7 months and 6 days post-op, and I’ve hit my goal! I lost around 70 lbs pre-op (and over 50 of that before surgery consult in late October of last year - COVID scared me into finally getting motivated to really do something about the weight). Pictures are from fall of 2019, second is about 2 weeks post op, and then the last is from early this week. Thinking of adjusting my goal down another 10 lbs or so as I still want to lose some more, but this is the lowest adult weight I have been. Need to start saving for plastics. I will say, the changes are more noticeable now - even 5 lbs can make a difference. I also started doing strength training about 10 weeks post-op (once I was fully vaccinated) and that has made a MASSIVE difference. I did a body scan and from late March when I started to mid-July (my most recent scan), I lost 35 lbs, which I knew from my scale, but I actually gained 6.5 lbs of muscle and lost 17% body fat. Want to continue to build that muscle and tone and now thinking lose another 10 or so. We shall see. But for today, I celebrate hitting my goal, especially since everyone at the surgeon’s office said not to set it at that, as most folks only lose 60-70% of their excess weight. Of course, they also only want me to eat plant-based, and that’s not happening either. It’s definitely Fri-YAY!

Congratulations!

Yay! That is awesome! I am very happy for you. You look fantastic. ?

well done ! what does your strength training look like ?

Wow! Congratulations! You are an inspiration for sure!!

Amazing. Congrats!!

Awesome work. What a great feeling to be at a place you never thought you'd be. Just awesome.

Fan-freaking-tastic!! Great job and very motivating.

Amazing!

Congratulations! That's awesome!

AMAZING! Congratulations!

Amazing job!! Congratulations!

Wahoo!?

4 hours ago, dal101 said:

well done ! what does your strength training look like ?

I am working with a trainer once a week. She has me working on basically everything, and then I work out another 3 times a week without her. She has me focusing on arms and core in particular right now, as I have a lot of leg strength and I really need to build arm/core strength. She also has me trying to really work on the glutes as that will help me get stronger all over. On the days I work out with her, I usually do 20 min ride on my Peloton bike, and on my cardio only days, I do 45-60 min on the bike. I would love to get back to walking outside but it’s too hellaciously hot here to do that.

You are inspiring me!

Woe! U look amazing! Great job! I can only hope to lose that much. It's been slow going.

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