Bridget312001

Throw the NUT's nonsense out of the window. If you want to loose 100lbs you can most definitely loose 100lbs! I went from 214lbs down to 131 and am working on the last 6lbs. YOU CAN DO THIS! :-)

There are ways to have at least part of the costs covered by your insurance if you decide to get a tummy tuck. Brilliant share though..you are an inspiration!

After 11 months of trying different protein shakes I have settled on Muscle Milk Light. I get it from Costco. Its a bit expensive, but is easy to get down and doesn't have that nauseating protein after taste. I think we must be neighbors SnohoGal..Im in Everett! :-)

Now that you have lost the weight the real challenge will be to get you brain in the same place as your body..But..i must say you are doing very well.. good share! :-)

You should be very very proud of yourself. WELL DONE you look fresh and alive and its fantastic! You and I are similar in body type..I am 5'0" and wear a six as well. Its really nice to get a perspective on how it looks on someone else because when I look in the mirror all I see are flaws.

Between hitting the magical age of 40 and having a VSG things have been hard to say the least. Joking aside, I found if I keep up my Fluid intake and take Acai Cleanse pills on a regular basis I go probably once every two days. My nut wants me to eat 100g Protein a day (yes, i said 100g) which just makes the issue worse. Milk of Magnesia helps if the log jam becomes too crazy. Remember,at this point in the game you have less in, so there will be less out. Don't stress. You are going to be fine.

80lbs lost as of today. The last three months or so of weight loss have been very, very slow going. Nine pounds to go now. I can do this.

you will loose more weight. Keep doing what you are doing. Your body has gone through a LOT over the last few months. Be kind to yourself, keep up the momentum, weight loss will happen.

I plan on having a tummy tuck and upper arm lift with Dr. Harris in the new year. This was a careful choice, I did shop around the area and had consults with other doctors, but I trust Puget Sound Surgical Center and from what I have seen of Dr. Harris's work he is a damn good surgeon. His office was the only one willing to work with my insurance company too. The other two surgeons I met with were no help.

Get off the scale, your obsessing. *NEWS FLASH* Water and food intake will make you heavier. Now go hit the gym and stop whining.

I look in the mirror and only see a fat person staring back at me. Fed up and pissed off with it all.

I want to try on pretty lingerie in Victoria's Secret and not be ashamed to look in the mirror.

The way you are loosing is totally normal and expected. Even before I lost one pound my NUT told me that loosing weight looks like stair stepping down a chart. Please dont loose faith in this! I think you may actually not be eating enough for the amount of exercise you do. It may sound counterintuitive, but try eating around 1000 calories a day and work out for 30 mins 4-5 times a week. You know you are burning calories when you cannot hold a conversation when you are exercising. Good luck, and hang in there!

I cut my hair back to just above my shoulders and had lots of layers added. The hair that didn't fall out became super dry and brittle, so a good majority of it off helped keep it somewhat healthy looking. At almost seven months out my hair loss is slowing down and I am sprouting new hair, so I can attest it will come back! :-)