Suggestion if you are pre-op or early post-op

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/28/11 9:43 am - OH

Someone suggested this to me before I had surgery, and I am SO glad they did. Since there seems to be a bunch of new folks on here lately, I wanted to pass it along...

Save a couple of pieces of clothing (or at least one pair of pants) from your "fat clothes". This will give you a very concrete way to see how much weight are are losing (which can be helpful when you hit a stall and get discouraged) and will give you a "pick me up" and reality check when/if you find yourself having an "I still feel fat" day (or week, or month!) once you ahve lost the weight. Somehow having actual clothing is MUCH more concrete and convincing than just having photos or measurements.

Also, for those of you who have a LOT of weight to lose (sorry, lightweights, you probably won't be able to do this), it is fun -- and a REALLY amazing feeling -- to be able to stand with both legs in one leg of your pre-op pants:

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Kenyatta W.
on 4/28/11 9:48 am - Indianapolis, IN

RNY on 01/07/13

Hello Lora,

You look wonderful!!!! You rocked the hell out of your RNY! Great motivation for me!

~Kenyatta~ "....Nothing never changes itself, Unless YOU make it...."

HW: 305 SW: 272 CW: 150 GW: 150

BMI Finally in Over Weight range..... ECSTATIC!!!!!

Tessie W.
on 4/28/11 9:48 am

RNY on 03/08/11

love it!!!

shirleyfhoffman
on 4/28/11 9:50 am - CA

RNY on 05/03/11

That's an awesome idea and you look AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing this!!! My surgery is in 5 days and I never would have thought about keeping a pair of my fat jeans!

Maybe after I take a picture standing in one of my pant legs, I'll make a blanket with the front of my jeans sewed in the middle of the blanket to always remember where I came from and to have something to keep me warm when I start getting cold all of the time.

HW:340 SW: 292 CW:164 GW: 140-130

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/28/11 10:01 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I saved one of my favorite "fat" dresses (it was a little loose pre-op) and when I hold it up to myself now, it LOOKS like a blanket!

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Lady Lithia
on 4/28/11 10:09 am

I haven't done one of those in 40 pounds, but here's my 185 pound version

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 4/28/11 10:10 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I don't think I have seen that pic of you before. Fun, isn't it?!?

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Lady Lithia
on 4/28/11 11:10 am

Yup.... I don't like the photo, and I think I accidentally threw that pair of pants into the good-will bag, though I have one more place to look before giving it up.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!

fickleme
on 4/28/11 11:13 am - Bessemer City, NC

RNY on 04/06/11

You ladies rock... I love reading your post and your responses... They keep me motivated and these pics are exactly what I needed to see tonight... Thanks!!

1Haute Diva
on 4/28/11 11:17 am - Fort Stewart, GA

RNY on 03/20/12

I can't wait to do this! I want my surgery NOWWWWWWWW!!!

- Shaw

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