JaspersGirl

I got sleeved at Northwestern memorial Hosp last year in Downtown Chicago. I didn't know LCOM did bariatric surgery!

hi there!!!!!!!! woohoo!! Where did you get sleeved?

looking for a Chicago WLS buddy <3

Well I am only 5ft tall!!! lol I wish I could be at least 5 3

love this post!!! I was just dancing around today when my husband got on the scale and we realized I weigh 10lbs lighter than he does!!!!!!! woohoo!! (he is taller and average) love the feeling <3 i feel normal, and just how it's suppose to be

!!!!!congratz!!!!! I am so proud of you!!!! isn't it just so fabulous to go to the normal size section!!!!! I use to be 22-24 now i am 12-13 and love it, even sometimes size Large fits me big!! woohoo!!!! keep up the great work!

wish i were you!!!!! GREAT JOB!! KEEP IT UP AND CONGRATZ!!!!!!!

exactly!! I feel like they are saying "you know you are fat and quit trying to eat like a skinny!"

Sometimes I feel alone in this. Other people dont get the ups and downs. The are quick to critic what little amount I eat and it makes me feel horrible. Anyone out there in Chicago? Just to hear a real life buddy to hang out with, lol. Sorry to sound pathetic, lol

yes, my hospital does have a support group and an online support group but... I hope I don't offend anyone. They are all way older than I am. I am 32,they are all in their 50's lol. And they are all like years into their post op. I guess the young ones are too cool to go lol

you are so right!! I have come this far so let's continue on this path!!! my self image is terrible. I don't want to regain that crazy ugly weight! thank you

I have severe bat flappy wings, lol and need advice on how to get rid of them! My friend does body wraps. Have any of you tried that? Supposedly it tightens your skin.

I will be honest with my experience. I am 1 year 2 days post op. I have lost 69lbs, use to be 237lbs now at 168lbs. My self esteem is terrible! worse than before. I know I lost weight, but I don't see it. I still see the girl who was a 2X and not the girl who is now a 12-13. I don't feel thinner. I do feel lighter but I still see myself as a very big girl. don't get why I feel this way... I feel very disappointed, I see so many girls/ladies who have had the surgery and they look so beautiful, but I don't see me like them. sighh

honestly since April 2011- as of literally today I have been to many family or good friends funerals. Today I went to another one.. death in the family, so far 4th one since November... so hard to focus on me sorry for the depressing tone.. but I feel blah!

I was sleeved 3/1/11. I am feeling mixed emotions. I am so happy that I was sleeved. I wish it was 3/1/11, it felt as if I was reborn! However, I am very disappointed in myself. Is it normal to have only lost 69lbs in a year? I am 30lbs away from my goal I am having a hard time. Is there anyone out there who had this problem? I wanted to loose 100lbs by today! Please help, I am so depressed and feel like a major fat ugly looser!

aww yay!! congratsz!!! I feel a connection to you know, lol. I am happy for you. And you are right! I am so glad I came back to this forum. You are all an inspiration!

thank you all!!!!!! you all have motivated me again I use to be a size 22 and now a 13 so I need to chill lol. I need to plan my meals again and have a work out schedule and not let this depression get to me. I guess I compare myself to all 4 people that I personally know in my family and a friend who had the gastric bypass but they all weighed approx 300-400lbs and in a year they lost over 100lbs. I am different because they were bigger than I and I had the sleeve. I do not regret the sleeve at all. I am happy with it! so today I will start up again.. I am rereborn!!!

I will. I use to post at the begining alot but my computer broke and I just got me a new laptop this week! so yes I will keep in touch with everyone and this place always motivated me!

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! I am going to set mini goals and get my butt in gear... to the gym as of tomorrow or at least pop in a work out video, lol. thank you for the pick me up

honestly I stopped excersizing due to a death in the family. Got very depressed and stopped going to the gym. I should stop whining and go back, huh? lol i guess i am use to watching the fat melt quickly... I feel so depressed, I don't feel like I lost 69lbs at all. still feel 240lbs!

well I feel like a failure... I have been sleeved about 6months ago. lost 57lbs, gained 4lbs back... how can I gain 4lbs in a week!!! I hope it's water weight or something.. I feel like just starving myself!

I was sleeved on March 1st.... as of today I am -54lbs!!! I wore my first dress in over 10yrs this weekend! I wore my 1st swimsuit 2 weekends ago and I looked fantabulous, except the bat wings.. saggy skin, but honestly it isn't bothering me as much as it use to, I wear them proudly now. I just wanted to share my joy with you all!!! I finally fit in junior size large and out of the plus section clothes!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of me, I am so proud of all you I love this community, thanx everyone for all your support

thank you all <3

thank you everyone!!! I need to buy me a laptop!! so I can be here more often, lol. I use my desktop which is in my daughter's room!! you all rock!!!!

I just heard about Biotin, Vitamin for hair/nails. I am starting to loose my hair, has anyone used this yet? If so, let me know how it is, is it over the counter? Side effects? Very curious, I had thinning hair even before surgery!!! thank you!!!