glitterchick
Im baaaacccckkk
Dec 29, 2008
So I have only been lurking around for a while, too busy to update things.But now im stuck here in bed with a nasy stomach flu and so here I am. LOL
Tomorrow I will be 5 months post op and I am down 96 lbs. Amazing. I would have never ever believed that I would be smaller than a 22. My life has been blessed with the chance to start over and I am grateful every day for it.
I went from a size 22 to a 12 in 5 months. Thats a big wow for me. The fact that I can walk into a mall and shop at more than just lane bryant has floored me. I still feel guilty passing by and not going in, feel like im betraying an old friend so I still buy my bras there! Their balconette bra is my favorite favorite bra in the whole wide world. When Im wearing it nobody knows that my boobs dont look anything like they seem under my sweater. They dont know that they hang to my belly button and I look like im 70 and not 26 ;-). Big props to the undergarments at Lane Bryant. I heart them!
Im a little apprehensive now when people ask me about my weight loss. At first I was very tolerant of any questions asked or thrown my way. Now I am rather offended by alot of things people ask me. Now I understand its my own fault I suppose for being so open to talking about it in the beginning but now I feel like these strangers that ask me personal things are bashing the old me. At first I was all gung ho to reveal information, and now I feel uncomfortable more and more with these people asking how much I weighed pre-op and saying things like "wow thats big". Either way, I know that now I realize that I was bigger in reality than what I saw mentally, but now these "new friends" that have appeared and began to try to work their way into my life is rapidly causing me to back away from everyone. Im trying my hardest not to change and I feel I havent, Ive realized alot of people have began treating me different but reflecting the blame on me for changing. I am okay with that, cause if you dont want to be happy for what i've done, pack your bags and move along...but I am finding the change of how people treat me now rather appaling. I am still the same person, just about half of the old me now. How can you not speak to me for years and now within 5 months your talking to me like we're long lost buds? I would never ever do that, and have never treated any of my co-workers who had WLS this way. Before I even knew any of these people I treated them with respect and never asked them any questions or anything unless they brought it up themselves. I still do that now. Just because someone has had a similar experience with you doesnt mean they are meant to be your best friend. Or just because someone has lost a 100lbs means they feel welcomed into your life when you've known them for years but never spoke a word until post-op. I smile, and be friendly, Im still loyal to the friends that have been there since the beginning. I have many many more superficial relationships than ever now, but I recognize that. Must be smarter than I thought! ;-)
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About Me
Savage, MN
Location
30.0
BMI
Surgery
07/31/2008
Surgery Date
Nov 07, 2007
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