Did the type of women you like change after WLS?
Married before, during, and after WLS. One thing I will say...after I dropped the weight beautiful women would make eye contact with me and say "hello". That felt really weard. Being obese usually these same women would give me extra space while walking by...Thinking in their heads..."boy, that guy really let himself go". They would look at you like you were some kind of pervert or something.
Like we have shared...the mental side of WLS is harder to deal with than the physical side. If you're not grounded in this stuff, it can really throw you for a loop. Society is going to treat you different...better. You will get better service in business situations...those type of things. Is it fair...No. You're the same guy. But it will happen. Also remember that as high as 30% of WLS patients develop cross addictions...alcoholism (that wasn't there before), sex addictions, exercise (more acceptable in society). Don't want to preach, just saying do a self exam from time to time. Brian
Like we have shared...the mental side of WLS is harder to deal with than the physical side. If you're not grounded in this stuff, it can really throw you for a loop. Society is going to treat you different...better. You will get better service in business situations...those type of things. Is it fair...No. You're the same guy. But it will happen. Also remember that as high as 30% of WLS patients develop cross addictions...alcoholism (that wasn't there before), sex addictions, exercise (more acceptable in society). Don't want to preach, just saying do a self exam from time to time. Brian
On July 20, 2009 at 6:03 PM Pacific Time, cabin111 wrote:
Married before, during, and after WLS. One thing I will say...after I dropped the weight beautiful women would make eye contact with me and say "hello". That felt really weard. Being obese usually these same women would give me extra space while walking by...Thinking in their heads..."boy, that guy really let himself go". They would look at you like you were some kind of pervert or something.Like we have shared...the mental side of WLS is harder to deal with than the physical side. If you're not grounded in this stuff, it can really throw you for a loop. Society is going to treat you different...better. You will get better service in business situations...those type of things. Is it fair...No. You're the same guy. But it will happen. Also remember that as high as 30% of WLS patients develop cross addictions...alcoholism (that wasn't there before), sex addictions, exercise (more acceptable in society). Don't want to preach, just saying do a self exam from time to time. Brian
I agree. I am married and have 2 kids one befor and one after wls. It still is weird when beautiful woman tke alook. My wife will say thar chick was checking you out. I didn't even notice. I got use to being passed buy ans only looks were ones of discuss.
We both went through wls together. I have been with her for 21 years. She is all I need....lol
Rny 07/20/2004.
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I found myself sticking my #12 in my mouth in a chatroom the other night. A bunch of the people in there know about my WLS and my journey, and I made the mistake of saying something that sounded like I was not interested in a gal in the room b/c of her weight (or maybe in general, can't remember). You could tell at least one of the gals in the room was O, as she quickly jumped my azz about how I used to be big myself and who was I to be having that 'tude toward big gals (the "pot calling the kettle black" thing). 
I had always vowed I would never forget where I came from, But then I have to admit that I have always gone for the hot lookers and not the "plain janes".
And yes, although I maybe batted 0 back then w. that philosophy (and at my old weight, no wonder why), now that I have the ability to possibly hit a homerun -- why not go for it? 
Good example of this from the other day when I was driving by the entrance to a department store: a cute little thing was exiting the store and I gave her something akin to a wolf whistle. If I had done that at my old weight (if I had even dared to), she would have looked in disgust at me and turned her nose up. This time the cutie gave me the biggest smile and grin ..
That can only make a guy feel good.

I had always vowed I would never forget where I came from, But then I have to admit that I have always gone for the hot lookers and not the "plain janes".


Good example of this from the other day when I was driving by the entrance to a department store: a cute little thing was exiting the store and I gave her something akin to a wolf whistle. If I had done that at my old weight (if I had even dared to), she would have looked in disgust at me and turned her nose up. This time the cutie gave me the biggest smile and grin ..

Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )