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Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Keep working the plan and it will pay off. 27 pounds in one month is amazing! Give your body a break.

When you can get on a horse with out the help of a tailgate of a truck or a step ladder! I rode my horse for the first time yesterday since I had my surgery! I loved it and I think she did too!

When friends and family, who haven't seen you in a while, greet you with gaping mouths ( I've never gotten used to this)

1 step further....... When you can fit comfortably in the rides at amusements parks

You can answer, "Either is fine with me.", when asked, "Would you like a table or a booth?"

You spend and entire 2 1/2 mile run holding up one side of your pants or another, because by the time you realized hey were gonna shake right off your butt, it was too late to turn around and go back home.

Your old belt now goes 1 1/2 times around your waist.

Awesome job...You look great.
Im 20 weeks post-op and down 127 lbs. Ive lost ~46 inches from head to toe and feel great.

Ive got 90-100 lbs to go.
The left picture is back in December of 2013 and the right was from Memorial Day 2014..
2014 is my year.I turn 50 last week and am in better shape now then when I was 38-39...Life is good.

Awesome job...You look great.
Im 20 weeks post-op and down 127 lbs. Ive lost ~46 inches from head to toe and feel great.

Ive got 90-100 lbs to go.
The left picture is back in December of 2013 and the right was from Memorial Day 2014..
2014 is my year.I turn 50 last week and am in better shape now then when I was 38-39...Life is good.

Way to go!! A size 12 must feel really good. I am proud of you so keep up the good work!

Was sleeved on 4/23!! Best thing I ever did! Eat better because I have to!! 4 more pounds to ONEderland!! Woot!! Have never felt better!

Finally, after loosing 94lbs got up the courage to do Team Penning for the first time!! This is chasing numbered cows into a pen in numerical order .. It was a blast and I'm so happy I can finally do theses things.. Maybe next month I will join my friends barrel racing!!!

A couple more collages
Before and after (in progress actually)

Before
Didn't think I could make it this far... Still a bit to go but I'm so thankful

In progress

Not quite an after pic as I still have 40 lbs to go but hey, I've lost 80!!

1st pic 280
2nd pic 270
3rd pic 1 year Post-Op 181
40 more to lose !!

I had surgery in Arizona at Tempe Saint lukes hospital. Before surgery the day of I was 516 which was done on April 20, 2014 I took a pic 4 years later and I was 170 As of today July 9th I am now 180 the 10 pound gain is all muscle..

I think this is something that most of us will share after surgery. While our sex life has improved tenfold. The biggest thrill I get is when we get dressed to go out and my wifes eyes light up when she sees me in my "almost skinny" clothes. She gets the look like she wants to take them back off LOL.. and this is after 26 years of marriage.

I just thought this would be fun! If you are pre-op what are some NSVs (non scale victory) you want? If you are post-op what were some NSVs you wanted and did you achieve it?
This might sound weird but the one nsv I want, probably more than any, is to be able to fit into Victoria Secret bras and clothes!!!

lastingdreams
I have had the very same fears when I started, I didn't think this would work, I did it as a last chance effort.
To my surprise it worked. Its not easy but doable .