10 months out, 100 lbs down, with pics!

[june13sleever 223]

what size were you? What are you now? Those jeans look TINY! I am 5'10" so I am just hoping to get to a size 8

[SeattleSue 25]

FABULOUS and inciteful post full of great tips. You truly do look amazing and I'm TOTALLY going to steal the trying on clothes just to take pictures!! HAHAHAHA LOVE it. Thanks for the post, you have done an incredible job. Woot WOOT

[SouthernSleever 228]

Thank you for all the wonderful replies. I'm seriously smiling from ear to ear I was in a size 22/24 and they were tight. The jeans in that pic are 11 juniors I wear a 10/12 depending on the maker of the pants. Size medium or large in shirts (depending on the boob area). That shirt, which i adore, wouldn't button in the boob area which is why you can see my bra. I think size 8 will be goal clothes wise for me.

Pre op **** 10 months

Pants 22/24 **** 10/12

Shirts xxl **** M/L

Bra 44F **** 36 D

Panties 9 **** 6

Shoes 10w **** 9 1/2 Reg

I'm still pretty stoked about going to victoria secret and getting a matching bra and panties set when we have the funds. I've never ever ever worn anything from VS.

[Hawaii50 4]

Congrats!!! All your hard work has totally paid off!! Thanks for sharing!!

[coops 1,790]

SouthernSleever,

you look fantastic... and I LOVE your hair! Hreat new style and it looks really thick and in good condition! Congrats on losing 100lbs... that is a dream to me!! =]

[Lila21 36]

Wow, you DO look simply amazing! I agree with all the folks who say you were beautiful before, too! But, it's so nice to not have to deal with the weight, I bet!! I also think that haircut makes you look so chic! Love the look. So many congrats to you on your success! :-))))

[mp8btpc 32]

You look younger and happier! Such great results you look gorgeous. Great work.

[Hip2bfit 3]

You are totally inspiring! Thanks for taking time to post the pictures and the great tips! Great job!

[Becca 108]

Great transformation! Wow!

[JackieOMonroe 123]

You've come so far and you look amazing! Thanks for sharing your tips with us. Especially newer sleevers like me.

[M2G 1,836]

I was *just* wondering about you and how things were going...yay for your post. First of all you look amazing!!! We have similar start weights and goals (same height too) and I think you had surgery just a few weeks before I did. I *wish* I could say that I'm even close to -100lbs down. WOW! That is wonderful. I've been on the slowest loser train and yes, I'll admit to being frustrated. I have NOT had one single soda, or alcoholic drink since being sleeved. I am like you the carbs have to stay low or I don't lose. I'm currently on a 2 month stall, but I know it's not my eating and not "issues" (drinking my calories, drinking while eating, eating too much, eating the wrong foods.) So I just have to set my sights on my goals and work my sleeve day by day and know that it might take me a while longer to get where I want/need to be.

But your journey is definitely inspiring and I hope you get a handle on the smoking. Sounds like you have already figured out the soda/candy/chips thing...so you are doing awesome! Congrats!

[swizzly 901]

Wow, you look FANTASTIC!! You've done an amazing job of it. I totally LOVE your hair. Did you not lose any hair? It looks so good.

[mnbsleeve 87]

You look FANTASTIC!!!! Congratulations! Thank you for your post!

[Jenny A. 1]

Wow!!!!! You seriously look like a model, absolutely beautiful!!! You are such an inspiration!! I get sleeved in 3 weeks and start my 2 week liquid diet this Thursday. Seeing this post has given me so much motivation. Thank you!!!!!

[emmas mom 4]

This is a xpost from the OH VSG Board.

HI everyone! I finally hit 100lbs gone. I'm 3 days shy of my 10 months out and happy with my progress. I still have at least another 25ish to go and I've got to get my ass moving to tone up. I forsee plastics in my future the smaller I get. Probably TT and Breast Aug/lift but that will be at least 5 yrs later because of funds. To say that I love my sleeve is an understatement. To say that it's easy is both true and false. Because these posts helped me so much early out and still give me motivation I'll write some of my tips.

It's easy and it's not. I thought having the sleeve I could eat whatever I wanted just smaller portions. The months I tried that my weightloss was very slow and I have to get this thinking back out of my head every couple months. Staying low carb is the key for me. I had a gain when I tried the chips/sodas/candy route. Even though I wasn't eating a lot of it, it matters and stalls out my weight loss.

Eat under your sleeve. Get to know how much you can eat and have a couple bites under that. One of my favorite things about the sleeve is feeing satisfied and hunger. I felt before that I couldn't ever get that full feeling and I ate whenever. Now I only eat when hungry and listen to my body more.

You will stall. You will. Chart it so you know not to freak and write annoying posts (like I still do sometimes). If you have a long stall revisit your eating history. WHAT is making you stall. Are you happy being this weight because your body decided it is.

Beware of transfer addictions. I am struggling with smoking again and I'm always looking for something to transfer to like shopping, drinking, drugs.

Know that you are an addict just like every meth user or alcholoic. No one continues to eat like we did without there being some addiction. This is something we need to constantly keep on top of. Support via forums or in groups is essential but watch because support of other addicts can turn into support of each other's addictions.

Stay away from sodas. I've read countless threads about people who are at goal saying they have sodas here and there and then sure enough a couple months later they have gained.

Enjoyyyyy life. I am. I love being hit on when I go out. Even though we have been broke, I love to just try on clothes and take pictures. I look forward to seeing people I havent' seen in a long time. For me, this is the first time I've been an almost normal weight since I was in Elementry School. Love your sleeve, love your self.

The morning before surgery

100lbs down