jealous

i look at pictures of people- and i'm so jealous- very proud of you don't get me wrong. but why is my stomach still out to tim buck two? i feel so fat.. i don't think my stomach will ever go away... it's just dropping- so when i put pants on- or jeans- there's the stomach... UGH... i really need to take my 6 month picture- maybe tomorrow.. i'll have dh take it.. and then try and get it loaded.. to show you what i mean.. i'm just so .. jealous and mad at myself (for being jealous- for posting i'm jealous- and the "WHY ME" syndrome ) jennifer

Jennifer, My belly is where I held most of my weight too. It's not getting smaller, It's just getting longer!! Same with my boobs. They are in a race to see who can touch the floor first! This is exactly why I haven't posted my pics. I'm vain, I guess. I do have some from C-mas on my camera, but I'm too low-tech to figure out how to get them on my very boring profile. Hey, at least we can hit the plastics board together! C Leigh

Ok, girlfriend, I'm a gonna answer this one. Are ya ready? Quit it girlfriend. I KNOW how easy it is to get envious. I KNOW how hard it is to compare myself with others' weight loss. Be proud of you, BUT don't stop there. Think for a moment about what you were last year at this time. Your weight. How tired you were. Your medical problems. NOW... Our bodies are all different and they accomodate us differently. Some will lose faster than others AND THAT'S OK. BUT.... you do not want to get back into bad habits, ok? No more high carb sh**. THINK how good you feel. How much better you feel now.. You have a chance. How many people get that???? You have the OPPORTUNITY to CHANGE. You can go back to old habits and start doing the same crap again OR you can decide, dangit, I have had enough..... and do what your life was MEANT for. Get outside everyday. Do things. Be creative. Love your children. Love on your spouse. Cook more. Be more. Enjoy being. Enjoy doing. Be a part of this worls. So many of us are jus****chers. We need to be DOERS. Do it now. Become involved in your life, girlfriend.

Jenn My tummy is still there,not quite as big as before. I still see It... I feel better than ever... Trying to do sit up but the additional skin may need a tuck.. hang in there- it will come off! Pattiann

Jennifer, I know that I just replied, but I just read your other post and it sounds like you are really in the dumpers!!! I hate it whar Dr. say stuff like that. In my very first post-op visit the surgeon (not mine) said, "Why have you lost so little? What are you NOT doing?" I was so mad and so very depressed. I felt like a big, fat failure (literally) and I was only 6 weeks out. It took me about a month to get over that and it still makes me furious when I think about it!! He was a total jerk! Darlin', This process is full of so many up's and down's. It is a crazy roller-coaster ride. I have never had anything in my life that compares to the constant change in emotions that this surgery has brought on for me!There are wow moments still to come for you!!! Please don't be sad! If you didn't lose another pound, you would have still been a success!! You told us last week that you are in size 12's! This is a huge accomplishment! You are using the wrong ruler to measure your success! Your doctors expectations are not your only measure of success. Chin up girl!! You are in good company here! There are many of us who feel stuck and who are not exactly pleased with our rate of loss. Take a deep breath and go put your pre-op fat pants on! It's a huge morale boost! (((((Jennifer)))))-Sending you hugs!! C Leigh

thanks.. i am in a funk... and the 12's are full round elastic waistband.. so much stretch. i have those 14 jeans- but there about 1 1/2 inchesf rom being buttoned- 16's fit- but right now are a little snug even. i just feel like i've been "stuck" in these "new" sizes since october and nothing has changed since.. weird i know it.. i just thought i would be about 155-160 by now... i need all the hugs and words of encouragment i can get- THANK YOU jennifer

Jennifer- We are so funny-- I am always jealous of you because you lost weight so fast. Happy for you, but wondering what I did wrong. It's really hard not to compare, but I keep trying to compare me to me a year ago and that puts it in perspective. You look fantasti****ep your spirits up. And hey- sweaters are a great way to hide the stomach pooch. Trust me I know!