You are to sweet! The benefits of age can never be underestimated. Speak the wisdom my friend

Thank you! I hope that some one out in the world sees the video and realizes that it's ok if what they are doing is good enough when they look at other people's journey.

Thank you for your insight in this topic too. No one should feel guilt or sadness because person A & B did "better" than them in the same amount of time. In the end WLS is about the long haul and not the sprint

I have seen and heard from people that feel like or even do give up trying to lose weight after surgery because they compare their journey to others in an unfavorable way. The more I thought about that the more I knew that I had to say something, even if most of the people that see my videos already know that truth :)

It was so wonderful to meet you too! I did make the quilt, when I was in high school and have moved it around the country since then

My Neutopia VSG Journey Well it’s even more impressive that you made it as a teenager! ❤️

Thank you for saying that about my neck. We are always our worst critic. I'm not in a rush to get any surgery and I want to get some muscles before I do anything, to help with recovery. The more I look into it, the less I want to do anything.

People just have to do these things in their own time. I will probably revisit the idea more next year, if not before, to see how I feel about it :)

Awww :( You make it sound like it was terrible!

I probably should have been more specific. All my one on one interactions were great but overall I am not a social person so it was mentally exhausting for me and took a while for me to recover even after coming home. I loved that I got to meet so many people but didn't have enough real time with people (except you and Cindy). For me, the mental exhaustion does not seem to be worth it just to be able to have a few meaningful conversations.

I understand. What I wish is that I had money to just fly around and spend a weekend with each of the WLS people that I feel a connection with.

It's rough, I didn't have the same one as you but I had a hard go with the one that I did have. I hope that the video I messaged you help somewhat, with ideas for what not to do and how to do what you need to do. You just don't realize how much you use a body part, until you can't use it 😛

It's funny how easy it is to form ideas of what/who people are, just based on videos and photos. I wish that I lived closer to you, Nirvana, Erin, Monica, etc etc. We need to build a WLS island :) After the responses that I have gotten on this video, here and PMs, I am planning on going to WLSFA, just need to start buying tickets and making reservations.

Thank you for your reply and first hand experience with WLSFA. I think that I will try it out, but leave the hubs at home this time, that might make it better or maybe worse, hard to say but I will give it a go. Maybe I will make a shirt that says "Awkward WLS patient - Will you be my friend?" or something like that. :)

I did have a good time, it just wasn't what I had hoped for on the cruise. I always have a good time with whatever I do, even when I have to push myself to be happy. I appreciate you sharing your story with me. :)

I always figured that you were talking/skyping with lots of WLS ladies, like every day, because you are so popular here and IG and everyone comments on your posts and stuff.

People comment but it's just words, there are very few people who I talk to. And lately since October when my hubby left, I'm not really chatting or talking to anyone. I post pics, make videos to help keep me from going off the deep end. To feel like I have some link to the outside world if it's only online. I'm super weird an awkward so I've learned it's easier to make friends on here and give you guys little doses over time... I'm alot to swallow if you watch my constant ups and downs .. it's draining on those that love me. So I do my best to keep what little friendships I do have, we talk or send memes but normally I chat once every other week. Atleast I try to hit hearts on everyone's stuff that I can see. I don't think people understand when you have this many people on Facebook and Instagram people get buried. And then they get butthurt thinking that I don't care, is that I don't see other people's content Instagram and Facebook only show me what they want. And that's the same with you too when you're subscribed to as many people as I subscribe to because I try to subscribe for people who subscribed to me. Everybody's content kind of gets muddled.

I have no idea why I wrote as much as I did sorry about that. Once I get started I'm a little too verbose... Longggggg winded eh! Well I hope you feel better about your trip. No you're not alone in your awkwardness and making friends for a lot of us isn't easy. And as far as being in the IT Crowd or popular, not so much. But I try to be good to those who stick around because I know it's not easy for them to do it. Man I'm probably not helping at all I'm sorry

I really appreciate you taking your time to comment on my video and respond to me. I think that we would be friends if we were ever to get together, being awkward and 'much' in the same space. I wish you the best :)

Thank you. I never know if people like what I talk about :)

Thank you. It's hard to take the time to stop and think about need vs. want when you see a 'pretty' thing

Yes, soooooo bored! Netflix and nap is my life. I ordered the big container of Syntrax Caramel Macchiato yesterday, really need to up my protein. I can't really survive on 1 meal and 2 pieces of cheese a day

You would think that as bored as I am I would have been on making videos every day. Instead of was just posting whining daily posts on Facebook :P as you probably saw

Thanks sweetie! Some days I wish that I never had the surgery but other days I'm glad that I did, since I have gotten most of the feeling back in my hands, which as an artist was difficult and as a person trying to do daily tasks was becoming nearly impossible since I was dropping stuff all the time. Only time will tell if it will all work out