Momonanomo

You're not a jerk! lol!

You've lost 66 lbs, and you've earned bragging rights

You look gorgeous and HAPPY! -- good job!

Happy birthday! And what an awesome birthday present, to get your insurance approval. Here's to an exciting and wonderful year

Best of luck to you! That's awesome that the timing worked out so well with finals! Please do keep us posted.

She's absolutely right -- get all your ducks in a row and hit the ground running when the time comes. I know you're ready start already! But, ya know, time's going to pass anyway, might as well be getting everything all lined up.

2 1/2 months will pass in the blink of an eye. Best of luck to you -- keep us posted!

Last night at our support group I asked about the hip pain. She said it is VERY common. It usually happens between a loss of 50-75 pounds. Your body is adjusting to how you move your muscles. It often causes hip, knee or lower back pain. Many people in the room said they had it too.

One gal said she would just tip over for no reason. lol The Dr she works for said her center of gravity had changed so quickly that her body was still adjusting.

The good news is that it gets better fairly quickly. Good to know!

That totally makes sense -- thanks for posting!

Hi RR, I'm new to the forum, and am pre-op, but I've been thinking about this topic a lot. I've done a search on the boards looking for a discussion of "to tell or not to tell" but am having no luck.

My thinking is this: why can't we just say we're "doing a liquid diet" when we're on that phase and that we're "eating mainly Protein and limiting carbs, controlling portion size, and increasing exercise" when we get to that point? I mean, it's not technically lying, although it is an omission. . . .

I just think that WLS is extremely personal in both choice and mechanics. Obviously people will see that there is drastic weight loss. But they will also see a difference in our habits. No doubt there will be those that wonder if there was WLS....let 'em wonder! If they are rude enough to ask....well I haven't thought of how to handle that yet.

Anyway, I just want to limit the number of people I tell, for various reasons, including what you're talking about. People just really really don't understand if they say WLS is cheating!

I Can't Wait To Not Have To:

~ avoid posting a picture of myself on Facebook cuz I don't want my high school and college friends to see me

~ feel like the whole bus went down a little when I stepped on (and I'm sure everyone noticed!)

~have sore knees, feet, back

~feel exhausted at the end of a day when I didn't really do much

~see people's surprise when they meet my husband and see what a catch he is

I'm looking forward to:

~showing my husband how much I really love him -- frequently and energetically!

~ being able to shop wherever I want to

~getting into a gym routine and feeling SO STRONG!!!