laurenella82

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

I very rarely post before and after pics, but I feel safer doing it here than I do anywhere else. Since I'm only 9 months out (I was sleeved 6-30-14), I consider myself to be a work in progress and not necessarily at my ultimate "after." I've lost 100 pounds, though, and I'm very happy where I am. I'd like to lose a bit more, but if I was told that I had to stay at exactly the weight I'm at now forever, I'd be blissfully happy.  

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

That is wonderful, Lauranella!! It's amazing how the results of this surgery can be so lifting! It's literally and figuratively like a weight has been lifted. Our ability to enjoy ourselves at a club or out to dinner is greatly impacted by our perception of ourselves and I also am grateful for the difference this surgery has made.

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

That's a great NSV!

I'm so glad that you had a nice time and felt this way when you were out - yes these moments are wonderful. I've not been to a club (yet), but nowadays I can eat in front of people (strangers) and not feel like everyone must be looking at me and thinking that I'm an oddity... moments to cherish

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

Tonight for the first time in a long time, I went to the club. I went with my God brother and his wife (I call her my sister) and I had an awesome time! For the first time in at least 10 years I didn't feel like the fat ass outcast. I'm not sure if it's the little boost of confidence I have since the surgery or the awesomeness of the people I was with. I think it may have been both because I went on a cruise with some of these people about a year ago and I didn't feel the same then. I'm grateful for them and for the surgery! Tonight confirms that I'm surrounded by supportive friends who love unconditionally AND that I did the right thing for me having this surgery.
God is so awesome and I am eternally grateful!!

DOS 2/10. HW 298; SW 289; CW 257. I was down to 253 but, according to my surgeon, I wasn't getting enough calories. So now I'm forcing myself to get in 1000 cals a day but it's hard and I end up eating things I shouldn't just to get there. I think I'm going to focus less on getting there an more on better food choices.
I did start working out yesterday. I plan to do every other day until I get the stamina for every day.

I'm 5 weeks postop I've lost up to 46lbs since surgery. Since this weekend I've gained like 5 lbs out of nowhere. Have not cheated and have almost had to force myself to eat because I'm not really hungry and exercised every day. Feeling frustrated. I know I should be grateful for what I've lost but irritated at the gain.

My sister-friend called me "soggy bottom girl" because my jeans are too big.

I'm 20 lbs down (still 1 week pre-op) and yesterday I put on a sweat suit that fit me pretty well 2 weeks ago and my mother looks at me and laughs. She said I looked like I had on my uncle's sweatsuit.....my uncle is easily 350 or more!!

This might sound weird but it worked for me
When a friend you see twice a month says "have you lost weight, your booty is sticking out more!" Now I have always had a fairly big booty but the fat in all the places around it made it look smaller. Lol!

meat is very dense, so may I suggest using a pressure cooker to help tenderize it? The process also has the fantastic benefit of developing incredible flavor, AND is best on the less expensive cuts of meat, like chuck roasts. I like to sprinkle powdered onion Soup mix over the roast, then add a couple of cups of Water. The time it takes to cook is way less than typical roasting, and it doesn't heat your kitchen up in the summer! There are lots of brands of electric pressure cookers out there, which is my preference, and they can be very inexpensive, as well. And you can do so much with them...don't forget to get a pressure cooker cookbook with it!

Yes. But u HAVE to eat it slow, slower than you are now and chew chew chew. Your body will teach you but eating meats, crab meat etc too fast was the only time I felt yuck.
Good luck! Surgery 1/19/15 for me.

There is an app called Bariatric Timer. I use that pretty religiously. If I sm eating something spicy, I take 1 or 2 tiny sips, other than that, I adapted. You do have to make sure that you are using the rest of the time in getting your Water intake. So it is really feast or famine with fluids! Good luck

To me its more annoying than anything only because you have to watch the clock.

Your coworkers needs to have several seats! Voluntarily going under anesthesia and the knife and then going from eating/drinkingwhat you want to newborn/infant stages of eating is in NO way the east way out. Doing absolutely nothing is the easy way out....but that would end in death! We choose to live and the steps it takes to do that aren't easy!

I swear to everything holy, I will get my first trip in a police car for assault charges if one person utters those words to me after the week I have had. Somebody set up a bail fund for me. Lol