thinoneday

How wonderful! Congratulations! I bet you felt great! I had a not so nice comment past my way the other day and was feeling pretty bad about it, but then shook it off as pure ligitamit ignorance. . . I have lost a total of 150 lbs, which in my book is not too bad. . . I've been feeling great about myself and lovin life. . yes i have TONS of loose skin (can't afford plastics) so i jiggle here and there a bit, but whatever, I'm thin right? Or so I thought. . . . I was in the grocery store last sunday minding my own dang business when this group of young people walking in a tight group, walked by and one young bumbaclat says "Hey whats shakin bacon!" I gave him that "look" that usually starts a fight with the young people and walked off. . . even though it came from someone who had no clue about me and all, I took it as a great insult. . . my 22 year old daughter told me it was just his way of saying "hey what's up" . . . but if that was the case, whats up with the bacon part???? Well at least he wasn't cute or anything much to look at, or a real man because then I would have been really disqusted with myself. . .

Rootman, I can so relate with you. . .the loss of a pet is the most painful thing. 4 years ago we had to put our very beloved dog down because our community has a no bite policy and our dog got out and bit a lady who slapped him. . that was the most painful thing ever. . it was like I lost my own child. . I cried for days/weeks/years. . . (tearing up) I will never get another pet, it's like I would be replacing my child. . .can't do it. . . so I got fish instead. . . them you can just scoop out and toss out. . . lol. . . don't go back to eating, that doesn't help and you know it, it just makes the pain alot worse. . . blessing to you and your family. . the path is never an easy one to walk, but we must all walk it. . . (((hugs))) to you and yours. . .

what size of bougie did your surgeon use? that is weird that you don't feel any restriction, I'm out 3 years and still can't fit more then 6 oz of food down there without feeling like i'm going to die. . . strange. . .find out more about your size, mine was 28/30F

I understand what your going through. . . we have a wonderful tool here and it works very well. Just be careful . . . sometimes even though we've been given a gift, we tend to abuse it and after a while, it gets us big time. . . you don't want that. . .follow your cues and when you notice that your cue is coming up, stop eating. . .don't worry, you'll get the hang of this. . .it takes a while, but your going to get it. . . good luck!

The surgery works wonders and will work for you. . . but you are very right, it's your thought process that needs alot of adjustments! I posted on another thread that it makes me wonder if it really was our tummies that needed surgery or our heads. Our self talk is amazing and it's amazing how badly we can punish ourselves by just "thinking" stuff. . . we "think" we are hungry, but are we really? You'll have to be really ready mentally for this surgery, it's hard but the tool we are given is really a god sent and will work with you if you work with it. . . i don't know if this helps any, but good luck! You'll make the right decision for yourself!

Pagie! You better believe someone else was like this just like you! And that someone was me. . .i hit a stall which lasted 7 MONTHS!!!! Pure bloody hell if you ask me. . but then it moved again slowly. . .that was 3 years ago and I'll never forget that. . now i'm maintaining and love myself again. I will never see 350 lbs ever again! Be patient, it'll move, actually put the scale away and just be you for a while. . . nothing is better then livin life and lovin yourself without having to be a slave to the scale. . . good luck!

I stood there at the mall (which I rarely grace) and was looking at this very very cute miniskirt. . but hell it was only in a 16 R. . . errrr why don't they make these for us fatties! I, of course, wear a 18W. . . errrr!!!! so i walked away thinking whatever. . . something kept nittering in my brain though, "go try it on, what will it hurt, it will either fit or it won't" Good Lord OK brain shut up! So i went back, took the little cute skirt and went to the fitting room! WELL SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! The dang thing fit! And with some room to boot! I was so in shock! I looked at myself in that 20" skirt and said out loud "Well good for me!" I'm 3 years out and thought for sure size 18 was going to the size for me and had excepted that concept already, afterall I came from a size 32W all the way down to a 18W! hell why not, 18W is good!. . .well I guess not huh?

Texarkolina, then dang it you WILL be a size 6! Good for you! You have the drive and the gumshin to get there. . . that is what it takes DRIVE and DETERMINATION! Without that this is not going to work. . . that is why most of us are here, we all have the drive and determination not be fat anymore. . . you go girl! You show em!

I'm like lovelyluna, been obese all my life or should i say "well built" at 12 years old i weighed 222 lbs. . . so i really don't know thinness until now and still I can't wrap my head around it. . . i still see the fat girl and still feel like everyone stares at me. I've lost 150 lbs and can't really see me. . . eventually it'll happen I'm sure! I do notice the little things, like being able to comfortably fit into a plane seat, ride horses, go up stairs without needing life support and so on. . . those things are really great and i'm really grateful, but to be able to look at myself and say your thin. . . well no, not yet. . . but life is good to me. . .

