[sylvie]

Originally Posted by Miss_Tia

I have dropped weight because it was essentially a gastric bypass surgery, a sleeve. Have I dropped alot of weight. Some. Not alot. But enough. I really am not obsessed with weight like I use to be in m 20s and 30s. I like the plusness of my body and the roundness of my curves. It aggravates me when people tell me my surgery didnt work, all because I didnt become a size 10. I wouldnt know what to do with myself as a size 10! I am a 16/18 and very very happy with my body.

Welcome & good for you !!
i have grown up with a lot of body issues, and am only just starting to build some self confidence where that is concerned.. So wonderful that you are happy with your body - that's so important and it makes me gitty happy when someone (whether a size 3 or a size 26) is comfortable in their skin, confident and happy.. i was very obsessed with my weight a year ago (and every year prior to that), and it wasn't so much about being 98 lbs heavier than i am now, as much as it was about the low self esteem i had .. i am 217 lbs now, and am much more comfortable in my skin these days.. Definitely not about the weight lost as it is about getting to know myself inside and out, learning to appreciate the skin i am in and accepting and loving my imperfections. i am still trying to lose weight, but that's for health reasons, because today, i know i am beautiful, sexy and love seeing and feeling it.. And i have curves, and proud of them too.