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Im at the jiggly belly stage. You?

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Brighteyes    237

Brighteyes
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Gamegirl a good friend of mine had WLS and had the giggles all over. It was particularly bad in her throat/neck area. We thought for sure she would need a facelift. Well a year after hitting goal she looks amazing. All that loose skin seemed to shrink back up. She is in her early 40s and does spend time in the gym. But things improved enough that she isn't going to do plastics. Congrats on the weightloss!

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gastricsleever    259

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Thoughtful' date=' funny, sharing books always welcome! :) Well the tummy support things might not help but they can't hurt right?? I just ordered one of the wear your own bra flexees. And the fact is, only ONE person ever sees me naked and he loved me before. Well two, I see me naked too but I hated my body before. So in that sense, nothing will have changed :P Fact is, looking great with clothes on and being healthy are not bad things anyway. My big surprise is for some reason, I didn't think that would happen at 3 months. I thought that like maintenance, that was a "vet problem" not a "newbie problem". Surprise![/quote']

Oh that is a scary newbie problem to have! Best of luck...I'll tell u all about my jiggles when I am 3 months out in may next year lol

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gamergirl    4,610

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Even Light compression /shapewear makes such a difference in reducing the jiggles. After about 6 months at goal' date=' i felt that my skin was significantly reduced. I STILL needed plastics because it was bad, but, I think Shapewear and time definately help... a little. So, I was not one to wear super tight girdles or Spanx but more like light hold. Jeans also can serve this purpose. Once I got rid of the extra fat and was just down to skin, it could sorta be smooshed in a way to make it look like I had hips...haha! The final stage of weird extra skin before I had plastics is when I lost the last 8 or pounds during Sept and Oct. My belly button disappeared. Laying in bed, I looked down at a flat stomach that had so many wrinkles, it was surreal. I tried getting pics but they never really captured the effect adquately.[/quote']

The PA said today that without the compression garments, her stomach falls over into to her lap. And that without the leggings, she used to have not one but several butts.

I remember your posting about the extra skin that lay beside you. Apparently I read that for education, not for anticipating what awaited me. Silly me.

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MandaPanda    173

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I have read many times that you should wait a year after hitting goal to decide on plastic surgery because your skin will shrink up more and take its new form. That's my story and I'm sticking to it......

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piercedqt78    658

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My real butt.

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butter your butt made me think of pie, and it's bedtime here in FL. Crap now I'm going to be thinking about pie.

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gamergirl    4,610

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butter your butt made me think of pie' date=' and it's bedtime here in FL. Crap now I'm going to be thinking about pie.[/quote']

Anybody whose imagination is so vivid that they can see a mooning pumpkin and think "pie!"? Probably deserves a bite.

I on the other hand will have nightmares about that grinning pumpkin.< /p>

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piercedqt78    658

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I added a dash of pumpkin Creamer to my hot chocolate. (that's how I hide my chocolate Protein Powder in the evenings lol). And pumpkin pie is my FAVE. Actually pumpkin anything is my fave.

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ReDbEaN    654

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My real butt.

Hahahah what a sexy beast!

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ReDbEaN    654

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This is a depressing thread GG!! I don't wanna have funky skin!!! And I don't wanna have another surgery either...decisions, decisions...

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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This is a depressing thread GG!! I don't wanna have funky skin!!! And I don't wanna have another surgery either...decisions' date=' decisions...[/quote']

Dont worry about it. It upset me at first - and yes discovering a layer of skin beside me in bed gave me a fright. And NEVEr look down at your tummy when doing pushups or planks..that was freaky. Even so, life with a few wrinkles is still a thousand times bettet than obesity.

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ReDbEaN    654

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Dont worry about it. It upset me at first - and yes discovering a layer of skin beside me in bed gave me a fright. And NEVEr look down at your tummy when doing pushups or planks..that was freaky. Even so' date=' life with a few wrinkles is still a thousand times bettet than obesity.[/quote']

*Sigh* you're right. I just didn't wanna trade fat for chicken skin!!

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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I respectfully disagree. Extra skin is no burden compared to layers of fat. You can live a full life - healthy active joyeous -even if you need shapewaer. And clothes disguise excess skin but nothing hides obesity. My boyfriend was not bothered by my extra skin - it was me that wanted it gone. I liked my body before plastics but I didnt want extra skin waiting to be filled up again. Also I love stylish and fitted clothing and wanted to make that easier.

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Bombs    353

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My real butt.
looks pretty firm. Ha

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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      1. Selina333

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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