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Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Please tell me this post isn't real

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

I weighed 160 lbs this morning. My son got married today. Mother-Son dance.

Attended a baby shower tonight so I had to wear real clothes
Also really happy for the couple and that my baby days are over 😂

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Went to a friends Gatsby themed party last night

Please tell me this post isn't real

That’s helpful, not

Welcome and start here.
This is normal behavior. I think we probably all went through it to some degree. I'm still afraid of "failing WLS" lol. But a little "Fear of the Lord" isn't bad, is it? Keeps us on the right path. Right?
We have a problem that is recognized as a disease by the AMA. Insurance companies are allowed to reimburse for the treatment of this disease. It's multi-variate and has many causes--not least of part of it for many is behavioral, emotional, and habitual.
Most doctors involved in bariatrics concede that once you get to the point of being morbidly obese, there is little chance of having long-term complete weight loss and maintenance at a low set point. The surgery offers a real opportunity for a metabolic reset (hormonally). It allows our body/mind to defend a lower set-point, allowing us to lose more weight without the brain thinking that we are starving ourselves. And once lost, provided we continue with healthy food choices/behaviors, the new brain will allow us to defend and maintain the lower weight without sending out extra doses of hunger hormones and insulin to send us back into a state of metabolic derangement.
That's what happens in a normal diet-loss-regain cycle. We lose x, then our brain gets wind that we are starving and so it sends our neuro and gut hormones into overdrive to cue the eating machine. Meanwhile, most of us will have decreased our metabolism by 10-20% because of said diet and calorie restriction...so it's a perilous sword.
This is as much weight maintenance surgery as it is WLS. And I choose to not be embarrassed cuz I needed to have a surgical correction for a medical disease. Just as I would not be embarrassed to have to have a cardiac stent placed if I had CHD. That's a disease too. Nor would I be embarrassed if my appendix needed to come out because of infection...
See what I mean?

You could always use hair removal cream

I have no idea what size or what shape my pouch is. My thoughts are that our surgeons have studied for a long time and have done these ops multiple times so they know what they are doing and what works best. Education is good and knowing what an op involves is good but we need to be careful we don’t take that too far and try to second guess our surgeon.
Trust your surgeon, don’t stress too much about the specifics and have faith that he or she will do what works best for you.

I have no idea what size or what shape my pouch is. My thoughts are that our surgeons have studied for a long time and have done these ops multiple times so they know what they are doing and what works best. Education is good and knowing what an op involves is good but we need to be careful we don’t take that too far and try to second guess our surgeon.
Trust your surgeon, don’t stress too much about the specifics and have faith that he or she will do what works best for you.

Thanks. The skirt is a favourite that I picked up years ago at a charity shop.

All in red for a red themed event with friends

Cant believe that I'm wearing a body suit! Or that this skirt that I have been dying to get back into for ages is now too loose

This is gorgeous, so stylish and classic.

This is gorgeous, so stylish and classic.

This is gorgeous, so stylish and classic.

one word. WOW. I love it

This is gorgeous, so stylish and classic.

one word. WOW. I love it