There have been some interesting side effects post op.

I care much more about myself.

I've cut my hair to my shoulders (I'm sure I kept it long to "hide").

I've had my nails and toes done.

I've bought new clothes, perfume, jewelry.

I've gone to the dentist and had some cosmetic work done along with a good cleaning.

All of this keeps compounding and helping my self esteem.

I laugh and smile more. I move more. I'm friendlier.

I wasn't expecting any of these side effects!

Woo !!! How amazing to get in a boat like that - a great non scale victory

On 7/5/2017 at 1:28 PM, Joann454 said:

Taking your life back is pretty cool.

Love this! Yes, Be in charge of your life! Don't let your weight control you!

I just cut over 22 inches of my hair off!! I'm loving it.

I just cut over 22 inches of my hair off!! I'm loving it.

I didn't have as much cut off (only 14") when I started my journey preop, but it was still to my shoulders. Now it's short and sassy! It even looks good after a workout.

This is a great thread! I'm waiting until I hit 40 lbs lost and will get a hair makeover too! Gonna wash that grey out of my hair! I did this surgery so my body would feel as young as my mind does!
Starting weight:223
Surgery weight:217
Current weight:200
Goal weight:135
5'2.5" tall


Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 140

Looks great...hook me up with the energy lol

Looks great...hook me up with the energy lol

I got my energy! Finally! Took 8 weeks I was really starting to get down about it too. How're you feeling these days?

I got my energy! Finally! Took 8 weeks I was really starting to get down about it too. How're you feeling these days?

Woo hoo!!! Yay for energy!!!

Got results of blood work and my ferritin n iron r super low so that explains the no energy...[emoji25]take extra iron too so wtf lol

Well, I did it... I cut my hair! Five inches gone. That's one inch for every ten pounds I've lost! What do you think?

Your hair looks fabulous! I recently cut mine from mid-back to shoulder too and love it. I don't feel like I need to hide any more.

This is a great thread. It's funny how this surgery affects you in so many ways other than physically. My mind plays tricks on me all the time. Just this week I went to the beach with my son and forgot our chairs. My immediate thought was "If I try to get down in the sand on my beach towel, I won't be able to get back up". Then I remembered that I can get up from the floor now. I also went to dinner on the boardwalk with hubby and the restaurant had an hour wait. The waiting area was outside and I was freezing, so he suggested we walk up the boardwalk a bit to a souvenir shop where I could get a light jacket or sweatshirt. Well my immediate reaction was to say that they won't have anything in there that will fit me, but he made me go anyway. I saw a cute pink zip hoodie but they only had it up to a size large. I said "OMG this is cute but look how small it looks!" He said...."Ummmm that will fit you. You're not 300 lbs any more so try it on." And it did. I almost teared up over being able to walk into any old store and grab something off the rack like a "normal" person. I also find myself constantly wondering if I can fit in a booth, a chair, walk from point "A" to "B", get into or out of a certain position and am still trying to learn this new person I've become. I've realized that I don't even know what style clothing I like because my whole wardrobe has always been whatever fits or best hid my fat. The therapist I had to see pre-surgery suggested that I take weekly selfies to help my mind jive with my body. She said that seeing yourself in a photo gives you a better sense of what other people see as opposed to looking at your reflection in a mirror because your mind will distort it since it's been accustomed to seeing the same person looking back for so long. Good advise - more selfies it is! lol

Well, I did it... I cut my hair! Five inches gone. That's one inch for every ten pounds I've lost! What do you think?

Gorgeous! Love love!!

Your hair looks fabulous! I recently cut mine from mid-back to shoulder too and love it. I don't feel like I need to hide any more.
This is a great thread. It's funny how this surgery affects you in so many ways other than physically. My mind plays tricks on me all the time. Just this week I went to the beach with my son and forgot our chairs. My immediate thought was "If I try to get down in the sand on my beach towel, I won't be able to get back up". Then I remembered that I can get up from the floor now. I also went to dinner on the boardwalk with hubby and the restaurant had an hour wait. The waiting area was outside and I was freezing, so he suggested we walk up the boardwalk a bit to a souvenir shop where I could get a light jacket or sweatshirt. Well my immediate reaction was to say that they won't have anything in there that will fit me, but he made me go anyway. I saw a cute pink zip hoodie but they only had it up to a size large. I said "OMG this is cute but look how small it looks!" He said...."Ummmm that will fit you. You're not 300 lbs any more so try it on." And it did. I almost teared up over being able to walk into any old store and grab something off the rack like a "normal" person. I also find myself constantly wondering if I can fit in a booth, a chair, walk from point "A" to "B", get into or out of a certain position and am still trying to learn this new person I've become. I've realized that I don't even know what style clothing I like because my whole wardrobe has always been whatever fits or best hid my fat. The therapist I had to see pre-surgery suggested that I take weekly selfies to help my mind jive with my body. She said that seeing yourself in a photo gives you a better sense of what other people see as opposed to looking at your reflection in a mirror because your mind will distort it since it's been accustomed to seeing the same person looking back for so long. Good advise - more selfies it is! lol

I can relate to all of this! So happy for you (and me lol).

I am a middle aged solo mom and I just started dating a new man. (which is a side-effect unto itself. LOL)

He asked me to sit on his lap to kiss him. So I did. And I didn't worry that I would break him.

That lack of worry that I

-will be too heavy

-won't fit into something

-will hurt someone

-have people looking at me thinking "she should lose some weight"

-etc

is all gone. I don't miss that worry at all.

Well, I did it... I cut my hair! Five inches gone. That's one inch for every ten pounds I've lost! What do you think?

Beautiful!!!


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 194 GW 135