SleeveandRNYchica

Justine the 13th is almost here! Hang in there my friend. I can dress down at work and I look like a bum. When I was a 22W I gave all my dress clothes away when I got to down to a 16-18. Now I am like a 20-22W and have no dress clothes to wear. I told myself I am not redoing my whole wardrobe again with 22w...I have nice suits and dresses and I can't wait to get into them. In the mean time I am lucky that I can dress down or else I would be up sh*ts creek. Plus there is no where to shop in Colombia that sells plus size clothes except for "Gorditas con Estilo." My English to Spanish translation is "Fatty's with Style." I laugh everytime I walk past that store. Fat people don't have a chance in Latin America!!

Wow, thank you for your honesty. I hope your transition will be a great one.

Wow....you have made amazing progress. Congratulations.

Wow 105# is 7 months! That is amazing. Congratulations.

Wow, those are crazy amazing benefits. That is great to work in such a supportive environment.

Interesting....sounds kinda like hourglass.

Yeah, what a crappy time to start TOM. Hang in there. Just write down all the reasons why you are doing this. I keep typing that believeing and hoping it works. I always have to say I pray I can follow my own advice.

What is a spoon shape? That is a new on on me.

Thank you for your replies. I guess my ignorant assumption with the band was you have it for a few years, learn how to eat and then get it removed. I had no idea that you could keep it for up to 10 years. I guess why I ditched the idea was the thought of a foreign object in my body. My friends aunts have had bypass so I assume she doesn't want to do something so "drastic." If that makes sense. I think they are all last ditched efforts, but I just hope she does all her research. She didn't seem to know to much about it. Thanks again.

Yeah, I really love my shape, I hope to keep it on a smaller scale. I was probably more an hourglass and then I had a breast reduction. So it will be interesting to see what happens.

Welcome Lisa. I started my process in mid-July as well. It is quite interesting. Good luck with your sleep study. What will happen if they do diagnose you with sleep apnea?

Thanks for sharing. I am sure it takes alot to admit what you have been doing wrong especially on these boards when sometimes people can be a bit judgemental. I wish you continued success on your journey.

Looking great chica! glad to hear the hair is coming back. How you feeling?

You look great! You have some nice muscle tone in your arms and shoulders. You are rockin' your sleeve.

Looking great!

So I had my pre-op nutrition appointment this evening. I really like the nutritionist and it was a plus because she spoke good English. Our convo went into Spanish several times, but I really like talking about all this health stuff in English. She took my height, weight, and measurements. It is confirmed I am shorter than I originally thought! 165 cm equals 5'5 ....Wow. I thought I was more like 5'6. So we talked about my history, she looked at my labs and told me how great and healthy they look. Again, confirmed I am healthy fat. If such a thing. HA! Anyway we talked about a variety of subjects. She did give me homework: No Sugar No Flour after 4 PM Practice eating slower (I told her I am a fast eater) No Calorie Counting and she told my husband to HIDE THE SCALE!!! Can I just tell you that I am a daily weigher, but after being on the boards for the last few weeks, I do believe it will be a great habit to break prior to surgery. My husband told the nutritionist he loves her for life.

That is awesome that you are going through this together. You guys will be each others rocks and the most amazing support system ever. Good luck to you both.

Congratulations! I hope that you have a great recovery.

I never expect someone that has been thin all their life to understand. It is a shame that she was "faking" her supportiveness to then turn around and TRY to call you out in front of someone else. I always say, when people show you who they are the first time believe them.

You look great! Congratulations on the races. I love to see people that are futher out checking in on here. I think it really helps us pre-sleever put things in perspective.

Good for you! I think you will be so happy you made that decision. I hope that your husband turns a corner as I know it is important for you to have his support. Good luck you.

You look great!

I wonder if people that gain weight later in life are more likely to have this attitude. I have been fat since I was 6 so I just had to learn to live with it! I have friends that say they will not date until they lose weight!!

oh wow....they are refusing to see you because they don't agree with the procedure? It seems odd that a doctor would just turn you down. Or they don't want to be responsible if you need further care? I hope you get a good answer on this one.