Question:
What mistakes have you made since your WLS that you are upset about?

   — Jazzy (posted on September 17, 2003)

September 17, 2003
The only thing I can think of right now, is during the beginning stage of my wl journey. I ate some foods to soon causing unecessary tummy pain. When I reflect on recovery.I remember it as being rough. But I now know it mostly was because of me.Im not upset. I just learned from my mistake. and will pass my experience on to the pre-ops and the those who just had their wls.
   — Naes Wls J.

September 17, 2003
That happened to the lady at my dr.'s office. She was telling me how when she was a year out, she was a size 10 and was over the moon about it. Several of her co-workers (most of whom were also post-ops) tried to tell her she was not done losing, but she said she went out and bought a whole new size 10 wardrobe. six months later she was in a size 6 and had to gradually replace everything. Not that I want to waste the money, but I wish that could happen to me!! <p> About the only thing I wish I had done different, was to go with the RNY first instead of the VBG.
   — Ali M

September 17, 2003
I don't know about 'upset' but, believe it or not, I wish I would have gotten more pictures taken, both before and during my weight loss! I know I am smaller (-112 pounds) but somehow I just can't 'see it most' of the time and wish I had something to give me a reality check once in a while. I also made the mistake of getting rid of every last piece of my 'fat clothes'...wish I would have kept one 'fixed waist' (no elastic) pair of pants...again just to let me see how far I've really come.
   — eaamc

September 17, 2003
I too spent way to much money on clothes... winter wardrobe 2 times last year, and of course they dont fit at all this year, and next year they wont after my tummy tuck...yikes.... trying to do better this year, but find it hard, its nice to have clothes that dont look like the side of a barn...doesnt help that my part time job in now in retail.... double yikes... another thing i did was test the surgar dumbing thing... i was probably 8-9 mths out and tested it up to 27 grms of sugar.. no dumping.... just a slight tummy ache.... DONT GO THERE ANYONE.....JUST ASSUME YOU WILL DUMB ON ANYTHING OVER 7-8 GRAMS... that i wish I could do over again... GREAT QUESTIONS!!
   — paulsgirl

September 17, 2003
I am only 4 1/2 months post-op but there are several things I have done that I am sorry about. 1.) I did not measure myself from the beginning. Weight loss has come slow to me but I have lost a lot in inches. (example: Bra size pre-op 50C - currently 42B - a little snug, but ok. Stretchy pant size 24-26 down to XL. Blouses down to XL. I have been on a plateau for almost 2 months as far as lbs. go. Last month I started to take measurments. Will know the results at the end of the month, but I know I have lost quite a few inches. 2.)Comparing myself to others. I did this WLS to get healthier and got caught up in the lbs. thing. Currently off all medications. BP better than perfect 106/68, Diabetes in check.I can walk, breathe, bend over, tie my shoes and a lot of other things I couldn't do just 5 months ago. 3.) Beating myself up when I go off track. Now I try to remember what I ate pre-op and it puts things in a whole new perspective. No matter how "bad" I am I could never eat what I use to.
   — Andrea K.

September 17, 2003
I made the mistake of going to a social event (wedding reception) where the main focus was eating and drinking (alcohol) 4 weeks post op. I was pretty lonely and left out since I couldn't partake of all that. I need to monitor my social activities more carefully and go to those where the main focus is on some sort of ACTIVITY. It's just a waste of gas and make-up otherwise.
   — Margaret G.

September 17, 2003
I too bought way too many clothes. I even have some shorts that I never even wore, but bought anyway. I am obsessed with clothes now. I love being able to shop in all these stores I never was able to. But, it's a waste of money, because I go through sizes so quickly (34 from 16 in a year). I also regret every testing my limits, because I don't dump from sugar, not at all. It could have 60 grams of sugar and it won't bother me. I wish I never knew that, because I am a candy freak (not anymore, but it's a slippery slope).
   — Ladybug M.

September 17, 2003
If it makes you feel any better, Janet, I made exactly the same mistake you did (right down to the QVC, mediums, and smalls part). I don't know why I was so sure I knew where I'd wind up, goal-wise, when I tried so hard to fight impatience with the rest of this process. The WLS process just breeds impatience! We can't lose fast enough, or get rid of the loose skin fast enough, or get new clothes fast enough. It's nuts, but there it is. At least I get to visit my former, brand-new "medium" wardrobe, as it now fits my sister (who's now a medium due to her own non-WLS weight loss efforts). At least somebody benefitted from my bonehead move!
   — Suzy C.