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abefroman329    704

abefroman329
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48 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

The biggest NSV ever is gaining those precious pounds
Congrats @abe

Thank you so much!

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sillykitty    10,787

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I had an odd experience this week. I was in a restaurant restroom, more dressed up and more effort was put into my hair and make up than usual, I looked in the mirror, and literally didn't recognize myself. My face looks so different!

I feel like my body has changed gradually, slowly, proportionately, shrinking. But my face changed overnight it feels like.

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sillykitty    10,787

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Saw several colleagues this week. Last time I saw them was 2.5 month post op, and I am now 5.5 month post op. I received so many compliments. Everyone ws blown away by my transformation.

I'm grateful for the reassurance. I feel like I look fantastic, and it's good to think I'm not being delusional. :blush:

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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10 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Saw several colleagues this week. Last time I saw them was 2.5 month post op, and I am now 5.5 month post op. I received so many compliments. Everyone ws blown away by my transformation.

I'm grateful for the reassurance. I feel like I look fantastic, and it's good to think I'm not being delusional. :blush:

You strike me as the least delusional person I know, LOL!

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Kat410    423

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On ‎8‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 11:19 AM, abefroman329 said:

I shaved off my beard and saw the strangest thing in the mirror: My jawline

*snort*

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sillykitty    10,787

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55 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

You strike me as the least delusional person I know, LOL!

Lol ... good, because I worry I'm deluding myself about not being delusional :lol::lol:

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sideeye    1,440

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I can't get over how little heat affects me now. I'd heard a lot about "I'm always cold post-surgery!" and that hasn't really happened, but I have certainly noticed that I am WAY more comfortable in heat than I ever was before. Around 65 degrees used to be my sweet spot, and above 75 filled me with dread. I'd be two steps out of the office door and sweat would start soaking my scalp, no exertion needed.

But now? Now I can leave the client site still wearing a fleece and not bother unzipping it until I'm in the car. The car itself has been baking in the sun all day and is likely over 100 degrees inside, and I don't have to leave it to air out, I can just start driving. I'm bone-dry the whole time and can shrug off the heat no problem.

I still don't LIKE heat, but it was actually making my life significantly more horrible pre-surgery. The fact that it's a nonissue now is crazy to me. This is how other people lived this whole time!?

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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51 minutes ago, sideeye said:

I still don't LIKE heat, but it was actually making my life significantly more horrible pre-surgery. The fact that it's a nonissue now is crazy to me. This is how other people lived this whole time!?

I know, right?

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sillykitty    10,787

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I had a first date tonight, and didn't spend the whole evening with the voice in the back of my head saying ... "You're too fat for him, he's not going to like you because you're fat"

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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6 hours ago, sillykitty said:

I had a first date tonight, and didn't spend the whole evening with the voice in the back of my head saying ... "You're too fat for him, he's not going to like you because you're fat"

That probably made it easier to have a good time! What a wonderful thing to get out of your head!

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AllyJonesVSG    184

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I went on vacation and had a wonderful time. Wore a swimsuit without clutching my coverup around my butt/thighs. Went PARASAILING!!!! Went snorkeling. Walked up and down the stairs all week on the cruise ship instead of taking the lift.

So. Happy.

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BostonWLKC    807

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Seems silly but my hair elastic doesn’t cut my wrist circulation off anymore 😂

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Frustr8    7,886

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But does it cut off your hairs circulation so it on your wrist? Seems curious,to me.

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BostonWLKC    807

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On 08/10/2018 at 20:54, Frustr8 said:

But does it cut off your hairs circulation so it on your wrist? Seems curious,to me.
Lol no.... just a place to hold it til I needed it yesterday. It was hot !

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KCRogers2012    11

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I was shopping yesterday, looking in the clearance section for clothing, and a saleswoman stopped me and said, “Are you shopping for yourself? Because if so, those clothes won’t fit you. You need to shop over on that side of the store,” and she pointed me away from plus sizes to regular and petite sizes. She was right. I’m a size 10-12 now, but I keep forgetting! 😊

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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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      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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        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.

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