Thin feels so good!!! - ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass Forum, Lap Band Forum, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum

JWheeler · 08-01-2004, 11:10 PM

Okay... I know it's an old cliche and prior to this surgery I would want to hit any person who would say to me: "Thin feels good!" -- because I knew I would never know what thin would feel like. And while I'm not suggesting that I am thin (yet)... I am 75 pounds lighter than I used to be, and I am feeling "thinner."

Okay... so why am I all of a sudden telling others that "thin feels so good" ???

Because the other day as I was going to lunch with a friend, she came up to me and told me that I looked wonderful and didn't need to lose anymore weight!!! Who me!??!! Not lose any more weight??!!?? Are you sure you meant to say that to me??!!?? When I finally wrapped my head around the fact that she was being absolutely serious, I thanked her for the nice compliment.

I also had a realization after a pretty intense interview that for the first time in my life, I interviewed without fearing what the interviewer was thinking of my weighty self. I actually walked into the interview with CONFIDENCE (can you believe that??) and with the purpose of selling myself and my skills. It was such a great experience!!

And finally, one other experience, and something I never in a million years thought I'd hear someone say to me... are you ready??...

"Honey, are you sure you got enough, you eat like a bird."

At family reunions, that was never a comment made to me (I was usually the one who heard "leave that for someone else"). I really felt like I had finally crossed to the "other side" and am now living with the "skinny people."

I know it's crazy, but I'm beginning to understand why people say that thin feels good. It really does!!!

watergirl · 08-02-2004, 08:03 AM

What a wonderful momment in your journey. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Christina · 08-02-2004, 09:09 AM

Jeannette,

I can totally relate to what you said. Thanks for posting your wonderful thoughts. Friday night Stuart and I went out with some of his work buddies, one whom hadn't seen him since he had the surgery. Rachel was full of questions, because her father is severely obese apparently, and wanted to know as much as she could. Of course she looks like a barbie doll but she was totally cool. She found out that I too had the surgery and asked how much I had lost and how much I weighed in the beginning (if I didn't mind) So I told her I weighed 274 and now I weigh 194 a loss of 80 lbs. When I told them that I weighed 194 now they were all looking under the table and all around trying to find those 194 lbs. It felt kind of weird but good to think that even people in the medical field didn't see me at almost 200 lbs. Don't know if they were being polite or not, but it seriously did look as if they didn't believe it. They were like "where" lol

It was pretty cool. They were all very nice and friendly. And for the first time I am so not embarrassed about telling my weight..

brutherford · 08-02-2004, 09:43 PM

Thin does feel good, doesn't it? It's bizarre because so much still feels the same, but other things feel so different, like:

- Increased confidence when meeting new people, starting my new job, etc.
- Having my husband tell me every day how "hot" I am when I leave for work.

- Being checked out, and not feeling like I have to run and hide when it happens.
- Sitting with my legs crossed... and being comfortable!
- Being able to wear cute shoes (heels, strappy sandals, etc.) without feeling like my feet, legs, or back are going to explode.
- Liking the way I look in skirts - Who knew that I've got pretty good legs?!
- Not avoiding looking in the mirrors at the gym (my a** doesn't spill over the machine seats, and I fit in all of the smaller spaces now.)
- Confidently sitting in seats that used to stress me out before (i.e. would I collapse the chair, spill over the sides?)
- Having all of my friends and new co-workers say that I look 10 years younger than I am (everyone always used to think that I was older.)

There's so many cool things happening now - it's hard to keep track of it all! Thanks Jeannette for posting and making me think about all of the good stuff!

ACORNEY · 04-19-2007, 11:30 AM

I Often Wander What It Would Be Like To Be Then. To Be Able To Shop At The Nice Stores Where Your Not Judge For Being A Large Size Guy Or Gal. I Can Remmeber When I Used To Go Shopping And Going The That Large Size Store. And Buying The Smallist Size They Had. Well Not Now I Almost By 3x Biger Then I Should This Sucks. I Want To Be On The Oither Side With Most Of You. I Have Medicaid And If Dont Think I Can Go To The State For Help If I Am Denid. Can Someone Help Me. At My Pysc. Eval . I Had Learned So Mush About Myself . I Am Depressed. So I Need To Be On Med Before I Can Get The Ok From Pysc. I Am Hoping To Get The Ok For The Surgery Sometime This Summer. But I Do Have A Problem Though. I Have Noone To Stay With Me And Help Me When I Do Have Surgery. I Mean I Also Have To Think About My Son Benjamin To. If Anyone Has Any Info That Could Help Me .

Every Keep Up The Good Work You Are Doing .

Bypassingme619 · 04-19-2007, 11:38 AM

Congrats on the -75 pounds gone forever. It is a process but when you see that scale going down and not up that is such a WONDERFUL feeling.

cassie7978 · 04-19-2007, 12:47 PM

I know what you mean I just came back to work after being off for almost 2 months after my surgery and I have gotten so many comp. that Im really starting to get a big head.. They tell me that I dont even look like the same person.. WOW I'm only like 4 1/2 months into this... I cant wait to a year or so down the road ... I'm so happy I made the decision to have this surgery. It has truelly changed my life!!!!!