jen1211

Wow, you look amazing and that smile in your newest pic just seems to go deeper! This is so awesome for me to see, especially because I am only one week out and your starting weight is close to mine! Congrat's on such a big success!

I am 130 lbs down with about 30 more pounds to go! I am way behind with pictures though. I am feeling great, doing so much more than a year ago...really got my life back and I'm loving it. I have gone from a tight 28 to a 16 and a 5x to an xl/1x.

I am still on pre-op but this thread and the emilybites website gave me hope for solid food in the future. So cannot wait!!!

I had lost 80 pounds, met my husband, moved to a new city, got pregnant, got married and life was pretty good. After I had my son I'm not sure what happened...maybe staying at home too long and my husband wasn't really active either. I gained the 80 back and then some. When my son was 8 months I was admitted to the hospital for some bronchitis/breathing problems and over the next year I was sick with bronchitis 3 times, one of which kept me out of work for 4 weeks, other than my smoking and weight there was no physical reason I should be getting that sick, they don't even think I have asthma. I want to be a mom my son can be excited to come home to and is not embarassed of. I want him to ask me to play soccer/baseball or whatever with him and not worry about if I'll be hurting or if I can do it without passing out, I need this surgery to help me become me again and hopefully an even better me! I want to do things with my family and friends without having to worry about weight limits or physical limitations! I was sleeved 12-11 and I'm ready for 2013!

I am 130 lbs down with about 30 more pounds to go! I am way behind with pictures though. I am feeling great, doing so much more than a year ago...really got my life back and I'm loving it. I have gone from a tight 28 to a 16 and a 5x to an xl/1x.

I am 130 lbs down with about 30 more pounds to go! I am way behind with pictures though. I am feeling great, doing so much more than a year ago...really got my life back and I'm loving it. I have gone from a tight 28 to a 16 and a 5x to an xl/1x.

I am 130 lbs down with about 30 more pounds to go! I am way behind with pictures though. I am feeling great, doing so much more than a year ago...really got my life back and I'm loving it. I have gone from a tight 28 to a 16 and a 5x to an xl/1x.

I am 130 lbs down with about 30 more pounds to go! I am way behind with pictures though. I am feeling great, doing so much more than a year ago...really got my life back and I'm loving it. I have gone from a tight 28 to a 16 and a 5x to an xl/1x.

I am starting to enjoy food again at 7 months...just not as much as I used to. It isn't the same enjoyment as pre sleeve though.

Before 220 lbs
After 142 lbs. still have more to lose.
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Congratulations! I've got 3 more pounds til I join you!

We just returned from a two week road trip to a family reunion in California. All of the family we saw have never seen me at this weight. The last time they saw me I was pushing 350 lbs. At the reunion I was 190 lbs and participated in every activity and most importantly, was in every picture taken. I am getting the pics printed off today and I am so proud of the way I look and how my mind, attitude and body have been completely transformed by this surgery! Don't put it off another minute!
Here is my family and myself at the incredibly windy Point Lobos State Reserve in Carmel, CA.

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I had surgery 12-11-12 and weighed 325, now I weigh 210! 115 pounds down and can't wait for onederland!

I'm 5 months out also but I don't think a 6 inch sub is something I could eat. I can however eat more lately than before. I had (almost) a whole fish taco yesterday with two chips, definitely more than I have been able to eat in the past and the other day I ate almost a whole half of a wrap. I still don't eat real bread through...just flat breads/tortillas and such. Laura is right, this is when our real work begins! This is when we need to make smart decisions, even when our body allows us to make poor ones!

I am over 4 months out now and I definitely had doubts initially post-op like "oh my, what have I done to myself?" lol My honest answer is this...there are negatives, I am losing my hair and occaisionally I take that one bite too much of something and feel like crap, I have to take antacids and Vitamins daily, and sometimes I want something and just can't do it because I am afraid my sleeve will not approve, or sometimes I do eat that something and it doesn't taste as good as I remember. The first 4 weeks post-op is a pretty rough time as well! Considering these negatives, I still have not one regret, I am 95 pounds down and my quality of life has improved immensely and so in turn has my family's! My health is better, I have no problems breathing, I quit smoking for surgery and have not started again, I can get up in the morning and go, I take my son for walks and to the park and to the mall. I can come home from work and not need to sleep for 2 days because I am exhausted! The list of positive things in my life is much longer than 4 months ago and I wouldn't trade it for the world!

lol I totally understand..."you're so pretty for a big girl" or "you could be so pretty if..." I can't wait for a nice open-ended compliment without the slap to go with it!