I've been struggling with a question I often hear from friends/acquaintances....not that the question bothers me, but because I'm not sure which answer to give.

The conversation goes like this (at least inside my head...)

"How much weight have you lost?"

(the inside my head part...) "Well....if you compare now to your highest weight (which was in March '12), its X, but if you compare now with the day you first visited the surgeon (that's the number my surgeon uses), its Y, but if you compare now with the day of surgery, its Z." Its much too difficult to give that answer. LOL

So....after several weeks of cogitating, I've decided that my answer is going to be relative to my highest weight....because, in reality, I HAVE lost that much weight...and I need to be able to brag about it (a little bit, at least)!! Right??

So....to answer the question....as of this morning, I have lost 99 pounds!! Never in my life did I think I would be able to say that!!! Yes, I still have 70-odd pounds to lose, but DANG!! I will NEVER wear those 99 again!!

Happy Sunday!

Laura

Congratulations.

I've had the same internal conversation in my mind. The outcome was the same as yours. Congratulations on the 99 pounds

My reference point is the day I started my 2 week pre-op liquid diet, 5 months ago today. 89 lbs gone!

Mine is just after final straw moment, not my heaviest but close to it I've lost 25 pounds since july- no sleeve just waiting for those "well if you can lose weight without it...." comments to start rolling in :/ congratulations Laura, so proud of you!

Congratulations! You've earned the right to brag about every one of those pounds.