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

In the last two days a lot of customers have commented on how much smaller I am. For almost six months nary a comment. Then in two days I probably had near ten different people compliment me! When they ask me how I'm doing it my response is always 'eating right and exercise'. Which is true, because that is what I do now. Since my last child moved out in April (shortly before my surgery) there is no more junk food in the house. My hubby works out a lot and eats 'clean' which means good quality protein, healthy whole grains, and vegetables. For the most part what he eats is what I eat, only I eat much smaller portions. I work in a bank so long conversations are not possible and my short and sweet explanation is all our customers get from me. I'm not big on sharing personal information w/strangers and it can be risky when you don't know people - some of them are weird. One coworker just had an experience this week where a customer began stalking her. She had to call the police. You never know...

Yesterday I was able to decorate the Christmas tree and mantle without resting or directing my husband on where to put things from the sofa. I've lost 50 lbs since October 1st and the big NSV is that my lower back pain is just about gone.

I never would have been able to be on my feet so much. My poor husband has had to decorate under my direction for about the past 3 years. I am so happy!

My cousin and her family came to visit me yesterday. I hadnt seen her since July at our family reunion. She commented on how small I am. I said , "no im not" and my daughter said, "mom, yes you are." Dont know when I will get that fat girl image out of my brain.

Edited November 24, 201312 yr by Dorian

On Friday I was going to attend a bday party. I went to my daughters closet where my smaller sizes (14 to 16s) are housed and lulled out 4 pairs of jeans ligand behold I could fit the 14s and wore one pair that night and another pair that Saturday! I also found a nice pair of boots. Go me!

Another NSV! I brought a jogging suit from walmart in a large and I was scared to buy the top but I got it in a large and it fit! I'm so excited! I have to take pics to see the weightloss! Is that strange? To me I'm still a 20/22.

We were at my moms for dinner and were looking at her picture collages on the wall. My daughter said to me, " gosh mom, you are smaller than this picture". It was a picture from my sisters wedding years ago, and I thought I was a good size then. It is still very hard to picture myself smaller. I still see the 340lb woman I was.

I got some new size 12 skinny jeans. I held them up to show my family and my son said, "whoa, that is tiny, Mom!" Down from a size 22/24 in April...

All my pants are getting big. I found some jeans I liked a month ago that I really like and they're now too loose (if I can pull them down w/o unbuttoning and unzipping then that's too big). The store was out of the smaller size I need so I ordered them online. I got the next size down and one size below that. Can't wait for them to come - time to lose the baggy britches. I walk around all day hiking them up - I need suspenders! Also, during my shopping yesterday I bought a bunch of sweaters at the awesome can't-be-beat price of 8.99 ea. All mediums! :-)

Also, I found out at my six month post-op visit the other day that my bmi is now 28. When I started it was 47. :-)

My sister was looking for me in a waiting room and walked write in front of me and didn't even see me I saw her go by and asked her where she was going she said I just look so different

My sons friends who always spend holiday with us came in and saw me from behind and called me Johanna that's my daughter when I turned around were shocked

My sister was looking for me in a waiting room and walked write in front of me and didn't even see me I saw her go by and asked her where she was going she said I just look so different My sons friends who always spend holiday with us came in and saw me from behind and called me Johanna that's my daughter when I turned around were shocked

I absolutely love it! I'm so proud of you!!!!

Yesterday my niece that always says I have a bigger butt than my Mom said my butt was little! I told her that was a compliment coming from her. Today her Mom(my baby sister) said "look at my little butt"! I won't be convinced until I'm in onederland and my but or pants size is smaller than hers! I'm currently wearing XL and L shitrts! I'm super excited! I haven't worn either in 20 years! Wow that is a lot of years! I didn't even realize it!

OMG!!! I am no longer obese!!!!! For the very first time in 30 years I am overweight with a bmi of 29. My bmi was 47. Started at 291 lbs. now 187. Surgery was 2/28/13. I have my life back!

OMG!!! I am no longer obese!!!!! For the very first time in 30 years I am overweight with a bmi of 29. My bmi was 47. Started at 291 lbs. now 187. Surgery was 2/28/13. I have my life back!

I've said it before; where else can you go where people are HAPPY about being overweight??!! Great job and keep it up!

OMG!!! I am no longer obese!!!!! For the very first time in 30 years I am overweight with a bmi of 29. My bmi was 47. Started at 291 lbs. now 187. Surgery was 2/28/13. I have my life back!

I have 9 more lbs to get out of the obese category and into overweight. I cant wait!

It sucks being short. Overweight for me won't happen until 160. Lol