I'm so embarrassed by my before pics and I'm not even half way yet, but thought I'd be brave, and share where I'm at. I'm 5'6, HW 230, CW 195 so 35 lbs down.

Went to see my PCP. The whole office gets excited when one of us has an appt because we usually accompany each other, and they're DYING to see our weight loss.

The doc said my husband and I had already had more success than some of her sleeved patients EVER see. That was a sobering thought and should scare us all into being diligent.

She congratulated us on being so proactive about it and said that our focus on health and activity was good because the people who put it back on are invariably focused on a short-term goal like fitting into a dress or going to a reunion.

She ordered me to stop obsessing, stop being as type A as I was, and to cut myself some slack. So I will try And my thyroid meds were reduced for the second time since surgery. Yay!

Ok I've blabbed long enough to delay posting my picture but here it goes.

You look amazing!! I'm so glad you shared your pics!! I think this whole weight loss journey includes mostly stalls with small bits of occasional weight loss in between that add up to a large amount over time! :-)

Congrats. You look great!!!

Congrats..you look great!

WooHoo! GamerGirl, You look great!.......your waist is more defined, and your tummy is so flat, lucky you!

That, is significantly noticeable!

Look how slim your legs are?!!! They're like a quarter of the size! I want legs and a stomach like that!

Congratulations!

Congratulations! I can really see the difference. You look great. Keep up the great work!

I just saw your pics on a different thread and the difference in you is very noticeable as well! Congrats!

you look fantastic ! Less than a week now until my husband and I have the surgery ( next Tues) he has lost almost 14lb on the pre op and I have lost almost 7lb. I think this will be the norm for us I think I had better get used to him being the weight loss rock star through out this journey ha ha. I'm always checking in to see how you guys are going because your both so inspirational. Keep going your doing a great

yes get used to it and vent here not at him when he swans in, losing more than you! My husband has always been very careful not to lord it over me. I have to insist he celebrates the weight loss, because he sure does lose faster than me, and he doesn't want to upset me. i'm not upset, I'm just so dang happy for him. But he too goes through stalls. The first time, we stalled at the same time and it was easy. The next few times, one of us was losing and the other stalling.

Which is good and bad. It's good because we're doing the same plan and only one of us stalls, you know you just need to stick to the plan. Bad because you kinda want to get a high five, but you know better than to ask for one

Edited October 16, 201312 yr by gamergirl

You are looking great Gamergirl! So much progress in so little time. . Funny what you said about your boobs being more prominent now...fiddleman said something like that to me the other night. I was wearing a new t-shirt and I asked how it fit- he said it looked a bit tight. I was puzzled because it didn't feel tight at all to me. Then he said that maybe it was just because the part across my chest was "tight" and that my boobs were sticking out more! Lol. It feels nice to lead with your chest and not with your stomach anymore! Great job!

Thank you! Yes I'm a little surprised at the change. My husband says my "front" and "back" stick out more even though I'm getting smaller. I think I was in total denial about my size pre-op because I was sure that was just a bad picture, bad angle, whatever.

It wasn't. It was me.

When do we see your pics??

You look amazing!! I'm so glad you shared your pics!! I think this whole weight loss journey includes mostly stalls with small bits of occasional weight loss in between that add up to a large amount over time! :-)

You are SO right. I've been thinking about this since you wrote it last night, and I thought, maybe if we all had this expectation, instead of thinking it would be lots of weight loss with the occasional stall, then we might be happier. After losing ONE pound in 12 days, i'm stuck again, but am starting to believe it will come off anyway.

Way to go! You look great!

Looking good Gamer girl, your progress is outstanding IMO. It's amazing the areas that show progress first isn't it?. I guess that's why everyone's experience is different- we all lose at different rates and in different areas.

Wow, you look amazing for just being sleeved! I am hopefully being sleeved in Dec! CANNOT WAIT!

WTG, GG!!!

Thanks for sharing, it's great to see your progress. The difference is so apparent. How great to see hard work pay off

When do we see your pics??

Soon! I'll take a few shots hopefully later this week!