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Fantastic! Everyone looks great!
I can't wait to see what MY face REALLY looks like

31 and
Never worn a 2 piece bathing suit (may need some plastics for that. 3 kids is horrendous on the skin)
Never appreciated just how good I looked in my late teens/early twenties
Never had the confidence to wear what I liked without worrying what everyone else thought. I'm over the worrying, now just need to fit into the clothes I like
Never been parasailing
I was going to say- never had the strength to do what is best for ME (vs everyone else). But I had my sleeve despite my husband ......so made a start on this one

31 and
Never worn a 2 piece bathing suit (may need some plastics for that. 3 kids is horrendous on the skin)
Never appreciated just how good I looked in my late teens/early twenties
Never had the confidence to wear what I liked without worrying what everyone else thought. I'm over the worrying, now just need to fit into the clothes I like
Never been parasailing
I was going to say- never had the strength to do what is best for ME (vs everyone else). But I had my sleeve despite my husband ......so made a start on this one

I cannot believe how much YOUNGER everyone looks! I hope I get the same

Butterthebean - love that woman! She respects you enough that she didn't want to put temptation in front of you

8 weeks out. Started at 259 lb, after pic is 208 lb.

I know from past experience, if I deny myself, I will binge big time and go completely off the rails. I don't view the sleeve as a diet, but I make conscious decisions about what goes into my mouth.....and for the first time in my life I'm happy to do that.
If someone chooses to eat foods which I would choose not to eat - that's not my business. If someone asks for thoughts or advice I will say if I think its a good idea (or not), but I won't berate them. I'm not perfect.

Wow, this is a mess of a thread. This is why I stay off the threads, too much anger and holier than thou Wls patients turned nutritionist. I respect everyone's right to rock their journey their way. I wonder why we can't all have the same level of respect for each other. #very sad. Back to YouTube and fb.

I'm sad for you! I love the way an innocent, and very good, valid question was posed by you and the same people come on and go off topic. I'm getting sick of this too! I post a lot, but read a lot more and find there are 'cliques' here just like HS! I'm ready to leave too.

I know from past experience, if I deny myself, I will binge big time and go completely off the rails. I don't view the sleeve as a diet, but I make conscious decisions about what goes into my mouth.....and for the first time in my life I'm happy to do that.
If someone chooses to eat foods which I would choose not to eat - that's not my business. If someone asks for thoughts or advice I will say if I think its a good idea (or not), but I won't berate them. I'm not perfect.

I know from past experience, if I deny myself, I will binge big time and go completely off the rails. I don't view the sleeve as a diet, but I make conscious decisions about what goes into my mouth.....and for the first time in my life I'm happy to do that.
If someone chooses to eat foods which I would choose not to eat - that's not my business. If someone asks for thoughts or advice I will say if I think its a good idea (or not), but I won't berate them. I'm not perfect.

Obviously, patients should not violate dietary restrictions imposed by hypo- or hyperglycemia. However, barring these medical conditions (most of which go into remission after weight loss), there is absolutely no empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of abstinence from certain foods in weight loss and weight loss maintenance: NONE.
Barring the aforementioned medical conditions, rigid abstinence from certain foods, such as a hamburger or piece of cake, is a psychological issue, not a medical one. I can write this with confidence as a professor of psychology who worked in the field of addictionology for over 15 years.
The problem with abstinence is that it leads to the well-documented abstinence violation effect: I must abstain from doughnuts. If I break down and have just one, then I must have 100. This effect is psychological, not medical. There is no more evidence to suggest that compulsive eating is a physiological addiction than alcohol dependency is a disease. Porting over the AA philosophy of disease and allergy to overeating is a psychological travesty.
I challenge anyone who disagrees with this to present empirical evidence to the contrary that has been published in a referred professional journal. You won't find any.
Granted, abstinence may be temporarily working for someone (although it won't over the long haul). However, this does not mean that those wedded to the abstinence model should try to shame those who are trying to learn how to eat in moderation. The underlying premise of abstinence is unfounded, shaming and chastising are never helpful, and that kind of post is entirely self-congratulatory.
If I were unable to eat, for example, one hamburger without obsessively craving more and more of them, I'd see a cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in eating disorders. I would not be attempting to shame those who are able to successfully eat just one in an attempt at denying and avoiding my own highly conflicted relationship with food.
Doing so may not rise to the definition of Nazism or fascism, but maybe we can all agree that it's not very nice.

I know from past experience, if I deny myself, I will binge big time and go completely off the rails. I don't view the sleeve as a diet, but I make conscious decisions about what goes into my mouth.....and for the first time in my life I'm happy to do that.
If someone chooses to eat foods which I would choose not to eat - that's not my business. If someone asks for thoughts or advice I will say if I think its a good idea (or not), but I won't berate them. I'm not perfect.

I know from past experience, if I deny myself, I will binge big time and go completely off the rails. I don't view the sleeve as a diet, but I make conscious decisions about what goes into my mouth.....and for the first time in my life I'm happy to do that.
If someone chooses to eat foods which I would choose not to eat - that's not my business. If someone asks for thoughts or advice I will say if I think its a good idea (or not), but I won't berate them. I'm not perfect.

I forgot! I also confess that I'm sad that I no longer crave or enjoy pizza. I do miss eating an entire medium pizza with 3 dipping sauces in one sitting.
That being said I'm MORE glad that I'm losing inches and wouldn't trade my sleeve for anything!

Let me put it this way, not that anyone really cares about my input... some days you miss food, some you don't! But I rather cry my way down a size when everyone else can't lose weight eating Buffalo wild wings, pizza, etc.! In time we can eat everything, just an appropriate amount for a normal-sized body! The choice is simple: don't have surgery and gain more weight. Have the surgery. It's hard work, but in a year or two you can eat and be healthy and more attractive too! Food is fuel, not life!

Amanda, when I was tipped off to the other nutty posts, well.....she seems a bit off is all. I really felt that I had to point them out.
Look, I am not going to get into some war with iggy followers vs. people that don't like her for whatever reason. To be honest with you I am not that attached to this forum for all that. I found it right before my surgery and thought I would share my experience. If it's going to become some hassle them I am done, it's that simple. I actually prefer to join a GOOD Facebook group. If anyone knows of a good one please private message me.

31 and
Never worn a 2 piece bathing suit (may need some plastics for that. 3 kids is horrendous on the skin)
Never appreciated just how good I looked in my late teens/early twenties
Never had the confidence to wear what I liked without worrying what everyone else thought. I'm over the worrying, now just need to fit into the clothes I like
Never been parasailing
I was going to say- never had the strength to do what is best for ME (vs everyone else). But I had my sleeve despite my husband ......so made a start on this one

31 and
Never worn a 2 piece bathing suit (may need some plastics for that. 3 kids is horrendous on the skin)
Never appreciated just how good I looked in my late teens/early twenties
Never had the confidence to wear what I liked without worrying what everyone else thought. I'm over the worrying, now just need to fit into the clothes I like
Never been parasailing
I was going to say- never had the strength to do what is best for ME (vs everyone else). But I had my sleeve despite my husband ......so made a start on this one

Wow
Are u kidding me? Who has time to read 8 pages worth of stuff not relevant to them! Be grateful alleygator that she took time to reply to you even if its not what u want to hear. And don't be rude regardless of how u feel. Shame on you!