Getting Wispy

But did you take your measurements? I was not losing any pounds, but lost another 3 inches overall!

Where can I buy them?

Height = 5'3"

Highest weight = 185

Surgery weight = 175

Today's weight = 150

Surgery date = 7/2/13

Remember how it was when one little bite of something delicious was all that was left on your plate, so you immediately dispatched it, getting a "gold star" for cleaning your plate? AIN'T HAPPENING! When you get the "full signal," stop. There is no more last bite stuffing!

He does not need to perform a second one because each patient is to provide this info prior to being accepted for surgery.

Super Size Me should be required in schools.

Botox and Juvaderm, don't ever go without!

My mother told me that one of the things you DON'T want people to say about you is, "She means well."

Eat some Popsicles, which will lowly give you Fluid and are soothing on your irritated stomach. Even a couple with sugar right now will help with the light-headedness and lack of energy.

Be diligent with following procedure of coming off of it. It will give you a headache you'll remember for years.

Control yourself! If you do not discuss your decision with EVERYONE, you will not give them permission to judge you. I promise you, you are under no obligation to blab your personal information and decision with everyone you know. Even later after you reach your goal of a beautiful, HEALTHY body, simply tell them, "I ate less."

There is no true obligation to tell ANYONE. You do not need anyone's approval. It is your business and no one else's!

I have a desk job, am 61 years old, and I didn't take ANY time off.

My husband lost almost 40 pounds by just giving up wheat. (I lost 7.) I buy almond flour at Whole Foods and make him "biscuits" containing cheese, garlic, onion powder, and Old Bay season. They're really good, but in no way are they like a real biscuits made with gluten-laden flour. These have more of a cornbread texture. They are excellent with coffee in the morning AND ARE CARB-FREE! Read the book Wheat Belly.

For the last 10 years, I've been on the hot side, daring my husband to turn on the furnace in the winter and freezing out my secretary at work. Since VSG, my how the table has turned! Here in the tropics with the air turned to "meat locker," I actually have to keep a sweater on the back of my chair at work and wrap up in it when I start to shiver. Paybacks HAVE been hell. Am I the only one?

Look how CUTE you are!

You will LOVE egg drop Soup. The starchy cream Soups made me feel bad.

Mashed potatoes did it to me. Cold sweat and sick as a dog.

Since July 2 I've lost 17 pounds.

Had surgery on Tuesday, flew home Friday. Saturday and Sunday I did laundry and went back to work Monday (desk job).

Other than my husband, I have told no one. Only 3 weeks from surgery and still on soft food, we had to attend a 3-day convention, which meant lots of drinking and eating out. I was so afraid that everyone would notice that I was unable to eat or drink, but to my surprise, not a soul seemed to notice! I just ordered Soup and sipped my cocktail and acted like always. I ate very little and sometimes only licked the fork. Nobody said anything! WHAT FUN! The one thing unenjoyable was how long and much everyone ate -- good Lord I thought we'd never get out of there!

My surgery was July 2. Something about the Protein shakes just makes my body FEEL GOOD. meat? No way.

I have told no one (other than my husband) about my VSG. Since then I attended a convention with multiple lunches/dinners with lots of people. NO ONE noticed how little I ate or drank. (Hush puppy just about did me in, though.) I think as long as you keep joining in the conversation and keep pushing a little food around, nobody really pays that much attention. I have been AMAZED.

It is universally considered PRIVATE if you are unable to develop and grow large breasts on your own, so you have breast augmentation surgery.

It is universally considered PRIVATE if you decide you are tired of your bald spot and have hair replacement procedures.

For some reason, however, people feel like they MUST tell people about their weight loss surgery.

I see no reason to tell anyone. Once you tell, you give them permission to judge you -- and judge they will. Then, no matter how many times they may promise you that your surgery will remain private, they'll blab it to someone, who blabs to someone else. Before you know, people will begin to qualify you as, "she's the one who had weight loss surgery."

Even people on this forum look at other people's beginning weight to see if they were justified in having WLS.

I can't imagine working out without being in a class! You make friends, but even better, you stay motivated. The best part is that because you actually go regularly, you really will see an improvement EVERY time you go. Don't worry about what those veterans in the class are thinking. You will learn that they also maybe lost a lot of weight and really struggled when they first started. Anyone who makes the effort to be there is admired.

If my husband wanted to buy a new Honda ATV, he would do it, even though it would be COMPLETELY for him and not for us. Is your husband like this too? I think women feel justified with a large expense only when it is for the "household." Heavens forbid that that kind of money might be spent only on HER!