crobinson

Hello all
I was sleeved July 31 2013. My starting weight was 321lbs. As of today I am down 100lbs! When I tell you it is the best thing I could have done for myself! I am in awe of some of the changes my body has gone thru. Things that the doctor did not mention. I have had to pull fellow sleevers aside and confirm. It has been a fantastic journey!

Hello all
I was sleeved July 31 2013. My starting weight was 321lbs. As of today I am down 100lbs! When I tell you it is the best thing I could have done for myself! I am in awe of some of the changes my body has gone thru. Things that the doctor did not mention. I have had to pull fellow sleevers aside and confirm. It has been a fantastic journey!

Hello all
I was sleeved July 31 2013. My starting weight was 321lbs. As of today I am down 100lbs! When I tell you it is the best thing I could have done for myself! I am in awe of some of the changes my body has gone thru. Things that the doctor did not mention. I have had to pull fellow sleevers aside and confirm. It has been a fantastic journey!

I think it happens to most of us who have always been obese to some degree. I understand your feelings but I don't have the problem of not seeing my new self to the same degree as you. I too was in denial about how fat I really was and also the extent to which I used food as a source of emotional sustenance. I find now that I'm in the nitty gritty fighting to get to my goal weight that I feel normal. NORMAL! ME! I've NEVER. been or felt like I was NORMAL!!! Yes I'm 6'1" so that is outside of a "normal" height for women but I'm shopping for L and XL instead of 3X. I just try on everything that appeals to me to see if it fits or not. I look at it as informational. Clothing sizes are so arbitrary depending on the manufacturer. My advice, for what it's worth, is to try to relax and spend some time getting to know your new body in a safe and self-loving way. (Minds out of the gutter please). Get a massage, look at yourself in the mirror both clothed and unclothed. Try to still the negative voices that are still nattering away at you. You have come a long way in a very short period of time. Your brain is still reeling with the rapidity of change. Keep giving yourself new information about your new body shape and size so that your self-image can adapt.

Man parts, don't get me started.
The loving ( post op) has never been so good in my entire 17 years of marriage.
Yes siree!!

Thanks amytug - that's what I keep doing - I've even online shopped for normal sized clothes... that is what keeps me going in this direction! I appreciate the encouragement!

If we are being honest - then yes. Sometimes I do.
When I want to drink some frozen adult beverages but cannot due to my drastically smaller stomach.
When I haven't eaten all day, I cook some good stuff or go to my favorite restaurant and I can only eat a few bites when I really want about 8 bites.
When i want to gulp down some iced tea because I'm very thirsty and I have to take slow small sips because I can't hold it all at once.
When I want some delicious stuffed jalapeno peppers and tequila based drinks and I can eat ONE pepper and drink a third of my drink.
When do I not regret it? When I get on the scale, when I notice how good I feel most of the time, and when I notice that people don't comment on my weight loss but I see them looking at me with a hint of jealousy on their face. Booyah.

Only regret is that I didn't do it sooner!
When I stopped to be honest with myself - I wasn't going to "seriously diet one more time." Sure, I could have...and I probably would have, eventually, gained that weight back (again). C'est la vie. I can donate a portion of my stomach to the HazMat container if it means I can get healthy, once and for all!

I am new to this site. I'm 42 years old, been married for 23 yrs, have a 22 yr old daughter and an 18 yr old son. I have been over weight since my early 20's. I'm currently 5'4 and 254 lbs w/44 BMI. I have high blood pressure, sore knee joints and NASH (or fatty liver). My GI doc has said if I don't get the weight off soon I will have cirrhois within 10 years and I certainly don't want to be a transplant patient. I'm an RN who actually works for an insurance company, but only this year have they improved their bariatric coverage to where I can afford it.
I've tried every diet out there and though I would lose the weight it always came back. I originally thought I wanted the lapband, however after doing some research online and actually speaking to friends that have had it done I believe I have decided on the sleeve. I see patients with they band and it is very common for them to vomit in the middle of a meal because something is stuck, I also have a friend whose band has slipped and will require surgery to repair it. I only have one shot with my insurance company for a bariatric surgery and I want the one that will give me the best results with hopefully little complications.
I am currently waiting on my medical records from my PCP so that I can turn all the paperwork into the bariatric surgeon's office this week. Excited and nervous!
Kim