Daily Post--2/1/08

so many things suprised me. I actually started dressing more modest. I have bra and panty fetish coming out, I just love matching sets and dont seem to want to wear any that are not. I can curl up when I sit. Sex got even better. People look me in the eye and talk to me that would of just pretended I wasnt there before. My Dr took my issues more seriously, they used to blame everything on my weight, now they actually give me answers to my questions instead of blaming me.

Oh so many things! That I dropped a clothes size every month. That I'm now in a size 10. That I look forward to working out. That I could care less about food. That I can still cook for a family of four and care less about food. That people take me seriously. That I'm now having skin issues and DO care about that (I always said pre-op that I would never do plastics, now I'm thinking about it). I could go on and on but I won't.

the most suprising about life of wls is the support from people. I have been lucky co-workers, friends and family are all positive and have nice things to say. I did not get any of the negative feedback. also surprising is being able to fold my legs, being in onederland and wear a size 8...never thought that would happen.

Not far enough in for this, I guess. I can't think of anything.

I'm surprised at my food choices. I now mix cottage cheese with a lot of different things in order to up my protein intake, lol. I'm willing to spend a little more on food, knowing that it's more nourishing and will last me a lot longer, lol. I really don't mind shopping the clearance section. And I lost 100 pounds in 6 months. I had only hoped to lose 59 in that amount of time. Oh, and I thought my sex drive would go up, but instead, it's disappeared. denise

Hi, I am Cynthia and read your post.. I too have ZERO sex drive.. I wonder when it will come back.. No one really has said how long.. I know my B/f misses is.. lol but I am not sure if I do or not.. Have you heard anything about that? I had RNY 7-11-07 and have lost about 80 lbs.. You lost a lot.. thats wonderful... congradulations@

You're not far behind me at all! One thing I found, that still baffles my mind, is the week of my period, I'll lose 4-6 pounds. Whodathunkit? lol I always thought people gained at that time, but not me. And I've heard of several others who are going through the same thing. Hubby wants me to call the doctor about it, and I might. I don't know if it's hormones or just my negative body image from all the skin. Denise

I was surprised at how depressed I was after the surgery and the hairloss. I don't remember being told about that prior to surgery. But the depression has lifted and hopefully the hairloss will slow down. But on a happy note, being able to breathe on my back while in bed. Just the amount of energy I now have.

I didn't realize how uncomfortable I would feel when people compliment me on my weightloss.

I was surprised by how emotional I have been since surgery. I had heard that it happens to some people, I just didn't think that I would be one of them. I'm also surprised at how quickly some of the changes are taking place. At 2 weeks post-op hubby told me i didn't snore anymore, at 5 weeks I'm off of ALL of my meds. And a not so nice surprise, this surgery has been doing serious damage to my skin. I didn't experience problem skin as a teenager, but boy is it biting me in the butt now