On August 8 I had sleeve surgery. That's four months ago today. I went into this with no expectations; I was pretty much convinced it wouldn't work.

Then the weight began to fall off.

As I passed 90 pounds gone, and got closer to 4 months, I thought, wouldn't it be awesome if I lose 100 pounds by four months????

Did my body cooperate??? Nooooooooooo. I'm at 98 pounds down. The biatch is hanging onto those two pounds for dear life.

STOMP RANT FUSS STOMP RANT FUSS!!!!!

STOMP STOMP STOMP

STOMP STOMP STOMP

STOMP STOMP STOMP

STOMP STOMP STOMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before:

4 months and 98 pounds down:

You have done well! After you lose a few more pounds those two that you were so frustrated about losing will be a dim memory.

You look amazing and I bet you feel even MORE amazing!

Omg you look so good i pray I look as well. Great job

It's just a number kiddo. You look fantastic!

@@Babbs, i noticed your starting weight is similar to mine and you weight now is my goal weight. so, you had surgery about a year and a half ago? i am 3 weeks out and have lost 17 pounds. i am really happy with that. i am just curious as to how much i will lost as time goes on, and in 3 or 4 more weeks i get to eat real food, which makes me think my weight loss will really go down because i have been on liquids and yogart and homemade Soup (2 weeks, liquids 4 weeks). i am actually kinda worrying about losing weight once i am on real food. do you mind telling me about how much you lost at different time intervals? at the end of july when i started my journey, i was 224. surgery date, nov 17, i was 215. i am now 198. also, i would have thought i would have dropped a size in clothing from 224 to 198 but have not. when did you drop a size?

thank you in advance!!!

Look at you!!! never mind the two pounds to heck with it! You have done amazing!

I was down one more pound today.

@@rking

Boy, that's tough. Because, like you, I started out a relative "lightweight" (ha), and I was a little on the older side when I had surgery (47) so I was a little on the slower side. You may not be. We were pretty on par at this point I should say, though. I used to record my weight every Monday, so here are my losses by month to now....

Month 1: -17

Month 2: -10

Month 3: -9

Month 4: -8

Month 5: -5

Month 6: -5

Month 7: -2

Month 8: -7

Month 9: -7

Month 10: -3

Month 11: -5

Month 12: -7

=85 pounds and goal of 150

Month 13: -3

Month 14: -5

Month 15: -0

=8 more for stretch weight of 142 (or 143 depending on the day, lol) for a total of 93 pounds. I have been holding steady at this weight (besides a normal 1-2 pound fluctuation every now and then) for 6 weeks now, so I think I've found my set point

See? It took me 14 months to lose 93 pounds! But it doesn't matter how fast or how slowly I lost it. The only thing that matters is I lost it and am now maintaining it

Good Luck to you!

@@rking

Oh, and I think I dropped a size after like 20-25 pounds. It's been so long, I can't remember now

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

I did it! Four months and two days... ONE HUNDRED POUNDS DOWN!

My next goal is a short four pounds away - to be in the two hundreds!

@@Sharon1964 WOW Sharon, you have done an amazing job in just 4 short months. can you picture yourself in a year.... can we say HOTTTT MAMA... I hope you are documenting your progress with pictures. Keep up the great work

@@bayougirlmrsc

Thank you! Yes, I'm becoming quite the "pic ho" now... always wanting my picture taken!

ONE HUNDRED POUNDS DOWN!My next goal is a short four pounds away - to be in the two hundreds!

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@@Sharon1964

great pics

wonderful transformation

i agree you must continue to take pics every 6 weeks or so

it's true that a # is just a #

BUT sometimes its good for validation (i think thats the right word )

twoderville - WHAT??!!!!

are you kidding me, that's great

you will continue to feel and look better and better

every 5, 10, 15 lbs etc pounds are a victory

God Grant Me Patience, Just Hurry About IT!!!

keep up the great job

i know you will

kathy

congrats

WOW Sharon you lost so much in 4 months. You look fantastic and I never would have guessed you were not in the 200's yet. Have you started to exercise yet? If so, what are you doing? Keep going strong.

WOW Sharon you lost so much in 4 months. You look fantastic and I never would have guessed you were not in the 200's yet. Have you started to exercise yet? If so, what are you doing? Keep going strong.

I was walking several days a week until about 3 weeks ago. I've having difficulty with a nerve that goes into my leg (unrelated to surgery) as well as plantar fasciitis in one foot, so I've backed off for a while.

I'm also 5 ft 7 inches tall, which helps me carry the weight in a "thinner" looking way.

I saw some friends tonight that I haven't seen since before my surgery. I got lots of "oh my gosh, you're skinny!". I had to laugh, since I'm still in the 300's.