POSTED UNDER Gastric Sleeve Surgery Reviews
Las Vegas, NV
UPDATED FROM Edythe Z
2,018 years post
I lost 144lbs.
$12,000
I’ve lost a total of 144lbs. Here’s some updated pics
UPDATED FROM Edythe Z
2,017 years post
Down 129lbs/trying to love myself
It's crazy to think I've lost that much weight! For me it's been hard getting used to my new size. It really messes with my head sometimes. I do enjoy shopping for clothes now and before it was very depressing. Life has changed, I have a new job with the same company. It's all been a huge adjustment. This job alone has been crazy! Even people have changed.
Strangers seems to be nicer now, it kind of upsets me because people looked at me in a mean, judgmental way before. That went on for almost 15 years. Every time I went to Walmart it happened. So Ive witnessed it, some people are real d#%^* My coworkers are great though I'm just not comfortable with all the attention that I get from my female coworkers. I like blending in the background. They all tell me how great I look and I know they mean well. They're awesome but I really hate the spotlight! Unfortunately, I have saggy skin and I've lost so much hair!! Hey that's part of it, I knew I'd have saggy wrinkly skin but I was hoping by some miracle I wouldn't. I can live with it LOL
I would still recommend the sleeve to improve your health (physically). I've been very fortunate, no complications whatsoever. I would still have surgery if I had to do it again. I know I made the right choice. It's just not all rainbows and butterflies and that's where I went wrong. I made it into some fairy tale after trying to lose weight all those years and fantasizing about how amazing and beautiful it would be. Now, I'm around 25lbs. away from goal weight and I'm still not happy with myself. Sorry this is my experience, I thought my state of mind was ok before surgery but maybe it wasn't lol. Well I passed the psychology test. Anyway, this won't happen to you. Don't worry.
Here's my before and now pics (still losing weight)
starting weight 299lbs
Current weight 170lbs
Goal weight 145lbs
Strangers seems to be nicer now, it kind of upsets me because people looked at me in a mean, judgmental way before. That went on for almost 15 years. Every time I went to Walmart it happened. So Ive witnessed it, some people are real d#%^* My coworkers are great though I'm just not comfortable with all the attention that I get from my female coworkers. I like blending in the background. They all tell me how great I look and I know they mean well. They're awesome but I really hate the spotlight! Unfortunately, I have saggy skin and I've lost so much hair!! Hey that's part of it, I knew I'd have saggy wrinkly skin but I was hoping by some miracle I wouldn't. I can live with it LOL
I would still recommend the sleeve to improve your health (physically). I've been very fortunate, no complications whatsoever. I would still have surgery if I had to do it again. I know I made the right choice. It's just not all rainbows and butterflies and that's where I went wrong. I made it into some fairy tale after trying to lose weight all those years and fantasizing about how amazing and beautiful it would be. Now, I'm around 25lbs. away from goal weight and I'm still not happy with myself. Sorry this is my experience, I thought my state of mind was ok before surgery but maybe it wasn't lol. Well I passed the psychology test. Anyway, this won't happen to you. Don't worry.
Here's my before and now pics (still losing weight)
starting weight 299lbs
Current weight 170lbs
Goal weight 145lbs
Replies (2)
Vanish66
March 15, 2018
you look incredible. congrats on your transformation.
May 6, 2018
Hi from Australia. Just wanted to say that you were pretty before and are even more beautiful now. But sometimes just losing the weight still does not make us happy. Hope you find your inner peace. But you have done well and you look amazing. Good luck.
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