Ellie_Grace

Starting weight 261.4 Last week weight 161.8 Today's weight 159.8 Loss this week 2 pounds Total loss 101.4 pounds

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I'm so excited!! For my fifty pound loss I went on a hike in the mountains, about an hour total up and down . For my 100 pound loss I also went on a hike in the mountains!! What a miracle day! We went hiking in the mountains. The hardest hike I've ever done in my life. Up 1300 feet and 4 1/2 hrs long (7 miles). This was up and down then up again. This was climbing tons of stairs that aren't easy like normal stairs and up the mountain over rocks and crawling in small places in a cave!! Ill post pics where you can see those steps behind my son, thise weren't the worst ones!! It was crazy climbing over rocks and up and down steps as high as my knees and so steep you had to hold a handrail or you would fall back!! I never ever could have done this before and my body would have gotten stuck in some of the places I went today. I kept saying wow I can't believe this. I'm actually doing this and only got tired near the end because I had on the wrong shoes so feet were hurting from stepping in rocks and neck hurt from looking down to try to avoid rocks. Lol. I felt so strong and awesome!! YAY what a blessing!! Maybe now this month long up and down stall will break! I did suck at dinner. We had frozen yogurt so that was dinner for me. But the rest of the day was fruit and such, protein sooo low though but that's so rare I'm celebrating the hike not the bad food choice. Lol

Both of you are so beautiful. Good job both of you!

Thanks guys! I am still sore but not as sore as I was from hiking up a hill less than a mile round trip a few months before surgery. Still so shocked how easy and fun hiking up that mountain was!!

You can't take time release meds they won't work for you. Just make sure your cold meds aren't that and they should work, according to my surgeon

How awesome and exciting!! Been a real interesting year - you should be so proud

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Ahhhh honestly that brought years to my eyes. No one ever tells me I look beautiful.

I just thought I would share that I made a list on a thread here somewhere and I can do so many of the things in my list- its only been 6 1/2 months since surgery and 100 pounds gone. I now sit with legs crossed always or even tucked up under me or on the dash board etc! I am considering going on a horse - never could due to weight. Going to get my bike fixed and know i can ride it without people looking at me funny. Going to universal studios soon, just waiting for time off from work and warmer weather. I still don't feel good in lingerie but hopefully soon!! Still have so much weight in my stomach and my boobs are flat. Rofl. Will need a support type lingerie but let's just say hubby doesn't care anyway. I'm still working on confidence in the bedroom. I can find clothes in any store (except lane Bryant and Catherine's . Lol. Darn it) not all look great because of the stomach but eventually.... My confidence when I walk amongst people is high and I get compliments almost every day! Anyway just wanted to say my list is getting checked off and in such a short amount of time- amazing!!! Your lists will all be the same just keep up the hard work and commitment. I don't like the saggy skin (arms, chin, belly and boobs) and the wrinkles but so much better than fat! Good luck people. Enjoy this ride its awesome

The first three pics were taken this week as I hit the 100 pounds gone. The last two were take before surgery. The full body one was taken the morning of surgery. Still have weight to lose and these pictures aren't the greatest but dang I feel so much prettier and healthier!! Pre surgery weight 261.4. Size 24-26 (previously gotten to 279 size 28 the year earlier) Now 161. Still size 14 Goal is minimum 140-145 - but hoping for 130-135.

Yay!! Got on the scales this afternoon and saw that I was down past 100 lost!! Starting weight 261.4. and today scale showed me at 161. That's a loss of 100.4 in a little over 6 1/2 months!! 16 pounds to original goal weight! Keep in mind that's with eating junk and more junk all this past week and little exercise the past few weeks!! January 2 I will get back on track

I'll post a picture when I get one where I look decent. But soon- someone asked me to but I'm waiting for a decent one to post haha

I'm sorry. I hope they get this fixed and you feel better soon!!

