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One Year Bandaversary! - Down 89.2 Since Surgery, 113 Total



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So today is my one year band-aversary. It was feeling really anticlimatic cause I'm not as far as I'd like to be so I created a collage tracking my progress over the last year. I have lost a total of 113 pounds - 89.2 since my surgery last year. It's odd. I see a huge difference between the first two photos and the other ones, but not really the final four even though it tracks months of progress. Is it just me? Not realizing my body size is the most frustrating part of the weight loss thing. I reached 158.8 this week and am currently unfilled until at least August. I'm guessing the surgeon will leave me unfilled because I've surpassed what his weight loss goal was for me, but who knows.

Before

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This Morning

Here's a link to my weight loss collage tracking the last year: http://jessicastenst...m/post/61173768

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Awesome progress, you look great!I think the photos are harder to see your body shape because you are wearing dresses and not form fitting clothing... I can definitely see loss in your arms though :)

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wow u look awesome!!! good job

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You're looking great!! Congratulations...

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Wow you look great. Congratulations, you're an inspiration to us all!

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You look outstanding! Congratulations on your hard work and weight loss.

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You look fantastic!!! Congratulations, that is a huge accomplishment! Great inspiration for the rest of us :)

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I can see the difference. It can so hard to see the difference for ourselves. You have done an amazing job!

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Amazing, and I love your before and after pictures. Truly a dramatic transformation in your weight loss!

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Whoo HOO way to go girl! you look fantastic Congrats!! :D

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Awesome weight loss, well done and keep up the good work. What i will say as someone who started off big is that your brain and eyes take months longer to catch up with the weight loss than your body does.

Get the tape measure out and track measurements too , that will help but its hard to not be over critical when analysing ones self :)

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I want to be like you!

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Jessica: you rock. You have done fantastic. I too just celebrated 1 yr and I still see a fatty when I look at myself. I have lost 101 with about 40 more to go. I guess "WE" can't see ourselves as others do and that is why we still feel chunky. Hang in there and congratulations SKINNY !!!

Melinda iN Florida

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Awesome weight loss, well done and keep up the good work. What i will say as someone who started off big is that your brain and eyes take months longer to catch up with the weight loss than your body does.

Get the tape measure out and track measurements too , that will help but its hard to not be over critical when analysing ones self :)

Cazzy, I am afraid of the measuring tape, lolololol

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