Nichelle

That is so so very exciting, congratulations!! This is also one of my biggest goals: to fit into a smaller jean size more than a weight. Yippee!!!:Banane02:

Simply amazing!!

I don't think there is any good way around it. I take my vitamins faithfully everyday which include biotin. Biotin does not stop the hairloss, but it promotes new hair growth. Plus its great for my skin which I feel has a better glow now and it has done wonders for my weak nails. I am four months out and the hair is coming out in handfuls all day and chunks when I wash and comb. I was lucky to have quite a head of hair, but I can feel it thinning as I now wrap the hair tie four times instead of three. I know this may not be the best help, but I hear its going to get worse before it gets better. Hugs*** your not alone. I think the best treatment is to try to keep washing and combing minimal or be as gentle as possible. Try to just wear your hair down instead of in a ponytail as the hair tie pulls more out. Be good to your hair: no heat like blowdryers and curling irons. Try new conditions and shampoos with volume enhancers to minimize any visable loss. Hope this helps.

:welcome: Hello all from VST. Thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog. I keep this so I can keep track of all my numbers. There is not alot of valuable, self motivation talk in this, but it does show real numbers and real losses. This is just my blurb that I throw down and account for each month so I can remember my journey. This is the kind of stuff I was always looking for before I decided to have surgery so I though I would keep a very detailed log of all my numbers in case anyone wanted to know how it all came off. Plus its great to come back here and check and see how things are going and see that I am losing. Moving on! :eek2: OMG, can not believe I am four months post of vsg. Time just flies by. When your in the moment sometimes things couldn't go any slower and all you want is the time to get to moving, but once the time does pass us by it seems almost too fast. Life is so short and I am so glad I decided to change mine for the better now instead of waiting till later. I could have lost so many valuable years to my weight. So ok a few things I want to mention I do not think about food the same way. Food is fuel and neccessary for me to live and to do things I need to get done. I don't worry any more about being hungry or what I am going to eat all the time. I do not really have cravings like I used to. I can see a commercial with food and not be mouth watering and go eat even though I probably wasn't even hungry. I do not think about pre eating before I go out. Like say before if I were to go out to a bbq or something like that I would eat first so I wouldn't look like a pig when we did eat or worry that there wouldn't be enough food. I am not embarrassed to eat in front on people now either. I remember alot of the food I would eat was when I was at home alone in my room. Its so great not to have to worry about things like that now. Its fantastic! :peace: So I have had just about the most amazing summer I can think of. I have never had so much fun and done so many great things. A few things I did were go on a float trip where we went canoeing, Oceans of Fun, state fair, went to the Ozarks twice, family reunion, casino, out with friends to RCs, Polka Dot, and Goodfellas singing karaoke, BBQ, wore a dress/a bathing suit/shorts, oh and did I mention I also lost 53lbs in the process!! Hell yeah. Life couldn't get any better right now I've been saying, but every month I feel better and smile more and simply enjoy life. :scared0: NUMBERS! That face is what I would have thought before this surgery. Nope this is more like it now :woot: This month was great. I lost another 9 lbs. which seems to be the tread for the past few months. I can hang with that. At that rate I'll be close to 200 by halloween and weigh less than my boyfriend at that point. This month I moved on the bmi scale also. I started this journey in the classification of morbid obesity. I moved down to obesity class 2 the first month out of surgery and just this month acutally this past week I have now moved under a bmi of 35 so that puts me in the classification of obesity class 1. Now some would say woopie big deal your still obese, but truthfully if you haven't been there you don't even know how great this feels to move down this scale and see your progress and know that you are just passing through these classes on your way to a normal bmi and a healthier you. It may take awhile, but the next class is overweight (for me about 190lbs) and I can't wait to get there it will be a great day. I began this journey and set my goal at 157lbs because that would put me in a normal bmi range. All I ever wanted was to be normal so that is still my goal. I know it may be a far stretch, but we will see when we get down to that point. It may come down to more of a jean size that a weight. Personally that may be the more important factor. I am 47% to my goal weight so by next month I hopefully will be over half way there. Which means I will have lost more than I need to so ooo good feeling. The measurement numbers are a little lower than before, but I think its just because I did them a week late last month and a half a week early this month. So next month's numbers on the tape will hopefully be much bigger, well or much smaller acutally! Sweet, thanks for taking a look. Start Weight: 273 Pre-op: --- 6 lbs. lost Surgery Weight: 267 1 month: 247 -- bmi 39.0 -- 20 lbs lost 2 month: 238 -- bmi 37.3 -- 9 lbs lost 3 month:229 --bmi 35.9 -- 9 lbs lost 4 month: 220 --bmi 34.5 -- 9 lbs lost Lost since surgery: -47 Lost Total: -53 lbs. Overall Goal Weekly Break Down, lbs. lost pre-op week: 6 lbs week 1 -- 8 lbs. 2 --5 3 --3 4 --2 5 --2 6 --3 ~2months 7 --3 8 --1 9 --2 10 --6 ~3months 11 --0 12 --2 13 --1 14 --3 ~4months 15 --0 16 --4 17 --2 Start Jean size: 24/22 Current Jean size: 18/16 Start Shirt size: 3x/2x Current Shirt size: 1x/xl/ one shirt I have is a L Inches: Neck Start: 16 Last: 14.5 Recent: 14 Loss: -0.5 Total Loss: -2 Upper Arm Start: 15 Last: 14 Recent: 13.5 Loss: -0.5 Total Loss: -1.5 Forearm Start: 11.5 Last: 10.5 Recent: 10.5 Loss: 0 Total Loss: -1 Waist Start: 49 Last: 40.5 Recent: 39 Loss: -1.5 Total Loss: -10 Abdomen (belly button) Start: 55 Last: 47.5 Recent: 47 Loss: -0.5 Total Loss: -8 Hips Start: 55 Last: 49 Recent: 48 Loss: -1 Total Loss: -7 Bust Start: 54 Last: 48 Recent: 48 Loss: 0 Total Loss: -6 Chest Start: 44 Last: 38.5 Recent: 38 Loss: -0.5 Total Loss: -6 Thigh Start: 30.5 Last: 27 Recent: 25.5 Loss: -1.5 Total Loss: -5 Calf Start: 17.5 Last: 16 Recent: 16 Loss: 0 Total Loss: -1.5 1st month loss: -19.5 in 2nd month loss: -9 in 3rd month loss: -14.5 in 4th month loss: -6 in Total Lost: -49 inches Labor Day Goal Ok, so 2 months ago I made this goal and I hope to still reach it. I figure I will post now about it since it is only a week away and I can post about my next goal as well. I have 4lbs and one week. I think I consider this goal a win. I am much closer to this than my 4th of july goal that I missed by like 9lbs. If I miss this by a pound or two it won't ruin my day. I think I am still doing fantastic. Labor Day Goal 7/5/11 to 9/5/11 -- 2 months or 9 weeks Start Weight 238 Goal 216 To lose -22 Avg./week 2.44 Next Goal is Halloween :bat: 7/5/11 to 10/31/11 -- 2 months or 8 weeks Goal is 202 lbs. ***This goal is made by losing 9lbs a month which I have been doing.

