Butterflys123

When any one talks down to U regardless of who they are
There are two ways to deal with this type of person
1.Respond in such a sweet & humble manner
This will totally show up the behavior
2.Respond with Im sorry I'm having difficulty in understanding your meanness ?
Name the behavior eg meanness rudeness tactless hurtful comments
Face the Bully No Matter what & what's really important There r plenty of people out there who are Plain straight out NOT NICE
Or take someone along with U as a support person if they still behave badly at least someone else can witness the Behavior & U can both leave together & Go OMG or what the heck...!!!
What matters your on the road to a healthy U
Always Be the Best U & Be the Better Person
Keep Taking Good Care of U :-)
Wishing u all the best with your WLS Journey

Yes I agree I'm 5years out & what I found really helpful was to take collagen at night which I still do plus using good hair care products I have found using the Argin oil from Morocco has also been amazing!

That is totally Fantastic!!!

I think people do the best they can !
Choosing WLS is a massive choice it's not a magic wand that will keep weight off for the rest of your life as u have to work it !
There are many components to WLS being a success
1.Following the rules of a pouch if u had a Gastric Bypass which was my Choice
The Rules of the pouch
*Eat Protein first
*No snacking *No Grazing
*Taking Vitamins daily
*Exercise Daily
*To not drink 30mins Before eating & 60mins after eating
*To not have more than 10g of Sugar per 100g
*To not have more than 5g of Fat
Sorry people don't know imperial measurements grew up with metric
2.Dealing with your mind your self talk
3.Having to resolve issues from the past that can come up as a result of u have taking away your copying or self soothe strategy (FOOD)
4.Having to face New challenges with Family and Friends
5.To tell or not tell about your choice with the WLS surgery procedure u had
6.to have other people SHAME U or worse to have other WLS surgery people to do that to U
7.To learn how to maintain yourself as a priority when u may not Have in the past
8. Plus life will dish out all sorts of Highs & Lows & can u maintain all of the above
If your facing the fact someone u love has gone of the rails,got sick, left u or died
Life will give u some hard times & some people will be able to maintain it all & Most of Us won't
If any of Us find our self in the camp where we are drowning as a result of life or it could be JUST OURSELF getting in the way & we have let go of the Pouch rules
My hope is my fellow WLS people will reach out a hand to me & give me moral support to slowly put 1 rule back in place until they are all firmly back in tact again
Just some food for thought ☀

Don't Give up on you!
It's your body your choice
So many people are anti WLS
I am sure that was really hurtful to think u had the support
Often our nearest & dearest can be afraid that u might change
Write down all the reason's why your choosing Health & Life
If your feeling down look at it or come here for support
Just remember YOUR CHOOSING LIFE

Dont let go of your chance to change your life forever for the best for you. I can tell you that I thought I had support from my closest friend ... until after I lost my first 50lbs, then she became distant and we lost our friendship. I found out later that she was afraid she was turning in to the "fat friend" that I had always been and she didnt like it, so she didnt want to support my weight loss efforts anylonger...thinking I would give up and gain the weight back. But I did this to be HEALTHY and LIVE ! If I had not had the surgery I can tell you that today I would be over 400lbs easy and more than likely on my way to my grave in a few short years!
Hold on, we're here for you as much as we can be! You have to think long term and hold steadfast to the goal of being healthy for YOURSELF!

Don't Give up on you!
It's your body your choice
So many people are anti WLS
I am sure that was really hurtful to think u had the support
Often our nearest & dearest can be afraid that u might change
Write down all the reason's why your choosing Health & Life
If your feeling down look at it or come here for support
Just remember YOUR CHOOSING LIFE

All testing is done and good to go. Only thing in waiting for is to be on the losers bench come April 11. Woot Woot!
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I almost remember to the actual day that I realized I could eat more than one cup of food at a sitting. I remember being amazed at first then I was worried that maybe something was wrong with my poch. I refrained from allowing myself to overeat by eating all my meals off of a saucer. This is a habit that I still try to stick with. Over the past year I have faced many challenges and have returned to reaching for the wrong foods. With the inability to maintain my exercise routine, due to an injury, I have really allowed myself to hide behind the overweight girl just waiting to regain control over my life. Im here today because I know in my heart that I don't want to be that overweight girl any longer. I don't want to look in the morror and see her standing there looking at me. I have worked way to hard for that. I guess what I want to do is regain control of my body and mind. I turned to this forum for extra support because I know alone im not as strong as I could be with someone in my corner.

Veteran's, you asked for it, and here it is. A forum for just you!

Hi There
Wow 72lbs that's truly FANTASTIC!!!
It's a shame that u had that experience @ the doctors
How about focusing on other ways to measure your weight loss success
1.Tape Measure
2.Clothes
3.Jewelry
4.Sticking to the WLS Rules
5.Photograph yourself
Given what u have lost so far to get to goal will happen by maintaining the Rules
U will get there keep up the good work :-)

Hi There
Wow 72lbs that's truly FANTASTIC!!!
It's a shame that u had that experience @ the doctors
How about focusing on other ways to measure your weight loss success
1.Tape Measure
2.Clothes
3.Jewelry
4.Sticking to the WLS Rules
5.Photograph yourself
Given what u have lost so far to get to goal will happen by maintaining the Rules
U will get there keep up the good work :-)

Hi There
Wow 72lbs that's truly FANTASTIC!!!
It's a shame that u had that experience @ the doctors
How about focusing on other ways to measure your weight loss success
1.Tape Measure
2.Clothes
3.Jewelry
4.Sticking to the WLS Rules
5.Photograph yourself
Given what u have lost so far to get to goal will happen by maintaining the Rules
U will get there keep up the good work :-)

Hi all I have just found this Forum & am I glad to be here !
I have really enjoyed reading some of your posts
This year I have had massive re-gain in weight
Stress drove Me 2 all my old habits
It's not great being here so it's time to do something about it I'm 5 years post op
I'm going to do 5DPT plus I will go for a walk
I have been so depressed its been awful
Will keep u posted with my progress