Guys are hitting on me now, and it's so weird!

Jacqueline
on 2/19/07 9:38 am - 'boro, TN
I have never had guys pay any attention to me ( well maybe in HS before I gained the weight, but I was always super clueless about it ) And lately I have had guy****ting on me and it's so weird!!! I'm married, but it's still flattering. How do you guys deal with this now? Does it make you mad how much more attention we are getting post op. Honestly I get kinda pissed when I think about it. I always knew people were shallow but seriously this is crazy, it's like I was invisible for 22 years, and now people can see me.... Do any of you post ops feel the same?

*Hugs*
Jacqueline
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Jennifer K.
on 2/19/07 10:35 pm - Phoenix , AZ
My friends boyfriend owns a bar... Ive been going there for over a year and a half. I have a great memory for peoples faces... there are guys that Ive seen numerous times in the bar that will now hit on me! Theyll ask me if I come there often or been there before (sooo cheesy!) and when I say I have they never remember me. I always noticed one thing when I was overweight - I was unrememberable... my friend (who was thin) and I would meet people and they would ALWAYS remember her and NEVER remember me. Anyways I dont get pissed... since losing weight I dress better, changed my hair color and put more effort into how I look... I know that my attitude has changed and I am more confident so its more than just the way I look its the way I present myself. I take fun in now rejecting the same guys that didnt pay attention to me before hehe :) Im sure if I went to a different bar/club that wasnt low key like where I go know I may get more pissed... its a smaller, slightly older crowd vs a teeny bopper club *shrug* I do find myself feeling bad when I see overweight people now thou :( I never felt bad for myself when I was overweight... but being on "the other side" I see how different it is and want everybody to experience it.

First visit to surgeon - 288 ~ bmi 45.1
2 week pre-op 252 ~ bmi 39.5
Total lost - 153 Since surgery - 117!
Goal weight - 155 (mine) 180 (surgeons)
Current weight - 135 (2020 I lost 10lbs due to dedicating myself to working out more and being in better shape)

1/14/2025 still maintaining 135 :-)

Extended TT, lipo, fat injections - 11/2011

BA/BL/Arm Lift - 7/2014

Scar revision on arms - 3/2015

HALO laser on arms/neck 9/2016

Thigh Lift 10/2020

Thigh Lift revision 10/2021

Jessicam2589
on 2/20/07 5:29 am - Lawrence, KS
I was just talking to my friend about this yesterday, except I have the opposite problem!  It seemed like more guys were intrested in me when I was heavier.  I've changed so much recently, not just my weight but my hair, confidence, etc., and it seems like I'm never noticed!  I'm sure I'm just having a pity party...but I swear no guys look at me anymore!



*Jessica*


268/159/150

Essense
on 2/20/07 5:41 am - Austin, TX
RNY on 10/12/06 with
This is so funny.....I think this also.  I got attention when I was bigger but now it's so much more.  It is flattering but annoying.  I am like, I'm the same person just smaller.  I am getting more confident which might be the reason I am getting more attention.  I just try to say thank you and move on.
"Change your Mind, Change your LIFE" - Kesha

    
Jacqueline
on 2/20/07 7:48 am - 'boro, TN
you are so cute, guys are totally looking at you!!!

*Hugs*
Jacqueline
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Josh H.
on 2/20/07 5:36 am - Merida, Mexico
RNY on 12/20/05 with
The same goes for guys to.o I never got any attention from girls when i went out EVER! I couldnt even get a drunk hookup. But now i can catch a few more eyes i guess you can say. It is a great feeling and something i never really thought about too much b4 surgery. I just wanted to be healthier. Come to find out there are more benefits than just health.
phranny19
on 2/21/07 12:50 am - phoenix, AZ
RNY on 06/26/06 with
OMG! I was also talking to my friend about this just the other night. I get lots more attention now. From cute guys and of course some not so cute guys. Some times it's over whelming but it's very flattering. My girls and I love to go out dancing and of course guys are wanting to dance with me now. I try not to think about how 7 mo ago they wouldn't have even noticed me cuz then I get all insecure. Right now I'm just enjoying being young. I'm enjoying the attention. I don't take any of it too seriously. I honestly don't think I'm gonna meet my next BF in the club.

 

Heather G.
on 3/1/07 3:42 am - Penns Grove, NJ
I was just thinking about this.. I work for local govt and we are in the same bldg as the police Dept and I have had 2 or 3 officers as well as other people say... "Hey Skinny" You're lookin good!!  And its totally weird to me.  BC I am hardly skinny!!!    I just smile and say Thank You. 
Suzanne H.
on 3/10/07 2:23 pm
I don't have my surgery until 3/27 so who knows how I'll feel about it afterwards, but I think it's normal and makes a lot of sense. I'm not talking about people who may have been disrespectful to you before surgery because of you weight - there's no excuse for that and they have no right to like you now that you've lost weight. That said, even as a very overweight girl, I am not attracted to overweight people. That's nothing personal toward that person, it's just my preference. Same as I'm not attracted to men with blonde hair - I wouldn't notice them in a "hit on them" kind of way. If they dyed their hair it might be a different story. I'm having this surgery for a lot of reasons, but I will admit that one of them is to look better. If people do think I look better after surgery then that makes me happy.
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