Same freakin' problem I had before WLS...

My darned stomach is hanging and pulling and resting on my legs and I'm uncomfortable.  It's just a nightmare..... I'm carrying 4 lbs more... and I know exactly where it is!!  I've got that darned shelf in the back again and the panni is just plain irritating. I just seem to be more fluff.  I'm fat again. Janet

You'll never be fat- its all in your head!  I know you can drop those 4 lbs in a heartbeat! I just found out I will be having revision surgery probably in July. I have a staple line disruption and need to get it corrected. Hope your doing well! Love ya! Sharon

Oh, Sharon, isn't it wonderful that you found out that there was a problem and you are getting it corrected!!!   I know this has just been horrific for you for a long time.  I'm so happy that you are on the 'road again'. Now if we could only find a good brain surgeon......... Keep me posted, please, on your new and exciting journey....  As always... I'm here for you.....:) Janet

OHHHHHH YUCK....... I have a hard time with my panni and I haven't lost all of my weight yet. I have to wear the darn girdle type panties to keep it up and from hanging and bouncing as I walk. Once I saw myself naked as I walked down the hall... OMG My panni swung like an udder ( now, I don't tell this to everyone ). I was so frustrated and couldn't believe what I saw. Talk about feeling like a cow ! ! You are NOT fat again. Your body has changed but 4 lbs does not make you fat. I wear a one piece body girdle when I wear a dress..... sigh. I sympathize with you.... ***HUGGS *** Millie

Janet, Darlin - pull out your 'before' picture and compare to right here and now. Not fat, not even fluffy, just beautiful.  4 pounds is heavy in the brain, not the body. Could it be fluid retention due to hot weather?  What can we do to help?  Annette

Dear Annette.... What would I do without you....??? I don't drink enough liquid during the day and I'm afraid to take a water pill but I might.  I dehydrate easily but it might make me up the water intake.   I have no water retention in my ankles...it's just all around my middle.... damned muffin top and arse... my wrists are just bone. You know lobbing a little off from PS might not hurt but I wanted to get the face done first. Body image...  Love ya, Girl... get that plane ticket. Janet

Janet I've always been partial to muffins.... I understand about the 4 lbs.  I keep working on the same 3.  Up and down, up and down.  It sucks.   It's gotta be hot in your corner of the world.  It was 90 here yesterday and supposed to be almost that today and tomorrow.  I was warm for the first time in 6 months!  Gotta make the skin/panni uncomfortable, though.  Do the support panties help? Drink your water.  Or something!  I think we all get tired of sipping all the time, but it works.  Keeps us hydrated AND flushes us out.   I got samples of AchieveOne when I was in Detroit, and now I see why Eileen loves them.  I tried the Mocha Java really cold and it was rich and tasty and has 20 gm of protein.  If I hadn't gotten it for free, I would have actually bought it myself!  And you know how cheap I am!  It might be nice for a change of pace.  I'm actually going to look for a supplier around here. I'm planning on the yard today, have a wedding shower this afternoon, but no plans for either evening.  I'll grab the phone if it rings, once I make sure it's not  work calling.  They're mandating on all the shifts for the weekend.  Calling us at home, hoping someone picks up the phone.  Short staffing and poor planning on their part.  Thank goodness I have caller ID !! One more cuppa, and gonna go dig in the dirt. Everyone have a great weekend!  Janet, you call now, y'hear ??? Candy

Janet, is it the scale or your head?? Could you be retaining fluid?? I do not believe you are fat. I sometimes see myself as if I never lost a pound , like recenty when I gained 10 due to damn meds..! You are NOT FAT woman!!!

Janet, you are not fat ... say loud and say it proud ... you are not FAT! I have that panni problem too but can't afford the plastic surgery and don't want the pain post-op because I'm still dealing with the pain from the knee replacement surgery (more than a year later). I've recommitted myself to exercise (such as it is ... my little exercycle that fits under my dining room table, plus my weights and my floor exercises ... hey, I had to quit the Y for financials reasons). I don't have a problem with water, but maybe that is your problem. Carry around a water bottle, drink from it constantly. It will do wonders for you.  And keep looking at your before pictures ... I believe when you see them you will realize you're not fat. I have that same problem with body image ... I still see that old fat broad I used to be. I'm so afraid of going back there that everytime I gain a few pounds, I get scared and start doing the program again. I keep hearing my mother's voice in the back of my mind: "You're going to gain it all back." It keeps me honest.