I am so excited for these challenges. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I just love dressing up. This year I might not have to search high and low to find one that fits well and doesn't cost extra for plus sizes. Now usually I would be crazy mad about a holiday challenge, but I am ready to make one I can not only keep, but can reach to. So exciting. This will be my first year that my new year's goal won't be to start a diet and try sticking to it. Thanks Diva for keeping us all motivated. Best of luck on your newest goal with the body fat percentage. Great way to take in a new challenge!

UPDATE: Nichelle.......238........220..........216..........4lbs. Its the last leg of the race and I'm going to have to give it my all to cross the line on time for this one!! Here I go...

You are so freaking AMAZING!! Congratulations. I have been watching your journey with you since the begginning almost. Your youtube and I just love your post and everything you do. I hope all is well and freaking super great for you because you deserve it. Way to go girl!!

Simply fantastic, you look great and happy!!

This is so awesom!! Congratulations on all you hard work and success. An inspiration you are for me.:bananajump:

Rock it!!!:Banane17:

Wowee, the bad boy thing is working for you! You look amazing and confident.

Some days I see it other days I don't. I still have quite a ways to go as I am about half way to goal. The days I feel great, nothing can stand in the way of that feeling. Then there are days or times when I look and still see this huge blob and wonder to myself how I could have ever possibly have been 50lbs heavier as I am still huge now. Only time will tell as my mind has me scattered too!

Congratulations, you look fantastic, happy, and healthy. Way to go!!

Fantastic, your story has been a true inspiration for me. I love reading all your posts. Congratulations, you look amazing.:purplebananna:

This is a fantastic NSV!! :Banane33:

Congratulations, your doing such an amazing job. Way to go!!:Banane10:

That's fantastic!! I know exactly what you are saying as I bartend myself. I always got the 'you have such a pretty face though...' line. Now its all changing!! Be ready because they start flowing in even more every day. Congratulations, you deserve, we all deserve to hear how great we look.

Fantastic!! I got a kick out of your post, loved it!!

Super amazing, I love the expression on your face too! Way to go girl you look hot in those pants.

That's fantastic!! I love this, congrats.

Wowzaa!! You look marvelous in that dress, wtg.

Onerland here you come!! Congratulations, you are doing fabulous!!

Excellent!! You are now an honoree of the +100 group can't wait to meet you there!

Holy, Moly you look superb!! You have made a great transformation, congratulations!!