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Actually good news! I had my check up today and I am in ONEderland! 199 so a total of 79 pounds so far! I haven't been under 200 pounds in 15 years. So very, very, very happy!!!!

Brooks are great shoes and will run around $125.00 but will last four times longer then a Nike. Keep your receipt and you have 30 days to wear them and make sure they are a good fit.

I went to run on, a shoe store where they fit your foot and such, watch you walk around, etc. I over pronate a ton, but the guy said he used to be in the upper 300's, had surgery and now is considered normal in terms of pronating, and said likely I'll be right there in a year or so. I was happy to get someone who had been in my shoes before, well not literally. I was fitted to some bad ass Mizuno shoes that were last years model, marked down to $160 and I love these things so much. My wife got fitted to, she was NEVER a runner of fast walker, ever, always complained of knee pain. Now she jogs, double times, and runs with me most of the time now with ease. I'm all for the shoe stores that fit your feet and your walk.

Well, today my kids came back from their visitation with their dad. Heres some background info, i was 21 and stupid (sounds like a taylor swift song) and fell in love with my self centered narcissistic ex husband. He verbally and physically abused me about my weight (i was 145 lbs during my marriage, my weight at surgery was 212, gained from depression after divorce, plus binge eating disorder) Anyway, today he gets outta his car, looks me up and down and says, wow you look amazing. i said, hey arent you married. He said yeah so what, i can have you if i want you.
Lesson number 1: tigers never change their stripes.
Lesson number 2: I am still 13 lbs above the weight i was when i was married, so he never appreciated me for who i was.
My response: "Well you cant have me, I am not a homewrecker like your wife is"
Best.NSV.Ever

Doing the right thing, there. Good shoes are expensive sometimes, but the old addage, you get what you pay for, has never been so true when it applies to shoes. They can make such a HUGE difference in so many things that you do.

I started at 404.1 -06/01/2012
weight day of surgery 366.6- 12/17/2012
3 months post op 298.5 as of today!
best decision ive ever made!

brina212

Starting weight 203
Surgery date October 17
Today's weight 146
BEST decision of my life!!!! Had breast reduction 11 days ago and loving every day!!!!!

Went for my 4 month check up. Down 70lbs!!!
Hw 278
Dos 271
Cw 201
Very proud of myself and how well everything has gone. I feel so good. My kids and husband support me and encourage all of my efforts. Some days are harder than others but all the exercise and hard work is really starting to show. Would like to see 60 more lbs gone and I will be very very satisfied!! I'm a bridesmaid in October. Have to be looking fresh. Lol wedding pics are forever!

I weighed my self yesterday and i'm 239! 9 more pounds and I will be in the twenties, last time I was in the twenties was 8 years ago! I'm so happy I had this surgery. I always dieted and exercised got to 230 then gave up and gain 70lbs back, for 12 years! but now I can't give in to my crazy appetite because its gone I wanna jump and scream I'm so happy:) Love this website, good luck to all the sleever here and keep up the great work

Went for my 4 month check up. Down 70lbs!!!
Hw 278
Dos 271
Cw 201
Very proud of myself and how well everything has gone. I feel so good. My kids and husband support me and encourage all of my efforts. Some days are harder than others but all the exercise and hard work is really starting to show. Would like to see 60 more lbs gone and I will be very very satisfied!! I'm a bridesmaid in October. Have to be looking fresh. Lol wedding pics are forever!

Went for my 4 month check up. Down 70lbs!!!
Hw 278
Dos 271
Cw 201
Very proud of myself and how well everything has gone. I feel so good. My kids and husband support me and encourage all of my efforts. Some days are harder than others but all the exercise and hard work is really starting to show. Would like to see 60 more lbs gone and I will be very very satisfied!! I'm a bridesmaid in October. Have to be looking fresh. Lol wedding pics are forever!

Went for my 4 month check up. Down 70lbs!!!
Hw 278
Dos 271
Cw 201
Very proud of myself and how well everything has gone. I feel so good. My kids and husband support me and encourage all of my efforts. Some days are harder than others but all the exercise and hard work is really starting to show. Would like to see 60 more lbs gone and I will be very very satisfied!! I'm a bridesmaid in October. Have to be looking fresh. Lol wedding pics are forever!

