laurenella82

I've not had a boyfriend in....since I was....ummm....12 years old. I'm 32 ???? so I look forward to an actual dating life! I look forward to enjoying shopping again. I look forward to wearing my stilettos again!!! Oh how I miss performing and singing in church in my stilettos!!! People are starting to look at me crazy because I don't wear them anymore. Smh!

Congratulations!!????????(that's my happy dance for you????)

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Congratulations!!

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Lol!

I think I'm gonna start Monday just for me. I have my last appointment with the NUT on Thursday. She may not put me on it until after that but I want to try it without so much pressure first.

I am on vacation with my family and I was giving my son a bath in this gigantic jacuzzi that is surrounded my mirrors when I got a real good look T myself. ???? Later I was going through my mom's camera when I came to pics if me singing at my aunt and uncle's birthday party ???? It is NOT a good look AT ALL!!!! So, when it was time to eat that massive Thanksgiving meal I helped prepare, I put half of what I normally would eat on my plate and I didn't eat all of that. Who knew all these yeArs I wasn't really hungry....just greedy ???????? I am so excited about this surgery! And I can't wait for my date!!

@@BeagleLover I am healthy but I understand what you mean about more self compassion. It's an off and on thing for me. Sometimes in very confident then sometimes I'm beating myself up for allowing it to get this bad. But I am taking the steps to fix it.

That's how I felt when I looked in the mirrors (3 of them...all angles) and looked at those pictures! I never felt like I was as big as I really am.

If you're going to do it at home consistently then go for it! Put the money you would spend on a membership and gas on a set of weights....or just work out with some gallon water jugs! Kettle bells are good for home too. But whatever is best for you and whatever you are actually going to do, do that!

I have not had my surgery yet but I am in the phase where my nut wants me to try out some Protein drinks. I can't find her list of suggestions but if have fallen in love with the Atkins Cafe caramel and cafe mocha latte shakes but they have real coffee in them so I don't think k I'll be able to drink those post-op ???? I wanted to know what Protein Drinks you all prefer for post op. And has anyone tried New whey liquid Protein? I got it at Walmart but I haven't tried it yet because I may take it back. It's 42g per 3.8 oz tube.

I will be eating. I'm praying this will be my last meal before I go on the pre-op diet. I have my last appointments next week!! So excited!!!!

So I'm reading g through the boards and of course people are dropping sized at a pretty good pace. What are you wearing or buying clothes through this process?

My mom is all for it. My dad is never really sick and can't stand the thought of any of us having surgery. Especially not by choice. He had issues when I had a c section. Plus I'm kind of daddy's girl (at 32 ????)

My prayers are with you!

I have your same issues. Obese, knee pain (Dx osteoarthritis) and asthma since I was a little little girl. Ultimate you have to make the decision for yourself. I choose VSG because I'm not up for re routing my intestines and I'd rather no foreign bodies be placed on my stomach. Like you said it's less invasive. If snacking is your issue then maybe before you decide, you should take steps to minimize your snacking. Eating habits don't change overnight so while you go through the process start cutting out things one at a time. As you go through your day, when you would normally have a snack drink a bottle of Water instead. Start to ask yourself if you're really hungry or are you eating because you're bored. I have not been sleeved yet but these are things I ask myself before I go eat something just because it's there or because I'm not doing anything else. Blessings on your journey!

I'm so hoping they will do this for me. we should be ready to submit all of my paperwork to the insurance company next Friday. ???????????? An early January date would be great but a late December date would be the perfect way to bring in the new year!!!

But aren't you supposed to keep your meal consumption at 30 minutes??? So if you can only take a bite every 10 you get 3 bites....is that enough for you at this point??

Congrats on your success! I'm so gonna ask for a pic of my stomach so I can put it on my fridge (it's just me and my 3 year old at some so no one will be grossed out ????)

Congratulations! You look great!

Sounds like fun! I haven't had a normal period since I got my IUD almost 2 years ago. I go months without one then get one and either it's a few hours long or a couple weeks long smh. I'm not looking forward to this part.

Congratulations and many blessings on this journey!!

I couldn't have my son naturally either but my OB said that was more because if my height than my frame. Im 5'. I've always thought I had a medium or large frame even before I gained all the weight. Something worth asking my doc about....if I remember lol.

5' 297lbs=large frame. Though I always knew this. Even when I was 150 lbs I looked a but heavier than my friends who were the same weight,..and probably a size bigger.