It's not all pretty - it's not all easy to go from morbidly obese to...well..not morbidly obese. I know when I was pre-op I was always looking for the terrible side effects so I had in my mind the potential of what difficult steps I had ahead for me. Now that I'm 7 months out and down 109 pounds, I know the reality of what I had to adjust to.

1. Cute shirt in department store ad catches my eye. It's plus sized, it was drape over me, it's not an option.

2. Lane Bryant emails are now just more spam.

3. Can't say "LMAO" anymore cause it's already gone...

4. Automatic toilets scare the crap out of you! There's no longer that one minute delay after my big ol fat butt gets off the toilet. The immediate "Whooosh!" is so unexpected!

5. Bummed out MIL when she offered to give me the 16's she had gotten too thin for an was now in her goal weight of a 14 and had to tell her I was now at a 12 (okay, so maybe I did kinda enjoy that moment...PS- now a size 10)

= )

Post ops, feel free to add to my list.....

lol that was cute!

It's not all pretty - it's not all easy to go from morbidly obese to...well..not morbidly obese. I know when I was pre-op I was always looking for the terrible side effects so I had in my mind the potential of what difficult steps I had ahead for me. Now that I'm 7 months out and down 109 pounds, I know the reality of what I had to adjust to. 1. Cute shirt in department store ad catches my eye. It's plus sized, it was drape over me, it's not an option. 2. Lane Bryant emails are now just more spam. 3. Can't say "LMAO" anymore cause it's already gone... 4. Automatic toilets scare the crap out of you! There's no longer that one minute delay after my big ol fat butt gets off the toilet. The immediate "Whooosh!" is so unexpected! 5. Bummed out MIL when she offered to give me the 16's she had gotten too thin for an was now in her goal weight of a 14 and had to tell her I was now at a 12 (okay, so maybe I did kinda enjoy that moment...PS- now a size 10) = ) Post ops, feel free to add to my list.....

hi - so sorry you have to deal with all your "problems". I am only 15 days post-op, can't wait to meet you around the corner in a few months.

kathy

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

Not there yet, but that is what I am looking forward to:

standard sized seats (in cinemas, aiplanes, restaurants etc..) are not intruments of torture.

Hah! The normal-sized hospital gown will fit, so I won't be able to have that lovely hallways conversation when I discover, when half my clothes are already off, that they brought me the XL gown instead of the XXL gown.

When using a public restroom, I won't have to stand on the toilet to get the door open and closed.

Restaurant booths are now too BIG and you have to scoot forward to reach the table!

Blood pressure cuffs are hard to adjust SMALL enough when the used to barely fit at all.

You feel like you are gyping the server at a restaurant when you tip the regular 15%, only now it's on less than HALF the regular bill becasue you are splitting Entrees and skipping deserts.

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<li>The size 10 jeans you bought just 3 weeks ago are now baggy! </li>

<li>There's never anything good on the clearance rack, because there are lots of other skinny girls your size, and they beat you to it.</li>

<li>The freezer is packed with leftovers, because you only eat a very little bit, so normal serving sizes become 4 meals, or more. And just forget those family-sized prepared entrees at Costco!!</li>

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I need to add to this one!! When sitting at my desk and a paperclip drops into my lap and I quickly close my legs to catch it and hear the paperclip hit the floor because it passed thru the space between my thinner thighs!! LOLS!!

#5 had me in stitches laughing!

I have to go shopping every three weeks for work clothes because they are baggy in no time!

It sucks having so much extra room in the theater seats or at sporting events... everyone expects you to hold their stuff and place it in the crevice.

Having to alternate butt cheeks when sitting because when you sit too long your but bone starts to hurt because there's no cushion.

Finding yourself shopping at the Aeropostale $3.00 t-shirt sale, and you're the oldest person trying on clothes (my son was mortified because I was shopping at "his" store).

Wearing your 14 year old son's t-shirts and beaters to sleep in because they're baggy enough to make good night clothes.

Packing a week's worth of clothes for vacation in a small suit case because size 6s and 8s don't take up much room.

Constantly returning clothes because when something is labeled S, M, or L, you go for the biggest size out of habit when you know damn well it's too big for you...

Having a ton of clothes to choose from and sexy shoes.

I could go on, but as you can see, I'm "struggling" with my sleeve!

Being able to buy pants that don't have elastic in the waistbands! WOOT!

It's a pity at the movie theater when I can cross my legs and not have them touch the seat in front of me with the person leaning waaaaay back.

Guess I don't get to kick the people in front of me anymore.