Would anyone like to share their before & after pics! :-)

from 274 to 188 fro ma size 20 to a size 10

You look amazing

from 274 to 188 fro ma size 20 to a size 10

Go head girl!!!!!!!!!!

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6 mo!! Omg! U look great-- would u mind sharing your starting and current weights-- any secrets?

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Here's my updated before/after:

(Please ignore my oh so stylish bodysuit, I had the excess skin removed off of my stomach on 5-28-13)

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Here's my updated before/after:

(Please ignore my oh so stylish bodysuit' date=' I had the excess skin removed off of my stomach on 5-28-13)

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Very nice success story in pictures and numbers Kristie! Your weight lost is almost the same as mine:

hw: 360

sw: 335

lw: 178

cw: 185

What is your height? I am 5'11" Are you at BMI weight? Would you say exercise has been a big part of your success? I would say a combination of low carb / high protein / low fat diet for first 5 months with low/moderate exercise to normal carb / high protein / low fat diet with active lifestyle of daily exercise for last 2 months has helped me the most in getting to goal. Strength training and really intense exercise is helping now to reshape my body into athletic build along with a high protein / normal carb / normal fat diet. you are looking awesome in your level of fitness.

I LOVE seeing everyone's before' date=' during and after pics!

I've been updating this as I go. I just did it the other day because I felt discouraged over very little weight loss recently but I can tell in the face picture that my body is changing. The difference between the second and third image is only about 7-8 lbs but obviously there are still other changes going on too. The last pic in both is from Friday, down almost 90 but lenty more to go.[/quote']

First you look great just awesome! Second we look like we could be sisters lol so im going to keep an eye on you to see what I will look like since im still pre op but hopefully soon!

Very nice success story in pictures and numbers Kristie! Your weight lost is almost the same as mine:

hw: 360

sw: 335

lw: 178

cw: 185

What is your height? I am 5'11" Are you at BMI weight? Would you say exercise has been a big part of your success? I would say a combination of low carb / high protein / low fat diet for first 5 months with low/moderate exercise to normal carb / high protein / low fat diet with active lifestyle of daily exercise for last 2 months has helped me the most in getting to goal. Strength training and really intense exercise is helping now to reshape my body into athletic build along with a high protein / normal carb / normal fat diet. you are looking awesome in your level of fitness.

Thank you! Im 5'7. I'm still 40+ pounds from a normal bmi for my height. I would definitely say that my tough exercises 5-6 days a week with the high protein diet that has led to where I am. The surgeon estimates me to be a 6/8 now that the skin is gone so my BMI & weight doesn't make much sense to him.

Thank you! Im 5'7. I'm still 40+ pounds from a normal bmi for my height. I would definitely say that my tough exercises 5-6 days a week with the high protein diet that has led to where I am. The surgeon estimates me to be a 6/8 now that the skin is gone so my BMI & weight doesn't make much sense to him.

I totally dont understand the Bmi and size thing as well I'm 5'7 half and 209 19 weeks out but I look so much smaller and I'm thinking like if I get to normal Bmi I would look too skinny I've lost 90 pounds so far so rethinking my goal weight .. I also think the Bmi I chart does not take in consideration of body type and make or female some body type make you look more muscular which makes you look heavier then the small frame which make u look smaller but you weigh more than what ppl think it crazy but good luck and u look great

BMI charts are just a quick tool to gauge size. Its not very accurate when you factor in lean muscle mass.

With that said I would look into body fat percentages more so then BMI charts. You might be at a perfect weight on a BMI chart but also be carrying 30+% body fat. Get to a healthy BMI and under 18% body fat... big difference in appearance.

This guy has been reconditioning his body. He is trying to stay the same weight but drop body fat. In this picture he weights the same in both pictures. Even though he is the same BMI in each photo you can clearly see the difference,,, this is why BMI is not a very good gauge. For very obese people it may be but once you start getting to goal its not that accurate IMO.

