at 250 and at 180 I am the ultiimate "Hotness".

Yes this was what happened to me, I stayed at 180-185 for around 3 months. I had to fight my way out of the 180's. I am now at 175 maybe 174 today.

As a new size 4 "what might be called skinny" I think she is just a "BULLY"remember, there are old workplace bullies like there are young bullies in elementary school and high school. I would never ever say something like that to someone else. She just wants to be validated and feel powerful by being mean and nasty. I feel sorry for her, just smile at your bully and say a prayer for her also.

As a new size 4 "what might be called skinny" I think she is just a "BULLY"remember, there are old workplace bullies like there are young bullies in elementary school and high school. I would never ever say something like that to someone else. She just wants to be validated and feel powerful by being mean and nasty. I feel sorry for her, just smile at your bully and say a prayer for her also.

Yes, her comment was rude regardless of her size, but given her size, it was even more hurtful. The OP was venting and I don't think she TRULY meant literally that all skinny girls are evil.
I used to be really thin, too (108 at my lightest) but I wasn't a rude b***h. I was raised better.
Making fun of, and discriminating against, fat people is one of the last "acceptable" prejudices. As current and former fatties, we are hypersensitive to that and likely always will be. A good thing. Having a degrading comment about the size of your behind hurts coming from anyone, but it has an extra sting coming from a thin person.

I would never do that of course But that's not how the post read. Then again, like others have mentioned, why are we adding skinny to the equation? How about just any rude person said someone's butt was couch size? Why does it matter that they are small? Rudeness knows no size. Mentioning they are skinny is akin to mentioning that they were black, white, yellow or green and then tossing out the rudeness. Her size didn't matter, just her nasty words.
To say that skinny women do not feel like "real women" in the bedroom....that's kinda rude too. The size of your arse does not equate to quality of sex. Right? I'm just saying....prejudice happens when we add a descriptor to the derogatory comment. A rude girl said this....that makes her rude. Her size isn't necessary to discuss.

Um don't take this personally but aren't you getting surgery so you can lose weight and be thin?

For me at 47 I feel absolutly fabulous. I realize that I will not look like I did when I was 20 or 25 and that is OK because I am closer to 50 than 20. I appreciate every wrinkle and don't care when the others come along. To me they are a sign of wisdom and growth, I wouldn't change my age for anything.

For me at 47 I feel absolutly fabulous. I realize that I will not look like I did when I was 20 or 25 and that is OK because I am closer to 50 than 20. I appreciate every wrinkle and don't care when the others come along. To me they are a sign of wisdom and growth, I wouldn't change my age for anything.

Yeah, you will-it is a long slow process buy you can do it. Remember that we all lose wt. at different levels and daily exercise makes a difference. Some people can reduce calories/not eat and lose wt. And some people like myself can eat lots of calories and exercise at least 60 min per day and still lose wt. It is all up to you and how you want to lose wt. I personnal would rather exercise to manage my wt. Loss than deprive myself or go hungry. Good luck to you.

Exercise and wt. lifting.

I am 45 and have no loose skin started at 250 now 182. However, I workout everyday and lift weights most days when I workout. Like Weetsin stated it depends on how long you've been fat and how stretched out your skin is so of course a 25 year old skin is not as stretched out as a 65 year old. Good luck to you. Personally, I would rather be slim and healthy with excess skin than fat and unhealthy with smooth skin.

I am 46 years old, work out every day and have 0, I say again, no loose skin issues. I think it is because I workout and lift wts. I am a gym rat and did not want to have skin issues so I work out religiously. I have lost 70 lbs so far with absolutely no skin issues. Keeping fingers crossed.

I think group exercise classes like Zumba and body pump helps. Why because it feels like you are not working out especially with Zumba. When my zumba class hour is done, I feel like I haven't even worked out.

Oh boy, this means that to lose weight you will have to diet alone or use diet and exercise. When dieting alone you will have to restrict your calories and be very disciplined. If you add exercise along with diet then you will lose wt. faster. I for one can't, I say again, I can not lose wt. with diet alone. I need to exercise also.
Why, because I like to eat and have to eat ever 4 to five hours. I need to eat for energy. So if you know that you don't like to or won't exercise then you have to make the decision that you will restrict your calories or won't eat that much. You need to make that decision for yourself, I know that I had to embrace the gym and make working out my new best friend and way of live. Remember the old motto, calories in-calories out that is how we lose and maintain wt.