lovingdavid

Thanks for adding you age! It does make a difference!
HW 289
SW 250 2/18/15
CW 175
Age 52 Lol

Wow, I can only hope to do so well. I was 175 in high school!! I bet you look great.

HW 302
SW 263 10/2/15
CW 259

HW: 295 (6/21/2015 - the date I started my pre-op diet)
SW: 278 (7/4/2015)
CW: 239.6 (This morning was the first time I've been below 240 in well over 15 years!)
Age: 39

HW 278.4
SW 271
CW 134

Wow. Livvsmum when was your surgery?

Everyone is doing so well! Very inspiring!

HW 260
SW 246 9/1/15
CW 215
AGE 40

HW and SW 342
CW 246
Surgery date 4/8/15

when was your surgery and congratulations on all of your progress

HW 204
SW 201 (9/30/15)
CW 178
I'm a 28 y/o female.

Thank you! It was September 12, 2013. I'm a bit over 2 years post op.

HW and SW: 252 lbs
CW: 156 lbs
surgery date: July 16, 2014
Still want to lose 30 more pounds

**UPDATE **
HW 398
SURGERY WEIGHT 269 ON 9/14/15
1 MONTH POST OP 262
2 MONTH POST OP 253

HW: 258
SW: 234 (10-21-2015)
CW: 212

I told my GP what I was about to do before I had my op. As I live in the UK I had to pay privately for it myself as I wasn't considered obese enough to have it paid for by our National Health Service. The reply that I got was (as he looked over his glasses like a slightly exasperated headmaster) that he didn't agree with the idea of surgery and that it might be an idea if I tried 'portion control' first!!!!!! Luckily, at the age of 59 I can stand my ground so I just smiled and told him that I had been trying that for years and as it hadn't worked I was trying something that had a far better chance of working. I'm just over three weeks post sleeving and starting to get comments about bits of my anatomy being slimmer. So very glad I made the decision to get rid of that lump of floppy, stretched tissue that was my stomach.

@@Spiceyfrog
I had to get mine from my doctor because they weren't for sale online now, but it looks like you can buy them online now. My boxes look a little different than the kind that is on the webiste, but the price is the same and the actual way you put the strip on looks the same, so they must have just changed the colors on their box. Below is the link for the product.
https://www.embracescartherapy.com/arm-lift-scars/

I had my arms done over a year ago and love them! My scars are on my inner arms toward the back, so you can't see them from behind. They are the worst scars I have, but they don't really bother me at all. I wore sleeveless all summer and if anyone noticed, they didn't say anything.
As for the breast lift/augmentation, love that, too! I have 400 cc, and they might be a little bigger than I wanted. I was afraid to go too small, because I heard no one ever says they wish they had gone smaller....but sometimes I sort of wish I had. Mostly, I think they are good, though! Certainly nothing to make me want to replace them.

My lover at the time gave me a tip...he mentioned that large boobs can make a woman look big. It depends on your build, but I've got a big ribcage, muscular build so I took that (which matched the PS recommendation) and stayed moderate.
I am the type that can wear size 2/4 pants and need a size 6/8 medium top. I wanted to avoid moving up to a large top....

I love all this stories. It has been 4 months since my surgery and all this stories keep me going. Good job to all of you. Thank you (:

Well what an ass best thing is that you found out during the first date. Better knowing before than going out with him again. Like I always say "everything happens for a reason".

Actually, I had a great time. I was just disappointed.
I read advice for women about finding a good man - to get over the looks thing. I think one of the problems i have is I pass over some good possibilities because I am not attracted to their physical attributes.
Either that, or choose to stay single and go on alot of little fun dates like this. As time goes on, I wonder more and more why i even want to find a partner actually. I am working on ideas for myself for the next few years - things I want to take center stage in my life - and not a one of them involves a man.
My lame dresser - and I never meet soemone with the idea of "changing" them - is a very nice man (can you believe we went to Ikea together because I was just going there and he offered to come along - scored about 1000 points there) but I am actually more concerned that i sense he might be prone to depression but that is just a gut feeling. He is many good things though. It is all very easy and casual now, but something that @OKPirate said really reasonated - how important good mental health is. I am really being choosy on THAT front because I really regretted it when I started to fall for a guy (dated for about 4 months last winter/spring) who is quite emotionally ill but hid it very well. And when I started to get an inkling, I found ways to overlook or justify it. I have learned that lesson - that point is just not negotiable.
anyway, I share my story knowing that some of you are just diving into the dating pool. You might be ready and find a wonderful person, but I don't care what you look like, your age or whatever - it isn't so easy.
I am considering writing a book about all this nonsense though.

As I said before, it was just a date.
I wasn't even going to be dating right now (remember I am lopsided!) but it seemed like an opportunity.

I think we all deal with a few friends or even family like that. Just be you and be happy that you will continue with your journey without others being jealous.

Take one day at a time but don't give up. Everyone experiences surgery a different way but focus on your goal. You decided to go with the surgery and now take it easy. Yes, some days might be harder but you are capable of doing it.