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Hey Chandra,

Thank you for the pic comments. I never worried that I would not be successful with this surgery. I never worry about hair loss, it's just a temporary side effect, but better than being permanently fat and miserable. My life is fabulous now. Mentally, I no longer feel like the fattest person in a crowd, I don't look at myself and wonder "how did I ever let myself get this huge", I feel stronger mentally and even emotionally. Physically, I no longer get exhausted walking around the mall for 45 minutes, my knees no longer ache, emotionally I no longer seek food to soothe life stressors, I am actually happy with how I look. My body isn't perfect, my boobs are saggy, I have a fat roll on my tummy still, I have flabby arms, but I'm so much healthier that those things will cure themself over time. I can't even begin to put into words just how life changing this surgery has been for me. I have an entirely different relationship with food. I eat to live instead of living to eat.