MsVictorious1020

I have a few clothes for sale cheap in those sizes. More to come as I lose more weight.

Omg! That water weight is so darn discouraging. I gained 2 pounds and it sucks!!!

Awesome job!

Thank you all. I still have a long way to go but it's a start. And very encouraging when you feel like those pounds are taking forever to come off. It has inspired me to do more and stick to the rules no matter what. :-) You all will be there soon enough.

Hello preop buddies. I'm 1 month postop but I wanted to encourage you all to take before pictures to track your journey. While I was mortified and in tears at the sight of my BEFORE I'm so glad I did them. It has really kept me strong during stalls and moments of weakness. When I look where I started and see where I am today in such a short period of time I can't help but feel pride! See for yourselves.

Woohoo! You go boy!!!

Hot mama.

This is 1 month out. Down 23 pounds. I'm a shorty so it shows faster on me.

I'm freaking out because I got mine like clockwork but have horrible cramps and an outrageous flow. I mean scary strong. I'm going through super tampons in a matter of 2-3 hours and having to use a pad as backup too. Anyone else go through this?!

Congratulations! Such an inspiration. Keep up the great work.

Well I feel pretty good. I will admit there has been a huge shift in the pendulum. I find myself more obsessed with weight loss/gain, counting calories and nutritional info and focused on goal weight. I try to keep things in perspective but struggle at times since I'm a bit OCD. I'm proud of my accomplishments but still find myself obsessing over every inch and nook/cranny of my body. I feel more comfortable in my skin most days but at times get impatient with results. It seems like GW is so far away. But I'm working on my patience. :-)

Thank you to all! I'm feeling great. I have tons more energy now then when I was eating all that garbage. I don't really have any issues.

Thank you so much.

Yesterday was my first month anniversary since my surgery. I finished the month with a 23 pound loss. While it wasn't as much as I had hoped I'm still very pleased with the loss. Here's hoping month 2 will be just as grand! :-)

After all these years of being a carboholic, I have really felt a shift in the pendulum. I consume protein all day and feel good. I don't even crave the carbs like I used to. Now this could be the surgery and/or the new food choices but I feel so much better. I have way more energy now. My skin is clearer and I feel like Rocky! I'm down another .5 pound which totals 22.5 since I started. I'm excited about this adventure.

I think the trick is that since our tummies are so small we are forced to eat so many small meals. It keeps our metabolism constantly working. Whereas before we could eat 1200 calories in 3 meals easily. It takes me all day to get to 900 calories but as soon as I upped my calories my stall broke and I've lost a total of 3.5 pounds in 2 days time.

Damn girl you look fantastic. Love that dress! Congrats.

Omg! I love your pic collages! Awesome way to capture all the changes. So happy for you. You look great.

Thank you Melody. I'm going to look that book up. I think we might be married to the same man.

That's some sound advice vsginnj. Thank you.

Thank you to all. I don't think I would have gotten so upset if he hadnt already said some rude things. Before surgery he said,"How on earth do you expect this to work? How are you going to keep the weight off? How did you gain so much to begin with?! If you're hungry all the time you're just going to gain it all back." When he met me I was about 30 pounds lighter than I am today. When we were dating he cheated on me several times with much older women. But I forgave him and we got married anyways. Ever since being diagnosed with Bipolar and having to be on all these meds with horrible weight gain side effects I gained a lot of weight. I've never been this big before. I'm proud of my weight loss and I know I will get back in shape. It just makes me so sad how cold he is. It's obvious he's not attracted to me. I guess I can't help but want to wow him and shock him with the new me. But another part feels like I shouldn't have to go to those lengths for him. He doesn't give a crap what I think about him.

Ha! Thanks. There is so much more crap to it. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Im trying to make things work but some days I just don't know.

I'm not sure how to take this and I may be overreacting so feel free to tell me if I am. So here goes. I was fresh out of the shower this morning and my husband sees me naked. So he says, "Wow I can tell you're losing weight. You're going to get so pretty" I started to feel good at first then thought to myself, "I will get pretty? So I'm not pretty to you now?!" Maybe I'm reading too much into but I felt really bad afterwards. I will add that we have had several marital problems and he doesn't touch me nor initiate sex but once in the last 2 years. I'm just a lil irritated at the fact that I have to earn his affection/attention. I mean I know I'm overweight but I take care of myself and I'm not hideous. He's not so svelte or young himself. He's 13 years older than me. *sigh*

Wow! You look fantastic. You don't even look like your weight. You look way skinnier. Congrats. Keep up the good work.

Bahahaha. Fiddle. Yes indeed! On a positive note my stall ended and I'm down 1.5 pounds!!!!