Tuesday Question of the day
Me currently: Pysically i am a Big Momma! large and in charge,5 ft 6in. dark hair, green eyes and a pouty mouth! fun and silly.
Post surgery i will still be Big Momma, just not large.. but still in charge.. I hope i will pretty.. One of my fears is getting smaller and being ugly... I have never been small so I will be going into uncharted teritory.
I have always described myself as the short, fat blonde (usually with red glasses.) When that description doesn't fit I have no idea what I will say. Yeah, I KNOW I will always be short- so just hush! I have to describe myself frequently to parents that will be meeting me for the first time. This is a question I have asked myself and dont' know the answer.
I have maintained for one year at this point. I am steady at -120 pounds. =)
40 pounds lost pre-op
40 pounds lost pre-op
Okay, mine is very long. I actually did the painted picture exercize in January after my boss encouraged me. I did it on each area of my life. In fact, doing this led to my WLS. I will just share the physical aspect....bear with me it is long....okay here it is....I feel like I am undressing or something! LOL!..............................
Physically
2008: I weigh over 300 pounds. My weight and image hold me back. I work hard to look as attractive as I can despite the weight. I have to work that much harder to make a good first impression. I cannot seem to break the food addiction and it consumes my thoughts each day. I do not feel that I can do all that God has called me to do with such a stumbling block in my life. I am frustrated beyond what words can describe. My energy level which used to be very high is now diminishing. I am beginning to have health issues with my feet and knees. I do not exercise. I want desperately to be set free.
2010: I have lost a significant amount of weight possibly with the help of a WLS. I eat healthy foods and exercise every day. I am very active with high energy levels. I enjoy biking around
190 lbs lost
VSG 07/2008
lower body lift 10/2010
upper body lift 11/2011
Okay Before WLS,
Almost 6 ft tall, 280 pounds, ( i have been told by many that b/c of height I do/did not look that big). Light brown shoulder length hair with blond highlights. Hazel green eyes. Not shy, not stuck up just reversed. I don't really have a sense of humor (although I keep looking for one, if anyone comes across one on clearance grab 2 and i will pay ya back) so I dont know how to take people alot of times. Very serious, I have always said that i didnt have time to relax, b/c someone had to be the adult and after process of elimination, that was generally me. Have never paid attention to what people say, feel or think about me. If someone wants to generate an opion on me without first getting to know me, they are not worth my time of getting to know them, and I am certaintly not wasting my time trying to get them to change their opinion on me.
Since WLS Still almost 6ft tall, last weigh in i was 215 pounds. Hair and everything is pretty much the same. I will tell you that my favorite part of my body, is my eyes. With a close 2nd being my legs. I love my eyes, When i went through my stupid period, my eyes your get almost a yellow in the middle and then a dark brown ring around the outside. They reminded me a vampires eyes. I have noticed since I stopped stupid stuff they are just a pretty, just not as yellow. Everyone has told me that I have "Bedroom Eyes" Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad, take it as you will.
I still feel the same about people, I don't think that will ever change.
Almost 6 ft tall, 280 pounds, ( i have been told by many that b/c of height I do/did not look that big). Light brown shoulder length hair with blond highlights. Hazel green eyes. Not shy, not stuck up just reversed. I don't really have a sense of humor (although I keep looking for one, if anyone comes across one on clearance grab 2 and i will pay ya back) so I dont know how to take people alot of times. Very serious, I have always said that i didnt have time to relax, b/c someone had to be the adult and after process of elimination, that was generally me. Have never paid attention to what people say, feel or think about me. If someone wants to generate an opion on me without first getting to know me, they are not worth my time of getting to know them, and I am certaintly not wasting my time trying to get them to change their opinion on me.
Since WLS Still almost 6ft tall, last weigh in i was 215 pounds. Hair and everything is pretty much the same. I will tell you that my favorite part of my body, is my eyes. With a close 2nd being my legs. I love my eyes, When i went through my stupid period, my eyes your get almost a yellow in the middle and then a dark brown ring around the outside. They reminded me a vampires eyes. I have noticed since I stopped stupid stuff they are just a pretty, just not as yellow. Everyone has told me that I have "Bedroom Eyes" Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad, take it as you will.
I still feel the same about people, I don't think that will ever change.
Mom to Brooklyn 2 1/2 and baby Dodge here sometime in May
Karen
Karen
Before surgery: 5'10" 420 pounds and miserable. I stayed inside most of the time glued behind this computer. I hated life and hated myself and I was very short tempered with people. I could not even walk through a freaking Wal-mart without having to sit down back in the photo lab area (you know where the black benches are).