Has anyone tried this out. I have faithfully been doing the elliptical 4-5 times a week and Zumba or just dance 3 1-2 times a week. One of the nurses at work told me try this out. I am on day two and holy crap!!!! I thought I had built up some endurance and strength but after doing this I quickly realized I didn't!!

Hw 278, dos 271, cw 215. I so far have had no issues. Down 56 lbs. stalled occasionally but generally come out of it in a week or two. Exercising since 4 weeks post op. elliptical, just dance 3&4, and Zumba 5-6 days a week for an hour. Only regret is that I wish i would have done this years ago. I know 56lbs is a huge amount of weight but I'm still waiting for my head to see it. Sometimes I look in the mirror and still see the 271lb me and think geez. Other days its like wow...what a difference. I'm ready for the next 15lbs to get off my body. Reaching a weight that beings with 1 is something I have not had since high school. This will be a huge sense of accomplishment.

(1) I confess I don't understand the concept of myself as 'not' being that "fat girl with the cute face". Can I really be seen as anything else?!
(2) I confess that I am slightly obsessed with the "next size down". When I was an 18 I always tried to squeeze into 16s. Now that I'm a 6/8, why am I disappointed that the next size down doesn't fit??!
(3) I confess that sometimes I'm really lonely, and that losing 85 lbs hasn't taken that feeling away
(4) I confess that I have no idea how to handle/date the opposite sex now. It's a different ball game and no one sent me the instructions!
(5) I confess that I wish sometimes that the world was "clothing optional" so I could show off the new bod. Kidding!!!! But I do enjoy going out just for the game of being looked at. I remember the day 8-9 months ago when I would dread just going to the grocery store because I didn't want to be seen

Just a quick check-in!! Everything is going so good!! I feel amazing and I am beginning to really see the difference in my face and body. For the first time in forever I'm looking forward to summer. Shorts and tanks from somewhere other than lane bryant. And a fancy new bathing suit!! All my nursing scrubs are huge! Love it! I'm creeping closer to onederland and when that day comes I'm treating myself to something fabulous.
Highest weight: 278
DOS 10/4: 271
CW: 215

Just a quick check-in!! Everything is going so good!! I feel amazing and I am beginning to really see the difference in my face and body. For the first time in forever I'm looking forward to summer. Shorts and tanks from somewhere other than lane bryant. And a fancy new bathing suit!! All my nursing scrubs are huge! Love it! I'm creeping closer to onederland and when that day comes I'm treating myself to something fabulous.
Highest weight: 278
DOS 10/4: 271
CW: 215

That's awesome!!! I've lost my first grader so far! Congrats!!!

That's awesome!!! I've lost my first grader so far! Congrats!!!

Today is so bittersweet to me! I reached my initial goal of 150.0 lbs (I was 217.1 surgery day) today! I am thrilled beyond words, but I'm scared too. This is the lowest weight I have been my entire adult life! I have dropped weight a couple times before (the lowest being 155.0 lbs), but always gained back and then some. I want to maintain my weightloss! I also however, am scared of losing too much weight! I was revised (band-to-sleeve 6/15/12) and I honestly feel like all I do is eat! Not a lot each time, but still! Plus I don't exercise (I know this is terrible, but its the truth). I really don't want to get below 140ish...

I didn't take any photos on my day of surgery or since then to mark progress, but here is one of me a little over two years ago and one from a couple weeks ago

My REALLY clothes don't fit anymore!!! I am down to size 14, the last size in my closet. I really didn't believe I wore that size and put on size 18. My 28 yr old son, who was going w me to go see 'Lincoln' suggested I change my clothes because my baggy clothes made me look frumpy and I should be showing off my weight loss!! I kissed him!

@sleevenchica I am the same way. And very grateful for that. I have had no issues at all. No vomiting or the runs. I seem to digest everything perfectly. I had surgery oct 4 and am down 34lbs. Love that I did this.

@sleevenchica I am the same way. And very grateful for that. I have had no issues at all. No vomiting or the runs. I seem to digest everything perfectly. I had surgery oct 4 and am down 34lbs. Love that I did this.