not happy with my body before WLS and not happy after either :(
I had gastric bypass surgery in may 2009 I am almsot 2 yrs out. I was 320lbs in a tight size 26 and a XXL top and got down to 175lbs in a size 12 and medium top and i was still losing very well but then got prego so i hope to keep on losin after my son is born!
Anywho i hated myself all fat and i hate my body just as much or more now with the saggy skin. I am 24yrs old and feel like im 50 :( my arms my tummy my thighs everything hangs and is saggy and blaaaah and m breast oh god my breast there huge as it is but now there just these long hanging things.... looks like long hanging skin with a ball of fat at the bottom :( uhhhg i dont have money for plastics and dont know if i ever will and i have state insurance wich im pretty sure wont cover plastics unless i can get my dr to say its not cosmetic :( i dunno blah
Anywho i hated myself all fat and i hate my body just as much or more now with the saggy skin. I am 24yrs old and feel like im 50 :( my arms my tummy my thighs everything hangs and is saggy and blaaaah and m breast oh god my breast there huge as it is but now there just these long hanging things.... looks like long hanging skin with a ball of fat at the bottom :( uhhhg i dont have money for plastics and dont know if i ever will and i have state insurance wich im pretty sure wont cover plastics unless i can get my dr to say its not cosmetic :( i dunno blah
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The skin can and does suck. But there isn't much you can do besides plastics. You can do weight training but all it dose is tone your body while it can make some areas look better, but that extra skin is damaged with stretch marks, and your body grew it. Working out will not get rid of it.
On a side not for you, if you do have the hanging stomach (panni) that usually is a covered procedure. So talk with your Dr on it.
While I hate my extra skin, I hated being fat worse. They make things to wear to help with the skin (I wont though...to darned uncomfortable). As for the tube sock titties, lol, once your in maintenance mode your body "shifts" and they will rebound a little. I swore I was going to need help there but they did "come back" a bit. where yeah a small lift would be nice but they no longer look like a sock with a ball in them.
But trust me, it is worth it all. The life I gained is more than worth it. I look at the positives and negatives. When you look at it...there were no postives to being fat IMO.
On a side not for you, if you do have the hanging stomach (panni) that usually is a covered procedure. So talk with your Dr on it.
While I hate my extra skin, I hated being fat worse. They make things to wear to help with the skin (I wont though...to darned uncomfortable). As for the tube sock titties, lol, once your in maintenance mode your body "shifts" and they will rebound a little. I swore I was going to need help there but they did "come back" a bit. where yeah a small lift would be nice but they no longer look like a sock with a ball in them.
But trust me, it is worth it all. The life I gained is more than worth it. I look at the positives and negatives. When you look at it...there were no postives to being fat IMO.
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Hey girl! it sucks right!
It's like the more I lose, the more I need to lose. My expectations and hopes have shifted dramatically. Now I wonder if I will ever be able to look in the mirror and be satisfied. It's like I'm not getting skinnier.. just the old me is getting fatter. Crazy how the brain works, right?
I am in a sorority with girls that look like THIS:
Will I EVER look like that? No! Not even with plastics! Never will my knees be defined like that, never will my stomach be smooth (thanks, strech marks) or even presentable, and never will my arms be rail thin.
And it sucks, because it's so different from most things. You can't change it, you can't go back. It's a mistake that marks your body for good. It's like you're constantly being reminded of the person you used to be.
So I guess... my point is... we've all been there. You just can't get too caught up in it, because if you do, you'll never be happy with yourself.
It's like the more I lose, the more I need to lose. My expectations and hopes have shifted dramatically. Now I wonder if I will ever be able to look in the mirror and be satisfied. It's like I'm not getting skinnier.. just the old me is getting fatter. Crazy how the brain works, right?
I am in a sorority with girls that look like THIS:
Will I EVER look like that? No! Not even with plastics! Never will my knees be defined like that, never will my stomach be smooth (thanks, strech marks) or even presentable, and never will my arms be rail thin.
And it sucks, because it's so different from most things. You can't change it, you can't go back. It's a mistake that marks your body for good. It's like you're constantly being reminded of the person you used to be.
So I guess... my point is... we've all been there. You just can't get too caught up in it, because if you do, you'll never be happy with yourself.
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