So now that I've lost my goal weight, and kept it off for 3 years, I don't know what to do with myself. I can't afford surgery, so it looks like i will never get the body I dreamed of, and I hit the gym 5 times a week, but that can only do so much. I also noticed that I can eat, and drink so much more now, and it scares me. How do you all handle being done with your journey?

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You look fantastic. Your my hero for keeping your weight maintained for 3 years.

I knew I would never be a bikini model after surgery. I cant afford plastics. Maintenance gets to be a norm..No excitement from seeing the scale move down. I have fitness goals. I distance run. I got into weight lifting more seriously the last 6 months. I cant believe how its transformed my body.( it will never be perfect) My new years goal is to up my squat game...I need a booty:-) Having new experiences in life may give you that high again.

I also eat more. I now eat like an athlete. I still eat healthy but more calories and healthy fats to burn. I also work out hard at the gym. Its all about balance

I just had to find something else to obsess over. Four years ago I wanted to lose 100lbs and write a book. I'm writing book number 5 now. As far as plastics, you never know what might come up, what you might be able to do a few years from now so work on maintaining your weight, put away a little here a little there, keep your eyes and ears open for any opportunity to have skin removed. You've done a great thing for yourself and a wonderful job doing it... don't poo poo all that work just because you need some finishing touches.

Congrats, which surgery did you have,?How much did you loose before your stomach disappear, My belly makes me sad!

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So now that I've lost my goal weight, and kept it off for 3 years, I don't know what to do with myself. I can't afford surgery, so it looks like i will never get the body I dreamed of, and I hit the gym 5 times a week, but that can only do so much. I also noticed that I can eat, and drink so much more now, and it scares me. How do you all handle being done with your journey?

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Obviously I'm seeing you clothed but from this man's perspective you have nothing to worry about. You have a nice body

Diana you look fantastic... if you need a lil nip and tuck I surely can't tell. If it's something you really want, see if there are any financing options available to you. Or start saving up, selling stuff on eBay and things of that nature to help out.

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So now that I've lost my goal weight, and kept it off for 3 years, I don't know what to do with myself. I can't afford surgery, so it looks like i will never get the body I dreamed of, and I hit the gym 5 times a week, but that can only do so much. I also noticed that I can eat, and drink so much more now, and it scares me. How do you all handle being done with your journey?

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How do you all handle being done with your journey?

Hey, you look wonderful. It's not for me to say whether you should have or "need" reconstructive surgery. That's subjective. You've been at goal for three years. Are you so unhappy with your body? People who don't have the cash do it with loans financed with plastic/reconstructive surgeon's practice. I don't know if banks offer such loans. Gofundme.com, about which I know nothing, is another possibility. I met someone at support group several years back who'd financed his lapband surgery through that or another site. Actually, it may have been another, but I don't recall which.

Obviously I'm seeing you clothed but from this man's perspective you have nothing to worry about. You have a nice body

You're a keeper.

@@diana89131 - Now what? Celebrate and live your life with new found enthusiasm and be thankful. You look hot and you should be proud of yourself. You women are just too dang hard on yourselves (hint: for 3 months, don't read any women's magazines, and you may lose the disomorphic body image issue). You are in the 9 category in my book, so do you want to spend $10,000+ and spend weeks in pain oozing in compression garments to get to 10? I don't think you need it all, unless there is excess skill that is causing a problem health wise. (NOTE: I'm single, I get the embarrassment when you get frisky with someone the first time and I take off my compression shirt and there is excess skin, but no one has yelled "ick" and run out of the room screaming either).

My highest weight was 269, my surgery weight is 263. I was thinking about how i would handle the loose skin and what if i need surgery. What i plan on doing is tapping out at 170... and working out to gain muscle. It was never my desire to be skinny but to be healthy. I don't want to cringe at the extra skin after i underwent this surgery. I want to feel and look pleasing to my own eye... alone necked inthe mirror.

All the best to you!

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You look great...im 3 weeks post op...im worried about the extra skin. What did you do,if you don't mind telling me, maybe give me some tips.

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@@vcalvillo90 - #1 pick your parents well (genetics, HUGE component), #2 realize skin is your bodies largest organ, so treat it right with Water, Protein and quality food, #3 stay out of tanning beds, the sun and hot tubs #4 lupe warm showers #5 exercise, muscle underneath your skin helps. Follow these and I can't give you a guarantee, but it's the best shot you have.

In a way your real journey is just starting. Keep a food log that adds up your calories and carbs and keep track of your weight. If you see you are gaining don't wait till you are up 20-30 pounds before doing something about it.

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ThAnk you, I will do that

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You look great...im 3 weeks post op...im worried about the extra skin. What did you do,if you don't mind telling me, maybe give me some tips.

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Congratulations on your surgery. I was really strick with my diet, and I went to the gym 5 times a week, I did Cardio. I counted Calories, and so on.

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You look great...im 3 weeks post op...im worried about the extra skin. What did you do,if you don't mind telling me, maybe give me some tips.

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How are you feeling?

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I'm feeling good,just need to step it up more on exercising. I'm worried when I start work on MONDAY my meal schedule will be off . I usually don't have time to eat,get super busy.

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