Question:
I am 9 wks post op. Suddenly shocked at how large I used to look.
I was so SHOCKED!!! Who was this person?! This has put me in a very deep hole. I can't believe that I looked like that. Has anyone ever had this wake up call? Please help! — [Anonymous] (posted on July 11, 2000)
July 11, 2000
Yes I know exactly how you feel. I had my B/4 pic on my profile and as
soon as I saw it I deleted it. (Sorry Krickett.) I am going to wait until
I have a after Pic and then I will place the before one up.....:O)
BEFORE :O) AFTER :o)
— MeGayle
July 11, 2000
So funny to see this post! I have been seaching for a photo...any photo of
me before My wls on 4/19/00. I wish I had taken one now! I had about
given up when I discovered a stray disk with one photo on it of me! I am
always "the photographer"! Better to be behind the camera than
in front when you are so overweight, was always my motto! The pic. that I
found was taken by my husband while we were in New Orleans Oct. 1999 at a
convention. I was sound asleep sitting up in bed! I didn't realize I had
sleep apnea then and the heat & walking wore me OUT! My mouth just
flew open in disbelief when I saw it. Was this women ME? I can laugh
about this now...almost! But only because I know that I will never be that
woman again! I knew I was FAT, but that FAT? No wonder I never had my
picture taken! So, yes, I understand!
— Janice K.
July 11, 2000
Yes, I was so upset when I saw mine. I walked around looking like that?!!
I had no idea it was so bad. I had my surgery 4/25/00, so I am about at
the same point as you. I am now down 60 pounds and can't wait to reach my
goal weight -- which is finally coming into range. Anyway, I guess I was
shocked to see that those baggy clothes that I thought hid it all so well
actually didn't! And my face! It certainly wasn't what I remembered
FEELING like inside ... I feel so lucky to be beyond that now.
— Beth B.
July 11, 2000
Seeing the pictures my husband & I took together for the first time is
what pushed me to find out about WLS. I was horrified. Balled like a baby
in the middle of K-Mart. I knew I was big but not THAT BIG! It's the
picture I have posted now. Now I'm glad I bought those pictures, it's my
insperation, a much needed reminder of where I have been, where I am going
& why I had the WLS. GOOD LUCK!!
— BECKY M.
July 11, 2000
Yep, yep, yep. (Huge sigh.....) I had my surgery at the end of July. In
the middle of June, I took a vacation to my Mom's house. When I got my
pictures back, there was a pic of me sitting next to the pool with my legs
in the water. I looked like Jabba the Hut! You know, triangle shaped
blob, teeny little head on top.....sigh....my sister 4 states away had the
same initial thought when she saw the pic, and never mentioned it until I
did. Even now the thought of that pictures makes my throat tight.
— Jaye C.
July 12, 2000
I also am shocked and even a little disgusted with myself when I see
"before" pictures. I guess none of us ever realize how horrible
we looked until we get used to looking so much better and then see how
different we were then.
But bottom line is we've taken the steps to change and put that in the past
and being upset and depressed about how we once looked is just not
productive. Be grateful you were smart enough to go have the surgery and
be happy that the fat that you were encased in is melting away. I am 9
months post op and have lost 110 lbs. now--I actually feel pretty good
about putting on a bathing suit and taking my kids to the pool now! So put
the pictures away and pull them out when you need them to remind you of how
much you have changed. Good luck and enjoy the new you!
— Cheryl W.
September 24, 2003
I'm SO GLAD you posted this. Although I WANTED "before"
pictures, it wasn't until I picked them up the other day (I'm now 8 weeks
post-op) that I was horrified. My mind's eye NEVER saw me that big. It
brings me to tears even now thinking about those pictures and thinking that
it was the way others saw me too. Hopefully soon, I'll appreciate those
"before" pictures and the changes that I've made (I'm down 42
pounds right now). I'm glad I'm not the only one who is going through
this.
— Robin Knox (Cwalina)
September 24, 2003
Well, I managed to avoid most cameras 100 lbs. ago, but once saw a photo of
me that only brought to mind "I LOOK LIKE AN OOMPALOOMPA!"
— rebeccamayhew
September 24, 2003
I haven't had the surgery yet, but just the 35lbs I have lost since June to
prepare has made a BIG difference. I avoid Mirrors & Pictures like most
of us. I have never *felt* the way I look. I saw a pic of my hubby & I
on our trip to Vegas this last May and MY GOD! How he can still be
attracted to me surprises me so much. I looked ENORMOUS! Just between then
& now (320 to 280)I look so different. My face no longer lookes like a
full moon!
— Beverly M.
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