Let's Brag

Hey everyone, we've all done so well, but sometimes it's easy to forget actually just how well and how far we have come and just focus on what we still need to do. So this is a purely bragging post - no negativity here! Let's all look back over our shoulder and see where we've come from. For ALL of us we've come so far I'm not even sure we can see that far back anymmore So put your stringest glasses on and take a look: Before weight:266 Now weight:175 Before BMI: 42.6 Now BMI:28.2 Before Clothes Size: UK 26/28 (US 24/26) Now Clothes Size: UK 14/16 (US 12/14) Before health: Uncontrolled diabetes, high cholesterol, back pain, Liver disease, to name a few Now Health: Controlled diabetes (wouldn't know I've got it!) cholesterol fine, back pain from needing PS, liver perfect!!. No weight related health issues AT ALL.

One more pound down and i'm no longer obese, merely overweight and that'll be wonderful! I have eaten quite a lot this week (WAY more then i think i should) and i'm down almost 3 pounds, who knows how this stuff works! Before: clothing size 22 Now: clothing size 10-12 Health Before: High Blood Pressure, High Lipids/Cholesterol/Triglycerides, asthma Health After: dormant asthma, no attack in over a year, cholesterol is managed well, no blood pressure issues at all, need plastics desperately

WOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEVER get how this works - ever. It makes no sense to me but we'll take it anyhow!! SO pleased for you. You're racing now girlfriend. Being overweight never felt so good did it

I agree it is so weird.. when i was struggling to stay under 900 cals a day I was loosing nothing at all. i went up to 1100 and lost 12 pounds... than I wasnt loosing again.. I took my calories up to 1300 and i am loosing again. That starvation thing I think is very true.. Seems like you need to eat to loose..but I find the protein is the key to the weight loss both times.. I increased that... I have had so many wonderful changes in the past year.. I can honestly say I wouldnt know where to begin with what this wls and new body has done for me. First an formost is... I have my life back and I am healthy. My children love the new me and can now voice how they worried about me before without worring about hurting my feelings about my weight.. My highest weigtht was 282 about 2 years ago but had lost some weight just prior to surgery down to 264. I Over the past year I have dropedone half of me.. now that is ammazing, I have reached the onederlands, I have joined the 100 pounds lost club and continue each day to astound myself with the new things I can now do. PRior to surgery I had type two diabetes, sleep apnea, swollen legs, restless leg syndrome, asthama, reflux, prosisas, psyoriatic athristis, depression, and so many others I cant even remember. Today everything is is gone. I still take medicaiton for depression and psoriasis but the psorisas is basically gone.. where I am now.. down from 264 to 129... loss of 135 pounds.. I wore a size 24 pants and 3x shirt... now I wear a size 3/4 pant with a medium shirt.. I am now starting to see the thin person I am now in the mirror although not always, but when I do see it i am just so over joyed with emotion at the new body and me that I am. I just love my life now.. Yes i need ps.. I need a full lower lift and some new girls.. i will be heading toward that after the summer. I am waiting because my life is just to full right now to take time out for that.. Wow.. never thought my life would be so full, busy, and crazy with new and wonderful things each day to look forward too, long to do, and to partcipate in.. Life is just to good now to explain. thanks for hte question. It gives us a chance to reflect on the people we are now and what it was like before.. I will remember this always to never let myself get back to that person I was before.. life is just to good to waste it.

Your right...we should BRAG...so here goes it... Before weight: 265.5 Now weight: 161.5 Before BMI: 40 Now: 24.5 Before Clothes Size: 22/24 Now Clothes Size: 8/10 pant - med shirt Before health: High blood pressure & cholesterol...tired all the time Now health: No issues!!!!! Feel GREAT...do need plastics though.

OK ! I'm just gonna say it loud and proud ! I'm freakin HOT ! PRE OPP WEIGHT :249 CURENT WEIGHT: 120 CLOTHES BEFORE: 20/22 2XL CLOTHES NOW : 5/6 SMALL OR XS PREOP HEALTH : DIABETES ,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE , SLEEP APNEA & high chol Health now : I'ts all good baby

oh goodie I get to strut my stuff without guilt I am gorgeously cute!!! I am able to get into the gown that I wore when I was 18 http://www.wretchedheathen.com okay the stats: 1984 : 36D -- 29 -- 35 -- 135 lbs -- size 10 2007: 36C -- 31 -- 35 -- 144 lbs -- size 4 Kat (Klein, Texas) http://www.barefootcreation.com (work)

You just have to love vanity sizing, I'm not sure why the fashion industry seems to feel we need to be in tiny sizes to make life work for us but they sure do. Good for you on your new size 4 which should probably be a size 10 body! ANDI

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Start Weight ---> 332 Current Weight ---> 196 Total Loss = 136 pounds Clothing ---Start ----->26/28 and 3x NOW --->14/16 and L/XL BMI 55.2 ----->32.6 Social Life ----Before I had no social life. I went to work, came home, and that was basically it. Now I'm going and doing non-stop. I have a wonderful man in my life. BUT most of all: I'm the happiest I can ever remember being with myself. Mandy