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Half the person I used to be

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Hit a pretty awesome goal. When I started out in July of 2019 and decided to have WLS, I weighed 427 lbs. My last weekly weigh in I was 212.2. That means I am officially half the person I used to be. On another note, I am now officially overweight! You might ask why that is a good thing. I have spent almost all of my adult life with a BMI that put me in the obese category, but now with my weight loss my BMI is 29.6 which is considered overweight. When I started out my BMI was 60. My surgeon required me to get my BMI to 50 before the surgery so I lost 92 lbs between July 2019 and January 2020 and my BMI was about 48 at the time of my surgery. After surgery I have lost another 123 lbs. No secret, just follow your plan. Eat you protein first, meet your daily protein goals, exercise, exercise, exercise. I am doing a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days a week and usually shooting for 60 minutes daily of intense exercise. My only regret is that I didn't have WLS years earlier.

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  • The Greater Fool
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    Congratulations! Not an unfamiliar milestone. You're a person after my own heart: "Stay on plan." Brilliant! Wishing you continued success. Tek

  • Lynnlovesthebeach
    Lynnlovesthebeach

    Congratulations! I prefer to call myself the same person I always was in half the body I used to have.

  • Wow, that is AMAZING. Congratulations! I started with a BMI of 69 at 393lb. and 5'3". My goal is to be under 200. You've given me hope that I'll make it! You must feel wonderful!

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Nicely done! That is amazing! I agree - I wish I would have done it sooner as well.. But better late than never, right?

Congratulations.

:91_thumbsup: Killer!

Congratulations! I prefer to call myself the same person I always was in half the body I used to have.

Congrats! You're doing great and an example of how well sticking with the plan can work.

So wonderful. Congratulations on achieving this milestone. You’ll be at your goal before you know it. ?

On 10/14/2020 at 7:33 AM, Uomograsso said:

Hit a pretty awesome goal. When I started out in July of 2019 and decided to have WLS, I weighed 427 lbs. My last weekly weigh in I was 212.2. That means I am officially half the person I used to be. On another note, I am now officially overweight! You might ask why that is a good thing. I have spent almost all of my adult life with a BMI that put me in the obese category, but now with my weight loss my BMI is 29.6 which is considered overweight. When I started out my BMI was 60. My surgeon required me to get my BMI to 50 before the surgery so I lost 92 lbs between July 2019 and January 2020 and my BMI was about 48 at the time of my surgery. After surgery I have lost another 123 lbs. No secret, just follow your plan. Eat you Protein first, meet your daily protein goals, exercise, exercise, exercise. I am doing a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days a week and usually shooting for 60 minutes daily of intense exercise. My only regret is that I didn't have WLS years earlier.

Congrats!

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