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05-05-2008, 04:59 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,682
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Just thoughts in my head.... Sometimes I just like to "think out loud" and I like hearing your thoughts as a sounding board. So, here goes.... I hit 159 this week - who'd have thunk it? I dont even know what to think about where I am - except that it feels so good. When I was at my heaviest, I thought I felt ok, even good sometimes. If you're reading this while considering surgery, you aint seen nothin yet! I have so much more energy than I used to. I can't even describe it. I dont think I've even really accepted my new self yet - still afraid to dance - LOL - I have to get over that! I feel vulnerable now. At 270, I wasnt worried about being raped or kidnapped ~~~ just didnt see it. Now that I'm so much smaller, someone could actually pick me up and put me in a car. I see things so different there - I used to go walking at night - in a nice well lit neighborhood, even at 10 at nite - no biggie. Now? I'm just not comfortable, I actually have fear. I saw a tee shirt recently that said "fat people are hard to kidnap" while I dont know exactly what that means, I know I feel much more vulnerable now. I need professional help. I wish I knew someone who was a pro cosmetologist. I keep trying new hairstyles, make up etc but just havent found my style - do I even know what my style is? My friends tell me I still gravitate toward the old frumpy styles and blah colors. Then when I try younger, brighter things.... I dont know, I just feel like a wannabe teenager ~ and believe you me, I dont want to do that again!!!  Anyway, I guess these are all part of the journey and we all find our way ~ some easier than others. I am so thankful for my surgery and the difference it has made in my life. I am accepting my loose skin, as much as possible. I figure if I was in denial the past 20+ years as to how big I was, I'll just pretend I look good in modest shorts and shorter sleeve shirts ~ LOL. Thanks for being there for my ramblings ~ have a great week everyone!
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05-05-2008, 06:01 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,369
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
-14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | AMEN! i feel the same way seriously. i thought it was JUST ME feeling vulnerable LOL!! and the thing with the style....to be honest, i am TRYING to branch out, but i find myself buying the same styles as before....just smaller. no clue when i will find myself. i am not sure if it helps to know you are not alone. i wish i had "the answer". when i find it, i am going to write a book  you have done so well with the weight and with the psych parts  i envy you.
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05-05-2008, 07:50 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,682
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hey, I'm following you - LOL! I have a friend who dresses fashionably, and of course, DD, who tell me if an outfit is a go or a no-go. I think you have done very well in the clothes area - we'll be ok, I'm sure of it
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05-05-2008, 08:28 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 262
Weight Statistics July 07 Start Date:
1/24/08 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 309 lb Start Weight:
182 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
127 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.1003236246 % % Lost:
02/01/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 51.4146745562 BMI Start:
30.2830769231 BMI Current:
23.2946745562 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | You have done great. You should be very proud of yourself. How about posting a picture of yourself and we can all try to help you with a hair style?? Just an idea.
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05-05-2008, 08:42 PM
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| Cub Reporter  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Topeka, KS
Posts: 50
Weight Statistics 4/12/08 Start Date:
Postponed due to current pregnancy! Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 300 lb Start Weight:
295 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
5 lb Weight Loss:
115 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.66666666667 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 44.2974165091 BMI Start:
43.559126234 BMI Current:
26.5784499055 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I think every woman wants an Oprah makeover! I want someone to do my hair, makeup, and show me what clothes to wear! (course in MY case I gotta wait until AFTER surgery when I have the great before after pics like you guys - y'all are awesome!) I am in the process of growing my hair out as after I had my girls I cut it off as I had no time for long, thick hair...well then I got bored with it short...and growing it out is about the worst process ever. Do you have long or short hair? Post a pic and tell us what you like - maybe someone on here has style and can help!  You guys are so open and honest about what you are feeling and thinking ---- it really helps me...since I am still in the "pre stage"...to know a little better what to expect. I guess it seems more real reading it from an actual person and not just the book they make you read before your appt, you know? Maybe we can get Oprah to do a gastric bypass makeover show!
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05-05-2008, 08:43 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,369
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
-14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | YES!!!! pictures pictures pictures!!!
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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05-05-2008, 10:17 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Y.
Posts: 1,130
Weight Statistics June 25,2007 Start Date:
June 25,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 322 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
152 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.3726708075 % % Lost:
07/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.4268211183 BMI Start:
30.0681666295 BMI Current:
23.8039652484 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | I am relieved to know I was not the only one with a "no" style issue. My sons girlfriends want to go shopping with me but I tell them I have no ideas on what to try on much less buy. I guess I didnt really think too much about being vulnerable but maybe I should? This stuff too is all part of this journey too. And as for "hair" I ended up cutting 17 inches off,there isnt much left....hows' that for a style change? lol (I think) Kathy
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05-06-2008, 03:06 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 4,004
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
169 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.1149825784 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4872528616 BMI Start:
30.9071279917 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Try going to thehairstyler.com, I used it when I was trying to find the new me! You can upload your pic and try on all sorts of styles and colors! |
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05-06-2008, 05:30 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,682
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Good ideas - I'll try to do some pix this weekend and post - it's time, my last ones were at about 175-180 when I was a size 18 and last week I went to Ann Taylor to try on some jeans my friend swears by (they were very nice, but I'm pretty thrifty) and I fit in an original fit size 12. (Not even curvy fit!!!!) As for the hair, I have been wearing it a lot like Kim's, about the same length.... My deal there is that what I like, which is a shorter, pixie or layered cut doesnt set well with DH who likes longer hair. Maybe it's time to stop compromising........
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05-06-2008, 07:00 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Davenport, IA
Posts: 990
Weight Statistics 12/28/06 Start Date:
May 14, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 253 lb Start Weight:
184 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
69 lb Weight Loss:
34 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.2727272727 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.0968047337 BMI Start:
30.6158579882 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
| Maybe you could try a self defense class. That might help you with your fears. Or Kick Boxing. Great exercise and you could kick the crap out of someone if they mess with you.
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