So I love going through the before and after, its so exciting! I'm looking forward to my sleeve.. looking forward to things I haven't done because I've been bigger - a lot of which is how people will see me doing it. I didn't like how I was treated playing softball, even though I was one of the best on the team. I want to learn to scuba but terrified I might end up somewhere i have to wear a wet suit LOL And I rarely date because I don't feel great about myself... and when I had lost weight dieting and on hcg I didn't date becasue i was worried what would happen if I gained the weight back (which I did when I started eating more than 500calories again). I'm excited to have a permanent tool to keep it off! I've NEVER been thin, so these issues have been forever... there is no "get my life back" - I'm ready to START it!!

What in your life has changed since loosing the weight with the sleeve? What are you doing now that you didn't do before??

After my surgery......I bought a new house on an island with a huge yacht, two new sports cars and a private jet..........then I climbed Mount Everest and married a super model.

,,,,,,,,,,Not really......but it feels like it.

Edited March 15, 201412 yr by Recycled

So much pain is gone. My body was racked with pain and my spine was collapsing because my short shortie skeleton refused to carry the excess weight anymore. I had gained a whole person since I graduated from high school in 1970. It was like carrying a pony around my waist.

IN 2010 my weight and blood pressure caused a stroke that affected my balance, vision and ability to leave my home independantly. Since the surgery, my range of motion has improved to the point that I do not have to "two-step" up and down the stairs anymore. I have to move slowly and hold the rails, but it is a victory for me to take the steps normally.

I sleep way better and don't have to pee every 20 minutes. I still have to use my cane or an elbow for balance, but I can walk farther and longer and faster. I am 62 and walked like I was 110. Now, I walk like I am 62 with some arthritis. The high Protein low carb way of eating has increased my energy and libido.......soooooooo my gentleman's life has changed since my surgery. too.

My grandchildrens' life has changed since my surgery because I have more lap and less belly, and can hold them better and have more energy to play on the floor with them. Hey! I can get up and down from the floor. Who'lda thunk it? A LOT of things have changed, and I am only halfway to my goal (1/2 empty theory of glass fillage). Half full, it's - I am already 1/2 way to my goal! Even though the sleeved life takes work and diligence, It's all good, and I don't regret the surgery at all.