angelawr

Have 32 to go!..

So I have been sick since Friday and that totally sucks but as of this afternoon my BMI is 29.9 and I am officially no longer obese. I have lost 90 lbs since 12/12/12 and I am only 30-35lbs away from my goal and I am not scheduled to be there until 12/12/13. Just keeping an eye out for my silver lining. lol

I know most people are looking forward to ONEderland but as of today I am under 300 pounds for the first time in 15 years and I had to share my joy!
Highest weight 353
Day of surgery 329
Today 298
YAY ME!!!!!!!!

Surgery was 11/15/12, before pic was taken on 11/13/12 after losing 25lbs roughly on the Clear liquids. and the new pic was from this past Saturday 5/25/13 so roughly 6 months plus 10 days.
I guess its safe to say their is a visible difference. Strangely at times I still feel like a have a long ways to go, but those around me are astounded at the progress.

That'd be great. With a side of popcorn and a bucket of wings, please. I have a letter to write to my insurance company about the new boobs I want.

I have cleaned my closet all the way from size 26 pants to size 6 and from a 3X women's top to a misses medium. It is the greatest feeling in the world! I LOVE cleaning my closet!

Hey there guys just wanted to give a seven month update on my journey to this point. I started out at around 300lbs with high blood pressure and severe sleep apnea. I have lost around 102 lbs depending on the day and what I had to eat the day before. I workout on a three day rotation. Day 1 I do my running, which consist of a 5-8 mile run depending on how I feel. Day 2 is my lifting day, I try to incorporate fundamentals of crossfit and p90x. I only use body weight for my lifting such as pushups, situps, pullups, dips, because if I lift heavy I will put on weight. I do use some small dumbells for curls and triceps. Day 3 is my rest day, and then I just go back to Day 1. My goal is to run a half marathon by October which seems pretty attainable at this point. My Diet consist of mostly Proteins and vegetables, but I have learned that if I don't intake enough carbs my blood sugar drops way to low due to all the exercise. For Breakfast I do greek yogurt fruit and granola, lunch is usually grilled turkey, chicken, or fish with vegetables and a cup of long grain brown rice. On days I run I might have more rice so I don't fee bad during the run. For Snacks I will roll up deli meat and a slice of cheese with a little mustard to dip it in. I might have two or three of these a day. For dinner I pretty much follow the same pattern as lunch. Before bed I sometimes have a granola bar or some more yogurt and fruit especially if I ran that night. If anyone has any questions feel free to private message me.

Congrats bro I'm 100lbs down also and looking and feeling great! I've actually been doing Crossfit along with my cardio and I find that helps me...

As far as work outs go i do all cardio. I was actually this small a couple of years ago when i boxed. I went back to what i did best, boxing. So i do all cardio which consists of running and cardio machines. I have had not stomach issues what so ever i went back to working out about a month after surgery. The only thing is my muscles and bones arent as strong from what i believe is lack of protein...so recovery is essential. Hope this helps.

I'm so excited. Last week, I hit ONEderland! I'm now 197.8 lbs! This is a big milestone for me... It's the halfway point. I'm actually a little more than halfway now... ONEderland! and I'm not morbidly obese anymore...I'm just obese! So I'm really excited. Here's a pic.
Before, I weighed 274 lbs. Today, I weigh 197.8. I am 5 ft. tall.

Here are some before and after photos of me.
Before (10-2011): 360 lb
In Rome near the Colosseum.
Surgery date (07-02-2012): 335 lb
I started to lose weight in may 2012, 2 months before surgery.
After (05-24-2013): 188 lb
At home in the back yard.
My lowest was 177 lb in February 2013. I have gained about 10 lb of lean muscle since then. "After" is still a work in progress as I am working on strength training over the summer months. No lose skin except for a little around the front of the stomach. It will probably go away by end of this summer.

I have lost 82 pounds in a little over 8 months. I think I have generally had an easy time and lost consistently! My goal is to lose 100 pounds. In the beginning I didn't think that was attainable but now I can see it happening.

I really wish ppl would fill out their before and after pics ...and their profile !!!...it is such an inspiration to so many to get advice and good tips ....then when u look at their profile and see no history and / or pics its a bit discouraging !!!! ::: .....just sayin!............also when responding in a forum i find it helpful to know the persons surgery date !!!!

Well I'm 10 months out & 91.2 pounds lighter!! Not as much as some but I'll get to where I want to be eventually!!