DianaE

Hi, so i am 3.5 yrs out and it is so loud. Has anyone been told if anything can be done by a dr? It is annoying and embarrassing. Not sure what to do if anything Sent from my iPhone using BariatricPal

Thanks Scamp.. I do want to do all those things because I would like to look and feel good just one more time in this life I definitely have some self worth issues I am dealing with and I think I care way too much what others think about m (even though I deny caring what others think). Appreciate your response.

Just curous if anyone has went to the Lifestyle Lift for their face. I am 57 and trying to decide on what I want to invest in. I know for sure I want the face and arms done. They are the hardest to hide. Even though I need it, I am not sure if I should have thighs, tummy and breasts.. LOL seems like a waste of money at this point in my life. Any thoughts?

Lynda, I am 57 and was wondering what others close to my age felt about this. I am positive I want the face and neck work.. I am pretty sure I want to do the arms next. I may do the tummy but do not think I will do the thighs or breasts.. I am single will probably stay that way at this point in my life and dont see the necessity of new boobs.. Main concern are the things that are impossible or difficult to hide.

I agree with Hynita.. It would be a perfect world if we could ask and expect everyone to help us but it just isnt like that.. You can control what you have in your own home and you can control what you reach for and put in your mouth.. That is about it.. I always dread it when i see a coworker has brought in something. Either I eat it or I dont but I can not ask them to not bring in the treats.. If you log everything you eat and do not go over your daily calories /carbs you will soon find it easier to resist those foods that are bad for you. They swallow up the calories and you are left with no calories left to eat and you are hungry.. Log eveything you put in your mouth.. You will find it very enlightening!

Exactlyas Seela stated... Plus it is all subjective. I sort of feel negatively about the word thin as I do the word fat.. They are both extremes.. I think you look great and healthy and I am sure you probably feel 100 times better. From your stats you are still about 40lbs from goal.. I can see you probably getting VERY happy with about another 20.. I know why you are asking though.. I get confused when I look at myself too and I dont trust the people around me to be honest.. They love me so they are more worried about my feelings than anything

Those people who judge have not walked in our shoes and I personally could care less what they think. You have to do what you feel you need to in order to get healthy.. I know if something happened to you because of the weight issues they would have wished you had tried something to get it off.. My sister died when she was 39 (15 years ago) due to obesity complications. They would not do the bypass because she didnt pass the emotional eval.. So 5 years later she died. I am pretty bitter about all of that.. I miss my sister and I wish they had taken the chance. It might have saved her. Anyways, my point is, it is about saving yourself. Nothing else matters.

my disappointment is I look older. Now that the fat is no longer stretching out the skin, I can see the wrinkles in the face. That has been a hard adjustment for me. I am 56 but I never looked it before.. I am thinking very hard about getting a face lift because at this point I wouldn't be happy no matter what my body looked like. I can hide the skin on my body, I can not hide my face.

Just curious as to why plastic surgery is not an option?

very happy for you!! a role model for us all!

beautiful either weight but now you are also happy and healthy! way to go!!

I am 15 months out and I think my hair loss stopped around a year or so out.. and was only really bad for about 3 - 5 months.. My experience was no one noticed it except me and my hairdresser. I took nothing to try to counter act it other than just trying to follow plan of water and protein. It will be ok. It will get thick again.. Everything takes time. Don't stress over it, just enjoy your new life

Wow, you two look wonderful! Thank you for sharing.. Here ya go: Before: dance.jpg After: dngcropped.jpg Gained 240 pounds between us. Sorry...kidding....reverse everything.

Try this : http://www.5daypouchtest.com/ Good luck, i have to do the same thing and I am year + post op.. I seem to be in maintenance stage and I need to lose about 20-30 more lbs so going to try this

try here.. http://caloriecount.about.com/tools/calories-goal There are lots of places like this on the internet