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1. You can wrap the bath towel around you and it covers all of you !
2. You are comfortable crossing legs.
3. Your clothes are all baggy on you !
4. I can fit my hand around my wrist.
5. You look at yourself in the full body mirror and feel good.
6. You start taking pictures of your whole self and not just your upper body.

I've reached the 120 lbs. lossed mark right at 4 months since my prediet. I feel great and so blessed. I'm down from taking 19 necessary medicines with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure to taking 2 necessary MEDS with one soon to not be needed. I am pain free, happy, and walk and move around more than I have in 25 years. I used to weigh 447 and today I was 227. I am so blessed. I hope you see what I see. I had a super hard first 3 months post surgery. I am 56 and live in Florida. Love my family, exercise when I can and getting ready to starting lifting lightly again soon. God is good.... All the time!.... Just me.... Jim

Hey there!! Don't get discouraged!! Everyone's body is different. I lost 30 lbs my first month out, then lost anywhere from 9-15 lbs every month after that. I'm a little over 10 months out now. I focus on Protein first and eat less than 20 carbs per day (on most days!). I keep my calories really low (700 a day max) because my NUT and doctor specifically tell me to do so. I drink 80-100 oz of Water a day. I walked 3 times a week up until about 3 months ago when I started lifting weights and doing T25 in addition to running. I don't know if my weight loss has been fast, slow, normal - I've just stuck to it and tried to eat in a way that is sustainable for me and my next 60 years of life! Haha. My best advice to you? Get off these boards, or anything else that makes you compare yourself, or feel like you're losing too "slowly," or whatever. I quit social media and message boards a few months in unless I had a specific question or concern, and I only came back once every few months to update. Your journey is yours and no one else's - focus on it and you will be rewarded!
PS I got unbelievably lucky and didn't lose any hair. I took Biotin every day and used Biotin shampoo! No clue if that is what made the difference, but worth a shot!

130 lbs down, about 30 more until goal.

This was my sleeve. Before 242. A few months ago before revision 182
I have since had sleeve to RNY revision on 8/31/15 and lost another 16 pounds so far. I don't have much to lose and revision was due to scar tissue in sleeve causing severe gerd

Surgery June 10th
Hw 277
Cw 213      

after and before I mixed it up .. I was 234 highest weight 242 now I'm 185.5 my goal I 160 doctor goal is 150 either way I will be satisfied.. I'm so happy I did this even though I miss certain foods but I'm okay for the most part ..

When I went into lane Bryant and nothing fits!! Wohoo!! That was the only store I shopped for years lol. From 280 to 169. I still need 30 more to go for my personal go.

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

6 months since highest weight of 346
4 months since surgery weight of 316
Weighed in at 262.5
Also, if you'd like you can check out my youtube channel for videos on my journey.

...recent pictures of you look heavier and heavier each day
...used three different belts in the last two weeks
...your car has been getting suspiciously good mileage
...you have to look harder to find yourself on a surveillance camera

My bathing suit is too big!

Speaking of bathing suits, just got a size 10!!! All the other ones were falling off me too!

Before

And last week I slipped into a size 10 jeans!!!

I am currently nine months post-op and am down 117lbs from my high point

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

Bought my first ever pair of levi skinny jeans!!!!!

1 month post op

it feels great. ..was going to post the same thing ... no more "X's"

it feels great. ..was going to post the same thing ... no more "X's"

Hi everyone! It's been about 10 months now and I am (and have been) in ONEderland for a while! I'll share a before/current pic below. I've never before shown anyone these as they are embarrassing but I am so proud of myself. One thing with a smaller stomach that I have found has been getting in all my fruits and veggies because that is vital. I finally found a company that literally has fruits and vegetables powders in capsule and shake mix form which has seriously changed my life. Anyway, I always post on here every few months to let you all know having the surgery was the best thing I ever did and I am so blessed and thankful to be where I am today. This forum helped me so much pre-op, so I can only hope this reaches/helps out/inspires someone else out there. I'm also on Instagram @ Ahli92. I love making friends!