Chickie

I was always obnoxious, self-righteous and condescending. But I can see how people who don't know me from "before" could see this as a new thing.

I understand why they didn't let her in. Why would a country that pays for the basic health care of it's citizens, willingly take in someone who will cost their tax payers in the form of obesity related treatments?

I have felt this for a long time.

I can't wait for that to hit YouTube!! Congrats on your date.

No. I haven't forgotten. As I am sure that the other ladies here will never forget how far they have come. It's not something that you can push to the back of your mind. When we see questions asked in the form of a new thread half a dozen times or more a week, it tends to get a bit old answering the question. And a lot of us "Oldies" do tend to ignore them (I'll put my hand up to not answering questions). We do have a very handy search feature that is free for everyone to use, as well as a "FAQ" thread as a sticky in (I think) the General section. So it's not like the information is not out there to find, it's just a matter of having a look around first before posting a thread like "What's a PB / How do I get a signature / How do I get a ticker?" And I will agree 100% with LJM. Some people are NOT looking for advice. They are looking for a way to justify behaviour.

Eh, if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck, right? I both quack and walk like an athlete (but mostly like a duck), so therefore I am. I think.

That's not normal either. Please call your doctors.

I can't say that I have ever experienced what you went through. Perhaps a call to your surgeon is in order?

Extra skin will weigh very little. It's really surprising how thin (especially stretched skin) is. When I had my tummy tuck, I was at a healthy weight for my height, and my pannus was fairly thin. But, it still weighed close to 2lbs. There was fat in what they took off, for sure.

If you cannot eat solid food, yes, you do need an unfill.

To be serious for 3.2 seconds... I'd like to meet (in no order of preference) LJM, Wasa, the Aussie Gals, Boo Boo Kitty, Lauren, and a lot of other people I am sure I have forgotten.

We have never really "done" the Santa thing, so this doesn't worry us either way.. But I do find it amusing that a word that isn't even really used in a derogatory way here in Oz is being banned for use by Santa's.

What the poster I was replying to meant was that it only takes a few bites to feel full (I have seen her post about this several times on different thread that it only takes 1/4 of a cup to feel, full, full, full!) And not everyone feels full on 1/4th of a cup of food, or a couple of bites. I don't disagree with you at all, Jacqui. I disagree with the the notion that we must starve to lose weight.

There's nothing funny about people discovering the power of exercise! It's fantastic that you got out there and did it! That's the hard part done. Way to go!

And sometimes, it is more like 3/4 of a cup to a full cup.

Like I said, it was and is only my opinion. But it is a fact that you will get the best answers on statistics from a health care professional, not a message board.

Thanks. I honestly have no idea.... Even if you do end up with some loose skin, it's gotta look better than morbid obesity, right?

A tummy tuck is going to be riskier than say the band... But the mortality rate is still lower than that of the gastric bypass. And 30 years ago, surgical technique was very different than it is today, and anaesthetics were less sophisticated than they are now. On Kayne West's mother... What I have caught without really paying attention to the story (so I could be wrong) there was apparently some heart condition involved, and she had gone to one surgeon who refused to do the surgery, then went to another surgeon (Jan Adams, I think?) had the surgery, than I think he said she had a heart attack? My opinion (for what it's worth) is talk to a doctor. People on a message board can only reassure you so much. But if you talk to a surgeon about your medical history, and any risks that you may face, it will be a hell of a lot more reassuring than faceless strangers on a message board saying it will all be ok.

I would wait till you got to 160lbs. The thinner you are at the time of surgery, the better the result will be. If I had still been overweight when I had my surgery, you can bet your boots that I would have new sagging skin. There is no way a tummy tuck will hold up to massive weight loss. As it is, I can pinch skin on my stomach due to the weight loss. And I wasn't all that fatty on my stomach when I had the tuck, the extra weight I lost came off my boobs, legs and backside.

Yes, I was on Metformin, but have stopped taking it. I was on Metfomin from 2001 till mid to late 2005.

If I had known I was going to lose another 26lbs (the doc took off close to 2lbs) I would have lost the weight first, then gone in for the tuck. I was at my "goal" weight when I had my tuck, I was well within a healthy weight. My additional weight loss was not planned. I wanted to stay around 135, but my body had other idea's. Go with your gut. If you want to lose as much weight as possible before your tuck, do it. What weight does your surgeon want you to be at?

Yeah, I have chin hair that drives me batty. I still have to pluck, but there is no new hair growing. The hair on my arms has gone from fairly wiry, very dark hair to light and soft.

Hi Linda! My symptoms are for the most part non existent at this stage. I have a perfect 28 day cycle, no issues with hair loss, no acne, my blood sugar issues have totally resolved, I have no new hair growing, and my mood swings only happen during PMS now. I feel like a "normal" woman for the first time in my life. Sam.

I was 135lbs the day of surgery (I distinctly remember weighing in before surgery) So I lost roughly 28lbs in the couple of months after the surgery.

Hang in there! We all have "bad" runs!!