2 of these photos are some that have never seen the light of day!!!! they are the ones that made start think about gastric bypass... thank god i stumbled upon the band!!!

i weighed roughley 350 in photo # 1 and 3 one is a body shot the other is with my boyfriend. they were taken memorial weekend at gulf shores AL. the day i got my photos back i started adtkins... and lost about 25 lbs. the photos in the tye dye t shirt were taken this past weekend 9-6-03 they show me at about 308. i can tell a difference.

boy those showed up big... what was i thinking... groan of embarrasment....

yes, you can see really see the weightloss shelly.

But how come the pics are so blurry???

leo

they were photos i scanned into my comp. 2 were from pretty far away i cropped thinking they would show up small and look a little sharper.

the clothes i have on are really baggy i think i may put on some clothes that fit better and take a photo on my dig cam specifically for documenting weightloss.

thanks leo. i really like looking at photos of others that show progress. i look at your site all the time! i have a journal on on obesityhelp.com maybe if i get brave enough i'll make a site like yours!

My experiences with having a site has been very positive.

It forced me to stay on target because I am always reminded of my goals. I don't get the chance to slack off and I always am reminded by everyone on my site to keep up the spirits. And when I have a breakthrough I always get congratulated.

It makes me feel I am not alone in this all and that people care and understand what I am going thru.

Because except for a couple of close friends nobody else from my family seems to be noticing any difference ahahhahahah

but I know that soon they will notice, when I walk in at a slender 145lbs.

Because except for a couple of close friends nobody else from my family seems to be noticing any difference

i know what you mean leo!!!!

i finally had my first non-family member comment that i looked like i was loosing weight!!!!! i felt 'high' all day!!! my boyfriend was like 'i tell you that all the time' and i told him 'you say it because you have to!!!!' lol.

sometimes i wonder why he stayed with me!!!! when i met him i weighed 200 pounds but i looked like this....it must be love....

its funny cause i have before and after and before and after and before and after photos. thank goodness i dont have to yo yo anymore!

Michelle,

You are doing so well and what a pretty girl you are, it's not a wonder the guy loves you. You give me inspiration.

thanks sophia!!!

i took some more photos this weekend in clothes that FIT!!! the others were a bit baggy!!! i got my first fill yesterday and i am ready to really start loosing!!!!

i will post the ohter pics as soon as i get them developed!

i saw that you are pre-op, where are you in this process? i know the pre op waiting is trying!!!!!!

you made my day:D :)

I can really see a difference Shelly gives me hope too!!!

I think you look really pretty now! You'll be WoW really soon!

these still show the same 50 lbs gone. i am still at 308.

my bmi is down from 51.7 at 350

to drumroll please...45.5 at 308 HOLY COW!!

i was in a 28/30

now i can wear a 24 pretty comfortably and EVEN sqeezed into a 22 skirt!!!!!!!!!(I couldnt have worn it out but by god the buttons all closed LOL!!)

i went to the movies this weekend and when i saw the seats my heart was pounding...no fun squeezing in the seats and pretending to be comfy...but no squeeze i fit!!

this is a big one... not eating the most. when i used to eat around other people i always noticed i ate the most...saturday night i made veggie pizza for some friends i only ate 2 pieces...to there 6, 4,and 3 pieces...

i do feel so much better! i am so close to being under 300!!! i will

be so happy because then i will only be 100 away from under 200!!!!

I LOVE MY BAND!!!!

for some reason it doesnt like the photo as a jpeg... just flick on the 10-6-03 to open pic

Wow you look great. You give me inspiration. I went yesterday to Dr. Mortons for my first fill. It went so smooth. I was in and out of there in 20 minutes.

Thanks,

Kathy

Hey Shelly,

you look fantastic! I can't believe how much 50lbs shows! you must be thrilled! You'll be a knockout when you're at goal!

thanks ya'll!!

i highly recomend taking some photos for yourself... i have been a little down because i am struggling with no restriction and eating to much....but now i can look at my photos and say snap out of it!!

Bright....Are you doing a countdown??? I know your exited. there's really not much to it! all you have to do is let them poke you with a few needles and go night night! you'll do great! i have heard of some dr's partially filling at the time of surgery, will you be getting any fill? will you have to go back to france for fills?

Hey Michelle,

It's really weird - before I had my surgery date, I was talking about the op constantly, with my husband and here on the message boards - but now I just feel sick with dread about it and can't wait til it's over...

Yes, the surgeon will put about 4cc in my 11cc band straight after inserting it - and yeah, i'm planning to travel to France for fills etc - nobody here (in Ireland) does fills so I would have to fly to somewhere so I may as well stick with Paris!

Hopefully it will all go as well as you say, in fact my head tells me ALL day it will but still this sick feeling.......just nerves I guess!

Anyway nuff about that! So thrilled for you that you're feeling good about yourself - here's to the next fifty pounds!!!