Re: Amazing

[Guest guest]

Tabbatha, what a wonderful post. and, congratulations on the tremendous weight

loss!

The changes we experience are so many and nothing can prepare us for physical

changes and there is no way to prepare us for the mental changes or the

relationship issues/changes that come with our weight loss.

We all completely understand your photograph story. I'm over five years out and

I see photos of me now and I'm not sure who the person is. Or, I catch a glimpse

of my reflection in the store windows and it takes a few seconds to sink in that

the person is me. OR, I see a photo of me from pre surgery days and I think,

" who is THAT? That's not me; I know I was fat, but I was never THAT fat! " For

me, the biggest " wow " is still when I look down when I'm driving and see all

that room between me and the stirring wheel -- I have this BIG lap! I can

snuggle my grand nieces/nephew close to me on that lap and read to them. My

nieces only knew my kneecap.

this is all rambling, but your post brings back so many memories--good and bad

of those first couple of years. thanks you for reminding me that life after the

DS is TRULY life.

Thanks, Tabbatha!

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Amazing

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[Guest guest]

What an awesome story! Thank you for sharing!

tttfnn wrote: My name is Tabbatha. I had the surgery

done with Dr. K in November. I

am down to 264 from 371 lbs.I am down from a size 32 to a size 22.

I cannot believe the change in my life!...in all

aspects...physically, emotionally, mentally. My marriage is starting

to change...so much so that at times I don't know what is going to

happen...all I know is that I am learning so many things about

myself...about why I ended up so overweight to begin with, about how

to deal with things right now...not " stuff " it literally and

emotionally. I feel beautiful...something I have not really ever been

ever to say with confidence. People used to tell me that I was

beautiful, but I never really believed it. I feel like a butterfly

coming out of a cacoon. I have confidence in myself like never

before. I wear makeup everyday...I am back to doing my hair, wearing

jewlery and making a regular rukus withmy husband.

Last weekend my best friend and I went to Hakone Gardens. She took

her camera and took pictures of me...I was blown away!!! Some of the

pictures came out soooo GREAT that I couldn't believe it was me...I

could have been a model...was a model for her...we had so much fun.

I would not change having this surgery done for the world!!!!! I am

ALIVE...and I can't believe that I never realized that I was a zombie

before the surgery...Thank You!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Tabbatha - what a beautiful, inspirational story. Thank you for sharing

it with us.

As for sharing about the WLS, I can think of few more personal things to

speak of. While I am not ashamed of having surgery (Oprah's easy way

out), neither do I feel it necessary to brag about it. I am a success.

Period.

Bobbe in Paso. 285=24. 3/03. 171=16.