GeekyChicLa

I've always been an fairly active person. Whether it's walking/running, dancing, housework, opting for stairs instead of elevator, parking further to walk more, circuit training or strength training. Lately its been at mininum 3-4 days weekly. I use these too.

Woah... Seriously, that's one helluva transformation. You need to take some yoga so you can get your arm all the way behind you and pat yourself on the back! Sent from my phone, please forgive brevity and misspelling

Hey friends! I'm almost 10 months post op so I thought I'd share an updated before & after photo. I started at my highest weight of 205 last year. According to the BMI chart, "normal" weight for my height is 98-127 so I initially had a goal weight of 125 in mind. My surgeon actually told me that he is considered "overweight" on the BMI scale but he's pretty much all muscle. I have been working out regularly since 3 months post op so he told me that I may never see 125 on the scale if I continue to build muscle. He told me to have a goal body fat percentage rather than a goal weight. At the beginning of my journey, my body fat percentage was 53% (yikes!). My goal percentage is between 20-24%. I'm happy to report that today I am down 65 pounds and have a body fat percentage of 20%. I may never lose those 13 extra pounds and be at 127 but I'm now in the "healthy range" for body fat percentage. I just want to let you all know that you don't necessarily have to weigh a certain number to be healthy. I am still overweight according to the BMI chart but I'm in the "athlete" category on the body fat chart. Keep in mind the BMI chart only factors in your height and weight, not where the weight actually comes from. Weight from fat is bad but weight from muscle is good.

This is the first time posting any pics. I am a couple days shy of 2 mos post op. Down 46lbs.

I had surgery almost 10 months ago. Hubby is just eatting better