Half the person I used to be

[Uomograsso 364]

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.

[Lanie992 168]

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

Congratulations.

[The Greater Fool 1,937]

Congratulations!

Not an unfamiliar milestone.

You're a person after my own heart: "Stay on plan." Brilliant!

Wishing you continued success.

Tek

[mattk53 124]

Killer!

[Lynnlovesthebeach 625]

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

[GreenTealael 24,852]

Congratulations! That's Amazing 😍

[maslman 65]

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

[STLoser 1,085]

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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[Arabesque 6,446]

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

[tarotcardreader 196]

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!