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I am naturally a mojor sceptic but Gok is pretty special, finally a gay designer who actually seems to like women and their shape!! This is not anti-gay BTW, I am totally not bothered about those sort of things but many before have seemed to want us to be somewhat boyish and overly svelt. I am so going to regret this posting I know

Thanks Swizzy, I think Gok deserves the praise though And the VSG!!

Hi Swizzly, This is the dress underslip And this is the dress on over the top It is quite amazing how flattering it is, this is a UK size 12 BTW. Jane x

I know it's not black but I bought this red wrap round dress and it is awesome and they do up to size 22 (UK size, this is US size 20 I think). This dress sold out on the 1st day on the shelves I believe. Red dress by Gok I plan to wear it for Christmas parties. It has a body slimmer slip included and it makes the boobs look incredible.

Well don't do it then, stay the same. I don't much care one way or the other.

I was plagued with depression when I was twice the size I am now. I still have a tendency to get depressed but it is much less severe. Also the weight loss with VSG is different to that achieved via will power and diet alone. The former is relaxing as it is outside your control, it will just happen. The latter is nervewracking as you know that just one lapse of will power will cause it all to unravel. Please don't lose heart. Jane xx

Thinoneday, it's the frontline that's taking the hit right now. Soon the back office drones will feel the pain too. I hate the fact that the 1st to be axed are the ppl who actually do the work, how the heel does this happen???!!

Hi Rose, I am 53, was 51 when I had the op. It will work as I can attest even if you are older. How many calories are you getting in each day? I found that I lost most if I ate around 1200 a day, otherwise my body went into shut down mode. When you get to goal it's easy to just maintain I have found, so don't lose heart. Jane x

I have gone down a size in shoes which means I have to buy more of them, result!!

Good luck Kaitlynn, I think you are doing the right thing. Take care and watch out till you are out and safe. xx

Daisy you look really good. I wish I knew of someone in Europe that can do the same for me.

Claire that is great and pretty funny too. My daughter is studying medicine and they know that the fat bodies they dissect will have massive muscles compared with the thin ones. We need those muscles to move the bulk around, so the trick is to lose the weight and retain the muscle mass, hence the high protein diet.

Meggspeggs, you will not die from this procedure and there are many people who have had their stomachs reduced in this way for other medical reasons who live happily and healthily to old age. In fact you are more likely to live longer than if you were still obese. So put a positive spin on it. Maybe go to your doctor and see if you can get some meds for the anxiety, life is too short to be unhappy. Good luck and love to you. Jane x

Thanks coops, a spot of kickboxing helped, but there is still some wrinkled hanging skin, but then I'm 53 so it's to be expected. I am off on hols this evening and I hope to do alot of scuba diving so that should build up the legs. My daughters think I am weedy now! Please keep going and don't give up, it's a bit of a long slog but the VSG makes it achievable and maintainable. x

It took about a year to get rid of most of it and I did not exercise a lot, but I did try to walk as much as possible. I lost 125lbs in total and am half the person I was.

Thanks all. The dress and shoes came from our local charity shop and cost a whole £14.50 total!! The charity shop purchasing was born of rapid weight loss and it was the cheapest way to get through it, and I got the habit. I think the dress is Italian designer, Rinascimento, the shoes were unworn and made by Unisa which is an expensive brand. I love a good bargain I do!

I have been at goal for about a year now and you do have large readjustments to make. I became very obsessed with my appearance but that seems to have passed now. I suppose I had years of neglect to make up for. Also my relationship with my husband changed, went from mostly best pals to best pals and lovers too. All these changes came with rows and insecurity, but we have weathered the storm and celebrated 22 years of marriage yesterday. As to what thin people think about, probably what parties they are going to and what their friends and family are up to, and obviously if they are female, shoes!

This is the change due to the VSG, to anyone wondering whether or not to take the plunge I say it certainly worked for me. Love to all, Jane xx

I just tried my wedding dress on from 22 years ago today and it fitted!!!! Whoo hoo! :D

Careful though, I developed an addiction to clothes instead of food !!!!

Very nice Pasquini! I like this thread

You look wonderful. Jane x

Irene, You are a true star!! Jane xx

Brilliant news Tex. Jane x

Hi Coops, I am post menopausal, I had mine at 38! Spent a few years on HRT, stopped it all before the op. Am OK with it now. I was taking in maybe 600-800 in the early days but I just put my details in DailyPlate (I only used the free version BTW), and took the calories they recommended for losing 2lbs a week. I found I had to eat more to lose, strangely enough. I think the body can go into starvation mode if the calories are too low. Also maybe the exercise you did early on converted fat to muscle which is heavier. Did you lose inches and change clothes size even if the weight stayed the same? I wondered about getting one of the scales that detect the fat % in your body but never actioned that. It would be an idea for you to monitor those changes to get a clue of what's occurring. I hope it all starts moving for you soon. Jane x