I always thought I was a pretty person… But I guess now maybe I am what other people consider pretty so A LOT of people in my life are making comments and giving me compliments… I understand 70+lbs is a lot of weight I mean it is 2 ½ of my 3 year old and I don’t have that on my anymore. I guess that changes the way my face looks but I still feel like I look like the same person. I feel like I am the same person only smaller… I need to learn to take compliments better. People tell me how great I look and how pretty I am and I get embarrassed and say thank you… But I need to exude more confidence. When people tell me how pretty I am I need to understand that it isn’t that they didn’t think I was pretty before, they just see a different side of me now… Is anyone else having a hard time with the compliments or did you? If you did how did you learn to just accept it?

I am not quite at the point that people can tell I've lost weight (18 days pre-op)' date=' however my family keeps saying they are so proud of me,which is frustrating. Why are you proud of me?? I had to have surgery to lose weight, which I think is fantastic, but I don't see why they are so proud.[/quote']

I'm 48 and was sleeved 5/21. My mom says the same thing to me. They have a right to be proud that we've taken ownership of our weight problem. Just because we're sleeved doesn't mean it's not hard work to stick to the program in diet and exercise. And if we do it with a courageous and positive attitude, the more power to us.