LisaRu

I suspect a great number of successful post oppers on this board come here because they are like minded in following dr orders and have had success in that method. This board seems to help keep everyone in order. I also see many ppl struggling and asking for help. That's where these experienced losers come in. As a great loser yourself I think sharing your stories would also help. Not everyone needs to be strick and you would probably be a help to others who are not going to follow the program to a T. Different strokes for different folks. Everyone benefits from ppl who have been there!

I shall steal her beauty secrets!! Wish me luck

I have been reading all about loose skin on this board and haven't seen anything about facial wrinkles. Im no spring chicken (48) and I'm afraid my face will just be covered in new wrinkles (I've never liked the old ones!). Any experience out there or am I just being vain.
Ps I do realize being healthy is my ultimate goal! But being pretty AND healthy appeals to me more!!

I have been reading all about loose skin on this board and haven't seen anything about facial wrinkles. Im no spring chicken (48) and I'm afraid my face will just be covered in new wrinkles (I've never liked the old ones!). Any experience out there or am I just being vain.
Ps I do realize being healthy is my ultimate goal! But being pretty AND healthy appeals to me more!!

Thanks Tebowfan, I'm on the bottom of bmi scale for that surgery and weigh 300 like that woman at your class. In my reading it does seem similar to GB except no dumping. Ahhh off to read more! Any DS'ers out there?

It just makes me feel like "you were an ogre before, but now your cool". Which then, of course makes me not want to be friendly with them. I know gross overreaction!! Just trying to make point. Of course I haven't even had surgery yet, but I'm ready for them, LOL.

I have not had surgery yet but have lost weight at different points in my life. I guess it's my insecurities, but I always feel when I was given a compliment that it was kind of a backhanded compliment. What I mean is I hear a compliment and turn whAt they said around to "you were so fat". I'm almost dreading the compliments to come after surgery because of this feeling! Well at least I have plenty of time to work that feeling out!!

Wow! I could have written your post! As I have gained weight I have pulled back socially over the years. I was a thin person at one time 115 -130 over a long period of time. I was out going and clearly see the difference in my self and my ways. One of my odd goals once I have the surgery, is to have my kids stand next to me in a pic instead of in front of me! Oh the joy of the small things!

Wow! I could have written your post! As I have gained weight I have pulled back socially over the years. I was a thin person at one time 115 -130 over a long period of time. I was out going and clearly see the difference in my self and my ways. One of my odd goals once I have the surgery, is to have my kids stand next to me in a pic instead of in front of me! Oh the joy of the small things!

Wow! I could have written your post! As I have gained weight I have pulled back socially over the years. I was a thin person at one time 115 -130 over a long period of time. I was out going and clearly see the difference in my self and my ways. One of my odd goals once I have the surgery, is to have my kids stand next to me in a pic instead of in front of me! Oh the joy of the small things!

Thank you for your replies! That's what I love about this site.....it brings so many different views and opinions on the same subject. I guess the fact that these surgeries all take so long to finally get to is good. Plenty of time for research!! (I'm leaning gb right now. Thanks again, Lisa

Wow! I could have written your post! As I have gained weight I have pulled back socially over the years. I was a thin person at one time 115 -130 over a long period of time. I was out going and clearly see the difference in my self and my ways. One of my odd goals once I have the surgery, is to have my kids stand next to me in a pic instead of in front of me! Oh the joy of the small things!

Wow! I could have written your post! As I have gained weight I have pulled back socially over the years. I was a thin person at one time 115 -130 over a long period of time. I was out going and clearly see the difference in my self and my ways. One of my odd goals once I have the surgery, is to have my kids stand next to me in a pic instead of in front of me! Oh the joy of the small things!

I sat through about an hour of my Mother talking about some dang book called Grain Brain (or something like that). AGAIN! Its pretty much all she talks about now. It's a gluten free program which she is using to help her mind/memory. But she claims it cures all the worlds ills! I may try it. Also, for the Paleo peeps, my old boyfriends sister wrote Paleo for Dummies.

I suspect a great number of successful post oppers on this board come here because they are like minded in following dr orders and have had success in that method. This board seems to help keep everyone in order. I also see many ppl struggling and asking for help. That's where these experienced losers come in. As a great loser yourself I think sharing your stories would also help. Not everyone needs to be strick and you would probably be a help to others who are not going to follow the program to a T. Different strokes for different folks. Everyone benefits from ppl who have been there!

I suspect a great number of successful post oppers on this board come here because they are like minded in following dr orders and have had success in that method. This board seems to help keep everyone in order. I also see many ppl struggling and asking for help. That's where these experienced losers come in. As a great loser yourself I think sharing your stories would also help. Not everyone needs to be strick and you would probably be a help to others who are not going to follow the program to a T. Different strokes for different folks. Everyone benefits from ppl who have been there!