7 months post-op! Before/After Picture

[Jazzy1 8]

You look amazingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing your story.

[Judymday 9]

Thanks for sharing! The pictures help keep me going! Not sure why, I think I'm visual? You look fantastic!

[Lyrakl 15]

You look amazing!!! What amazing shoulders you have!

[jrsygrl0520 19]

I am sw 236 cw 199.8 so happy out of 200 dr says 143 i hope so about 45 more pounds i need to lose

[ebonisekim 1,713]

Wow you look beautiful before and after congrats on the weightloss

[jbgirl5856 245]

Hey jordyn, congrats on another month of feeling awesome. I always look for your monthly update first week of the month, with anticipation. I am 3 months now and my starting was 6lbs more than you and I am 5'2", I am 31 though so you def have the age working in your favor haha. But, I have this excel tracker where I track my progress and I never really set goals until I "met" you here. I now have a column where I put your monthly number so I have something to work towards bass on a real success story I can relate to. I also am even contemplating doing monthly updates on here like you maybe next month...

I have lost almost 60lbs in 3 months and feel amazing, I do have loose skin but that might also be because I had twin girls less than two years ago. So the bikini ship has sailed for me lol! I remember reading your 4 month update and I was just having it and you got me to really exercise seriously as soon after surgery as I could! You said 3 weeks after so I was right there and now I love the gym! I still am not running but I am trying to push it, I also am doing personal training twice a week which I love.

I think what I am soooo afraid of right now is that the weight loss will stop and I will start gaining, I just find I am scared to lose how good I feel. I think it is due to I can eat a bit more have a glass of wine and I have had a bit of a sweet tooth with Easter this past month. Have you experienced anything like this? How have you dealt with it? I hope to someday get in the 140s like you. I also can relate about not dreading events. I hosted Easter and usually I go through my closet and try everything on sweating cause noting fits... Ths year first outfit I wanted to wear, like a glove! And the skirt was something I bought 10 years ago! Here is to another month of progress and success look forward to next months update. Can't wait for warmer weather too!

60 lbs in 3 months! yay! That's awesome. Congratulations I'm sure you are feeling great. I'm glad you have enjoyed my posts so much. It's truly humbling!

Am I scared of gaining weight back? UM YES! haha Do I think about it all the time? Absolutely not.

Look...if you had simply had the surgery, not followed the diet, not changed your lifestyle, not exercised at all, then yeah maybe you should feel more nervous about gaining the weight back. But that is so not the case. I don't know about you, but I have DRASTICALLY changed my lifestyle. I work at keeping this weight off every day. I have people in my life who motivate me to stay on track. Do I have off days where I eat unhealthy? Of course I do. That's life. Do I have weeks where I eat unhealthy....no! Because that would be falling back in my old ways. I read my posts from before the surgery. I think about how I felt before I had the surgery. I don't want to get back to that. I know that if I work hard and continue with the lifestyle I am living, the weight is going to stay off. Find something that motivates you. Figure out ways to "catch yourself" from falling back into old habits. My favorite quote is "Suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret" Corny, but so true!

Most importantly though...just enjoy your weight loss. You didn't have the surgery to be stressed out about gaining weight back all the time. Enjoy yourself and feel proud of your accomplishments. And yes...make some monthly posts! It's motivating and it's fun to look back on!

Any idea how many calories you are eating these days?

Pretty sure I'm at no less than 1,000

[jbgirl5856 245]

I am sw 236 cw 199.8 so happy out of 200 dr says 143 i hope so about 45 more pounds i need to lose

YAY! way to go Congrats!

[sparkle843 4]

You look great! Congrats!!!!

[BlessedBeyondMeasure2012 296]

Jordyn you were beautiful before but at the wedding you were absolutely stunning! You are such an inspiration to me, I hope I can be that to someone else one day. I am having a tough week (in my first stall) and seeing you tells me I can do this. Other's have done it, what the heck is stopping me?? I just have to keep with the program! Thanks for posting and for being an inspiration to me

[Pinkputter 7]

Morning! You make some really good points and I think i Really needed to hear them. I was becoming obsessed with weighing myself morning and night and I originally wanted to only weigh myself once a month because I felt thatif I just focused on the lifestyle the weight would naturally happen versus the scale and the number defining how I feel. So I have not weighed myself this week and am going to try to go another week taking a break from the dear scale. It has been a relief all week almost! I have other tools I use to track how I am doing like the my fitness pal and I can tell usually with just how I feel and how things fit if I am making progress.

As far as the lifestyle change... You are right and I don't think I recognize that enough. I choose a smaller plate and I am pretty used to the portion I can eat now, so the eyes and stomach are pretty much on the same level most of the time at least. At my 3 month nutrition appointment I was told I could and should add more the fruits and veggies now. This has helped a lot this week for me. I was sooo focused on Protein, now I feel I am getting a bit more balance and the things I choose to eat are most of the timebvery different from before! I hope it's all clicking, it feels that way.

The exercise is huge a huge change, I really make that a priority. The other day I was planning to go do cardio after work and I ended up working late and I needed to skip and go home to get twins. Pre sleeve I would have just skipped entirely, instead I did the girls bedtime routine put them in the stroller in pjs with a bottle and I went jogging!! It even was misting and I did not let it stop me, that is a new me....

I think a little fear is good keeps me focused remembering where I was but thank you for reminding me to Celebrate the success and be proud of the changes I have made.

Thanks so much as always!

What size are you in these days at 143?

[happy1957 138]

Congratulations, you are just a gorgeous woman thin or heavier. I know that the smaller you has a different spirit and level of confidence, but I see the beauty in all the photos. Keep up the good work, if you don't lose the additional 10 lbs, it'll be fine, you look and I assume feel fantastic. Any potential health issues are gone too!

[jgarnick 16]

Congratulations! You look absolutely stunning and your transformation is seriously amazing.

[colcol 128]

Wow you look wonderful keep up the great work

[Dallas Curvy Girl 70]

Truly amazing and such a beautiful person! You are an inspirations I can't wait to share my pictures.

[melissapaige84 38]

You look amazing! I can only pray that I have that much success. You are a great inspiration for those of us early in (one month on Saturday).