100 Pounds Down!-"Normal" BMI- Almost at Goal!

[AvaFern 3,516]

When I first started posting on this forum in August 2013, I loved, and still do love, reading the stories of people who had hit certain goals. My surgery was in September 2013, and I knew the three postings that I wanted to make....the one year surgiversary post, the 100 pounds lost post (which is the exact pound that puts me into the normal BMI range), and of course, the day I reached my final goal weight.

My one year surgiversary was in September, so knocked that one out, but as of today I have lost 100 pounds and I am finally in the "normal" range on a BMI chart! In the past I have lost 80-90 pounds a few times, but never 100, and I am now 1 pound thinner than I have ever been over the age of 21. Also, 137 is the cut-off for my height between "normal" and "overweight", so technically my entire adult life I have been classified as "overweight" according to the evil BMI chart, and as of this morning, I am normal!!

Thirteen months ago I was sitting at my computer reading through all of these posts wondering if I should risk my life (surgery freaks me out) in the hope that maybe I could lose weight with a sleeve. I am now totally in the group of people that can say that the only thing I regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I have 8 pounds to my original goal and 18 pounds to 119 which was always my goal when I was younger. Fingers-crossed I will get to make my third posting sometime soon!

Thanks to everyone for all of their postings over the last year- it has been nice to not feel alone on the sleeve journey!

[Summer Rain 245]

Congratulations!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

year surgiversary- lost 100 poundse- as of this morning, I am normal!!

@@AvaFern

soooooo happy for you

i've been watching you

wonderful accomplishments

the many terrific things you've experienced

who deserves it more

i've done a couple of the below too

surgiversary

l00 lbs lost

buttttt - being normalll

i don't think so

hope you hang around to share your smarts with newbies et al

keep up the good work

kathy

congrats

Edited October 7, 2014 by proudgrammy

[Rovobay 920]

congrats.... that is amazing!

[MNvan 1]

Thanks for sharing, you are inspiring!

[newxina 20]

@@AvaFern I have 71 pounds to lose until I hit the "normal" weight. But my personal goal is 90 or maybe 100 (but that's pushing it). I have lost only 10 pounds pre-op but I hope that I will be as successful as you with the surgery.

Congratulations on your accomplishments! I hope you reach your final goal soon! ????

[Shoe318 9]

Congrats

[missbrown30 148]

Woohoo AvaFern

[kccat3594 9]

Awesome!! Hope I can do that next year!!

[jacileggs 402]

Good job. I am 7 lbs from normal bmi. I'm afraid I may be done losing. Time to step it up and get it done.

[Butterflyhigh 504]

That was a wonderful, inspiring post!! Thank you for sharing. I am always so amazed at the changes that can take place over the course of a year.

Well Done!

[Onephatmom 19]

Congrats to everyone. I am waiting on my approval now, and I'd be lying if I said I haven't been having second thoughts, but your stories have inspired me to keep going.

[OCSlim 63]

You will do it, AvaFern!