twinmomma1103

Agree 100%!!!! I blow up on people that say that, lol Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App

Where did you sell them? I tried ThredUp and got a lousy $20.88 for 16 really nice items - that ALL sold on their site! I'd rather give them away.I sold them on local Facebook plus size clothing pages (so that saved me on shipping) and the pricy stuff I'm going to put on ebay (like the name brand jeans like silver or vigoss) Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App

Omg, I could have written this post. Especially when you said most women who are plus size have a shopping addiction. How true is that and I've always felt that way. I haven't had my surgery yet (2 weeks!!), but what I've started doing is selling my cute plus size clothes and using that money to buy brand new clothes when my weight has leveled off. So far I've made $400 and I barely put a dent in my closet! Lol but that's an idea for you if your like me with all those cute plus size clothes laying around Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App

I'm currently in the process of weight loss surgery. It's something I've thought about doing for some time. The thought of a major surgery scares me, so lets just say this is not a decision that took overnight to decide. Working on a med/surg floor, I see many different recoveries and know that anything can happen. I'm the typical candidate for surgery. High BMI, pre-existing medical conditions, many attempts at weight loss my whole life only to gain all of it back plus some, poor family genes of obesity on top of diabetes and many heart conditions. I have many family members who have had some type of weight loss surgery (9 to be exact) so I see the benefits and success that comes of it. The question I have for everyone, is how do you respond to someone who has the view that weight loss surgery is just the "easy way out"? I've seen some comments made by people on social media (not aimed towards me or my family, but in general) that people who lost weight from a surgery didn't work hard, or that it was a easy way out, don't lie about your weight loss success cause it's not real, etc. Now I'm one of those people that tend to get a little worked up and extremely defensive when someone makes comments like that especially when it's a topic I'm very sensitive about. Cause the way I look at it, is obesity is a struggle. It's a medical condition. People who don't go through it, view it as being lazy, or just diet and exercise and you won't be overweight?? Ummm..hello?? Do you think a person who struggles with it all their life doesn't exercise and diet? Or that a person may not have a problem losing weight but just can't keep it off like myself?? And besides, when did any major surgery be considered "easy"? How do respond without getting yourself all worked up but definitely get your point across. Educating people on it Sent from my SM-N920V using the BariatricPal App