I always liked seeing photos pre op...hell I still like to see them now. So here you go!

I just under 9 months out and down 172 lbs (about 20ish pre op). I follow the 600 -800 calories/+60 protein/+64 oz fluid/-40 carbs. I haven't really exercised and maybe walk a couple of miles a week. I am overall more active and I do plan on starting regular exercise soon. I have had off plan days but I can count the number of "cheats" on both hands. I wanted to get to a normal bmi quickly and this is what has worked for me. I am a few pounds away from "normal" and want to lose about another 20. Enjoy!

Before/Size 24

9 Months/Size 10

Great pics. You look fantastic! Can I ask, you said -40 carbs a day? I don't understand what that means.

Thank you everyone. I am so glad that I have been taking some photos so that I can see the difference. I appreaciate all the compliments. Makes a girl feel good!

Great pics. You look fantastic! Can I ask, you said -40 carbs a day? I don't understand what that means.

I log, track, weigh, and measure all the food that I eat on my fitness pal. I eat less than 40 carbs a day. I actually keep them closer to 20 grams a day. Hope this helps.

You look fabulous girl!!!! Congrats!

Absolutely amazing! You look like a different person. I love your shoes, too!

Thank you! I have a ton of super cute shoes. That is one thing as a big girl that I liked to shop for. So the one down side (not) of losing big... My shoe size has gone down by at least a 1/2 size and maybe even a full size. Someone at goodwill will hit the motherload when I donate them! Im waiting to replace them until I get the last 20 lbs off.

Wow! You look like a different person. Awesome! Would you mind telling what your beginning and present weights are?

Ok...so it has to be our little secret... I started at 340 and have lost 172 lbs. I am 5'7 tall. There is a great website ...something like body image gallery (you will have to google it) that will show you what real life people at your hight and weight will look like at certain weights. This was pretty helpful to me. When I started this process I picked a size 12 as my goal. Well I got there and was suprised to find out that as an apple shaped person I was still pretty fat. The size 12 I had in my head was hour glass shapped and must have been amazon height. I am now a 10 and still look fairly hefty. My 20ish lbs I want to go will put me into my normal bmi range with a little room for bounce back.

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Oh ok that makes sense. Less than 40 not negative 40. Thought u were counting impact carbs or something I don't really understand. Thanks for the quick response.

You look great!

Wow! Fantastic! You look great!

You look absolutely amazing! Great job!

Awesome job! Amazing transformation! You look fabulous! Congrats!

You look fantastic. Great job

You look great!! Keep up the great work.

Holy crap! You look fricken amazing!!! Wow! All that hard work has paid off! What a huge transformation! So so happy for you. You must feel amazing!!

What has been your favorite thing since shedding over 150 pounds?

Your smile says it all.....