naima

Hi everyone, I was sleeved going on a year ago and am at my desired goal weight 135. Ive lost 75 pounds and am very happy about it. Im a size 8 and am the size I was in high school. Most family and friends give me compliments but some people are starting to tell me now that my face is looking too thin and then they go one to talk about how when they lost weight their faces started to look sickly and sunken in. They have all gained weigh since then. I don't really feel that this is the case for me-sunken face-,and quite frankly i can be very critical of myself on my own. It actually hurts my feelings because there is nothing I can do about it. Its not like im going to gain weight just to make them happy! Im so grateful that i had the opportunity for this surgery and that it was a success. Normally when people tell me about my face looking small, I say "if that's the only repercussion to this surgery- Ill take it.!" Theres a part of me tho that wants to get angry and lash out and critize them and their looks, but I do not. Im grown and know better, and respect others. I honestly don't like people who think its ok to criticize others on things they cannot change. those are not my kind of people. However , some of these people Im very close with and are family. Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do? Here are my before and after pics.

Thank you! I just wanted a better life for myself and knew I couldn't do it alone. I'll just give it to God. He knows what to do with it, and maybe I need a thicker skin!

Hi everyone! This is my first post and I was just sleeved on June 9th. I weighed in at 201, but Im a shorty at 5'1. I just got home from the hospital yesterday and was experiencing alot of gas pains in the upper region of my stomach. I started to walk and they've subsided but are still there. I just keep telling myself, everyday its going to get better. My surgical scars are little, so tht makes me very happy. I prolly have stretch marks bigger than the incision marks! I know that people with a lower bmi tend to loose weight slower , and Im ok with that. Its prolly better that way so that i can tone and loose at the same time. Drinking is uncomfortable at this point as I feel everything go down. I drink very, very, slowly.. I think today I was actually able to get 8oz of liquids in. Mainly my vitamins . I have yet to get any protein, but will try in an hour. Im so excited that this is the beginning of something great for us!