i highly suggest my surgeon. her name is kimberley steele. she is out of johns hopkins. they have great care there. good luck!

wow love the name LOL. if you want to tell me why you are getting surgery, health situation, what made you overweight, i can give you my opinion on which surgery would be best for you. each has it's own benefits.

i live northeast of bmore so we might be close to each other. there is a fb group for the maryland people. i personally don't go on it very much cuz fb annoys me now but there are many other people there so you can meet people that way as well. if you want the link i'll send it to you at some point. i'm at work right now so can't access it to link it.

can you take care of me while i recover? LOLOL

i'm sure it will help. let me know how things go with your surgery. i didn't really like her when i went for a consult.

definitely visit the board of your surgery. unfortunately this board is not very active. You are definitely feeling fear not necessarily based on fact, which is normal. just know that you did NOT stretch out your pouch and you are just still healing. your body can hold on to ALOT of water and that is what is happening. one day you'll get on the scale and lose ten lbs in one day. try to limit your weighing or you'll go a little nuts. just do what you were told to do for success and you will be!

I only watched a snippet of it online but there is a new reality show about bigger gals in NYC. They are big and proud. Most of them are over 100 lbs overweight from what I can tell.

So is it good to say that being that overweight is ok? Do you think this show helps us or hurts us? 

My thoughts are this. Part of what fueled my eating is the hatred I felt toward me because of my weight. I think that people should learn to be more understanding of our situation. But the reality is being that overweight is unhealthy and should not be seen as ok. I want us to be treated better but I don't want us to convince ourselves it is ok to be morbidly obese.

your thoughts?

well like i said before, the scale causes me to feel bad if i don't see what i want to see so the weighing all the time thing doesn't seem to be healthy. if it is going to make you feel that bad, might want to rethink it.

i am finally getting back on track with my eating today. been off two weeks. glad i'm finally climbing back on the bike. i really need to get exercise in regularly to help my metabolism.

seems like there are only four of us on the board? LOL

hope everyone is good. I'm doing ok. struggling a bit to get back on track with my food. i was doing great then had a major setback. i sabotage myself way too much. sometimes i wonder if i should just accept the weight i am at and stop trying  and just live my life. i feel great, i have tons of energy, and my habits are a million times better. maybe that should be enough?

i am not ready yet to get plastic surgery. I still have fifty pounds i want to lose before I bother doing it. but i need alot of work done and am basically terrified of the whole thing.

can you tell me your story, what surgeon you used, what procedures you had done, how you paid for it and if you are happy with your results. If you feel uncomfortable posting here, feel free to contact me privately. thanks :)

hey pretty lady. i have a four day weekend coming up so very happy about that. I have way too much cleaning to do right now so it's kinda depressing me so i'm trying to not let it get me down. I was doing great with my food. I wasn't eating any sugar for a couple weeks and i was noticing major changes. the scale wasn't really moving like I had hoped and I think because of that, when i got a recent hormone surge, I let the urge to eat crap take over. I feel like crap so I'm going to get back on track. I just hope the next time this happens I can stick to my eating plan. I put too much pressure on myself. gotta relax and try to enjoy the health I do have.

as for a daily post, i think whoever starts it can determine how things go. i like to just check in and say hi. helps people get to know you so if they need help with their weight loss journey, they know they can ask us.

have a good day!

very true, support is always needed! hopefully we can be there for each other more. hope you are well!

hopefully we can restart the board. time will tell. i definitely don't want to be the only starter of posts. hopefully more of us can.

well unfortunately the cat fights is what killed the board. very sad. yes people need support and help especially when they are new to the journey. I am here if you ever need anything or have questions. maybe one day the board will wake up in a positive way :)