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Just wanted to say good luck on your surgery. I am sure your phone will be find.

Congratulations! I can tell you are a proud guard mom ☺
I still pick out the 3x shirts every time I shop. I end up putting them back to get a 1x now, but somehow I don't see myself as any different yet.
I can't wait until the day I can too.
Thanks for sharing. ????

2/8 - 204.6 for me!!!

So how is everybody doing? I'm in week nine from surgery now. It's funny just how much my head has changed since August when i started off on this journey. I feel changed. I used to think it was my body that was holding me back from stuff, but i realise now it was all in my head. My self doubting and anxiety has for the most part fizzled and popped. It's not cured, but i have so much more perspective on it now.



Body-wise i have a strange issue at the moment. I have cut my not insubstantial mane of hair off (my Facebook friends here may have seen already) and between that, the weight loss and the change of wardrobe i actually am having (minor) trouble recognising myself in the mirror. A few of my mates didn't recognise me for a second the other day too which compounded the issue somewhat. So my question to all you fantastic bariatric pals is this. How are you coping with all of your own changes? Are you in a mild identity crisis like myself? Personally mine is more of a curio than a crisis but i'd imagine that for others it could get quite rough reforming and reaffirming yourself.





Des x



oooh fact of the day.



Excess weight when lost where does it go?? Well it turns out that the fat stored when used as energy is excreted as CO2. Thats right sports fans. If you have lost 100lbs then that weight now exists as a similar weight of CO2 in the atmosphere. So for me there is nearly 120lbs of Des floating free over Ireland.



http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/where-does-your-fat-go-when-you-lose-weight

For me at 4 months out_
A food plan with matching stocked pantry
Log my food in My Fitness Pal
Support group
Bariatric Pal ( I love the challenges )
Packing my own lunch
Keeping healthy "plan B" foods in my purse, car or desk drawer
Willingness to try new foods that fit my plan

Congratulations! I can tell you are a proud guard mom ☺
I still pick out the 3x shirts every time I shop. I end up putting them back to get a 1x now, but somehow I don't see myself as any different yet.
I can't wait until the day I can too.
Thanks for sharing. ????

Hello All! Ok so today I spent all day at my daughters Winter guard competitions. I posted a picture on FB talking about how I was the "glam mom" for the team (hair & makeup). After posting this picture my inbox BLEW up! I guess a lot of people haven't seen me since I've lost the weight. I don't normally post full body pictures. I got called "tiny" and "amazing". TINY! I had to go back and look at the picture again. It's like I'm just now seeing my new self for the first time. I'm starting to see what everyone else sees. It's the weirdest feeling! I don't think I'm "tiny"' but compared to the 267 lbs I was last year I see what they are saying. I also noticed I need a butt! Lol that's the "oh my goodness" moment. Where did it go?! My tush literally hurt sitting in the bleachers all day. I kept having to switch from cheek to cheek. I started getting paranoid thinking people are going to think I have hemorrhoids the way I keep moving but no! It's the bones in my butt that don't have that fat cushioning! So I had a NSV and a painful realization all in one! Now what do I tell these people. One I was honest with because she's a rather big girl and I didn't want to feed her some lie and get her hopes up. The others I said thank you and avoided the question. I don't mind telling overweight people but I don't like telling my skinny friends. I'm not sure why that is but I just don't feel the need to elaborate with them. Anyway just thought I'd share. Share yours if you have one! I posted the picture below , not the greatest but a 6 year old took it sooooo... The other is my super proud guard mom picture living on coffee and sour rainbow straws. Can't be good all the time!

I buy maidenform flexees. They are always on sale. And even when you go down a size, they still can be worn when you don't need to be super tucked. I wear my old ones around the house and they help smooth me out and if I am getting dressed to go out I wear my new. Even 2 sizes down the old ones still offer some control. I have the firm control long leg and the wear your own bra torsoette. They go on sale often and you can get them for 1/2 the price of Spanx

@@saraburnett
This is the thigh shaper I wear
http://www.hanes.com/onehanesplace/womens-shapewear/shapewear-brands/maidenform-shapers/flexees-thigh-slimmer-m2355
With this, which they don't have on the hanes site right now
http://www.avenue.com/en_US/wyob-dream-torsette-230122660.html?dwvar_230122660_color=101#start=5&cgid=intimates-shapewear
I wear the Torsette on first, then put the thigh shaper over it. Before I lost weight the Torsette use to roll up all the time, but i can wear it alone now and it doesn't roll up (because it actually fits right). If you have back rolls it is great at smoothing them out and it pushes your boobs up and out, while flattening your stomach at the same time.
Lots of stores carry these and you can find them cheap. Walmart, Target, Kohls,JcPenney.
Once I get to a stable size I might get some Spanx, but that is a long time for now, I am losing about a size or more a month, no reason to spend that much on something that will soon be obsolete.

This piece (available at JCPenney) has worked well for me. I have it in both nude and black (size medium), but need to replace them both in a small size.
http://www.jcpenney.com/maidenform-shape-wear-your-own-bra-singlet-2556/prod.jump?ppId=16f44d6&rrplacementtype=category_page.rvi1_json
Like others above have said, some of this Shapewear still works well at neighboring sizes (as you lose weight).
But at some point you just gotta embrace being a small.

You slip on your winter coat from last year and you can lap it over in front! Yay!!

207.8
It's really happening! ???? thanks Sarah!

I'm four months out and down 70 lbs.

This one shows my shape a little better but i was around 210-220 in this pic I believe

5'10 from 342 to 188 in a year and a month. In this pic i was only a few lbs heavier. Went from a 22+ to a loose 12 now.

62 lbs down, about 20-25 more to go. surgery was 4.5 months ago.

3 years post op 260lbs to 140lbs lost 120lbs
Instagram: smallbird_vsg

I was sleeved on 9.30.15 and am down 41 lbs as of today. I still have 36 lbs to lose but I'm happy to see progress already. Photos on the left are from my highest weight of 205 in March 2015. Photos on the right are last month around 167.
PS Sorry they're kind of blurry. I had to zoom in a lot on the before photos.

I am 6 weeks post op and I have lost 24lbs since surgery but I was working on my weight loss journey for 2 1/2 years solid before. I started in 2013 at 515lbs and began my surgeons program weighing in at 399lbs in May of 2015, And on December 9th on surgery day I weighed in at 297lbs. So far I am down 242lbs total in pre-op and post-op weight loss. This is a great post.  

I am down to 296.0 which is exactly 60 pounds lost since surgery on November 20th.

Last week was a great week! We had 4 people reach goal! ???? 2 people reached two-wonderland and 2 people reach onederland.
Annabreke 84 was our highest % of weight loss at 8.3%!
627.6 lbs lost so far, (missing some weights) so subject to change!
Have fun with your weight loss this week!

249.8!!!!! Under 250 for the first time in a decade!

189.6

249.6. Yes a milestone, under 250!
Thanks Sarah