I must say yes, I used to love food, especially spaghetti and meatballs. . now I could care less. I must honestly say now I don't have a favorite and i don't care if i get something or not. . . guess that is a good thing right. . . but the one thing i have noticed is that i LOVE to drink everything. . . especially crystal light and ice Water with lemons in it. . . i go nuts for liquids. . . that could be bad right? guess i could call myself a "liquidie and not a foodie" ahhhh life is good

This is probably not want anyone wants to hear, but i'm out now 3 years and still have to battle with the head hunger BIG TIME. This makes me wonder was it really our tummies or our heads that made us obese in the first place. Did we really need to have surgery or was it our thoughts that needed adjustments? Interesting thoughts. . everyday i battle that head hunger and everyday is yet another challenge I need to overcome. . let me tell you I do alot of self talk! Sometimes the demon wins and i give in but the majority of the time I win because I need to be stronger then the demon. . . in the end I WILL OVERCOME! good luck!

We all are different, so we all will lose at different speeds. The slow way, I feel, is the best way cause your skin has time to catch up with your loss. . . are you exercising? Drinking all your Water? Limiting fruit juices, sodas, carbs, etc. . . are you obessing over the scale? that will usually kill you right there. . . get rid of the scale and only weigh about once a week if that. . . good luck your doing great. Also, before surgery could you have lost 41lbs in 3 months by yourself? So you see, your doing great!

I wasn't feeling that much pain either when I first had surgery, but my restriction was horrible. Couldn't even get the liquid stuff down to do the leak test. . at 3 years out I still can only eat about 6 oz of food at one time. 2 pieces of dry toast and i start sliming. .at least your not hungry! Keep up the great work and just remember we are all different. But one thing we all have in common is that we have this great tool to help us along the way. . . I'm just really glad I never have to worry about being obese ever again. Good luck!

And I'm in San Antonio . . . I'm 3 years out and lovin it!

Girl let me tell you about stalls! I had a stall that lasted 7 MONTHS!!! You heard right! And having lost 128 lbs is fantastic! That last little bit will eventually come off. . . you have a great tool working for you! Keep up that smile and love life! P.S. Maybe get rid of that demon scale for a while. . . . just a thought

frumpy69, yes when i first had my surgery I could not eat salad at all without a "call me an ambulance" pain. It was really bad. . .so for 3 years I didn't eat any salads at all. . a couple of weeks ago, we went to a friends dinner party and she had prepared a really nice salad. I thought to myself "I wonder if I'll still have pain if i eat that" Well I took some and really really enjoyed it. . . guess what? NO PAIN! The next day I made a salad for myself and no pain. . . yippee! Now I live on salad. ( I think I'm making up for the past 3 years) But my point here is that it may hurt now, so don't eat it now, just wait and hopefully one day you'll be able to get back to it. . don't aggrivate your tummy right now. . . one day it's going to allow you again. . .good luck!

This tool is great and really does help to lose the weight, however, it's the brain that probably needs the readjustment. Head hunger is usually what causes us to loose that battle. This is a tough journey, I've been out now 3 years and still have to fight that demon called head hunger. . . good luck all. . .

I lost all that I was supposed to plus 12 lbs extra. I'm out 3 years now and feel fantastic. Still have tons of restriction but definately can eat more now over a 30 minute sitting. I am up and down between 10 lbs and love it. . . good luck, and like fluffylibra said, don't get discouraged, we all loose at different paces. . . remember slow and steady wins the race!

Like his2my2our4 says oh yes this is a definate topic which is talked about alot. I had my surgery 3 years ago, 3 months into it, my hair started falling out and hasn't stopped. it's slowed down, but have never stopped. it's very very thin, not bald thin, but my braid which used to be very thick is now the size of my pinkie. . . i dare not cut my hair, i'd have nothing left. . . but this is just one of the sacrifices i chose to be thin. . .

ohhhh Joni, thank you so much! I was just griping about how I made the wrong career choice in my life and how much I really don't like it (after 20+ years of doing it) . . . well now you've made me want to steer into another direction using my RN degree. . . thanks girl! Maybe there is a brighter light at the end of the tunnel

$15,500 here in San Antonio. I have good insurance, but my employer didn't have bariatric surgery covered. So I had to self pay.

Tons of us from tx. i'm in SA

yup, I don't enjoy pastry goodies, ice cream, chocolate, chips, basic Desserts, some fruits, definately not beef (like roast beef, brisket, etc) I still like ground beef and sausages. There are quite a few. . .used to LOVE these things, now couldn't care less if they are there or not. . . weird. . .