Are you really happy post sleevers?

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

will losing weight make you automatically happy? NOPE. with a big fat N.

am i happy i had this surgery? yup. do i feel better physically after losing 80 pounds? yup. am i able to do more things that make me happy now? yup. am i more content? yup. do i like myself more? ummmmm, i dont beat myself up over constantly overeating anymore. do i like my life better? yes and no. i am thrilled that i am healthier. is my life fundamentally the same? sort of. some things are different. very very different. but am i the same person deep down? yup.

this surgery can radically change your life. it cant fix the parts of your life that are fucked up. only you can do that. only you can deal with the underlying reasons you overate and became obese. only you can make you happy. this surgery can help you lose weight, which can help make you happy, but losing weight will not make you happy without a lot of work on your part.

read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Here-Weight-Loss-Surgery-Transformed/dp/1580054463

Edited May 17, 2014 by moonlitestarbrite

[Comfy_Blue 285]

I can honestly say I am happier sleeved. Prior to the surgery, my weight was fluctuating between 238 - 245 lbs and I remember at one point I got on the scale and was a cool 250 lbs. I was deeply depressed and afraid that pretty soon I'd be hitting the big 300.

I tried to either slide out of the picture or be the one behind the camera whenever someone wanted to snap a shot. The few pictures of me, I'm wearing dark clothes with my stomach sucked in trying to shrink into myself.

I lived in fear that I would run into my ex-fiance and he'd see how fat I was and be like, "Yup, glad I dodged the bullet with that one". I felt embarassed for people who hadn't seen me in a few years to see me because each year I was going up at least 10 - 15 lbs.

I stopped wanting to be intimate with my husband because whenever I got on top, within a few minutes my knees would hurt so badly. In fact my knees hurt almost all the time from supporting my weight. I sweated a lot, had obstructive sleep apnea, started getting really bad, painful acne that left dark scars all over my face, painful infrequent periods, elevated blood pressure and I was pre-diabetic. I was 29 years old.

I turned 30 a couple days ago and while losing 76 lbs didn't make my life perfect, it remedied all of the above issues and has given me the confidence and motivation to work on bettering myself even further. I've started graduate school finally and signed up for a course to help me complete my novel. I love shopping for STYLE now, rather than just size. I'm not afraid of bumping into my ex or anyone anymore (in fact one of my other exes saw my Facebook picture and made a point to text me and say I looked amazing and he was so proud of me). Sex is A LOT better.

I'm proud of myself and even though i do have rough days (sometimes I'm sad that I let myself get so large) I would say all in all, if I had it to do again, I would get sleeved in a heart beat. It gave me my life back.

Edited May 17, 2014 by Comfy_Blue