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Great job! WOW!! 141 lbs in one year is a lot!!!!!! You have done exceptionally well. Very happy for you! You look amazing!! Congrats! You kind of resemble Cynthia Nixon especially in this photo take a look : http://www.google.com/imgres?q=miranda+from+sex+and+the+city&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=957&bih=613&tbm=isch&tbnid=lBasRAxqGhQvLM:&imgrefurl=http://www.styleite.com/tag/sex-and-the-city/page/2/&docid=TcoINMRo74ZvEM&imgurl=http://www.styleite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CynthiaNixon.jpg&w=350&h=350&ei=LYTjT4HrB6H00gGirM2dAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=687&vpy=155&dur=1199&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=207&ty=118&sig=111309455480670298068&page=2&tbnh=129&tbnw=130&start=20&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:20,i:184

Hi Kristy! Yes I believe we did! You look amazing too!! Great job! 104 pounds down is awesome!!! You are so close to your goal now! You are rocking that sleeve girl!

Thank you all I really do feel marvelous!

thanks for all the compliments!!

Thank you!

Thank you guys!

Thanks MinaT. I just realized the first "after" picture didn't show my entire body. I have just modified it to show the actual photo size. hehe

I always use the same "before" picture because I never really photographed myself when I was at my heaviest weights; which at times fluctuated up and down between 313 lbs. and 295 lbs. I never thought I would get out of that slump and thanks to my sleeve I have been able to accomplish so much in a little over a year. Last year, before my surgery, I wondered if I would ever get out of the 200's. My surgeon told me that the sleeve surgery didn't guarantee 100% weight loss of my excess weight, and I was o.k with that because I figured any weight loss is better than none!. However, I did wonder if I would even make it below 200 lbs. It's finally happened for me!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooo hoooooooooooo! I am so happy for myself. Here are my before and after pics! In the after picture I am actually 202 pounds but I look pretty much the same at 198 lbs. hehehe

Thank you! All the comments give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside hehe. You guys rock!

Thanks girls!

Thanks!

"my world is expanding as my butt is shrinking"

You guys look great! Congrats!

Thank you all for your wonderful compliments and comments. I am sure you are all looking great and feeling better as well!

Thanks! I do have a couple of skin issue but nothing out of the ordinary for a person who was so overweight. I have the infamous bat wings under my arms hehe and I have a slight excess amount of skin on my upper thigh. I also have cellulite on my legs but I am doing some leg work outs to try to get rid of those.

Thank you! I am 5'7.

Thanks! I have lost a total of 94 pounds. There is really no secret: Stick to your portions, take your Vitamins and drink at least 64 oz. of Water. I have never been one to diet. I eat what everyone else eats, just always in moderation!

Anewme@28: Thank you so much! I caught myself strutting on the treadmill the other day hahahaha!!

Thank you kyllfalcon. I think we all become an inspiration to each other in this forum.

Thank you jthurman!

I can't believe it's been almost a year since I had my surgery. It has definitely been a journey and I am so glad I have been able to accomplish so much. I am so close to getting out of the 200's! I can almost taste onederland! My weight loss has considerably slowed but I am still pushing forward and I definitely feel great! The difference amazes me still:

You look great! Congrats!

My weight gain and loss has been a roller coaster since Surgery. I have learned to accept the changes in my body and to just keep pushing forward and ignore it. I am 11 months out and have lost a total of 94 pounds. It WILL happen for you too. Just be patient with your body and don't freak out when you notice a gain, eventually you start loosing again.

I hope your weight loss is going well!

Thanks!