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Topic: RE: The scale moved !!!!!!!!!
It moved!! YEAH!!! It will definitely move again!!! Way to go!!!!!
Susie
235/135
Topic: RE: boobs, pcos, basics, anniversary....
My boobs have gone away! My mother actually told me yesterday that I needed boobs!! LOL!
I am right about where my surgeon wanted me, I think, but I'd like to lose another 10-15 lbs. I still have a week before I can exercise, so we'll see what happens when I get back to the gym.
I also have to see a neurologist on Thurs. because I've developed drop foot. Walking is not a fun thing right now... I'm just falling apart!!
Anyone have any glue??
Let's keep going, Marchies....
Susie
235/135
Topic: RE: boobs, pcos, basics, anniversary....
I used to have 44DD's too...now I have 38 Longs!
Julie
Topic: RE: What is your goal weight?
My surgeon set a goal weight for me of 140 lbs, which I'm about 17 lbs away from today. When we talked about it, I told him I wanted to go to about 130. He said that I will have about 10-12 lbs of excess skin so if I stop at the 140, then have plastics, that would put me right where I should be. I would bet that you have more than 2-3 lbs of skin going from 300+ to 150. Your best bet is to talk with both your WLS surgeon and the plastic surgeon to determine the best ultimate "goal" weight for you.
Good luck.
Toni
267/157/140ish
Topic: What is your goal weight?
Ok, I am getting excited about being close to my surgeons goal. His goal for me is 160 and in 13 more pounds I will be there. He says if I want I can go down to 140 before plastics but he doesn't want me below that. He doesn't think it would be healthy. How do u figure out where to stop? When I hit his goal I am going to make an appt with a plastic surgeon he recommended and get that going, but I don't want to stop losing weight at 160, I would at least like to get to 150. I am not even thinking of having plastics until the end of June or first of July so wherever I decide to stop and maintain I will be there for a while. I have already been getting compliments about how slim I am looking and I can finally see it myself. Today I took the dreaded and embarrassing monthly naked pics for my insurance co. I have to do that once a month. To document the skin...Its part of their criteria for approving my plastic procedures although I hate doing it. Its humilating but I can't afford plastics on my own. So, any thoughts, opinions would be great...Where did u stop before plastics? Does plastic surgery remove many "pounds" or just 2-3lbs of skin? I have loads of excess skin so I am thinking 150 before plastics will be good. What do u think? I took some front, side and back pics today also and I can't believe what a difference I see now...Its been amazing...
Hugs
Ange
313/173/150?
Topic: RE: boobs, pcos, basics, anniversary....
I'm right there with ya. I refer to mine as 2 tube socks with grapes on the ends and the rest of my body is that of a Sharpei Puppy. I'm seriously thinking about plastic surgery. I've always heard that you should wait til you are about 18 months post-op to maximize your weight loss.
So for now, I'll wait.
Sandy
357/210/165
Topic: boobs, pcos, basics, anniversary....
I lost 100 lbs since surgery, and I was a 44DD and I had gotten lots of attention because of my boobs,by friends and others, though the attention from my friends was just in jest, like i always spilled something on myself when we went out to eat. But I would say that it takes longer for the food to reach my mouth becuase of my boobs. So i joined in on the fun of it. I got my thoughts because of the post (about two posts before me, which the topic is too funny)
But now I say my BOOBS ARE LIKE TENNIS BALLS in a tube sock.
I really do hope one day I can get approved for Plastics on my hanging belly so then maybe I can afford myself to pay for a boob lift.
But I am not sure if my husband and I are going to have a baby, so I also need to wait until we make that decision. Though for many years I was infertile, I have the PCO's (Polycystic ovary syndrom) which affects many women who are overweight, and I had heard that we are very fertile (I mean the women) after this surgery, not sure if for people with PCO's are very fertile in the beginning or some time later on.
Well its almost our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY and I hope all are happy with their success, it is always going to be a battle so after all we have gone through and also what we have risked I hope you and I are on the right path and if not, GET BACK ON, I am also saying that for me to belive, lately i have been having head hunger and i let it win once in a while,
the strange part is in the middle of the night i want something to eat and also when i wake up on the weekends and i also do take naps on the weekends so i wake up a lot more times.
I do good all day, but night time is my down fall. I am planning on going
BACK TO BASICS:
PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN
WEIGH AND MEASURE, WEIGH AND MEASURE
FLUIDS, FLUIDS, FLUIDS
EXCERCISE, EXCERCISE, EXCERCISE (and I don't mean like only when someone is chasing you)
If I am missing anything, please let me know.
Journals sometimes helps, (it kinds of makes you accountable to yourself)
I actually am going to a new nutritionist tomorrow and am, hoping he can stear me in a good direction, though I am the one who needs to follow it.
Love for all!
and
Hope all is well!
xoxo
Sheryl
265/147/140 (though I would like to weigh less since i am five feet
Topic: RE: tooo funny check it out!!!
THat was too funny, I have been singing that song for a long time, but almost recently I was singing it about me.