BikiniBySummer

It has always been a struggle for me. I was over 200lbs before I turned 18.

Why do you need to bring it up? Does their approval or opinion matter? Are you making your medical decisions for yourself, for your family or for your friends? I didn't think about it that way. Thats a good point.

Thank you! I feel like everyone is against me at this point Idk if my SO is supportive yet. Which is the reason for this post.... hes really against doctors period. I'm not sure how to bring it up to him

Proud2BMe I am paying for it 100% out of pocket and I'm okay with that.

I only chose this name because it wouldn't take my previous 10 choices for screen name. It's not purely aesthetic. I have a degenerated disc in my lower back which is extremely painful. I already eat relatively healthy as it is. I changed my life style when I lose weight the first time and I take vitamins on a regular basis.

Btw I will be paying put of pocket 100% for this procedure. I've done a ton of research. A couple of hours a day for more than 3 weeks. The minimum is a bmi of 30, depending on the surgeon. Some will do it with a bmi of 25 with comorbidities

I have tried the past year to lose weight unsuccessfully. I'm not sure why but for whatever reason, I'll lose 10lbs and then gain it back even with going to the gym 4-5 days a week and eating restricted calories. The only way my boys has ever been able to lose weight has been if I eat 800 calories or less per day.... that is how I lost weight before. I took a prescription appetite suppressant off and on for 1.5 years and I ate about 800 calories or less. Then I'd go through a period of about 2-4 weeks where I ate a normal, but healthy diet. After I'd start the low cal diet again. I maintained my weightloss for 3 years, I only gained when I quit smoking (which is extremely common). And since then I haven't been able to maintain such a low calories per day intake over the long term. Everyone seems to think it's the easy way out, and that there's too many risks, or the diet change, or that I'm not overweight enough (I'm considered obese again), that it's a waste of money.... etc. Part of me think it's a combination of a lack of education on it, and.... this one is hard to explain. My friends are all mothers.... their children are relatively younger than mine, and they never struggled with weight. They were the size 3 type of girls until they had kids, now they have gained weight since having kids and I think it's partially jealously because they can't have it done, or because they are not as financially stable as me and my SO are to be able to afford it. I know it isn't a magic solution, but it would enable me to loose weight the only way that has ever worked for me.

Hi. I'm new here. I've recently been exploring the option of getting sleeved. I am 5'7.5" I weigh about 195lbs. At my largest I was 250lbs. I lost 80lbs on my own about 4 years ago. I stayed at 170lbs until I quit smoking last October. I have discussed getting sleeved with friends and everyone seems so negative about it. So to my point. When I was 170lbs I had loose skin in my stomach and had discussed getting a corrective surgery for it with my SO. In the beginning of next year we will have enough for me to get it done. He said to go for it since he knows it affect my confidence. Well I've been looking into getting sleeved instead (it's still surgery right?) But because of the reactions of my friends (all of whom have never had to battle weight like I have) I'm tentative to bring it up.... did you experience this? How did you broach the subject? For once in my life I want to be the pretty skinny(ish) woman.... we're going on vacation with our kids in august of next year and I'd like to be comfortable in a swimsuit. Anyway I'm rambling..... any insight would be much appreciated.