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03-23-2010, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Michigan
Posts: 516
Weight Statistics January 2009 Start Date:
Sept 29, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
299 lb Start Weight:
176 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
31 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.1371237458 % % Lost:
Sept 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index54.6818418314 BMI Start:
32.1873048907 BMI Current:
26.517950052 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ok this is some bull.....
First evening all, i will attempt to make this short and sweet. (no male bashing please).
1. Ok so i had a great weekend a party, dinner with friends and I went to see Repo Man (Jude Law looked soooo yummy in that movie) anyway, i had a great wardrobe weekend, great hair weekend (i bought the new wig) and i was just doing my thing. ok cool...
2. i went to workout with my trainer on monday... and i weighed in turns out i am 3lbs from my 6month goal of losing 100lbs by my birthday (btw it is 4/4) so i have like 13 days to do it. ok so i'm thrilled and doing back flips and stuff... ok cool
3. So later on Monday evening i was talking to my boyfriend and told him the great news about almost being at my goal, and that am 52lbs away from my ulitmate goal of being a slim and sexy 150lbs even... ok cool.
4. My boyfriends reply was "that's great but i have one request" i said ok cool what is the request?? he asked, " Can you go back to the way you use to dress?" WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?
5. So i ask my boyfriend... " what is wrong with the way i dress now? Do i look bad? Is it ugly? what's wrong??? his reply was "I just don't like it?" OK COOL...
- I think that one his friends may have gotten to him... telling him some things that is making him feel insecure... i need for him to realize that he is my boo, and he loved me at 302lbs and was there for me.. and he i know he still loves me, and loves me for who i am... i don't get it. I like my new look.. and i am the happiest with myself then i have been in years... Why is he trying to change me.. i don't look slutty.. or too sexy... just super cute as some people say.... OK COOL....
Just a rant... thanks for reading Holla at yo girl
"it's all a process"
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03-23-2010, 08:44 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Central Kentucky
Posts: 1,242
Weight Statistics forever... 10/2007 was my official start date for WLS Start Date:
December 16, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
376 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
166 lb Goal Weight:
184 lb Weight Loss:
26 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.9361702128 % % Lost:
no time limit... just want to be healthy Goal Date:
Body Mass Index66.5981355505 BMI Start:
34.007558579 BMI Current:
29.4023683547 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ok, so maybe your new hot body has just got him feeling insecure. Maybe he's noticed other guys checking you out and he's just realized that other people can now see what he's seen all along. ya think?
I'm lucky in that my dh thinks it's hot that other dudes are watching....but I know that for some guys, this could cause some serious insecurities to creep in.
Just sit down and talk to him. Explain that you're happy with your new self and your new style and that you're dressing this way because it makes YOU feel good.... not to draw attention from other men.
Good luck girl. You keep workin' that new hot body! And congrats on that wig, I knew you'd get it! haha
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03-23-2010, 10:17 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
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317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Just tell him they dont make that style in skinny clothes   ...and then let him know ho wmuch you apprecitate him and his love ,that no man could ever take his place cause you know he loves you for the real you , the inner you ! Oh and glad you got the wig , did you get the lace front one..they are awesome ! Dont let anyone tell you how to dress , do what works for you ! 
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03-23-2010, 10:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
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280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
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25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
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If you want some male opinion on what your boo may be seeing and thinking, post a few pics of you with both styles and we'll let you know how it comes across over on this side of the divide.
CT
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03-23-2010, 10:48 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: I live in a small town in Maryland.
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133 lb Current Weight:
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100 lb Weight Loss:
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I think that you are right....you probably are attracting attention from other men, and boo is insecure about it. Reassure him, and like steph said, let him know that you are dressing for YOU and not for other men. He is attracted by your newfound confidence, but it also threatens him in that he might be afraid he is gonna lose you. Just keep reasuring him, but don't let it undermine your self confidence or progress. It's all a process, for our family and loved ones as well as for us.
You're doing a great job....just keep being you and he will come around!
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03-24-2010, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Upstate NY, near Rochester
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132 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
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22.6552734375 BMI Current:
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I am so glad you posted this!! My husband said something similar to me a few nights ago. But mine said it not as discreetly as your boo.... He said "Why are you dressing like an 18 year old?" Now, I am almost 38, so nowhere near 18! And, I think it is nice to actually wear something that doesn't hide me. I am a nurse in a Junior/Senior High School, so I need to dress professionally.
I think it is insecurity on the men's part. My husband says he just doesn't want to share me! Hopefully our guys will get used to the new "us" and learn to love our wardrobes! 
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03-24-2010, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New England
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137 lb Weight Loss:
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It must be scary to see someone you love change and realize that she could have anyone now with this new body. Your weight was a little security blanket for him and now he needs to learn to trust that you are not looking for someone better.
I like perfessor's idea. Perhaps it would help for your boyfriend to see that other people think that your dressing is perfectly normal.
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03-24-2010, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
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175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
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31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
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It is always interesting to see the comments other people get in their lives too about how they dress. We lose so much weight, we dress like other people and WE get slammed while the other 'regular' chicks showing waaaayyy more than we do don't?
ridiculous!
The men in our lives when we lose weight do get all insecure for sure. "change back change back' becomes a mantra for some. They don't want to see us get attention from other men, especially when it's attractive younger men.
Too bad most of our 'significant others' aren't the type who LOVE that others look at us and know it doesn't matter because when we get home we are with THEM!
I had a date one night that was late late night and I had to use the r/r as I walked past a group of guys at one of the next table they were looking at me, saying stuff..I just ignored..When i got back to the table my guy told me "wow, those guys went on and on and ON about you after you went by and all I could think (big grin here) was AND SHE WITH -ME-!!!!"...too bad more guys/hubby's/etc couldn't have that same attitude you know?
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03-24-2010, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Central Kentucky
Posts: 1,242
Weight Statistics forever... 10/2007 was my official start date for WLS Start Date:
December 16, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
376 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
166 lb Goal Weight:
184 lb Weight Loss:
26 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.9361702128 % % Lost:
no time limit... just want to be healthy Goal Date:
Body Mass Index66.5981355505 BMI Start:
34.007558579 BMI Current:
29.4023683547 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by BreeChick  S...HE WITH -ME-!!!!"...too bad more guys/hubby's/etc couldn't have that same attitude you know? | haha Bree! That's the attitude my dh has. He struts around like a peacock. He actually told me the other day, "You know why I don't seem to be watching you when you sing?" I said, "No, why? Because that's annoying!" He said, "Because I enjoy watching all the guys in the room. Because they can't have you, and it's eating them alive." LOL!!
Men are strange creatures.... gotta love em!
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03-24-2010, 09:43 AM
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| | Cub Reporter
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC
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249 lb Weight Loss:
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Take that as a compliment, he is just feeling a little jealous, how cute! 
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