Hey, I had my surgery June 7, 2012 and I was wondering how many of those that had your surgery during that month were still active in here and how you were all doing? Are you glad you did your surgery? what struggles have you had? Where are you today in your journey? etc I am doing ok, I have passed the half-way mark and almost down 70 pounds now. I am at 192.4 and want to get to 145. I am starting to feel hunger once in awhile these days and it is weird. I still eat between 700-900 calories a day and I exercise daily of some form or the other. I strive to get in over 75g of Protein and have acheived that pretty much daily (with one or two days of not being able to), I am frustrated with the size of clothing I still have to wear. My body is holding on to the weight in my stomach, so my thighs and face etc look thinner and fit into smaller clothing but my stomach makes it so I am stuck wearing a bigger size. I just hope the bellyfat starts to go away more in proportion with the rest of my body soon! My family is still supportive and we are getting out doing a bit more outside. I still want to be more active with them but currently most of my activity happens in the gym. Can't wait until the weather gets to be less than 100 and 90 so doing outside activities will be nicer. My husband still makes me my Protein shakes daily and likes trying to figure out ways to make them taste better, Ha-ha but no real luck yet. I still shop at the thrift stores ever few weeks to get smaller or add to the size I still am stuck in. I enjoy that. I actually bought a pair of rock star jeans at Old Navy because I could get a pair of pants that fits my thighs for once (because the ones that fit my stomach flap in the breeze in the thigh area) even though they are a little snug in my stomach. I wear 18W and a fair amount of size 18. I could fit into a couple 16W but those are still iffy around the stomach. I love feeling good in the clothes I wear and will not go out in something I do not feel good in. That is a change for me, I did not care really before. Now I wear makeup before I go out and make sure I look the best in what I have available in my closet. I think all the compliments at work etc help in making me what to care about what I look like, whereas before even when I tried to look good, no one would notice or say anything. I hard a really hard week last week, PMS I think, and was feeling sorry for myself and craving everything under the sun. I did not eat anything I craved but it was the worst time that way for me since the surgery. I was hating the idea of exercising even. I was feeling sorry for myself yet at the same time I knew I was grateful for the surgery otherwise I would have given in and cheated and given up, so another positive point to this surgery. I still live with the fear I won't meet my goals, or I will do something to mess this up, gain back the weight, etc.. All irrational fears to some exent but as I said it was a sucky week, and am so glad I am in a slightly better place today. I would so do this surgery again in a heartbeat. The journey so far has been amazing, not all free of rocks or hills but doable and the rewards are better then the struggles so far. I now eat normal so to speak. I do not have to sip my Water, YAY!! and have no issues with getting in my water, that is super nice. I can eat anything healthy and am trying to expand what I eat, but doing that and getting in protein is still an issue. I need good high protein recipes that is not just a piece of baked protein. Overall I am happy with where I am and am looking forward to the next 4 months to see where I will be compared to today. P.S. sorry this is so long!! I tend to be wordy LOL

Wooohoooo. congrats! Great job!!

Dos 6/7/12 Pre weight. 261.4 Last weeks weight 165.2 Today's weight 163.2 This weeks loss 2 pounds Total loss 98.2 pounds Almost to 100!! Maybe I'll hit the 100 mark on Christmas. Wouldn't that be a great gift?? Yay!!

Date of surgery 6/7/12 Pre surgery weight 261.4 Last weeks weight 169.6 Today's weight 165.2 Week's weight loss is 4.4 pounds Total weight loss so far is 96.2 pounds.

I stopped differentiating between pre and post op weightloss a few months ago. Seriously it's all weightloss and one is no important than the other. When people ask about my weightloss i used tell both, then i realized how silly it sounded to them so i just stopped. Don't need to worry about the small stuff instead focus on the bigger picture of total pounds lost. Much more amazing. I lost 10 plus pounds the week before surgery (honestly can't remember now) and 85 after but the total of 95 still stands. Whooohoooo Congrats on starting your journey!! Keep up the good work

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