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On 11/2/2024 at 6:07 AM, LindsayT said:

I used to be able to hold my phone between my thighs for whatever reason... tying my hair up. Now I can't, like at all. It's funny to me. I have literally never had a thigh gap in my entire life.

Yes! I accidentally dropped my phone into the Water when I was getting a pedicure because I set my phone down in my "lap"...and the lap was a gap 😂

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I bet you didn’t have any trouble bending over to reach it either :)

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I keep wanting to shop in the plus size or curve sizes online and i believe im just in a regular Large or Xl now. Crazy! I put on some previous 4x I. My closet crazy how it swallows me.

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On 10/10/2024 at 4:54 PM, NeonRaven8919 said:

I need to wear my watch on the 4th hole instead of the 3rd hole now! Not bad for 3 days post op!

That's an amazing gauge; before my surgery (Sept '23), I had to use the last hole, and it was...snug. Here we are now, a week short of 14 months post-op, down 135lbs and I use the 4th hole unless I'm working out, when I use the 5th hole to tighten it up a little to keep the sensors away from the bottom of my (tattoo) sleeve.

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On 11/4/2024 at 5:00 PM, Mspretty86 said:

I keep wanting to shop in the plus size or curve sizes online and i believe im just in a regular Large or Xl now. Crazy! I put on some previous 4x I. My closet crazy how it swallows me.

It's awesome when scrolling on social media to block ads for big & tall clothes because those ads are 'Not Relevant' any more. (So far) In 14 months since my surgery I've gone from 4xl/5xl shirts and 48-50" waist pants to xl shirts and 36" waist pants and I've donated to my local thrift store 3 separate times as I 'ungrow' things.

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8 hours ago, ShooterInTheSix said:

That's an amazing gauge; before my surgery (Sept '23), I had to use the last hole, and it was...snug. Here we are now, a week short of 14 months post-op, down 135lbs and I use the 4th hole unless I'm working out, when I use the 5th hole to tighten it up a little to keep the sensors away from the bottom of my (tattoo) sleeve.

I had two switch to wearing my smart watch on my right hand because I tattooed my left hand. It just won't read through it. I did have some luck with putting clear resin stickers on the back to help it read through the skin, but this was too much to keep bothering with. Technology is weird sometimes.

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On 11/7/2024 at 8:59 AM, NeonRaven8919 said:

I had two switch to wearing my smart watch on my right hand because I tattooed my left hand. It just won't read through it. I did have some luck with putting clear resin stickers on the back to help it read through the skin, but this was too much to keep bothering with. Technology is weird sometimes.

Exactly the same for me. I only just bought my Apple Watch in August. Before that I was using an old FitBit that didn't measure nearly as much and was never a problem on my left wrist. The new Apple Watch was giving me all kinds of grief until I did some web surfing and learned about the sensor/tattoo incompatibility.

I'm glad I found this before my next tattoo which is going to by a stylized mandala on the back of my right hand; will have to leave an open spot under the watch!

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Do not know how to explain this I am a side sleeper fetal position like. My knees can now touch each other feels thin and bony they are rubbing together and it annoys be. When larger I did not feel this 😂

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6 hours ago, Mspretty86 said:

Do not know how to explain this I am a side sleeper fetal position like. My knees can now touch each other feels thin and bony they are rubbing together and it annoys be. When larger I did not feel this 😂

😂 Yeah I completely understand this! I can't find a comfortable sleeping position anymore - everything rubs bones upon bones and everything aches! Extra pillows in strategic places helps! What I don't understand is I didn't have this problem before when I weighed 108! BBF (before being fat)!

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On 4/18/2021 at 1:45 AM, chiquitatummy said:

Today I had an unexpected and surprisingly satisfying NSV. I noticed that my belly button shrank. It's about 50% shallower than it used to be! Who knew I would be so pleased about less depth to my belly button? 😆

its Really Hard

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16 hours ago, Mspretty86 said:

Do not know how to explain this I am a side sleeper fetal position like. My knees can now touch each other feels thin and bony they are rubbing together and it annoys be. When larger I did not feel this 😂

Bony joints are real. I had to learn to sleep with one hand between my knees because of that. Placed just below the knee as if it’s cupping the side of it otherwise my hand gets sore from the pressure of the bony knees. Or I sleep with the upper leg pushed forward so I’m on my side but more twisted over.

I used to wake every 90 minutes because of pain & to reposition myself. I can go up to 3 hours on a good night now.

Wait until you get pressure pain from that little bony knob on the side of your elbow though. The worst. Ouch!

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1 hour ago, Arabesque said:

Bony joints are real. I had to learn to sleep with one hand between my knees because of that. Placed just below the knee as if it’s cupping the side of it otherwise my hand gets sore from the pressure of the bony knees. Or I sleep with the upper leg pushed forward so I’m on my side but more twisted over.

I used to wake every 90 minutes because of pain & to reposition myself. I can go up to 3 hours on a good night now.

Wait until you get pressure pain from that little bony knob on the side of your elbow though. The worst. Ouch!

I used to sleep in the fetal position, but now I Jack knife because it’s more comfy even though it’s a little like a pretzel.

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I normally always sleep in the fetal position. At my heaviest I could never lay on my back. The weight around my midsection was suffocating. Now I can comfortably, when I want to ;)

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1 hour ago, BabySpoons said:

I normally always sleep in the fetal position. At my heaviest I could never lay on my back. The weight around my midsection was suffocating. Now I can comfortably, when I want to ;)

i have kind of the opposite-opposite problem. i cant sleep comfortably on my stomach (my preferred sleeping position pre-wls)....it makes my back sore.

my working theory is that my lack of stomach bulk results in my lower back hyper-extendeding, hence the pain.

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4 hours ago, ms.sss said:

i have kind of the opposite-opposite problem. i cant sleep comfortably on my stomach (my preferred sleeping position pre-wls)....it makes my back sore.

my working theory is that my lack of stomach bulk results in my lower back hyper-extendeding, hence the pain.

I have the same problem if I try to sleep on my tummy or if I twist too far over when I sleep on my side. I specifically get lower back pain but yes I think it’s hyperextending the natural arch too.

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