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Image of Tia 274 Day after surgery!! - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Day after surgery March 5 2007 weight 274

Image of Tia May 15 2007 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting May 15 2007 not sure what me weight is

I'm proud to be on the way to healthier me!!!!!

TO GOD be the GLORY!!!!!

I am pre-op, however, I have began to work out after seeing the picture from the here from February. The stomach and "powdered ant" look was a bit much for me so I decided I need a new way of life. I will be a June bandster, wanted to get over the stage fright of posting thick madam pictures, and felt this was good of a time as any. Stay tuned!

"Before", 2004. Not sure how much I weight here, but at least 260. Eventually got to a top weight of 273.

After, 5/07, 173 Down 100 lbs.!!

It's been over 9 months and I'm just now getting up the guts to post before and afters. Right now my scale is broken but I know I'm over 60 lost. I still have 100 to go but today I had a HUGE NSV. I went to buy some new carpi's for work and before surgery I wore 28's (tight) 30/32's. Today I grabbed a 26 and too big. 24...too BIG! I bought 22's!!!! I can't remember the last time that happened. It's been over 10 years since I fit 22's!!! My shirts are still bigger because I carry my weight around my mid section, but I can now shop for shirts at lane bryant again. Anyways, I figured it's time to post some pic's. I finally see a difference! Thanks to everyone for being so inspiring! Love you all!

First pic was taken a few days prior to surgery and the second was taken tonight!

ok here are my pics:-)have a great day everybody!

I was banded 4-9 -- here is a picture from 1/27 (310lbs). My Highest Weight was 339 -- but no photo's...

Here I am today (283 lbs):

Have a great day all!

Gina

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I am about 10bs to goal and 20lbs to ideal weight now!!!! You cant see the scars so much in this photo, but they arent very bad anymore anyhow.

Here is an updated before and after. I meant to do this at my one year marka couple of weeks ago, but better late than never

I thought it was time to get a direct face shot up here, I can see a big difference now. The recent pick is no cheating, no sticking out the face, and straight on..........ya know the kind we have been avoiding... next will be a body shot.

The before with hubby is 1 year before surgery, and the other before is one week before surgery(posing no less to try to rid the chin....) July 21 o6.

The after pic is from April 28th '07. It has been slow for me, but steady, and I am half way there! I have lost 50lbs since the one week before pic, ten more #s and I enter onederland!

Okay - here are my "Work in progress photos". 1st one is the night before surgery, the 2nd is my 4 mo band anniversary (taken yesterday). I still have a long way to go, but I am making progress every month!

Almost at my goal weight, although my goal weight may be changing. I'm really stuck now that I'm more muscular than I initially thought I'd be when I first was banded, so I'm still not sure what a reasonable number to set for myself is. Anyway, here is a current pic of me with my before side by side so you can see a comparison. Its been about 16 months since my band date so this is still a work in progress for me.

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First picture was taken Jan 2006. Next picture was taken 5-21-2007