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? ?

2 hours ago, fourmonthspreop said:

My legs are still chubby

Um….No.

Not. At. All.

(unbiased third party opinion)

5 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Um….No.

Not. At. All.

(unbiased third party opinion)

: 3 I appreciate it. I'm still dealing with a lot of body dysmorphia. I def have weight to lose still but I carry most of it in my hips and lower stomach.

Im positive it was all for you. Please tell me you wore a bikini with a white t-shirt over it and shook the water out of your hair in slow motion.

I loved this and laughed so hard I cried.

I'm not sure it counts as a "victory," but it's starting to hurt when I sit on a hard surface. My formerly-amply-padded tush must be shrinking. I'm going to need one of those butt cushions pretty soon!

5 minutes ago, FutureSylph said:

I'm not sure it counts as a "victory," but it's starting to hurt when I sit on a hard surface. My formerly-amply-padded tush must be shrinking. I'm going to need one of those butt cushions pretty soon!

I don’t think I will ever lose enough weight to make my cushion go away there. they do make butt pads though. They are like shorts with pads sewn in. ?

Edited May 8, 20224 yr by ShoppGirl

Idk about weird but it was surprising when the towel fit around me again without a gap.

I was absolutely excited when my towel fit without the gap. It was a great feeling

You know I've been going though clothes sizes pretty fast. It would be cool if there was a place for bariatric patients to share and swap clothes. Just because we go through sizes so fast. That way we didn't have to buy clothes in a size we only be in for a few weeks or months.

3 minutes ago, Tami10 said:

You know I've been going though clothes sizes pretty fast. It would be cool if there was a place for bariatric patients to share and swap clothes. Just because we go through sizes so fast. That way we didn't have to buy clothes in a size we only be in for a few weeks or months.

Some bariatric surgery centers host clothing swaps. Mine doesn’t unfortunately but I have heard of some that do.

Wiping my own butt without breaking my back trying to reach [emoji2360]

I was happy about that too. I haven't admitted that it was an issue before but now that it's easier I'm just so happy about it.

I have been reading through these they are great by the way. I'm going through some of the same things.
1. I couldn't take my rings off without a huge effort and plenty of lotion. Now I can yeah without issues or lotion.
2. I can get up off the couch without rocking.
3. Not having to go in the big girl section for clothes
4. My daughter asked me what happened to my hands I was oh they just aren't fat anymore lol. She thought something was wrong.
5. Towels fitting right
6. Being able to walking longer and more often.
7. Being more flexible and energetic during sexy time.

1 hour ago, Tami10 said:

You know I've been going though clothes sizes pretty fast. It would be cool if there was a place for bariatric patients to share and swap clothes. Just because we go through sizes so fast. That way we didn't have to buy clothes in a size we only be in for a few weeks or months.

We do clothes swaps in my local group. I also like Poshmark to buy and sell. Just listed a ton of stuff in sizes I will never wear again. Do you have any consignment stores to trade at? It’s a very cool predicament to be in! Welcome to the loser’s bench!!

58 minutes ago, Tami10 said:

I have been reading through these they are great by the way. I'm going through some of the same things.
1. I couldn't take my rings off without a huge effort and plenty of lotion. Now I can yeah without issues or lotion.
2. I can get up off the couch without rocking.
3. Not having to go in the big girl section for clothes
4. My daughter asked me what happened to my hands I was oh they just aren't fat anymore lol. She thought something was wrong.
5. Towels fitting right
6. Being able to walking longer and more often.
7. Being more flexible and energetic during sexy time.

Tami, Re #1, the rings. Windex works so much better than lotion. It sounds crazy, I learned that at a jewelry store years ago. I have used it since then and it really works better than anything else.

Hope your list continues to grow w/ NSV!

6 hours ago, Tami10 said:

It would be cool if there was a place for bariatric patients to share and swap clothes.

I've often thought this. Not only clothes, but protein shakes, too. (Can you tell I have a huge stockpile of shakes that taste nasty to me now?)

12 hours ago, FutureSylph said:

I'm not sure it counts as a "victory," but it's starting to hurt when I sit on a hard surface. My formerly-amply-padded tush must be shrinking. I'm going to need one of those butt cushions pretty soon!

Ouchio, me too. I have to sit on one cheek and then the other

6 hours ago, FutureSylph said:

I've often thought this. Not only clothes, but Protein Shakes, too. (Can you tell I have a huge stockpile of shakes that taste nasty to me now?)

Oh I gave away a case of those nasty things. I wanted to drink them post-op, but just could NOT.