I haven't been posting lately because honestly.. im not sure what else to say.. I have had one hell of a journey these past 6 months.. and I feel terrific.. I just want to let anyone out there that worried know.. if you work your sleeve it will work for you!!!!! I couldn't be happier.. Im not even sure that I want to hit goal because im really happy with where i am at right now.. i always said that around 160 would be good for me because i have a lot more muscle than most so at a heavier weight I think I look ok.. So instead of waiting to hit goal I am officially posting my before and after pic. Again a huge thank u too all of you for your support during my journey I hope I can be a support for others on their journey!

anthem lap band policy.pdf me at my heaviest

weightlossticker.bmp just before surgery in oct 2011

one month post op

2 months post op

3 monst post op

4 months post op

5 months post op

...............................DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!....................

I TOOK THIS PICTURE YESTERDAY ----TODAY IS OFFICIALLY 6 MONTHS POST OP FOR ME!

What a progression congrats!

You look gorgeous - so happy for you!! Your smile is infectious!

From the beginning to the end you were and are even more now- Beautiful! Great loss and btw your skin looks great! I hope my skin tightens well too.

Oh wow' so encouraging thank you so much for sharing!!!!!

Thank you for replying, I'm going to be doing Zumba, did you do any other workout. We're you going to the gym

I was hitting the gym almost 5-6 days a week interchanging between cardio and weights, and my cardio would be zumba, running, kickboxing, or bootcamp.. basically anything that kept my heart rate up plus that way i never got bored with my workouts.. and i am actually a member at 3 gyms.. lol

Oh My Gosh!! I can't wait for July to get here so I can start on my journey to look slim like you. Great job!

Congrats, july will come sooner than you think... and thank you so much, trust me work your sleeve to the fullest and you will get the results that you are looking for.

You look fantastic i have only lost 48lbs in 6 months did u work out hard what is an ideal day for a menu plan for you?

what do you mean ONLY...lol 48 lbs is still very amazing.. that like an entire kid. Ive honestly realized if you Celebrate every lb lost, your journey will go by much smoother.. cuz really if you think about it .. without the surgery could have lost 48 lbs in 6 months.. I tried without the sugery... i gained weight.. lol.. but there will be times in your journey that you lose quicky and time where you wont lose at all.. I have since gained 5 lbs since i wrote this, and thats ok cuz i will just work my butt off and get the lbs gone again..lol..

in regards to food.. i just made sure i was eating as healthy as possible.. ate my Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack , dinner , snack. if i craved something sweet i ate fruit.. if i really wanted to be bad and eat some type of junk food, i did... might not sound right, but honestly like ive said before if i don't get what im craving for i will eat everything in its place till i get to what i want.. so i figure give my tummy what it wants in moderation ad then im ok. and drink plenty of Water.

so basically my menu went like this

breakfast- 1 egg white(normaly only ate like 2 bites), 1 bacon, salsa, orange juice

snack-watermelon

lunch- grilled chicken on salad

snack- string cheese, or pickle

dinner-fish, broccoli,

snack- peanuts,

again a huge THANK YOU to everyone.. you all put smiles on my face tonight.. and i was actually having, and kind of still am having a bad night! but then i get on here and my troubles take a back seat for a little while! so again to my VST family... Thank you so very much for all of your ongoing support!

You look amazing! Very inspiring!

U look amazing!!!!

You look great!!

What did you do??

You look great!!

What did you do??

oh you know.. just stopped eating..and started working out..lol

WOW!!! soooo looking forward to my sleeve.... and hopefully following in your footsteps... Well Done!!

Wow... Great Job... You look great. Very Inspiring. I'm hoping to start the journey as well very soon.

You look wonderful!! Never could I wear a bikini : (

Way too much extra skin!! ( but I'll take healthy with extra skin anyway )

Cheers!! You did it!!!!

Awesome girlie. Great motivation for us just starting.

Honestly, each day is getting better and if you look at the success stories here, the sleeve is not really the one commonality, it really seems to be the attitude of the person sleeved. A positive attitude and outlook, and like you said, working the sleeve so the sleeve can work for you is so important. So many think the sleeve is all it takes, when it honestly does take you to make the sleeve work, not the other way around.

Good for you, and thank you, every day is better, and I feel very confident and positive that I will be successful