Tigerlette

I agree that it is slow going. I feel like we are reviewing stuff that all of us have learned or read etc before. Feels remedial and very much like old weight watchers meetings.

This is gonna sound like bragging, and I guess it is....but for the first time in my life my waist size and inseam size in pants is the same number: 32
At my biggest I was a 60" waist, so this is REALLY a huge milestone for me. My surgery was November 2016.
Started at 485. Current weight 200.

Greetings Everyone in the Funky JuneBunch, It has been a while. I've been wanting to give you all an update but life happens. My mom has been in and out of the hospital for the last 2 months. We thought we were going to lose her. But God is good. And she is still with us. I wanted to pop in and give an update on my status. Well for starters, as I weighed myself this morning, I am at 168lbs. I haven't seen the Onederlands since........It's been a minute. Let's just say 20+ years. To keep up the momentum, I walk on an average of 3-8 miles a day. As far as diet, I have slowly went back to all the foods I have eaten before surgery. However, I cannot eat much at a time. Which is a good thing. I still have difficulties with getting in my required water intake. For some strange reason I just can't get water down like I was able to before the surgery. But I am not complaining. The small things are so much better than the idea of being grotesquely overweight. I now, go up and down stairs with no problem or slightness of breath. And I have picked up a new addiction........wait for it.......Shopping. I've had to rethink my size and do a mental makeover. My walking buddy told me that I have to give up my "Plus size" thinking because I am no longer plus size. I've had to retool and buy a whole new wardrobe. I am no longer a size 22. But I am more like a size 12 and 14. No more 2X and 3X. Now it's more like Medium and maybe an occasional Large. And I am not even at the 6 months marker. My six months will be on December 3rd. is June 1st….. I will include a few photos to help illustrate my progress. Keeping The Faith, the Purpledva Below is a before/after photo The picture on the left was October 2018 and the right is October 2019 What difference a year makes. If I can do it, then you all can too.

I was stalled for a while. I have been working out 6 days a week at a boot camp and eating well with not much of movement. Maybe I was gaining muscle mass. Anyhow today when I got on the scale, I had tears of joy. Finally reached ONEDERLAND..


HW: 329 lbs
SW: 283 lbs
CW: 199.6 lbs

Good Day all! I still IF every day! Really don't know how I didn't do this before! It just feels so natural now.

Floating between 185 and 190, still right around 18% body fat. But I can wear a medium shirt and a 33 waist

Had a bunch of challenges, but I'm working through them.

Starting weight 315
Surgery date 7/15
Current weight 274
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I so much happier and healthier, after I got my surgery I just wish I did sooner and not let my weight get so high that I weigh over 600 lbs. I know I still have a long way to go but I weigh 400. I can do a lot more things know, that I couldn't before. My goal is to write a book about my journey, and help people with their surgery.

Happy Monday to me! 10.5 months post-op. 146lbs lost since surgery. GW ACHIEVED!!
I would like to thank... literally nobody but myself because I am the one who accomplished this!
Hollllaaaa!!
And this is before the skin removal so who knows what I will end up being. I am also still actively losing so I am not at equilibrium yet. Interested to see where this will go....

Today I finally reached Onederland. 199.3 pounds. :)

I met my goal! HW 320lbs GW 150.0lbs CW 148.6lbs
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I tend to be honest with other obese people. As far as normal weight or skinny people, unless I'm pretty close to them (in which case, they knew about the surgery from the get-go), I just give them the lifestyle answer ("I'm on a low carb diet, exercise a lot, and am working with a dietitian"). All true - I just omit the surgery part.

I feel great today!!! One step closer to my goal! I am 7 months post op. Had Rny Jan 27, 2019. Made it to onederland today!!!!!! Brings me to 198lbs current weight.

I feel So greatful...So healthy...So blessed!!
And still Focused!
I came to share my pictures so far..to all on the same struggle.[emoji173]
From 298 to 187..and still working on it[emoji173]

Next week I’ll be 3 months post op, so I thought I’d make another update. I’m 70lbs down and loving the process. Photos are 1 day post op VS now ?

I haven't been on here in a long time. I got very sick in the fall. Severe pain out of the blue and passed out one night and woke up on my bathroom floor. I'm stubborn as hell and went to the Dr. 3 days later, because you know, I was feeling a little better day by day so why bother going?? [emoji848] I was admitted to the hospital for several days with a severe infection and dx with diverticulitis. Thankfully days of IV antibiotics got me on the right track...if not I was looking at surgery to remove a section of my colon. Then I had a never ending UTI which is very unusual for a male. Turns out I had 3 different bacteria in my system, 2 of which could only be picked up from a hospital setting. More antibiotics and a trip to an infectious disese specialist and roughly half a year later I'm finally cured!
I've been able to maintain my weight pretty well but was disappointed to postpone my TT that was scheduled for last fall. I know, I know, my health and recovery from the other stuff was way more important. And, there is a reason for everything!
I'm thrilled to finally be 30 days out from my TT surgery on 8/21. Truly can't wait for this milestone on my journey to be complete! [emoji847] Maybe I'll work up the guts to post before and after pics. ?‍♂️
In any event, I shut the world out for a while so it's good to be back to my nerdy, tattooed, quirky self!
HW = 360
SW = 292
GW = 220 reached 3/7/18
CW = 204 @ 6'5"
156 pounds lost! [emoji106]

72lbs weight loss!

Approx one year ago and today

here is my goofy self LOL

Before:

After:

Well over 2 and 1/2 years post op and I'm doing things I never dreamed possible. I got back into mountain biking and never thought I would be doing a downhill bike park, bit here I am doing it!! I joined the bike patrol unit in work and ride 15 to 20 miles a day in work. I travel, I eat food, I drink alcohol, I'm really living my best life as cliche as it sounds.

I have done my Surgery back on 24th February 2019, my maximum weight was 160.3 KGs (352 lbs), since then I have lost around 46 KGs (100 lbs) and now weigh 114 KGs (252 lbs)
This was by far the best decision i have done in my life.
Below are my before and (so far) after photos

Face to face. Day before op versus Monday.

...and haven't lost a pound in 3 or 4 weeks! This is my first REAL stall. Time to really Ramp up ALL efforts! I know what to do, just felt like grumping a bit.

I posted this on my status update, but I wanted to share here too! Under my ultimate goal. Super excited! (2.5 months post-op and in the first pic) Halfway goal and goal! Great job to everyone!!!!! Love to everyone<3

I'm officially 100 pounds down this morning since surgery 7.5 months ago and 110 pounds down from my all time high weight of 325lbs. I am 9 lbs away from my surgeon preferred low weight for me and only 35 lbs away from my initial (let's see how i feel and look) weight of 180lbs[emoji16]
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