Hi Guys,

I'm looking for support, a little confidence boost. The last year has been kind of rough. When I began my journey. I weighed 390 pounds (I've attached a picture) and my goal at the time of surgery was to get down to 150. I'm now at, consistently, 170-180 and I CANNOT, no matter what I do, get anywhere lower. I am the same weight now as I was this time last year. I'm happy with how I look. I went from a size 30 to a size 12. I can shop in every store at the mall. I exercise a lot and am healthy and active, but I still feel like a big failure because I can't, and didn't, reach that 150. I want to stop being so hard on myself, but every time I get on the scale, I feel miserable...

Thanks in advance for the encouragement,

Jess

Please... you look fabulous! Possibly your body is telling you that it is happy where you are by maintaining your weight for a year. If you lose more, so be it, but everyone's chemistry is different. But to give it one more shot at dropping more pounds, have you had a conversation with the bariatric doc about to see if another fill is possible?

I agree totally with Gigi

You look wonderful! A "failure" I don't think so.

I too think your body is trying to tell you this is what you're suppose to weigh.

What does your Dr think?

How tall are you?

Congratulations on your WL!!!

You look amazing. Just think how much heather you are now. Keep it up. It will happen

You look amazing !! You really need to reflect on where you have come .i heard that sexy fabulous Marylin Monroe was 12 or 14. It's all in your perspective she was beautiful and sexy because she believed it.

You lost more that half your body weight. That is AWESOME! Maybe your body is saying that is it.

Jeppy - I can't believe how hard you are being on yourself. You have gone from 390 to 180 and, instead of feeling absolutely wonderful about how far you've come, you berate yourself. You look wonderful and you apparently are just where your body wants you to be. We set unrealistic goals sometimes - I think that is what has happened here.

Enjoy your victory girlfriend & get that chin back up where it belongs!

That is so amazing!! You look great! You should be so proud of yourself. I wish I had some advice for you but I think you need to realize how amazing you look and what a HUGE accomplishment it is to have lost the weight that you have! It's stories like yours that keep me encouraged and keep me motivated.

Wow you are an inspiration to me! I hope I have your success. You look amazing

u look fab!! this may sound corny but .. say ” i love being 150lbs.. ilove myself and mybody.” dont want it or wish it. WILL it. much love and blessings to you. you inspire me to keep trucking! started at 355 .. now at 325.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! This was a boost that I really needed. Gigi, right now another fill would be too tight. That's part of my problem. I'm all filled up. Anything more and I end up going back in the next day unable to get water down. I just need to be happy with what I've accomplished thus far and enjoy it; I'll prob never get down to 150 and that's okay. Maddy, to answer your question, I'm 5'3 so being 170, with extra skin and all that jazz, makes me look average, which I'm happy with. I'll never be skinny (skinny was never my goal).

Thank you' date=' thank you, thank you!!!!!! This was a boost that I really needed. Gigi, right now another fill would be too tight. That's part of my problem. I'm all filled up. Anything more and I end up going back in the next day unable to get Water down. I just need to be happy with what I've accomplished thus far and enjoy it; I'll prob never get down to 150 and that's okay. Maddy, to answer your question, I'm 5'3 so being 170, with extra skin and all that jazz, makes me look average, which I'm happy with. I'll never be skinny (skinny was never my goal).[/quote']

That's what I figured. You are at your goal weight after you deduct the weight of your extra skin. Great Job!!!!