A MEN ONLY question.....

Well before my sleeve I had a very large tummy & was proportionally large everywhere else....my first 28kgs has seen a seriously significant flattening of my tummy, my neck & head circumference have shrunk wonderfully...and YES as suspected, I am now the proud owner of "15yr old perky moobs" too....I suppose there had to be a down side to this sleeve thing.

An interesting observation, since I first asked this "men only" question the responses from the girls have almost outweighed the boys ?

OLD Mark

lol opus- i've read that before somewhere.... that you gain an inch. still lolling that you posted that though !!!

and guys be proud that you have nice perky boobs- as gail said she's shopping around for a surgeon and so am i- yours are probably nicer than ours !!!

HAHAHAHAH

You kidding me? that was half my motivation to get the surgery! I must say my love life has improved! lol

OpusKV626 wrote:

I can't believe I posted that! But it's a rarely spoken benefit for this surgery!

And therefore it's all the more important that someone says it! Onya!*

*Linguistic note: Translation of Australian idiomatic expression "Onya!" Short for "Good on you!"
= Australian for "I approve of whatever it is that you just did/said, but that's too many syllables and I can't be bothered saying it because:
a) the weather's too hot and it's sapping my strength and/or
b) I'm a bloke and it's not considered manly to talk much beyond grunting, but I appreciate it when someone else expresses something on my behalf."

PS. Officially, only option a) applies to me, as a biological Sheila (ie not a bloke). However, I do seem to generate confusion about my Sheila/Bloke status whenever I open my mouth -- especially in order to speak bluntly or to curse fluently (which I find occasion to do every day). [insert gender confusion emoticon here]

I can't believe I posted that! But it's a rarely spoken benefit for this surgery! I try to focus on the positive. What can I say? I'm an optimist. Cup half full indeed! (Well, more than half these days...) LOL

I am soooooooooooo getting that tape measure out on the bad apple, here was moi thinking it was my loss of padding hehehe

applesauce

OpusKV626 wrote:

... he loses a pant size on his waist-- and also gains an inch somewhere else. (maybe you can figure out what body part I'm talking about ;)

OMG: so you could end up with both moobs and a bit more "masculine confidence." I'm having a WLS Crying Game moment... I don't know where to look.


PS You know that secret men's business never stays that way...

Dark

tip toes in....takes a peek...blushes and leaves....
Woo hoo Opus

Oh yes boys...we certainly do lurk...lol

Opus,

don't say too much here...some of the girls cheat and do read these posts!!!!!!!! I agree with everything you said!! Plus..I am getting hairier (more hair!) by the day..I will look like a gorilla soon..

Cya
Greg

I don't have moobs (man boobs) after having lost the weight. When heavy, I was big all over and more barrel chested than moobs. So everything kind of shrunk back evenly without any leaving any localized perkiness. However, my tummy is a bit of a mess --- and my inner thighs could use a tune up.

Since this is a man TMI forum, I wonder if anyone has mentioned a positive male side effect of this surgery. They say that with every 30 pounds a man loses he loses a pant size on his waist-- and also gains an inch somewhere else. (maybe you can figure out what body part I'm talking about ;)

So after losing all my weight I've enjoyed a boost in confidence shall we say? Not only can I see south of the equator, but I feel like King Kong! The spouse doesn't seem to mind either.

P.S. I can't believe I'm posting this.

the male of the species shrunk back and look perfectly fine, or should I say man like . His tummy is a quiet a mess and he would love a tummy tuck at some point. He is a 97 for pants but if they removed his skirt of skin he would be be 87/92

applesauce

Couchie you make me laugh!!! (And congrats on the fantastic loss in 12 months).

I wish mine were still "perky" but then I'm currently shopping around for a plastic surgeon to see how much my total body reconstruction is going to cost and whether I have to take out a second mortgage or not.

Mark, I believe Adro from The Biggest Loser has had breast reduction surgery along with a tummy tuck, thighs etc, so it is definitely doable for guys as well as girls.

Cheers
Gail

Hi Guys,

mine are probably no worse than they were before..Couchie..mine arn't very perky..but at my age everything gets a bit droopy!!!!

Best of luck for Friday Mark

Cya

Greg

Yes, 60kgs down after 12months and I have nice perky breasts.

Its frigging despressing. I'm about to do something about it and visit a plastic surgeon.

Hi Old Mark

lol "accidently" looked at this thread...story on tv recently (sorry can't remember when) am sure it was about men getting plastic surgery for this problem. Hope it helps.

Met a guy today who is a work colleague and we were talking about his gastric by-pass a year ago and my sleeve this Friday. He shared a rather intimate fact with me, he has lost a massive amount of weight but has kept his man boobs...he has no abdominal fat (and bugga all really loose skin) but still has large breasts that would overflow a "c" cup.....he is sooo embarrassed.

What is your experience ?? Girls tend to loose their breast tissue....not sure I like the idea of becoming a "cross-dresser"... don't worry the girls wont read the thread lol

OLD Mark