Hello All! Ok so today I spent all day at my daughters Winter guard competitions. I posted a picture on FB talking about how I was the "glam mom" for the team (hair & makeup). After posting this picture my inbox BLEW up! I guess a lot of people haven't seen me since I've lost the weight. I don't normally post full body pictures. I got called "tiny" and "amazing". TINY! I had to go back and look at the picture again. It's like I'm just now seeing my new self for the first time. I'm starting to see what everyone else sees. It's the weirdest feeling! I don't think I'm "tiny"' but compared to the 267 lbs I was last year I see what they are saying. I also noticed I need a butt! Lol that's the "oh my goodness" moment. Where did it go?! My tush literally hurt sitting in the bleachers all day. I kept having to switch from cheek to cheek. I started getting paranoid thinking people are going to think I have hemorrhoids the way I keep moving but no! It's the bones in my butt that don't have that fat cushioning! So I had a NSV and a painful realization all in one! Now what do I tell these people. One I was honest with because she's a rather big girl and I didn't want to feed her some lie and get her hopes up. The others I said thank you and avoided the question. I don't mind telling overweight people but I don't like telling my skinny friends. I'm not sure why that is but I just don't feel the need to elaborate with them. Anyway just thought I'd share. Share yours if you have one! I posted the picture below , not the greatest but a 6 year old took it sooooo... The other is my super proud guard mom picture living on coffee and sour rainbow straws. Can't be good all the time!

@@Sharon1964 lol! You're too cute! I guess I kinda am BUT I'm also 5'8 so I think my height has a lot to do with it.

@@Elode congrats!! You do look amazing and tiny!!

@@Dub Thank you! As are you my friend! I I thought about not using this picture but then I though oh well! I eat candy! I eat "bad" things or whatever you want to call them. I'm normal, I'm not perfect and I'm still at goal. I was a busy mom yesterday. I took what I could get!

Absolutely.

Clearly you are in a new phase now and need calories to maintain. Can't be going around starving. I get it.

Looking forward to reaching that point some day down the road, too.

@@Dub Oh you will! Like your new pic btw!

@@glitter eyes Thank you! Tiny is word I've never been associated with. Nothing has ever been tiny about me. Not my body, and defiantly not my mouth!

I can't take all the credit. My surgeon is a miracle worker. He made my sleeve perfectly small. It's the exact same as it was a year ago. I still eat the same amount of food that I did back then. I still have days of no hunger. We all know I didn't exercise but maybe 4 times so it's his magic hands that saved me. If I wasn't married I'd kiss his face right off! He's so modest about it all too. He has no idea how much he's blessed my life. ❤️

@@Dub Oh you will! Like your new pic btw!

Thank you. It's powerfully motivating seeing folks reach their goal weight and thrive there as you have done.

Pic was taken about a month ago was outside goofing around with my son.

It is going to feel great to reach that point where I remind myself to eat more to keep from losing weight. Wild concept to get my mind wrapped around considering it's been the other way for so long.

@@Dub I actually think it was easier losing weight than it is trying to remind myself that I need to eat and not just junk. I've been on a junk diet for a few weeks now that I'm not proud of but I keep losing. I finally had my husband buy me some shakes again to get my protein. I'm trying to be diligent about eating right. I've just never been a person who could eat what they want and not gain. For whatever reason I'm able to do that right now. I ate chocolate silk pie (a lot) and till dropped half a pound. I weigh myself more now than I ever have because I haven't been eating right just to make sure I don't gain and I haven't. I'm no fool, I'm sure this won't last forever so time to stop the crazy!

That is wild.

Maybe you've simply amped up your metabolism to a very high level ?

@@Dub I don't know. I told my husband I hope I don't have cancer. He tells me to shut up but seriously! I can't explain it either. I have a friend that had gastric bypass and literally lives on mini peanut butter cups (they have to be the mini) and I mean bags of them! She's tiny. I worried about her and she had it done years ago and now here I am doing the same damn thing! Well not peanut butter cups but odd eating! It just seems like "bad" foods go down so much easier! Meat is a process, while I can eat it it just sits in there forever! I can eat everything. I did get 1/2 a protein shake in, 1/2 an egg and 1/2 of a 1/2 of a biscuit with gravy for breakfast so I'm doing ok this morning!

Good deal on this morning.

So true how the carb heavy stuff is easier to eat. The meats are really something to tackle.

My most recent discovery on "bad stuff"......was a single slice of thin crust pizza. It took forever to eat 2/3 of it and I didn't like the way it felt sitting there. No thanks. No desire.

I would have bet anyone....any amount of money that I was a pizza-for-life dude a year ago. Funny turn of events.

OK, you are tiny. Most definitely tiny. And you have totally earned that "Bariatric Legend" title they done slapped on you here!

@@2goldengirl Thank you! That's funny, that thing changes all the time. I'm only 14 months post op. Hardly a legend ha! Give me a few more years!

@@Dub Well thanks now I just want pizza!

LOL.

@@Elode,

Congratulations on yet another NSV! You have so many of them, and I am thrilled that you are able to recognize and appreciate them, and that you share them with us! How uplifting and hopeful! Congrats.