Re: Update and Unanticipated Changes

[Guest guest]

--- I can totally relate to your post. You are echoing my thoughts

and feelings exactly(weird)...I too am going through pretty much what

you are and its amazing !! Keep up the great work..you are so worth

it.

In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients , " Gemello

DiGiovanni " <gemellodigiovanni@y...> wrote:

> Hello everyone:

>

> Just a quick update. I've totally plateaued this month, but that's

> OK with me. However, I continue to notice little things that

thrill

> and surprise me.

>

> For example, I continue to find that my body must think it's going

> through puberty again. Let me explain, as I became more and more

> obese, my body hair decreased, especially on my legs. I think that

> perhaps that is due to poor (or difficult) circulation in

conjunction

> with diabetes. I thought that my legs would become hairless, but

as

> the weight has come off, the hair has returned like it did when I

was

> an adolescent. STRANGE!

>

> Also, when I was brushing my teeth this morning, I got a glimpse of

> my arms. It's amazing to me that those are my arms. I actually

see

> veins and bones and muscles. My arms used to look so doughy and

> soft, and now they look like a man's arms should (thank you, free

> weights!). I look at old pictures and my hands look so small in

> comparison to my body, but now they look the right size.

>

> In general, this process has brought back my gender

characteristics.

> Being morbidly obese, my body looked (to me) so de-gendered (is

that

> even a word?). Now, with the pounds melting off, my shoulders,

arms,

> waist and hips are alligned in a typically masculine way. It feels

> so good to look more normally male.

>

> Does this make any sense? I never really anticipated having these

> kinds of ideas and feelings, but I have to say that I'm happy the

way

> things are turning out.

>

> Gemello

> -133 lbs

[Guest guest]

Boy do I hear what your saying! From a womens stand point. I have

hips,and a waist and I have pretty lil feet.I lost a whole shoe

size! My fingers are long and slim ,which makes my 2ct diamond look

amazeing!! lol (sorry guys I had to toss that in!! LOL I am the up

coming bride afer all (smile) Gemellow when I hit plateau I don't

mind ether. Like I've said thats the time people notice me the most.

Its amazeing whatching my body change.

Shell

> Hello everyone:

>

> Just a quick update. I've totally plateaued this month, but

that's

> OK with me. However, I continue to notice little things that

thrill

> and surprise me.

>

> For example, I continue to find that my body must think it's going

> through puberty again. Let me explain, as I became more and more

> obese, my body hair decreased, especially on my legs. I think

that

> perhaps that is due to poor (or difficult) circulation in

conjunction

> with diabetes. I thought that my legs would become hairless, but

as

> the weight has come off, the hair has returned like it did when I

was

> an adolescent. STRANGE!

>

> Also, when I was brushing my teeth this morning, I got a glimpse

of

> my arms. It's amazing to me that those are my arms. I actually

see

> veins and bones and muscles. My arms used to look so doughy and

> soft, and now they look like a man's arms should (thank you, free

> weights!). I look at old pictures and my hands look so small in

> comparison to my body, but now they look the right size.

>

> In general, this process has brought back my gender

characteristics.

> Being morbidly obese, my body looked (to me) so de-gendered (is

that

> even a word?). Now, with the pounds melting off, my shoulders,

arms,

> waist and hips are alligned in a typically masculine way. It

feels

> so good to look more normally male.

>

> Does this make any sense? I never really anticipated having these

> kinds of ideas and feelings, but I have to say that I'm happy the

way

> things are turning out.

>

> Gemello

> -133 lbs

[Guest guest]

Gemello DiGiovanni wrote:

>Hello everyone:

>

>Just a quick update. I've totally plateaued this month, but that's

>OK with me. However, I continue to notice little things that thrill

>and surprise me.

>

>

>

Congrats on the rehunkifying!!!

Laurel