After surgery (now): 5'9 (yeah I lost an inch) 320sih (been stuck here for a couple weeks). I just started college again after sitting out for 14 years. Wow what a change those years make. For that matter what a change this surgery has made. I am not the same person. I have energy, I can wear some of my old clothes again, and i have a sh*t-ton of confidence now. Also getting some looks from the ladies again. Must be this head of confidence I carry.
After surgery (summer 2009): 5'9" 220-230. I finally made it. Not just to goal weight but i finally graduated college. I think I will go rub my diploma AND perfect attendance certificate AND 200 pounds of weight loss in my dad's face and say CALL ME A FAILURE NOW BUDDY. I am so happy and cheerful and just a burst of sunshine to anyone's day. I am also on a summer league softball team and planning a fall trip to Colorado for some camping and hiking. Hopefully there is also at least a girl on my arm, maybe even a future Mrs.Moore? We'll see.
After surgery (now): 5'9 (yeah I lost an inch) 320sih (been stuck here for a couple weeks). I just started college again after sitting out for 14 years. Wow what a change those years make. For that matter what a change this surgery has made. I am not the same person. I have energy, I can wear some of my old clothes again, and i have a sh*t-ton of confidence now. Also getting some looks from the ladies again. Must be this head of confidence I carry.
After surgery (summer 2009): 5'9" 220-230. I finally made it. Not just to goal weight but i finally graduated college. I think I will go rub my diploma AND perfect attendance certificate AND 200 pounds of weight loss in my dad's face and say CALL ME A FAILURE NOW BUDDY. I am so happy and cheerful and just a burst of sunshine to anyone's day. I am also on a summer league softball team and planning a fall trip to Colorado for some camping and hiking. Hopefully there is also at least a girl on my arm, maybe even a future Mrs.Moore? We'll see.
Pre-WLS Summer of 2004:
I was 5'6 1/2" tall and almost 300 lbs (well 297). I was always told that I carried it very well, but I never saw it that way. I had dark brown hair that was colored usually with 5-7 different shades of highlights at all times and very animated dark brown eyes. I was definitely not shy, but I would not say I was really approachable at that time either for fear of being made fun of for my weight. I was a devoted Army wife who was active in the FRG (family readiness group) and dreamed of having a family, but was diagnosed with PCOS and knew the chances were extremely slim. I lived with the secret of an abusive relationship and I dealt with it thanks to my low self esteem and lack of confidence. I always looked nice, hair and makeup done, nice clothes. I loved fashion magazines and wore flattering and fashionable "plus size" apparel. I just always compared myself to others too much and dreamed of being thin and athletic again like I was in high school.
Post-WLS Summer of 2008:
I am still 5'6 1/2" tall, but I weigh now 134 lbs. That is an astounding 163 lbs of weight loss since my RNY surgery 4 years ago! I still have shoulder length dark brown hair, now with 2 different shades of red and blonde highights. I am a proud mommy of *almost* 2 babies now and a very proud Air Force wife. I learned not to put up with anyone's abusiveness and crap... EVER! I am still a fashionista~ Probably more now than ever. I can shop anywhere I want now and I do! I love to give my friends makeovers. I am very outgoing and approachable and I have a very tight knit relationship with my family and friends. I love being athletic and fit again and being able to chase my daughter around the park (and soon, my son as well!). Life is definitely good! Even within a wonderful marriage, I have a sense of independence and freedom that I have never had before.
I was 5'6 1/2" tall and almost 300 lbs (well 297). I was always told that I carried it very well, but I never saw it that way. I had dark brown hair that was colored usually with 5-7 different shades of highlights at all times and very animated dark brown eyes. I was definitely not shy, but I would not say I was really approachable at that time either for fear of being made fun of for my weight. I was a devoted Army wife who was active in the FRG (family readiness group) and dreamed of having a family, but was diagnosed with PCOS and knew the chances were extremely slim. I lived with the secret of an abusive relationship and I dealt with it thanks to my low self esteem and lack of confidence. I always looked nice, hair and makeup done, nice clothes. I loved fashion magazines and wore flattering and fashionable "plus size" apparel. I just always compared myself to others too much and dreamed of being thin and athletic again like I was in high school.
Post-WLS Summer of 2008:
I am still 5'6 1/2" tall, but I weigh now 134 lbs. That is an astounding 163 lbs of weight loss since my RNY surgery 4 years ago! I still have shoulder length dark brown hair, now with 2 different shades of red and blonde highights. I am a proud mommy of *almost* 2 babies now and a very proud Air Force wife. I learned not to put up with anyone's abusiveness and crap... EVER! I am still a fashionista~ Probably more now than ever. I can shop anywhere I want now and I do! I love to give my friends makeovers. I am very outgoing and approachable and I have a very tight knit relationship with my family and friends. I love being athletic and fit again and being able to chase my daughter around the park (and soon, my son as well!). Life is definitely good! Even within a wonderful marriage, I have a sense of independence and freedom that I have never had before.
