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Hi, I am 39 years old, mother of two. 5.7 and 230 pounds. My new life begins on the 7th. I will be happy to get down to 130-140. Can't wait!!!!! I only told my husband, my sister and my aunty about it. I know it is going to be hard but yet easier than it is now with all the weight I am carrying. I live in Ireland and I will have the sleeve done in Romania. Looking forward.....

On the 24th of this month I will be 11 months out. at my highest weight I weighed 387 pounds. I now weigh 204 pounds. 186 pounds in 11 months wow. Never thought I would have lost this much weight and I feel great.
Mark, Edmond Oklahoma

July 7th..can't wait....

Good luck and come back with great results! Look after yourself!

Hi Lambada, I heard the doctor in those countries are very good, kind and looking well after their patients. I hope your doctor is one of them and a good support for the,beginning of your new life. I don't know much about my doctor either, but he speaks my language at least. All the reviews are ok but you know we are all so different. I wish you all the best on your journey and good luck on becoming a 'big loser'.

Hey everyone. I am out of surgery. It went very well. Thanks for all your well wishes.

I am 6 1/2 months post op, down 63lbs from 211 to 148! I feel amazing!

Well here i am again my last update was at 6 months and i can't believe i am 2 weeks shy of being 9 months post-op. What can i say i feel AWESOME i finally reached "my goal" a few weeks ago and will post my stats and pics at the end of this post. I hope everyone is doing good Congrats to all the new "loosers" and those soon to be, and i just want to say it has been by far one of the BEST desicions EVER for me i feel like a completely NEW person i have had my ups and downs through this journey but it has all been sooooo worth it i've had Amazing support from my husband and kids, i've cried i've laughed and i just wouldn't change it for the world, New Life, New Opportunity, and Loving it
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I'm not sure why people just can't be geniunely happy for each other, but they can't. I think most of us has had someone who has treated us differently after finding out that we either had wls or going to have wls.
Do what makes you happy. If your "friend" really cared about you - they'd be happy for you. Its really sad that it had to come to such a stupid reason.

I agree with everyone who has posted. She is in pain and acting out to the point of being nutty. What I'd like to point out is how strong you are to lose a "friend" and not let it derail your plans for WLS and getting healthy. 2. you reached out to a community who can support you in your journey - Way to go! That's a huge win in my book. 3. You are feeling your feelings and accepting what is so - that's great because that is how you move on in life. So really, great work!
One last thing - even if you were getting WLS only to be pretty, only to fit in with the rest of the world, only....only...only....that would be enough. It's your life and your decision. It is the right choice for you because you say so. You made your choice - now empower it! Lots of love to you - Shellie

Someone once said to me "gastric bypass is taking the easy way out"
To that i said "didn't you tell me you where sooo thankful your father got a liver transplant (after years of drinking)"
Obesity like alcoholism is a disease. The root word of ignorance is ignore, she is ignoring your health by telling herself your having " cosmetic surgery" is a liver transplant cosmetic?

How in the hell is this a medically induced eating disorder?!?! I'm over a year and a half out and I am able to eat a normal amount of calories for the day. This surgery has made it a hell of a lot easier to not exceed that! Does your friend realize that overeating is also an eating disorder?!?!

As painful as it is to lose a friend, it may be for the best. My belief is people come in and out of our lives as they are applicable to our lives~ we learn from one another what we are suppose to during the time the person is in our lives. That time has ended for your friend.... she has nothing left that she is willing to learn from you.
Aside from my belief, she sounds like the mayor of crazytown! I honestly think she has her own issues (I'm a therapist by trade, so I don't want to over analyze but I'm sure she has her own mental health issues).
Good for you for looking out for YOUR own best interests.
Peace to you my friend.

Wow, why did she put your business out there? She is just being selfish and need some serious counseling. She has ISSUES!! Good
riddance!

She's not a true friend. A true friend would NEVER write something like that on a public blog. She is IGNORANT about weigh loss surgery. It is NOT cosmetic. Move forward, hold your head up high and push forward to good health. You will find a real true friend on your journey.

Wow! Your ex friend has issues. I am sorry that you've lost a friend but she is over the top crazy. Sorry that's rude but wow! I had my sleeve surgery 4 weeks ago and I am not inflicting an eating disorder on myself. I eat what ever I want, just not as much. I do not regret my decision and I'm thankful to have supportive people around me. You need to surround yourself with those that love you unconditionally. It's not worth it trying to make others happy. I can't believe that she is content to go through life unfriending people and trying to make them feel bad. She's not worth it. I know it hurts to lose someone but perhaps she is worth losing so that you can be healthy. It is possible that as time goes by she will think differently but for now, for your sanity, I think you should stay away. Hang in there. There are hundreds of people on this site that support you.

you are not her best friend. nope. you arent her friend at all. you are a projection. meaning, when she thinks of what you have decided, she is only able to see a reflection of herself and her own issues (which are many). if she was actually able to see you as a human being separate from herself, she would be supportive of your desire to get healthy. no questions asked.
fat acceptance doesnt mean not getting healthy. it means not being mean and horrible to people who dont measure up to society's idea of what people should look like. it doesnt mean you should embrace being sick and unhealthy.
unfortunately, your "friend" is very attached to her projection, and so she is able to justify treating you in a horrid disrespectful manner for wanting to lose weight. (interesting, exactly the way she says she doesnt want to be treated for being fat, thats how you know this is a projection!)
you need to understand, this isnt about you at all. this is about her 100%. you need to just walk away. as painful as it is, there is almost nothing you can do once you become someone's projection. no amount of honest sharing, rational talking or even begging will get someone to budge... you are a human being beyond her feelings about what you are doing and you deserve to be treated with respect and care. you deserve to be accepted for who you are, not who she thinks you are.. you arent a reflection of her!
take a deep breath (or 20), tell yourself this isnt about you and keep on your path. this is just a little blip for you. keep doing what you are doing. you will find new friends who are actual friends! i know you will!

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Sorry Sharon but I have to say you didn't lose a best friend because you didn't have one..the way she speaks it doesn't sound like a best friend..better without friends than with this type of friends...look after yourself, good luck

This is a great place to make additional friends.

She is an uneducated person if she thinks it is "cosmetic surgery" and to me, in todays world, those who prefer to remain uneducated on a subject fall under the "ignorant" label. I would say she wasn't a very good friend to start with and why on earth would she FEEL BETRAYED?????????

I think she's a HATER disguised as a friend!!! You are doing what's best for u! My very best friend from back in HS & in my 20's once told me "If you were thin, I wouldn't be your friend." That hit me as awkward but it took a long time to realize that when we make personal changes in ourselves it often affects other peoples comfort zone making them insecure and uneasy. That being said, This is truly their problem, NOT OURS!!! Good luck to you!

1000 likes!!!!!!

Sorry Sharon but I have to say you didn't lose a best friend because you didn't have one..the way she speaks it doesn't sound like a best friend..better without friends than with this type of friends...look after yourself, good luck