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Hey all! I had my 6 month check up today so now I'm anxiously waiting for my blood work. I am too frustrated at 177/178 - amylyns we are always twins. My dr said I'm not eating enough so I'm hoping upping my calories (again) will get the loss going. I haven't checked in too much lately due to tons of traveling. It was glorious to be in a packed plane one after another and still be comfortable - I'm so thankful for that. My Hair loss kept going so I chopped it all off and went platinum. Perfect now - thank goodness just in time for my Germany trip in May. Also I'm getting a lift/reduction in June!! So much happening in such a small time has made this waiting game bearable. Looking forward to seeing more success from my friends here!
 

hey guys, just want to say you all look amazing. i finally broke my stall, lost 8 more lbs woo hoo. i have lost 114 pounds in 5.5 months. i cannot believe this. i dont have saggy skin aside from my breast so i guess age played its part for me. i feel good now, everything falls off me and im just overall feeling good about myself. my sons father cant believe the change, i still didnt tell him. he just thinks i lost way less, i told him 80 in 5 months. i still cant stand him but now that im hot he wants to change hah, id be a fool to fall for it. ive been working, and started school again. i cant really lift my son anymore hes so heavy to me. idk what else to say, im just glad the tough times are over and now i can say i do not regret this surgery. 37 more lbs til goal, it seems so achievable now.

So been a little while. I beat that hump of 199 and sitting at 194/195. I was sick all last week so that probably contributed. I went shopping this Friday and decided to check out some sizes. I went to target and tried on 2 sizes, a size 12 and 14. Both could be zipped and fit over my purge of a belly. Shock and amazement was all that I could think of. Still shocked to this day. Once I fit comfortably in a size 12 I will officially have 2 sizes left to get to my goal of a size 8!!! Also I have 4 more lbs to get to half way to my goal of 130lbs. Here's some pics of my journey so far.

So I knew I had my shirt from last years st pattys day in my desk but I had no idea how big it was!!

This weekend I deiced to give myself a weekend of not stressing over every calorie that went in to me, I was still in my calorie range and met my Protein goals...and lost half a pound! yay! I am thinking I might need to give my self a little slack during the weekends so I start my weeks more relaxed. No I am not going to have cake and ice cream every weekend LOL but I had a few bites of pancake (after my eggs) and I was stoked over it. I know it is a balance that I am still learning.

Starting weight 303
Surgery weight 280
Current weight 228
They took my a1c and I am currently out of diabetic range at 5.5. Yeah I did that. Lol
Slowly but surely. Lol.

Well, as of this last weekend, I am officially in the 170's!! 178, but still....170's!
Back in 2008-2010, when I had lost 85 pounds with the lapband, 178 was the lowest I had gotten. I think I was there for about 3 days, then went back up to 180. I stayed there for over a year....then started slowly gaining.
I am so scared that's going to happen again!!
Physical therapy is going really well for my hip/back/tail bone. She finally allowed me to get out and at least do some walking. Last night we headed out to see how far I could get on the route we always used to take the dogs on. We haven't done it since before my surgery back in October! My PT lady said I may only be able to go 10 minutes at a time, but work up to 30 minutes. Well, we went 30 minutes, and I could have gone ALOT further, except my hip did start stiffening up. But otherwise, I felt amazing!! Had so much more energy and stamina!! And my feet didn't hurt at all!! Can't wait to get out and do it again!
Better go get some work done I suppose. Hate Mondays!!

Last year I wore this shirt, it barely fit over my belly and it was so tight on me. I kept my big frumpy fleece on to cover up. This year, I took my hoodie off and froze my butt off til my sexy leprechaun friend went by lol

^i was dizzy until I upped my carbs - good carbs though, it's worth discussing with your nutrition and dr team.

Hi ladies! I third the breast lift thing...but I'm actually moving forward with that now. Friday I have a plastics consultation I'm pretty excited about. I'm a 36G now and it's a terrible sight bc mine are pure tissue so they just hang lower and give me horrid back pain. Praying for lift and reduction. I'll fill everyone in on how that goes. Then after a year mark I'll be talking about a Tummy Tuck. Time is moving fast. 25 lbs away from goal of 150!

I'm not sure if I qualify as a success story yet but I do believe I experienced a life changing event. It took me years to pull the trigger on surgery. I've gained weighed steadily over the last 10 years despite doing what doctors had advised me to do. A myriad of reasons and overall giving up led me to where I was. Oct 7th I weighed in at 248lbs. As a 5'2 woman I was a size 20 comfortably. I realize now how in denial I was over where I had got too. Do you have that one picture that made you cry? I do. I never took any pics until my husband and I celebrated 10 yrs of marriage in Puerto Rico. This before picture was what made me get surgery a month later. The now pic is from today after playing in the snow with my girls. I'm not even at goal and unbelievably happy. Just thought I'd post the pics bc they were my motivation from others.