~*Renae*~ Open RNY 8/3/04 ** (rockmyskinnyjeans on MFP)
Post-op Mommy x 2 (Krysten 12/1/05 & Tyson 10/3/08) 334/303/136/135
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Before:
I am 5' 7" and weigh at my highest 354 pounds. I have dark red/auburn hair cut in a chinlength bob. I have very fair skin with freckles.I have pale blue eyes and wear contacts. I am outgoing and love wearing sexy clothes from Lane Brant (translation: Bustiers). My favorite outfit is my long black leather skirt, black boots and a sweater or t-shirt and jeans. I am large and get offended by movies like Shallow Hal because I feel like it's me. I was class sponsor for my DD's Senior trip in 2005 to Worlds of Fun and cratered a plastic bench that I sat on. I went on my DS's Make-A-Wish trip to Orlando on Spring Break 2003 and couldn't fit into 2 rides because I am so fat. Something's gotta give. I can't climb stairs at school without stopping and puffing before I get to the top. I can't keep up with DH when he walks somewhere. My chest is fluttering and my left arm goes to sleep easily.
After:
I am still 5' 7" even though everybody at the clinic measures me at 5'6". I currently weigh 190 which is accurate on my driver's license. Eventually, I will be at goal. Hopefully within 6 months. I still have red hair and blue eyes, but I've ditched the contacts for new glasses because I'm not willing to go through dry eye anymore, and I have fun ones..not old 2000 version ones. I have several favorite outfits these days, including a lot of summer dresses that I wear with jackets since I'm always cold. T-shirts and jeans are still favorites, and I"m the market for a new leather skirt. I feel slim and beautiful. I look at old pictures of me and get ill...how and why the hell did I let myself get so fluffy??? I still get offended by movies that make fun of fat people, but I don't take them as personally any more. I finally see in the mirror what others see me as. My chest no longer flutters, and I can walk 3 miles easily not to mention up and down the stairs at school. No stopping and no puffing, and I can keep up with DH when he walks. I don't have to roll in and out of my son's Camaro anymore. I can fit in any chair anywhere. My chest no longer flutters, and my left arm no longer goes numb, unless my 13 poun cat has been sleeping there for too long!
I have a new lease on life and am enjoying the heck out of myself. Why didn't I do this sooner?
A trip back to Orlando and Worlds of Fun is in our future. No longer am I the fattest mother in the room. No longer am I one of the fattest faculty members on staff. I vowed last year to spend my last fat anniversary, and it came true this year.
I am 5' 7" and weigh at my highest 354 pounds. I have dark red/auburn hair cut in a chinlength bob. I have very fair skin with freckles.I have pale blue eyes and wear contacts. I am outgoing and love wearing sexy clothes from Lane Brant (translation: Bustiers). My favorite outfit is my long black leather skirt, black boots and a sweater or t-shirt and jeans. I am large and get offended by movies like Shallow Hal because I feel like it's me. I was class sponsor for my DD's Senior trip in 2005 to Worlds of Fun and cratered a plastic bench that I sat on. I went on my DS's Make-A-Wish trip to Orlando on Spring Break 2003 and couldn't fit into 2 rides because I am so fat. Something's gotta give. I can't climb stairs at school without stopping and puffing before I get to the top. I can't keep up with DH when he walks somewhere. My chest is fluttering and my left arm goes to sleep easily.
After:
I am still 5' 7" even though everybody at the clinic measures me at 5'6". I currently weigh 190 which is accurate on my driver's license. Eventually, I will be at goal. Hopefully within 6 months. I still have red hair and blue eyes, but I've ditched the contacts for new glasses because I'm not willing to go through dry eye anymore, and I have fun ones..not old 2000 version ones. I have several favorite outfits these days, including a lot of summer dresses that I wear with jackets since I'm always cold. T-shirts and jeans are still favorites, and I"m the market for a new leather skirt. I feel slim and beautiful. I look at old pictures of me and get ill...how and why the hell did I let myself get so fluffy??? I still get offended by movies that make fun of fat people, but I don't take them as personally any more. I finally see in the mirror what others see me as. My chest no longer flutters, and I can walk 3 miles easily not to mention up and down the stairs at school. No stopping and no puffing, and I can keep up with DH when he walks. I don't have to roll in and out of my son's Camaro anymore. I can fit in any chair anywhere. My chest no longer flutters, and my left arm no longer goes numb, unless my 13 poun cat has been sleeping there for too long!
I have a new lease on life and am enjoying the heck out of myself. Why didn't I do this sooner?
A trip back to Orlando and Worlds of Fun is in our future. No longer am I the fattest mother in the room. No longer am I one of the fattest faculty members on staff. I vowed last year to spend my last fat anniversary, and it came true this year.
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