I'm just days shy of my 7 month surgeriversary!!!!! Yay!!!! Ok, so i'm 7 months out and I feel great. My clothes are L/M in Tops and Meduim/ 9 in bottoms (can squeeze into some7/8) and a size 36 waist that's crazy ... even my feet have lost weight from 9 to 7 1/2...

I'm feeling better than ever !!! I've lost 81 pounds and I'm LOVING IT!!!

the 1st pic is hard for me to see hard because i Know how unhappy i was at that weight. I'm so happy that i decided to do something about it ... LOVING my sleeve!!!

And here are my pics>>>Before 247(49in waist) finally meeting After 165(36in waist)

You are doing fantastic and Look awesome!

Yeah!! I'm so happy for you! you look totally gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us. It is so inspiring!

wow me inspiring ... no you are inspiring 130 lbs that's crazy ... congrats an thanks hun ...

You are doing fantastic and Look awesome!

thank u sham ( :

Gorgeous!!!!!! Before and after . You go girl! I can not wait for my surgery!!!!

thank you so much jd and you can do it ... the sleeve will help ... message me anytime

I second that SHUT UP! YOU LOOK AMAZING GIRLIE! CONGRATS! AND CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

right ... i love it .... shut up and this morning 162.9 ... man the more i lose the harder i work at eating right and excerising ... i love it SHUT UP !!!! lol ... thanks sleeve 4 me ... you're so supportive and i aprreciatie it .. thanks for all your positive coments and words of encouragement throught out my journey....you will never know how much it has helped to have people like you around cheering me on ... thanks so much chic ...

Great job lady...inspirational!

t thanks so much tenna

Oh wow, you have made amazing progress and you are beautiful girl!! Congrats to you, and way to rock that sleeve!!

hi keely i rememeber always seeing you around the board before i was sleeved and i just want to say thank you for all your supoort hun ... and you vets have been my inspiration ... thanks kelly

Wow, you are doing fabulous! Keep up the good work. Your pictures are good motivation for the rest of us.

thanks so much you can do it to ... stay focused and your sleeve willl help you on your journey ... congrats and thank you

Wow!!! Congrats!!! You look great!!!

thank you so much Vance ...

You look gorgeous Awesome job!! I am 5'3 as well What are you doing as for exercise and eating etc?

Your pictures are an inspiration to many like me

ok first off i love the name Liliana very beautiful... ok ... i exercise for 2 hours 5 days a week most weeks when i do go i kill it and i power walk at my local park and i stick to the less than 40 carbs per day and no more than 600-800 calorines and at least 75-90 grams of protein and i never ever stretch my pouch i don't wait til i'm extremely full ... don't get me wrong i struggled during the holiday season but was able to get back on track and stay there ... i don't eat any carbs and if i do allows myself rice ( just a small spoon and if bread just a very small piece about the size of a SMALL egg and won't eat the whole thing ... i only eat it for flavor every blue moon with and my meals ... just stay focused and if you mess up just get back on track and quickly as possible .... Good LUCK hun message me anytime

Wow! 81 lbs!!!! You look great too! Any advice for us newbies?

i exercise for 2 hours 5 days a week most weeks when i do go i kill it and i power walk at my local park and i stick to the less than 40 carbs per day and no more than 600-800 calorines and at least 75-90 grams of protein and i never ever stretch my pouch i don't wait til i'm extremely full ... don't get me wrong i struggled during the holiday season but was able to get back on track and stay there ... i don't eat any carbs and if i do allows myself rice ( just a small spoon and if bread just a very small piece about the size of a SMALL egg and won't eat the whole thing ... i only eat it for flavor every blue moon with and my meals ... just stay focused and if you mess up just get back on track and quickly as possible .... Good LUCK hun message me anytime

i exercise for 2 hours 5 days a week most weeks when i do go i kill it and i power walk at my local park and i stick to the less than 40 carbs per day and no more than 600-800 calorines and at least 75-90 grams of Protein and i never ever stretch my pouch i don't wait til i'm extremely full ... don't get me wrong i struggled during the holiday season but was able to get back on track and stay there ... i don't eat any carbs and if i do allows myself rice ( just a small spoon and if bread just a very small piece about the size of a SMALL egg and won't eat the whole thing ... i only eat it for flavor every blue moon with and my meals ... just stay focused and if you mess up just get back on track and quickly as possible .... Good LUCK hun message me anytime

Thanks for this! Just want to say you are truly an inspiration, congrats all your success, I also wanted to ask did you get a personal trainer or you just work out alone at the gym? What Protein shakes did you try? What has been your biggest struggle throughout this journey? Where are you from? Thanks for takin the time to share your story.

ok first off i love the name Liliana very beautiful... ok ... i exercise for 2 hours 5 days a week most weeks when i do go i kill it and i power walk at my local park and i stick to the less than 40 carbs per day and no more than 600-800 calorines and at least 75-90 grams of Protein and i never ever stretch my pouch i don't wait til i'm extremely full ... don't get me wrong i struggled during the holiday season but was able to get back on track and stay there ... i don't eat any carbs and if i do allows myself rice ( just a small spoon and if bread just a very small piece about the size of a SMALL egg and won't eat the whole thing ... i only eat it for flavor every blue moon with and my meals ... just stay focused and if you mess up just get back on track and quickly as possible .... Good LUCK hun message me anytime

Thanks you for the all the info =) I am doing my best of keep my carbs low,but geez I am carb addict myself LOL. Thanks the name is Liliana seems to be very popular these days lol.

And girl thanks for all the tips You are roking this thing!!!! I will message you for sure when I have questions =)

nooooo not per say I was a fitness specialist in the USAF for 6 years before I had a terrible accident .... so no i didn't have a personal trainor per say but i did have a dedicated workout out partner who was a firefighter in training, so we really fed off each other's energy... ( I do know from my military experience and in my personal life now... having a dedicated partner who won't take no for any answer, put up with excuses, and hold you accountable... is better than a personal trainer...)

Protein- Right after surgery I could not tolerate whey Protein or dairy so i was on pea protein ... until 3 months out now I enjoy 2 different shakes I LOVE chocolate OH YEAH Protein shake but think the calorie counts is high but delicious as far as protein shakes go ....the other one is vanilla Elite Gourmet the calorie are a bit better plus it has amino acids for muscle recovery and retention which is a plus and it also has calcuim ... usually I use half a scoop of each in about 8oz of Water in a Blender Bottle or the elite gourmet blends and tastes great with bananas, strawberries, and mixed berries.

OK- Struggles so i've had alot going on with me personally ( seperating and divorcing my husband, instantly becoming a single parent of 2 small kids, selling my house in the BUYERS MARKET, and moving me and little ones across the world) in the last 6 months which i think added to my struggles a bit. In the beginning i was a die hard strictly by the book sleever, I struggled for a couple weeks but got back on track i even reach out to the people on the board and the helped me ( found alot of support here on this board ... I would say if you get off track don't give up find your focus and get right back on track... You can do it and your sleeve will aid you every step of the way... Hope this helps message me anytime ( : and BTW FL native and I now reside in ATLANTA GA AND LOVIN IT

Thanks for this! Just want to say you are truly an inspiration, congrats all your success, I also wanted to ask did you get a personal trainer or you just work out alone at the gym? What protein shakes did you try? What has been your biggest struggle throughout this journey? Where are y`ou from? Thanks for takin the time to share your story.

Way to go, you are rocking that sleeve, I hope I can rock mine like you, 4 days post op.