sleevemom43013

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

Sleeved Dec 2014 at 334 lbs and at 204 in the after pics I'm 27 and 5 ft 9 in

Getting family photos done and seeing them after and when picking the ones you want, you base off your husband because for the first time EVER you feel beautiful in ALL of them!!!!

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

Getting family photos done and seeing them after and when picking the ones you want, you base off your husband because for the first time EVER you feel beautiful in ALL of them!!!!

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

Getting family photos done and seeing them after and when picking the ones you want, you base off your husband because for the first time EVER you feel beautiful in ALL of them!!!!

Going to the movies for the first time in over 6 months and having a good 9 inches of room beside you in the seat... but also my butt hurt halfway through lol

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

Going to the movies for the first time in over 6 months and having a good 9 inches of room beside you in the seat... but also my butt hurt halfway through lol

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

SW 334 CW 195 GW 175 Sleeved 12/4/14

It's been about 3 1/2 years since I decided I had to make changes in my life. I hit 450 pounds and realized I was no longer in control.
I dieted on my own for the first 2 years, and did okay. I lost about 120 pounds by simply eating less and walking. Eventually that was no longer enough and I stopped losing, so I started a bariatric program. I had 6 months of supervised weight loss, and having the accountability made me work harder. I lost another 30 pounds in those 6 months. My goal was to be under 300 by my surgery date, November 10, 2014. When I weighed in at the hospital that morning, I was 299.9. Just barely there, but I did it!
This week is my 1 year surgery anniversary. When I weighed this morning I was 189.9. Another 110 pounds gone. So to Celebrate, I'm posting a before and after picture. The first one is from 2011. I'm not quite at my highest weight there, but as I'm sure many of you can understand, there aren't a lot of pictures of me to choose from. I always avoided having them taken. The second one was taken this morning. Not a great picture, but you get the idea!

And 260 pounds later:

I am ashley, a 27 year old married mom of a rambunctious 2 year old girl. I am obsessed with singing and my family. I have always lived within a 10 mile radius of my first home where my parents still reside. I have 2 cats and a chihuahua/rat terrier mix whom I love but she makes me crazy. I have struggled with my weight my entire life and am blessed my husband loves me through it all. He's into "thick girls" but is quickly realizing that my new me can be just as exciting I want to start dancing and doing gymnastics (nothing serious just the idea of a cartwheel excites me lol) and my biggest goal in the end is to own a little black dress, although red sounds fun too haha but aside it all, I want to be healthy and be comfortable and happy in my new body!!!

Just got a new one: when the waitress says "table or booth?"
And you say I doesn't matter!!!!lol and soon I can post when you can walk into Old Navy or banana Republic and actually walk out with with something you can wear!!!!!! Can't wait

For sure. He and now my second boy are one of the major motivations for going through this journey. As a father I need to be here for them. Plus how could I teach them proper food/fitness choices in my previous state.

Here are a couple more before/after.
Before - 380lb

Current - 228lb

Before: 340 lbs
Currently: 164 lbs

That's incredible @@sleevemom43013!
You are beautiful!

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