A Big Wow and OMG !!!

SO THIS IS A PRETTY BIG WOW FOR ME

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My hubby found a picture on our old camera and its from December 2007 - I never realized how big I had gotten - he said neither did he! LOL

Its pretty shocking as I dont have any other photos that I have seen at that size which even though I say my heighest weight was 292lbs- this shot makes me think I was even a lil higher - I wasnt doing the scale at that point - not until my doctor put me on it in Jan/Feb 2008.

Its only a year but seems a lifetime ago..... and the person in that picture is so unhappy and miserable- and it even shows the pain I was in- its a very revealing photo- all I can say is WOW !!

Guess I now have a before pic to show people who ask- I am still looking for my before pics that I had done for the surgeon where I am in the fat pants that I have saved.

Hugs
Deb

Looking at those photos now, it must seem like a lifetime ago. Really it was only a lttle over a year. WOW! That is amazing. Isn't that wonderful!!

I went out west in 2006 and I have photos of the trip. At the time I weighed 293 pounds. (At 5' 2'' tall that is very heavy)  As I look at the photos, I can easily remember the pain on moving and the discomfort of trying to use public facilities and how much better that trip would have been if I hadn't been so heavy. I now weigh 257 and even if I had been this weight, it would have been a little easier.

Hopefully, this time next year, I, like you will be looking at photos and saying the same thing.

Wow! What an amazing transformation. You look years younger.

You may have lost a lot of weight, but you also found something too - your smile! You look gorgeous, and keep showing us that beautiful smile.

That is a big OMG and WOW Deb!!!   The change in you is AMAZING!!!!  You look like a totally different person.  You can see how much happier you are.  Your eyes shine and you can see contentment and pride all over your face.

I got hubby to take photos the day of surgery but I cannot for the life of me find them.  I think they might have gotten erased from the memory card by mistake (unless I went and did it subconsciously on purpose, who knows).  But if you go on my profile page you will see a "Before" shot not unlike yours.  I had just returned from a walk in July at a vacation chalet that my son and his wife had rented on the Island.  I remember the walk was excrutiating, the pain nearly unbearable but I was trying to just keep going and trying to keep a stiff upper lip.  I was at my highest weight that day and so I will use that one as my before shot. When we got back to the chalet and I sat down, my husband took the photo and the look on my face shows that I was not hiding the pain or the embarassment or the self loathing one single bit.  

Thanks for sharing your photo.  It is inspiring to me.  I hope to be able to post a before and after like yours in about a year's time.  

Ann 

Speaking of pictures, Ann. Having met you, I have to say that you are much slimmer than your avatar picture!
Deb, if I had know you pre-op, I wouldn't recognize you now, if I passed you in the street! You do indeed look much healthier and happier.

Yes Ann, you have lost weight and your hair is much darker now (thought you were a strawberry blond based on the pic).

Charline, when I was looking over the posts my husband asked if you were the one sitting across from me at the meeting ... yes, I said, and he replied ... wow she has lost some weight too!

Deb, once again woohoo!

Michelle

Thanks for noticing the weight loss Charline and Michelle.  

Ya, I was a strawberry blonde, actually a red head with lots of blonde streaks.  I used to be a hairdresser years ago and so my hair changes quite often.  I am going on a cruise as you know and I might want to change it yet again.  Maybe even this weekend, who knows!?

Charline you have lost weight too, I was struck by the fact that you did not resemble your avatar, I imagined you as a heavier person (I mean that in all the best ways and I hope you are not offended).  You are doing great at this point -  just think of how well you will do once you get your band. 

I love this forum as I have said numerous times.  I think everyone on this forum is just awesome.  What a kind, caring and inspiring community.  I am so proud to be a part of it all and so fortunate to have found all of you.

Ann

Actually I am only down 12 pounds from by highest weight ever, but thanks anyway. i will take any weight loss, real or imaginary!  

Thank you everyone.

Its weird my husband reminded me that my daughter had taken the photo and I was upset she wanted to take it but was trying to make the best out of it and I thought I was smiling and pulling it off - like I said I have never seen the photo - it was a huge AHHH HAAA moment for me.

It shows all my feelings that I felt at 5ft 3" almost 300lbs at 40 years of age- it is very odd that a young child took the picture and captured the pain, frustration and the state of poor health- and my unhappiness about my life.

Right now I do not know the woman in the picture - but I need to remember her and her pain so I hopefully never have to go thru it again - I dont want to walk in her shoes again.

Thanks for all your support

Deb