stargrind77

November 21st....(Atlanta GA) officially sleeved! Good luck and good health to all - what a way to bring in 2015!

My surgery was the 19th. I would love to be part of a group! I'm new here, so not really sure how to navigate and connect.

I will not MISS!
Chaffing ~ thighs and upper arms
Heaving myself out of a chair
Bending over to tie my shoe only to be stopped 6inches away by my stomach
The 4 different sizes of fat clothes that stuff my closet
Laying in bed looking at my stomach and thinking that must be the blanket bunched up, only to find out is all me when I go to poke the blanket down.
Being a contortionist to keep myself "clean" (sorry, but true and we all know it! LOL)
Disappointment in my husbands eyes.
Being to tired to keep up with my children
Not having my picture taken
The list goes on and on!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not a Tummy Tuck but rather a shirt in pants tuck. Felt great! Been a while.

Hi All!

I wanted to start a thread for African-American sleevers (no worries I HEART all sleevers from the rainbow). I just thought, no scientific proof, that African-American sleevers may respond to the surgery different than our lovely non-African American sleeved sisters and brothers. I wanted to know if we had the same skin issue, hair problems, and other surgery related issues. Also, how to deal with the culture shock. African-American "soul food" may be something of the past... or not. So I was just looking for a space to voice culture related issues and concens.

PS- I TRULY :heart: ALL SLEEVERS.

Based on the scale this morning: (im 5ft6)
Starting:242 pounds
Current: 176.5
Let me see how you guys are doing?!