I wanted to share my story and pictures. For those, that are considering surgery or going through the process, hang in there and just DO it!!!! the benefits are ultimately worth it

Anyway, here are my stats:

I'm 5'3 and 30 years old:

HW: 263 lbs

SW: 257 lbs

CW: 139-142 lbs fluctuate around this weight

GW: 130-135

I don't know if anyone wants to read my lenghty experience, but if you do, I posted it on RealSelf under my same user name. Oh yeah and people.com got a wind of my story, and posted it on their page. I really hope whoever is struggling doesn't give up and know that is hope and always light at the end of the tunnel!!!

I wanted to share my story and pictures. For those, that are considering surgery or going through the process, hang in there and just DO it!!!! the benefits are ultimately worth it

Anyway, here are my stats:

I'm 5'3 and 30 years old:

HW: 263 lbs
SW: 257 lbs
CW: 139-142 lbs fluctuate around this weight
GW: 130-135

I don't know if anyone wants to read my lenghty experience, but if you do, I posted it on RealSelf under my same user name. Oh yeah and people.com got a wind of my story, and posted it on their page. I really hope whoever is struggling doesn't give up and know that is hope and always light at the end of the tunnel!!!

Your model beautiful now. Not that you look bad originally. But I know from personal experience I feel so much better. And you are definitely drop dead gorgeous. Congratulations

Congratulations, you look fab !!

I wanted to share my story and pictures. For those, that are considering surgery or going through the process, hang in there and just DO it!!!! the benefits are ultimately worth it

Anyway, here are my stats:

I'm 5'3 and 30 years old:

HW: 263 lbs
SW: 257 lbs
CW: 139-142 lbs fluctuate around this weight
GW: 130-135

I don't know if anyone wants to read my lenghty experience, but if you do, I posted it on RealSelf under my same user name. Oh yeah and people.com got a wind of my story, and posted it on their page. I really hope whoever is struggling doesn't give up and know that is hope and always light at the end of the tunnel!!!

Looking great! One of my worries is excess skin, especially the arms as bat wings run in my fam. lol Would love to know more about your workout routine and schedule.
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You look fabulous!! I'm 14 weeks post op, lost 43 lbs. I started the gym 2/1 work work especially hard on my arms. I have excess skin & want surgery. Please tell me your experience when you had excess skin removed. Was it expensive? Thanks!




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Thank you so much for sharing. I'm visual, so seeing pictures really clicks with me. What a beautiful girl you are, both before and after. Fifty with two kids, I expect my breasts will be raisins, haa. Thanks again, your post is a perfect motivator.

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Thank you everyone for the lovely comments!

As for those that were wondering why i had gastric bypass over the sleeve, it is because I had bad acid reflux (sometimes I still do but nothing like before). My surgeon said that if I went for the sleeve, the sleeve might make my acid reflux worse, so he did not recommend it at all. He actually performs a lot of sleeves, so it's not that he's opposed to it. He just said I was not a good candidate and why risk a lifetime of acid reflux. Also, I've heard that gastric bypass provides more weight loss, so it was a win-win situation for me.

As for the excess skin, it was around 4k. I also had a breast lift/augmentation with my arm lift and my combined surgery costs were about 13k (cash for breast and arms, insurance did not pay for mine). I stayed with family after surgery, so I didn't have to pay for nurses or recovery or hotel. I waited 14 months to do my arms and breast. I knew I was at an optimal weight and I couldn't take my arms anymore. No amount of exercise would prevent excess skin. It's like pregnancy. Some get saggy skin and the lucky ones don't. Of course, I knew I would be one of the unlucky ones.

For workout, I did twice a week with a personal trainer. Not consistently, but for a good 5 to 6 months. It was mainly light cardio with a mixture of strength training. We used 5 pound dumb bells and resistance bands. So nothing too rough or like cross fit lol. Truth be told, I would much rather restrict my calories than do cardio. Now strength training, I do like. So, I think honestly my weight loss contributed from my surgery. I ate smaller and healthier. Can't do sweet or a lot of food. and then working out here and there really worked. For the first year, I tried to high protein and eat low carb. This really helped as well. Now I eat carbs and protein and I maintain my weight.

Thank you for sharing so much valuable information! You look so amazing, and you were gorgeous before surgery! But I know how much better it feels to lose weight. I still have a way to go, but I'm about 99.999% sure that I'm going to need to have my wings (arms) cut off... and probably one or two more areas. So it's great to see your pics and read your story. Thank you!

Thanks all for sharing

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