Yep some non surgery victories :-D Friday I went to the movies with a friend and was able to put both arm rest down and still have plenty or room in my chair :-) Now my niece can hug me and wrap her arms all the way around me :-) oooo... Was able to wear a REALY cute pair or wedges all day :-D Okay I wanna hear some of y'all's now :-D

My pile of clothes that are now too big for me is growing, and getting bigger than the pile I plan to wear after I lose all my excess weight.

@@RJC5197 - if you haven't already, start a new clothes budget/saving! I wasn't prepared for how much I would lose, so fast (surgery was in March and I'm down 77 lbs today). I've given away 6 bags of clothes so far.

Congrats on the loss so far. I recommend keeping at least one pair of the big pants/jeans. I kept the jeans I bought like 2 weeks before surgery (size 52!) and have taken a couple of After photos in them. It's mind-boggling! I think I'll try to keep them as a reminder of where I was and how far I've come.

Down 98 pounds and my trunk is full of bags of clothes I will be donating to Goodwill. I told my sister I was going to wear my large clothing until my pants wouldn't stay up any longer but had to give in because those baggy clothes just started looking plain weird. Lol. Ive been shopping in just little bits and pieces because I don't want t to spend much money on clothing until I get to my goal weight. I've noticed some little things too. Like my arms lay against my sides, all the way down. I can cross my knees again. Subtle differences that just surprise me when I notice them the first time. Then some big ones like it isn't excruciatingly painful to get on the floor to look for something that rolled under my bed. At seven months out my energy has just taken off! I'm not doing everything I would like to, but I'm able to nudge myself along to keep doing more and keeping at it a little bit longer each day. It's all good!

Hi all.

Here's my latest NSV. First though, I will start with an SV. I hit Onederland!!! I have now lost 86.9 pounds total.

That SV sets the stage for my NSV! I attended a birthday party of a good friend who I hadn't seen much of lately. WE both have very busy lives and hadn't gotten together since January. Not only that, but most of my friends who I know through him I hadn't seen since before surgery. The number of double takes, not to mention people who never quite seemed to figure out who I was, was such a surprise to me. In fact, one of the guys who didn't seem to get it figured out, usually gives me a hug when I see him, but I barely got a hi out of him last night and he seemed like he couldn't quite place me! It was pretty crazy. I guess I see myself everyday in the mirror so although I am smaller, I just don't see THAT much difference in overall looks, just smaller space occupation! I guess its kind of remarkable when you haven't look at it in the mirror everyday!

pam

NSV Finally, loved a pic of myself.

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Here's my NSV. Never in a million years would I thought I could do complete a Metric century bike ride. It was a blast! Happy 8 month surgeversary to me!

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We have spent so much time outside this summer doing family activities. Bike rides, picnics, playing in the park, camping. I can't believe the difference it has made in the quality time I am spending with my family. And I am still able to keep up on housework and my husband isn't having to do the majority!

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Congrats Ryan Tn

I just got back in the saddle and look forward to hitting that level of riding again

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Congrats Ryan Tn

I just got back in the saddle and look forward to hitting that level of riding again

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Thanks, i had a blast, can't wait to do more, including a triathlon next weekend!

And best of luck to you, its addicting!

I began fitting into clothes I used to wear over five years ago yupeee!

I can fit in restaurant booths with room to spare!

I got flirted with this week - twice! (Weird, but nice...)

Im training for my first half marathon which is set for Sept 11th of this year! My 1 year post op is September 30th!

Who woulda thought that in ONE year I went from "the fat girl who couldn't run" to "100 pounds down going 13.1"

I am so excited for the challenge. I could barely walk a 27 minute mile before, now I can run almost 5 miles without having to stop. My fastest mile is 7:30 now

Running two miles in the amount of time it took me to run 1.5 in July I am 5 weeks out as of today and 40 lbs down.