JessicaLynn04

Thank you everyone. It's the best feeling ever to be able to do the things I use to struggle with.

It's been a while since I weighted in. I'm over 90 lbs lost. I went from a 22/24 to a 12. I haven't been in a 12 since middle school. I have regained my life and haven't been more happy.

Yay! Congrats. I just hit it with my last weigh-in.

You look awesome. I found that pictures of me before surgery is a big motivator for me when I feel like breaking.

Funny story... Last night I when laying on my back I thought I found a bump on my left side by my incision and started freaking out until I felt my right side and realized it had one also. I was feeling my ribs. For the first time in a long time I can feel my ribs with out pressing extra hard. It's amazing what 48 pounds has done.

So sorry about that. I recently had to put 2 of my elderly pups down and I didn't think I would stop crying it was like losing a family member. Hope the other babies adjust okay. :-(

You look great. Yay for your success! I can't wait until I am able to say the same.

Great post. Its a good thing to remember how much one pound really is.

I had the same issue except I was allergic to the antiseptic that they used to clean my stomach. It was horrible.

I'm having the same problems. I'm ready for something that is actual food.< /p>

Surgery went good, I'm not really hurting but the gas is driving me nuts.

They moved my surgery up so tomorrow is the day. I am excited and nervous but ready!

I am! September 18th!

I have had a weight problem for over 10 years. It started out with just 20-30 pounds over weight but as I grew older and stressed I ate more and more. I would lose weight but I never maintained the loss. The biggest gain for me started about 3 years ago when I made the decision to move away from my family for my career. At first I was okay no weight gain but as I began missing my family the more I pulled away from the life I had created away from home and would dwell on how much I missed home. That's when I started eating more and more. Before I knew it I was 70 lbs heavier. I tried Zumba and walking to get the weight off but somehow I ended up with a cyst on my knee. Walking or even bending my knees have become painful. In Jan 2013 I made the decision to change careers and move back home. I started getting interviews quickly and was able to obtain a job doing exactly what I wanted for a great company. So that brings me to now. I'm happy again but now I have all this weight that is still here. My blood pressure is only maintained with medicine. I received a call from True Results to check to see if I qualified for insurance to cover it. (I had tried once before but didn't have a high enough BMI). On July 30th I went in to my appointment expecting to go home disappointed but I left with the goal of an early September surgery date. Insurance approved my surgery late August for September 19th.

I am not sure my goal weight yet I would like to be down to 140 from 269 but I'm not sure if that's too much. I'm excited and nervous but ready. I still haven't told many people that I'm doing the surgery. I have some friends that I knew would support me that I told but I have others that are overweight and are content. They will not understand that for my health it's the right option. This is long winded. I started writing and I just couldn't stop.