Well it has been two years and here are the before and after of clothes. The bottom shorts were from two years ago size 26. The top pair I bought this weekend and they are size 6. I really hope that my mind catches up to my body someday. I still have a hard time believing that I have lost more wight than I weigh now. I still find it crazy????.

Well it has been two years and here are the before and after of clothes. The bottom shorts were from two years ago size 26. The top pair I bought this weekend and they are size 6. I really hope that my mind catches up to my body someday. I still have a hard time believing that I have lost more wight than I weigh now. I still find it crazy?de1d.

Wow! Great job! I am starting in a size 26 also. I can't imagine being in a size 6. You are definitely an inspiration!

Hey Mike - great point and the exact thing I have been working on for last 3 months. The first two of those 3 months have not yielded very good results. I blame it on not eating enough and running too much when combined with the start of strength training. Heavy cardio does not help with building strength, so have put running on hold for now.

Let me tell you, it is hard work to lower body fat % and keep bmi weight the same (or a little lower) when we cannot eat as a normal person would to get gains from lifting.

Being a WLS post op has made this a much harder job I believe because of limited eating capabilities when it comes to daily protein goal of 1-1.5 g protein per ideal bmi weight (in my case 180 lb). I don't want to drink shakes all the time, so am attempting to eat real lean proteins of 20-30 g every 2 hours. I try and make my breakfast, recovery and bedtime shakes between 35-40 g. Still am not getting high enough for goal protein numbers. I definitely do not get hungry with all this eating throughout the day. Love eating all the time though.

My 3 lifting workouts a week are short, but intense (30-40 min). I have 2 days of cross fit (45 min) and ab work (20 min) a week. And finally 1 day of circuit (1 hour). Dropped most of my cardio except for 1 mile fast run before lifting or sprints during cross fit when it comes up. As soon as I stopped running 5 k and 10 k throughout the week and focused only on intense cross fit and lifting, my body started cooperating and reshaping.

I am about 3 weeks into this approach. My weight is staying in the healthy BMI range for my height, but am dropping an average of 2-3 lb a week in last month. Fat percentage went from 19% to 16 % and my strength is really improving.

16% body fat is awesome bud. My goal is go get below 15% and I will be a happy man.

I think my sleeve is a little bigger then most. I have no issues eating 4-6oz of chicken or steak if I keep it moist when cooking. I find BBQing my protein, slow indirect heat, keeps my protein moist and tender. If I quickly grill it over direct heat I can`t eat nearly as much.

I am now eating over 200g protein daily rather easily. I just started doing this about 3 weeks ago and it help break a stall I was in.

What I do now is take 1.5 scoops of whey isolate per shake instead of 1 scoop. That`s 45g protein twice a day from shakes. I drink one shake about an hour before working out and the second one when I get home from my workout about 2 hours later. In the evening about an hour before bed I drink a single scoop of casein worth another 24g protein. So in shakes daily I am getting 114g protein. I actually like drinking shakes because I make so many different types and still look forward to drinking them.

I use to eat at least 4-5 meals a day but since upping the shakes I eat about 3 meals and a snack or two if it fits within my macros. In each of my meals I make sure to have 4oz of protein for either chicken breast, top sirloin or salmon. For example I would take 1 8oz chicken breast and split it into two 4oz portions and that`s good for 2 of my 3 meals. 4oz of chicken breast is 26g of protein so that`s another 52g protein added to the shakes. With another 4oz serving of salmon of steak its around another 25g protein.

That`s 191g of protein and I usually bring that up over 200g with a hard boiled egg, high protein kashi cereal or greek yogurt based salad dressing.

I have actually upped my allowed carbs to 100g daily and am still losing. The biggest NSV for me is I am now over 1800calories a day and still losing. It took me about 6 weeks but I finally have gotten my metabolism back on track. Its a nice feeling eating this much and still losing.

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