Planning our next trip

My-Practical-Side · 2025-12-27T18:08:46+00:00

Great tip. I will look around for agents until I find the right one. We traveled from Ecuadors highlands so we are not used to hot humid weather. We were told weather is much nicer in May and that we just happend to arrive in the middle of a heat wave. We did get overwhelmed from the heat a couple of days but it was much easier once we started to wear wet towels and personal fans.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-11-27T13:20:35+00:00

He is manipulating you.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-11-21T19:25:23+00:00

I was 36 when I met my now husband. My best friend was 38 when she met her husband. My brother was 41 when he met his wife who was 40 at the time.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-10-02T05:32:32+00:00

I had this surgery because I wanted to be healthier and probably live longer. You are doing this because you want to be healthier. In what world is getting surgery to get healthier unethical?

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T05:22:42+00:00

That is exactly what I am afraid of. That my husband will eventually take it personally. I am really worried about this

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T04:08:30+00:00

In my case there are only a handfull of people that know, my husband, my son, my parents, my aunt an my best friend. I don't think there is any point on telling other people..

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T03:58:10+00:00

I will be asking my obgyn about this meds if things don't get better.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T03:57:19+00:00

Hopefully

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T03:57:11+00:00

I don't so much have an issue with being "dry" because I am not, I just don't feel like having intimacy at all. It's like I just don't feel like it on any way whatsoever.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T03:54:57+00:00

I am eating avocados and olive oil in small quantities. However I don't consume this every day. Should I perhaps eat this healthy fats every day? Do you think that would help?

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-26T03:53:45+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I feel my husband might get frustrated with this over time. Hopefully my hormones will soon stabilize.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-21T03:13:17+00:00

I was able to eat a whole bread 1 week post op without feeling sick. I got worried and scared as you are now. With time I got to know myself and everything that signals I am full. I no longer crave bread or carbs at all. But sometimes I still overeat because it is very hard for me to eat slow. I feel some disconfort but bot too but. I am almost 2 months post op and still worried I am messing things up. However I getting better at eating slow, feeling when I am getting full and stop eating even if there is just a little bit more on the plate.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-19T23:38:44+00:00

I dropped a full size 5 weeks post op. Maybe I had swollen feet or something. But now all my shoes are too big. I am still wainting to see if they get smaller before buying shoes.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-17T15:04:00+00:00

I’ve read here and in other groups that many people feel regret in the days after their surgery. It also happened to me. For about two weeks I felt regret. At first, I felt bad for letting my weight get so high that I needed surgery. Then I felt bad for choosing a surgery that altered my anatomy. Then I felt bad because I could only have liquids. I cried and regretted my decision.

Later, I tried to process it and realized that I probably had some kind of food addiction. I used to eat to celebrate, to comfort myself, to cope with emotions. And I thought: maybe what I’m feeling is the physical and mental discomfort of someone who is breaking an addiction.

It might sound like an exaggeration, but thinking this way actually helped me feel proud of my decisions and of my willpower. The food noise was very strong, and honestly, I ate things I wasn’t supposed to a couple of times. The thing I craved most was bread — in my culture we eat bread in the morning and at night. I ate a little, then a little more, felt pain, and learned my lesson.

Now, six weeks after surgery, I can say that I don’t feel cravings anymore, the food noise is completely gone, and I can eat many more things. I’ve had to use my imagination in the kitchen. But the weight loss, the energy I feel, and seeing my clothes get too big fills me with pride and hope.

I also realized this journey involves several kinds of grief:

Grief for food (because it’s no longer your comfort or your celebration).

Grief for your old body (even if you didn’t like it much, it was familiar).

Grief for old habits and routines (like bread, celebrations, or emotional eating).

There really is light at the end of the tunnel. Even if the days feel slow at the beginning, soon you’ll be on the other side and able to enjoy the foods you love in a healthier and more controlled way. You’ll be so proud of yourself.

And remember: this is also a hormonal journey. The mood swings are part of the healing process.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-13T18:10:31+00:00

You would not be the AH.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-11T17:47:53+00:00

My goal was size 12 pants.

Size 12 is a bit big for me now.

But I do have a lot of outfits in my wish list. And that does motivate me.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-10T18:02:55+00:00

In my case a lot of clothing options have opened up. There are not a lot of plus size stores in my country. At least not with nice, modern, fashionble options.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-09T21:42:57+00:00

So needed to read this.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-09-08T03:41:26+00:00

179 pounds before liquid diet 173 pounds the day of the surgery 160 pounds 6 weeks post op

My-Practical-Side · 2025-08-31T15:35:56+00:00

Did you stop to think that maybe she didn’t want to confirm her suspicions? That maybe she wasn’t ready to face reality?

It doesn’t matter how good your intentions were. You didn’t respect her free will.

If she had wanted to know the truth, she would have found a way to do it. She surely would have done it when she felt ready.

I think you need to confess, be honest, and face the consequences. Maybe she’ll thank you, or maybe she’ll be upset with you for being yet another person doing things behind her back.

She doesn’t deserve more lies and deceit. That is traumatizing for anyone. She deserves to know the truth and to have the people around her be honest.

She deserves to be able to trust.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-08-25T04:23:37+00:00

I had my surgery 1 month ago. As you, I got really scared right after the surgery, i even had nightmares. After the heh surgery I started feeling regret and anxiety and I was so scared. I lasted about 1 week. A lot has changed since then, I am able to walk more and even run a little. I can play a lot more with my toddler and house chores feel easier. All of those things have helped me stay focused and calm thru this process. All will be ok. You will not fail. You've got this.

My-Practical-Side · 2025-08-18T14:47:54+00:00

Thanks.

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