Wow Moment!!

I had a "WOW" moment last night. I was looking through my "1st Year Post-Op" scrapbook and realized that by my 10 month anniversary that I have lost 88.75"!! I can't imagine, I really can't, how I fit anywhere/anything or how much bigger I was to have lost THAT many inches. For those of you that are struggling with the normal slowing down of the weight loss, go back and count up all those inches. Hopefully you've been tracking them at least monthly along with the weight. (I used to always say I didn't care how much the scale read as long as I could fit in a 10. ) Dawn 258/131/135

Dawn... That's alot of inches. Fortunately, my sister & I measure, faithfully, every month. We measure pretty much every part of us that can lose inches. head, face, neck, upper chest, bust, below bust, waste, lower waste, hips, thighs, above knees, knees, calves, ankles, upper arms, above elbow, forearms & wrist.......(yup everywhere)....anyway as of our May measurements I've lost 179.25 inches....That's like 15 FEET It really does pay to measure thats for sure. It always seems when the scale slows, the inches pick up. Plus I read something one time that said you're not actually on a plateau unless neither the scale or the inches decrease in at least 4 weeks. That hasn't happened as of yet for me, which is very cool It's raining cats & dogs here.... Another year for a crappy Relay for Life Party in the Park. I see we are forcast for rain on June 10th as well (the day of Relay)... Say a prayer that that changes & Central NY gets a nice day. Have a Great Weekend Tam 291/284/189.5/164 surgeons goal

Wow... you measure a lot of places!! Mine are neck, arm, breast, bra strap, waist, abdomen, hip, thigh & calf. I don't think I'd have come close to 15 feet even if I had measure all of yours too! Fantastic. Oh - I looked into the meetings here in California and I can't make the ones by me, but on Sept. 30th there's a Walk for Obesity that I may do. I gather it's USA wide on the same date. Maybe we can all walk in our respective areas and pretend we're all together? Dawn 258/131/135

Dawn, That is awesome! I wish I would've taken some measurements, but I was so horrified by the idea of actually putting a number with my enormous weight I never did. But, judging my sizing charts, at a size 32, I probably had a 54" waist, and now I am about a 37" so that is pretty amazing. I am a foot and a half smaller around the waist! And, the best thing of all, I can buy great designer clothes! Congratulations on your great success! Carrie

Hey Carrie, It is amazing that you've lost almost 20 inches in just your waist! Why don't you start measuring now that you're smaller and your weight may be slowing down. Like Tammy noted, a stall is only if both your weight & inches stop going down for 4 weeks in a row. Dawn 258/131/135

Check with you doc. I know mine measured me at my pre-op appointment. I was just in for my 9 month check up and saw the picture they have of me at my first appointment. I have taken monthly pix beginning with surgery day but I lost 20 before surgery. At my one year appointment they will take another picture. I've gone from a 24 to an 8. I haven't gotten out my fat jeans to put them on yet. That should be fun. I got rid of everything except one pair of jeans. Mary

Mary, I know my doctor did not take measurements, but I am too horrified to know anyway! I have gone from a 32 to a 14, and I know I can easily now fit in one leg of my former pants. That is strange. I also got rid of everything except the pants I wore to the hospital on surgery day. Congratulations to you and best wishes!

Congratulations Dawn. You look wonderful!

Congratualtions, you are doing a wonderful job and I am very proud of you> BTW - I love the tattoo!!

DAWN !! OMG You look F A B U L O U S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that pic from like a Glamour Makeover? I have been wanting to do one - and thinking about doing it in July- and then sending out the pictures on a card- and celebrating the new ME - for my birthday.. I am into size 16/18 and tops 14s. I found a pair of jeansI had put away- i used to wear them last summer- they are a 26- I put them on- and my mother was like OMGODDD !! Its easy to get lost and off track and sometimes we just have to remember we weren't always this fortunate or feeling this great- BUT IM THANKFUL and HAPPY THAT I AM and we all are. It such a relief not to burdened with all that weight. I no longer feel like Im the fattest person in the room- nor do I fear sitting in out door chairs.. I do keep thinking when am I going to get under 200? EVER HEARD THAT ONE? Like I told my surgeon's PA the other day- if I never lost another pound- it would all be worth it- because Ive taken 100lbs off my body- and never had that chance before & would never have done it SUCCESSFULLY any other way. Oh- and I went out dancing this past wednesday- I wore a red halter with cut out @ mt breasts, a black suede skirt and heels and went out alone. Guys were sitting by me asking me to dance-(where they never did before) I gotta tell ya- I wore out a few partners- THEY HAD TO QUIT! I kept going! I also had a date wth another guy- Gary- who I found out- after the date- is 30! LOL I keep telling him how hot I am and he agrees- LOL- so who can fault a man like that- regardless of his age? Keep up the great work! Hugs Donna 325/225/145