Q.O.D. 4/15

Happy 4 months! Exciting: Getting newer smaller clothes that I look good in Disappointing: My boobs are going away and South Scariest: What if I hadn't been approved and would have had to live the way I was the rest of my life Surprising: How supportive EVERYONE in my life has been!!! Gina

At four months out, what is the most Exciting thing you have discovered about WLS? The changes in my body.....I cannot believe I can wear a 14 Disappointing thing? SKIN Scariest thing? I am still the exact same person with major food issues Surprising thing? Hard work.....Everyday I have to work at eating better and right!

At four months out, what is the most Exciting thing you have discovered about WLS? THAT I FOUND I CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT ME AGAIN. AND I CAN WEAR CLOTHES I HAVE HAD FOR EVER AND FEEL GOOD IN THEM. Disappointing thing? JUST NOT LOSING FAST ENOUGH FOR ME LOL... Scariest thing? JUST THE SKIN LOOSENING. Surprising thing? HOW GOOD I FEEL. DIANA 498/415

Great thought starter! Exciting: no more shopping in the big girls' section...I celebrated by buying a whole new wardrobe (bad for the wallet, great for the ego!) Disappointing: fits and starts of weight loss - don't know that I'm plateauing, but I lose a lot and then go into a holding pattern, then lose, then hold. Also seem to be slowing down quite a bit - no surprise, but disappointing...I want to keep losing 20 lbs a month! Scariest: the amount of food I can eat and the fact that I don't dump. I can eat anything, and in the last few weeks, seem to be able to eat a bit more. Easy to manage now, but am terrified about 6+ months out. Surprising: how much better I feel, and how quickly my co-morbidities went away. My knees and feet stopped hurting within the first weeks, I've stopped snoring, my back doesn't hurt... on the down side, I've developed horrible burping and can rival an 8-year-old boy. The volume, tenor and length of my burps surprises me every day! I couldn't be happier about taking this journey, and can't wait to see what the next few months bring. Stephanie