auntjanny

Thanks so much to all of you for your comments. I'm honored you took the time to respond and admire everyone's determination and courage to defeat obesity.
And we're not even warmed up yet! Extra pounds...you're going DOWN!
Wishing you all a great day.
Dr. Adeyeri
Holmdel, NJ

"Be curious, not judgmental"
--Walt Whitman
Please be kind to each other on this site - aren't all of us trying to stay positive about perhaps the hardest things we have ever done? I know I am. I come to this site for inspiration and answers - not to read others being negative about others' choices. Be respectful please. You don't have to agree with what others do, but no need to hate. This is hard enough.

I have hesitated sharing before and after pictures on numerous occasions. But here goes. The first picture was a couple of days before surgery. The second picture was about a month ago and I have lost 10 pounds since then. The last picture is me being brave for the camera putting it all out there two weeks ago. Eek!

I love this site. Reading different articles that have shown up on my facebook feed. Timely. So perfectly timely. Thanks.

Eight years ago, I weighed twice what I weigh today. Thanks to bariatric surgery, I’ve lost 116 pounds. Sometimes I look in the mirror and still see Fat Jean. And sometimes I look in the mirror and see Slim Jean, and I think “What the heck happened?”


What happened is that, as an acquaintance once said, I’ve lost an entire person. And what also happened is that I’ve gained an entire person. One who likes to dress in nice clothes that show off her nice parts. One who longer wishes she were invisible, is willing to chat with complete strangers, and can drive past McDonald’s and not feel French fries pulling her into the drive-through line.
And this is a person who’s willing to try new things, even as my hair grows silver and my mind and body grow slower and my energy diminishes…but so far, it hasn’t diminished to my pre-op activity level: sitting for hour after hour in a big, soft armchair with a mystery novel and 2 small dogs on her lap and a bag of potato chips within easy reach. Please God, don’t ever let me return to that!
But it’s not God’s job to prevent that. It’s my job. Forever and ever, amen. Because this journey never ends. And that’s OK. Because the day I take this weight loss and my new, energized, interesting life for granted is the day my Bandwagon veers off the road and into a deep, deep ditch. I’m determined to stay on the WLS path. I marvel almost every day not just at my size 4 wardrobe but at my mostly wonderful quality of life.
So please don’t be discouraged if, despite WLS, you find yourself plodding down the road hand in hand with your old food devils or trapped on a weight loss plateau. Sometimes we need to revisit old places, if only to help us remember how far we’ve come and motivate us to climb the next hill.

Down 103 lbs since August 2013. Feeling fabulous and living life.

Wow!! Good job!

my highest on the left and on the right a week ago. My surgery was July 8th 2014

Sleeved 07/02/2012.... Lost 88 lbs. recently gained back 10 but I don't mind because I went way below my goal weight of 150. Started at 213 now I am 135

Posting a more recent "after" photo.
Day before surgery
Two weeks ago

Hi, The picture in the purple I was probably 240, the picture in black was taken 2 months ago, at 165. I have lost another pant size since then.

I love seeing the before & after pics, very encouring!
Congrats you guys, you look GREAT!!
I'll be 3 months out tomorrow and love to share my pix but probably will wait a little until 6 months, now I'm smaller than before but a bit too far to goal.

I feel so AWESOME !!! I'm not where I want to be yet, but I am NOT where I was. not too sure of the date of the first pic, so
I can't give good numbers, but today I joined Onederland. Wooo Who

HW 370
SW 350
CW 235
Surgery date was October 30, 2013. I've lost a total of 135 pounds! I'm so happy and I'm still going strong! ????