skinnygirlwithin

Hi All... It has been a while since I have been on here.... but tomorrow marks my One year & 6 Months from surgery. As I look back at my struggles and achievements; the highs & lows,– I still am so very THANKFUL for my sleeve & giving myself the best gift I could have ever given/received. I am thankful for all the support I have had from all of you!!! I started out at 253lbs and currently 146lbs. There are days were I look in the mirror and don’t see the current me. I see the original weight/old self… which I know is weird since I am a size 6/8 BUT sometimes still see the size 20w… I started really beating myself up. I was feeling like I was going crazy, but according to my doc there are others that go through this… So I went to a support group meeting last week, and someone said “you have to be nice to yourself, stop beating yourself up over everything, learn to forgive and love yourself”. I give this advice so often; I don’t know why I haven’t given it to myself. IT was such an eye opener… We are with our self all day every day… We need to be nicer to ourselves… I NEED to be nicer to myself…. I am on day 8 of taking this advice, it’s a work in progress but I am trying. Hope everyone is having a wonderful HUMP day!!!

This is the first of many stalls... Just keep doing what your doc/nut have put in place for you. They wont last forever... Some stalls last longer then others - i had one last over 2 months... but as stated above - the best advice, dont compare yourself to someone else... this is your own personal ride... you may wait in line a little longer then others, your ride my go faster then others... Just enjoy the whole thing, the ups, downs & stalls... when you get to your goal... all the stalls and down falls wont matter any more congrats on being sleeved!!!

So very Excited for you!!!! Enjoy your shoes!!!

Once you lose the weight - most of us tend to forget why we did WLS in the first place... To get healthy... and it becomes more about what we look like... So some of us end up with some extra skin... it happens... but i accepted that before hand knowing that might happen... I have extra skin around my stomach area, and very lose skin in my upper thigh area... but i FEEL good, i can get up and down the steps, have fun & LIVE.

my fav one is... "your husband must be all over you".... my answer now is "Why because he was repulsed by me before?" and just stand there & wait for them to correct their statment. I dont know why this one comment bugs me.

I went with a healthy BMI for my age & height.

Congrats!!! I HOPE you feel as good as you look! Cause you look wonderful!

My new fav place is White House Black Market (granted i shop the sales there - but i love their stuff) NY & Co is another

Im in my 40's and started to get a bit of a turkey neck... i started using a product through Rodan & Fields, Redefine - its like a mask and it feels like it tighens the skin... my turkey neck is no longer

LOL - @Jovie62 i did not - but that is exactly what my husband said! Thank you

OMG THIS IS AWESOME! I love reading your posts!!!

had them before surgery - now that my face is thinner - i think its more noticeable but they were there before hand.

Love the soup idea! god knows most of us are always cold!

Hi All I was a year out as of Dec 11, 2014 - over the weekend was with some gf and tried on dresses... got to say I smiled ear to ear when i zipped up a size 6 & their voices all said WOW!!! First picture is from Nov 2013 size 20W and the 2nd picture is from Sun Jan 25, 2015 (SIZE 6!!!!) 3rd pic is from Oct 2013 - 4th pic is from Sat Jan 24, 2015 The sleeve CHANGED MY LIFE! best thing i have ever done!!! wishing you all a happy day!