Hi ladies! I third the breast lift thing...but I'm actually moving forward with that now. Friday I have a plastics consultation I'm pretty excited about. I'm a 36G now and it's a terrible sight bc mine are pure tissue so they just hang lower and give me horrid back pain. Praying for lift and reduction. I'll fill everyone in on how that goes. Then after a year mark I'll be talking about a Tummy Tuck. Time is moving fast. 25 lbs away from goal of 150!

I'm not sure if I qualify as a success story yet but I do believe I experienced a life changing event. It took me years to pull the trigger on surgery. I've gained weighed steadily over the last 10 years despite doing what doctors had advised me to do. A myriad of reasons and overall giving up led me to where I was. Oct 7th I weighed in at 248lbs. As a 5'2 woman I was a size 20 comfortably. I realize now how in denial I was over where I had got too. Do you have that one picture that made you cry? I do. I never took any pics until my husband and I celebrated 10 yrs of marriage in Puerto Rico. This before picture was what made me get surgery a month later. The now pic is from today after playing in the snow with my girls. I'm not even at goal and unbelievably happy. Just thought I'd post the pics bc they were my motivation from others.

Hi ladies! I third the breast lift thing...but I'm actually moving forward with that now. Friday I have a plastics consultation I'm pretty excited about. I'm a 36G now and it's a terrible sight bc mine are pure tissue so they just hang lower and give me horrid back pain. Praying for lift and reduction. I'll fill everyone in on how that goes. Then after a year mark I'll be talking about a Tummy Tuck. Time is moving fast. 25 lbs away from goal of 150!

^i was dizzy until I upped my carbs - good carbs though, it's worth discussing with your nutrition and dr team.

Hi ladies! I third the breast lift thing...but I'm actually moving forward with that now. Friday I have a plastics consultation I'm pretty excited about. I'm a 36G now and it's a terrible sight bc mine are pure tissue so they just hang lower and give me horrid back pain. Praying for lift and reduction. I'll fill everyone in on how that goes. Then after a year mark I'll be talking about a Tummy Tuck. Time is moving fast. 25 lbs away from goal of 150!

I am also close to that healthy weight, bmi was 25.2 this morning, so maybe another pound will get me there.

I am 3.6 pounds from being a "healthy weight on the BMI chart!!! oh I am so excited!!! Also am 3.8 pounds from the big 100 lbs lost mark!!
enough celebrations, I also have still been getting dizzy, I have upped my Fluid intake, my Protein intake is perfect, I get veggies, and take all my Vitamins. I take the Bariatric Advantage multi and Calcium. My only idea is Iron, but the multi has extra Iron I thought...... I am out of ideas, any one have more ideas?

Just updated my ticker and realized I too have lost 75 lbs
I have decided my new wight goal is 170 lbs which happens to be the expected weight loss from gastric bypass for my starting weight and my height. This means I am only 25 lbs away from my goal. This is looking so real. I feel great again! Yes, things are sagging big time and I do need a breast lift like no other (must wait a while for that) but Spring is coming. This winter has been so long and depressing, I can't wait to get out and about outside.

I'm not sure if I qualify as a success story yet but I do believe I experienced a life changing event. It took me years to pull the trigger on surgery. I've gained weighed steadily over the last 10 years despite doing what doctors had advised me to do. A myriad of reasons and overall giving up led me to where I was. Oct 7th I weighed in at 248lbs. As a 5'2 woman I was a size 20 comfortably. I realize now how in denial I was over where I had got too. Do you have that one picture that made you cry? I do. I never took any pics until my husband and I celebrated 10 yrs of marriage in Puerto Rico. This before picture was what made me get surgery a month later. The now pic is from today after playing in the snow with my girls. I'm not even at goal and unbelievably happy. Just thought I'd post the pics bc they were my motivation from others.

100 POUNDS GONE FROM MY START OF DIET MARCH 21 2014. Can you see me doing the happy dance!

Broke my 2 week stall! Lost 5 lbs today! Wooohooo! 3 pounds to go for a 75 lb loss!

I had a oh my god moment this morning. The picture says it all ❤️

Beni - at 6 months the average bypass patient should have lost 40% of their excess weight. I made my dr give me a ton of medical documents for statistics, I'm a nerd like that ????

I had a oh my god moment this morning. The picture says it all ❤️