not ashamed of my sleeve

soi was 6 weeks out on Tuesday it's funny I'm busy and stuff durin the week and don't even remember my weekly suriversery lol... but I would like to say I am proud of myself and my sleeve when someone ask me if I am losing weight I just say yes I had WLS I feel great and I notice a change in my clothes but I wear the same uniform every day so I don't notice the change until I go out every two weeks or so and dress up lol I have gone from a XXXL to a XL lol alot of my big friends are now considering the Sleeve they all work with me so they know it's covered and my mom is thinking about getting it as well... the surgery part of the journey is the walk in the park for me it's the gettin use to the whole lifestyle afterwards that's the challenge Ive told them that but this tool helps the weight loss.. so here's to the new year I hope to see some of my friends and family on the losers bench in 2012

 congrats! that's awesome that you are inspiring others as well! keep up the great work =)

I think that's great however I think it also depends on your personal support I have always been criticize by family because of my weight and I know everyone will look at it as a easy way out so I only told my hubby and two best friends (& some days wish I didn't tell my friends) my mom still don't know and I don't see no reason to ever tell her.

For people that are open and comfortable I think that's really great but think it's a personal choice and totally understand why thoseof us keep it private

It totally depends on your support. I feel like I have a bunch of people around me who are waiting so see me fail and even though I shouldn't care, I really do. It hurts me. I am very ashamed of my sleeve in public but in private with the people that do know, I am VERY proud of him (yes, my sleeve is a him. I haven't named him yet though). I should be more open though because I only considered WLS because my friend was gracious enough to be open about hers about 3 years ago and her excitement about it is what made me even realize that it was possible for every day people. I thought only extreme cases (600 pounds) could get it (not that my 380 pounds/300 pounds at the time wasn't extreme). I wish I could be open like you but I'm too terrified of being judged.

So I want to say THANK YOU to you for being open for those of us that can't be open about it because you are making it more known and thus more acceptable and eventually people like me won't have to be ashamed :) 

I hope you're not volunteerily hanging around these people waiting for you to fail - they are not worth your time or attention!

No. It's the people that I'm forced to be around...

Oh.

Well.

Then in that case, you can serve as an inspiration to them.

Or, like me, you can take the low road and shove your success in their face.

I'll let you decide. :)

Congrats on the great work!

That's awesome, I tell people too.  I have no shame or remorse over my decision, and I hope that by showing people how successful I am that it will inspire other pre-ops and family members that have fear, and guilt, and odd concerns holding them back.

I used to be the guy that shame was holding bac****il I talked to a few successful patients!