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When shopping for a swim suit no longer makes you feel suicidal or ashamed---or like eating your weight in Peanut Butter cups.
(Okay, I still hate seeing how my thighs pouf on the outside and sag with wrinkles on the inside, but it's just that one part!)

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Not only are your pants loose and baggy, so are your underwear!

HW:280
SW:260
Surgery Date: 22 Dec 15
left pic 255 3days post opp
right pic 203 almost 4mts post opp
and I had knee replacement surgery so have been limited with exercise ......now that I can I do body beast, trikke some an Pilates all limited 2 what the knew knee can handle

5'6. My goal is 175. I keep adjusting it though. Not sure where I'll settle in yet. I'm very pear shaped. Harder to lose on bottom.

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Or asking for a seat belt extension

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

I never did a formal 1 year picture. This is a few months before VSG (date of surg 3/13/14 about 330#), and today (13 months post op) 130 gone. 20 to goal. Would love to have plastics someday.....

You jump on a pogo stick and you no longer strike oil.

You let someone tag you in a beach pic in your swimsuit! Seriously never thought I would see the day!

@@XXShelXX, I love that!
Ok, got one: you know that feeling you get in your lungs when you do an unusual amount of cardio? Where you feel like they're kind of...stretched? I've been getting that feeling for the last 10 pounds or so without doing more exercise. It's like my lungs finally have enough room to fully expand and I'm getting air in places that didn't get enough before.

When someone goes to hug you and they pick you up in the air and swing you around!!! just happened on my birthday. My brother did this and no one has everrrrrr attempted to pick me up!!!

When you can wear a pair of flats without the "balloon effect"

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Seeing all of your beautiful transformation pictures make me tear up with glee. You all are so beautiful! Even though I don't personally know ANY of you, I am proud of you, I am cheering you on. It's been very hard for me to accept being over weight. I was VERY fit and athletic all through my teenage years so I was used to being "skinny". Honestly the superficial thing I'm most excited about after I have my surgery in July is being able to have a thinner face. Sounds silly but I can't even stand smiling anymore because I look like a little dumpling.
Thank you guys for empowering me. Your hard work is not going un-noticed.

Ok, here is a before and during. The first I weighed 310 and now I'm down to 230. My goal weight is 180 and hopefully I'll be able to post that pic here one day.


And here is a face pic

Your talking scale no longer says "Only one person at a time, please!".

Purchase a top and there is no 'x or xx or xxx' on the label

Or asking for a seat belt extension

when you get to a restaurant booth and simply step in to the booth instead of all sorts of weird contortions to get into the booth.