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I tend to hang on to clothes way too long so as my sizes have gone down from XXXL to XXL to XL over the past 6 months until recently, I could find things to wear. However, I am now wearing L shirts and I haven't been this size since college, so I have had to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. The good thing with the pandemic lockdown is that I can wear sweats every day and only clothes to work out in and maybe a few pairs of jeans to go out in public with. I'm not buying expensive stuff though- Walmart and Costco are fine for now. I'll save the more expensive things for later when my size is stabilized. To answer your earlier question- I have kept a few of my fat clothes, gotten rid of a bunch of them, and will probably throw the rest out after I have proven that I can keep the weight off. Maybe I'll do another purge of the closet this weekend. It feels good to move past that long chapter in my life.

I had a fat & not so fat clothing sizes that I switched out every few years. This time I’m donating everything. I don’t want just because they fit clothes. I’m working on building a simple wardrobe of only clothes I actually enjoy. Buying some more expensive items that have better durability and style that can last. I was always a bargain shopper and would buy whatever because it was cheap & fit. Now it’s my time to dress the way I always dreamed of.

Sounds like you may need to call your surgeon especially with the low grade fever just in case you're getting an infection. I think the one normal common thing is feeling tired and ran down at your stage. I did a lot of sleeping the first 6 weeks. Between healing from surgery to the restriction of calories,it doesn't give you a lot of energy. I'm 10 weeks and started to feel a lot more energy about 8 weeks out. If I do a lot one day the next day I'm usually wiped out. My doctor said that's normal till around 6 months out. I hope you feel better and they can get to the bottom of why you don't feel good

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT!!!!???? I had no idea this was a possibility! My feet grew with both of my pregnancies, but did not even in my wildest dreams think they could shrink! I have ‘Peggy Hill feet’. Well... almost - 11.5 to 12!! It is sooo difficult finding shoes, I usually have to buy men’s! 😣. Oh my Holy Hannah!!! You have made my year!!! Crossing fingers for future foot shrinkage! Woooohooooo!!!! CONGRATS on all your successes!!! Thank you for sharing!

I am constantly cold, I dress in layers now. It is so much easier to do everything! My husband says I am too boney, my hip bones stick out and my spine. I am shocked when I look in the mirror and sometimes find myself staring at myself saying who is that? My wrinkle (y) skin drives me crazy! I feel pretty darn good!

I too am a stomach sleeper. I am almost 2 months post-op and have no problems sleeping on my stomach now. I had to sleep on my sides for a few weeks after surgery. I would forget and roll over to my stomach. It never hurt, it was just uncomfortable.

I don’t keep many clothes long term (over 5 yrs) because My personality may outgrow that particular style. I decided to donate the majority of my clothes that didn’t fit (body or style) to charity. I gave the clothes I loved the most to friends and family (who could fit them) so I knew for sure they were well cared for and I could enjoy them from a distance.

In the past, through dozens of diets, I always kept my big, fat clothes just in case. Now, I believe that philosophy reflected admitting I would likely fail. I’m 6+ months post-op and am I’m donating too-big clothes as I get smaller. It’s a great feeling! I really want to keep to the mindset that this new way of life is not just a diet.

I have epilepsy but I haven’t had my surgery yet. My doctor said there wasn’t any issue with it. The only thing is that some people might have to adjust meds because after surgery you can’t take Extended-Release meds anymore. If that’s the case for you I’d try to make the switch before surgery if you can to ensure that you tolerate the new meds first. Good luck!

Hello everyone 😊 I am a new member here, i did my VSG surgey on 27 Sep, 2020🥳 I am almost 4 months out of surgery 💪🏻✨ Just wanted to say sorry if you can’t understand what I am writing since English is not my first language 🙈 I am from Saudi Arabia btw ❤️ I wanted to get VSG for the past 2 years and read about about it, watched a lot of youtube videos for people’s journeys. I read about everything that could happen after the surgery and I thought I was prepared But starting this month I felt less motivated and more fatigued than before I don’t know why I can not eat very well I get full just by eating 2 bites and I can only finish half of the meal like if I cooked 1 egg (medium) I can only eat half maybe with 1 olive 🫒 if I have a toast with sliced turkey I can only eat 1/4 of it yesterday my dinner was 4 pieces of pasta with feta cheese and small chicken breast cubes and could only have 3 bites only by for ing myself to get the third bite I don’t understand, why am I eating and drinking so little? And is it really little or the correct portion? I can only drink up to 1200 ml which is around 4oz. I can not drink anymore than that still working my way to drink more 🙈 and every time I eat or drink i get a feeling like a pinch in my sides 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel lazy and unmotivated, I just want to lay in bed all day anyone went through the same as me at the beginning of surgery?💔 I have anxiety and overthink everything so I don’t know if what I am going through is really bad or not 🙈