HI NEW BUT OLD HERE !!!!!!

I,M GLAD TO FIND YOU!!!!!!!! I,M ALMOST 5YRS. OUT AND DOING GOOD I GUESS, I,M NOT A SKINNY MINNY BUT I FEEL GREAT I HAVE SOME PROBLES WITH MY HEALTH BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE 346/215 I THINK IF I HAD PS I WOULD GET A LOT SMALL BUT NOT ABLE. MY? SHOULD I FEEL BAD THAT MY DR. SET MY GOAL AT 210 BECAUSE OF EXTRA SKIN OR SHOULD I WORK ON GETTING SMALLER YET I,M 5"10 AND WEAR A MED, SHIRT AND 16 JEANS BUT MY LEGS CARRY ALL THE EXTRA SKIN/FAT SO ALL MY PANTS ARE TOO BIG IN MY WAIST ? NOT WORRIED IF NO ONE REPLIES JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS A THOUGHT ON IT. THANKS KELLY

I think everyone could reply to this one.... Some that are so close to goal that seem to struggle for those last few pounds probably tend to forget about that extra skin baggage we carry around... some with lots more than others and IF it were removed they would be at goal or very close to it. Darn skin... its a shame duck tape doesn't work.. LOL deb

I feel your pain. I have adjusted to the "wings in the wind" but my biggest problem is that tire I have around my abdomen(sp?). I actually have a pretty small waist, and broad shoulders so I often find clothes that fit really nice on top but they are too big around my waist and too tight around my lower torso. I actually found that for me jeans that sit just below the waist line (not low riders) fit me really nice. Good luck Hugs Susan -170

Kelly, I know how you feel. I am 5'10" also and went from 317 to 175. I'm happy with my weight, but all my extra skin is on my legs. I don't wear anything tight because I look like I have a panty line, even though it isn't a panty line (if you know what I mean). I would have to have PS to get rid of it but can't afford it, so I just put up with it. I'm happy where I'm at and maybe, if it is God's will, I'll have the extra removed but right now I'm just happy to be where I'm at instead of where I was. Shelly E.

Thanks for posting this topic. I'm really struggling right now to accept that I will probably never go below the obese BMI. My surgeon told me last week that I'd turned fat into muscle and it was time to stop losing at 213 lbs, 5'6", large frame. My PCP had told me the same thing the week before when I saw him. I'm trying to remember I had this surgery to become healthy and I've accomplished that already. It seems once I got off my 5 prescriptions not to mention regained my quality of life that my focus changed to a number on the scale. Is enough ever enough? I'm in a size 16/18 pants but the plastic surgeon tells me I'll be in a 12/14 after my Abdominoplasty. Yeah, I'm thinking about it every day. Pat 410/213/???? wherever plastic surgery takes me