Quote from: Penguinn on May 30, 2018, 06:29:59 AMI found it hilarious that almost nobody (that didn't know about what I did) commented on my height increase. Maybe a 5'2 and 5'5 person don't look very different to the 5'8 & 5'9 friends I have? 
Or maybe people thought I just grew naturally.
You grew 7cm too? And nobody noticed?
Quote from: Johnson1111 on May 30, 2018, 07:03:35 AMYou grew 7cm too? And nobody noticed?
7.5 actually
The people who knew I did it definitely noticed it. But friends I met once in many months didn't. Maybe they just assumed I grew naturally or didn't give a fk.
but don't they notice from lack of willingness to engage in physical activities like hiking, traveling which involves a lot of walking?
Quote from: fokid on May 30, 2018, 07:14:59 AMbut don't they notice from lack of willingness to engage in physical activities like hiking, traveling which involves a lot of walking?
I just lengthened 7cm, and surprisingly less people than I thought have noticed the change. The. people who have said anything attribute it to the weight loss I had with my "fractured" legs. Most will leave it alone after a few comments.
Is it because we over estimate how much 7cm really is?
Quote from: Johnson1111 on May 30, 2018, 07:39:36 AMIs it because we over estimate how much 7cm really is?
Maybe, but to me and any other LLer I've talked to, 7cm is very significant. It is definitely a night and day difference to me.
Quote from: LAGrowin on May 30, 2018, 07:30:09 AMI just lengthened 7cm, and surprisingly less people than I thought have noticed the change. The. people who have said anything attribute it to the weight loss I had with my "fractured" legs. Most will leave it alone after a few comments.
Exactly the same happened with me.
I lengthened 7.5 cm and although all of my friends said I seemed bigger, noone thought that I am so much taller than before.
Maybe because I was short (1.68) and I just became as tall as them or still shorter.
Also I was 22 so many would think that I grew naturally.
Anyway, 7.5 cm IS a big difference and being 1.75 to 1.68 is a whole new world. However, when I become from average to tall after my second LL (when I will end up at about 1.82-2) I am sure that everyone will notice how tall I became. But I dont care, on the other hand I want a drastic change so as to finally feel completely ok with my height.
It's funny you guys have been having this convo in my diary...here's an interesting story..
Just this past weekend, I hung out with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time. One negative side effect of this surgery, at least for me, is that I sorta avoided certain people because I didn't want them to know I had the surgery. Some people I told, some I didn't. It really depended on the person and what I thought their reaction would be.
Anyway...this guy is about 5' 7.5". So he was definitely taller than me pre surgery, and I'm a little taller than him after the surgery. I've noticed that women (almost all of them, no matter what their own height is - since they instinctively value or are attracted to height) and guys around my height (either a bit shorter, the same or a bit taller pre-surgery) tend to notice the most. Guys 5'10" and up haven't seemed to notice. I was worried this guy would notice both because he wasn't that much taller than me, and also because I figured he'd react negatively. Thankfully, I think just the fact that I'm a lot more well-built and have different facial hair and longer hair in general (and the fact that it had been years) all threw him off. But a few times, I caught him looking at me with confusion in his eyes. He looked at me a few times as if he knew something was different about me, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was. But I loved it! And I loved being taller than him. I know I only lengthened 7cm, but I'm wondering if yoga has given me some more (even if only temporary). My doctor recently measured me at 5'8.5", although I think my evening height is closer to 5'8" or maybe a tad above that.
Quote from: fokid on May 30, 2018, 07:14:59 AMbut don't they notice from lack of willingness to engage in physical activities like hiking, traveling which involves a lot of walking?
I can walk long distances, I could trek/hike if I wanted to. I just can't play sports yet but I think that'll change in 6 months or so (I'll still wait a year). Not a soul can see me walking and find anything wrong. I didn't play that much of sports before, so they probably just think I'm being lazy
Quote from: YellowSpike on May 30, 2018, 03:07:18 PMIt's funny you guys have been having this convo in my diary...here's an interesting story..
Just this past weekend, I hung out with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time. One negative side effect of this surgery, at least for me, is that I sorta avoided certain people because I didn't want them to know I had the surgery. Some people I told, some I didn't. It really depended on the person and what I thought their reaction would be.
Anyway...this guy is about 5' 7.5". So he was definitely taller than me pre surgery, and I'm a little taller than him after the surgery. I've noticed that women (almost all of them, no matter what their own height is - since they instinctively value or are attracted to height) and guys around my height (either a bit shorter, the same or a bit taller pre-surgery) tend to notice the most. Guys 5'10" and up haven't seemed to notice. I was worried this guy would notice both because he wasn't that much taller than me, and also because I figured he'd react negatively. Thankfully, I think just the fact that I'm a lot more well-built and have different facial hair and longer hair in general (and the fact that it had been years) all threw him off. But a few times, I caught him looking at me with confusion in his eyes. He looked at me a few times as if he knew something was different about me, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was. But I loved it! And I loved being taller than him. I know I only lengthened 7cm, but I'm wondering if yoga has given me some more (even if only temporary). My doctor recently measured me at 5'8.5", although I think my evening height is closer to 5'8" or maybe a tad above that.
That's hilarious. Feels sneaky as f*ck, doesn't it?
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