Name ONE GOOD thing & ONE BAD thing about WLS
GOOD: Being smaller. Fitting in to any chairs, airplane seats, airplane bathrooms, squeezing by tiny spaces that you never thought you'd squeeze by.
BAD: Being smaller. No butt, no boobs, no curves.
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
i have padded undies... tried them on- hated them...I will not use them..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
ONE GOOD: I can finally cross my legs again! It feels so comfortable and ladylike. 
ONE BAD: Crossing my legs caused neuropathy in the common paroneal nerve (drop foot, pain and numbness) - so now my doc says I can't cross my legs anymore. Ever. 
GOAL REACHED! 170 lbs lost...
RNY: 2/9/15 (age 52), Ht-5'9" HW=304, SW=292, GW=155, LW=134, CW=147
Mo.1 -29lbs Mo.2 -18lbs Mo.3 -13lbs Mo.4 -11lbs Mo.5 - 14lbs Mo.6 - 10lbs Mo. 7 -11lbs Mo. 8 -9.4lbs
The Good: So many, but primarily that weight isn't the issue. I get to make a first impression. Me. Not my weight. Does that mean everyone likes me? Heck no. But it also means I'm not prejudged before I walk in the room. And that goes for everything from friends, colleagues, peers, job interviews, boyfriends, etc.
The Bad: Seeing "behind enemy lines." By far the most disappointing thing has been hearing what thin people (or my gosh, what some heavy people!) say about other peoples' weights. Not so many people know about my WLS or even that I used to be 277lbs. Sometimes I stand up against their ignorance. And sometimes I don't--since they are so small and not worth the waste of time. But it's sad what I'm privy to now. Like people making fun of an obese person working out!! Like WTF are you serious? Small people.
I.Understand.EVERY.word.!!!!! I found that I got more attention, offers (of anything) and not looked over now that I am at a thinnner weight
I have found myself sometimes thinking negatively and then snap back to reality and wonder why I thought that way!!! We all make judgements (I would never make fun of someone) internally, but I feel that the judgements I make were because I never want to be at "that place" ever again... so I am making mental notes for my own personal reasons. I too stand up if I hear someone say something negative... that would be horrible of me not to!!
