Today marks two months since surgery and I am 54 pounds down. I can't believe the weight loss but more then that I am starting to feel so much better. I am starting to have more energy and I am having to work harder to get my heart rate up while working out. Other then that, my body doesn't hurt as much as it use to. I still have a long way to go but boy... this feels awesome. I won't lie the first few weeks after surgery were hard but I got better day by day. For those of you new to the surgery and still in your post op Phase.... it gets better I promise. Keep your head up and keep going. Thanks to everyone for all there support.

Pictures will follow later!

You're doing great! I'm just behind you by a couple of weeks. I've been stalled for awhile - that darn scale just won't budge off of 208.2 but I know once it starts moving again I'll feel like there's no stopping me. Congratulations on doing so well!

54 lbs is really great! I remember you struggling in the beginning, but you worked through it. You are just a week ahead of me and reading your posts, helped me get through my tough first few weeks. Gratz and good luck as you continue to progress on your journey.

Thanks so much Maddie..

Awesome!!!! What are you doing for workouts? I am still struggling to make exercise a habit and I know from past experience that for my long term success exercise is key for me. You are rocking this!!!

That is SO awesome! I'm SOOOO happy for you!

WOW Angie. Totally a great job. Girl you are working your sleeve and I am loving it. Keep it up.

Deb

Congratulations Angie - 54 pounds in two months is awesome!! I checked out your before and recent pictures. I see a big difference!!! Keep up the good work! I am doing pre-op stuff now and hope to have surgery date soon. My BMI is about where you started and I want to lose about the same as you so have been following your progress! Thanks for sharing.

Renee

Awesome!!!! What are you doing for workouts? I am still struggling to make exercise a habit and I know from past experience that for my long term success exercise is key for me. You are rocking this!!!

I think group exercise classes and competitive endeavours (e.g. 2.5Ks, 10Ks, sprint tris - whatever your fitness level) are the best way to make yourself stick to something. If you are just trudging to the gym to spend half an hour on the elliptical, it's hard to stay motivated.

I think I'm gonna cancel my Gold's Gym membership as soon as I'm back in town since I want to get more seriously involved in dance this fall. My university offers quite a few dance classes. I actually took ballet with them in the spring. While I had the strength to do all the exercises, thanks to years of weightlifting, I did find my weight to be a hurdle at times, especially when it came to jumps. It was a bit demoralizing, plus it was tough on my feet and joints to jump around with just socks on when I weighed like 60 lbs more than everyone else, so I dropped out halfway through. But now I think I'll have a much easier time, after losing even just 15 lbs, so I'm planning on signing up for 3 dance classes a week (ballet, modern, and jazz) to keep me in shape. I know our classes are open to non-students, they just cost a tad more - so if there's a university by you, I would definitely suggest checking out their phys ed courses, especially dance. Once you have the mindset that you paid X dollars for Y classes, you are also less inclined to skip, since you feel like you need to get your money's worth.