"How many pounds have you lost?"
I admit, I am embarrassed at how much I weighed at the start of this venture. So while I am very pleased with my progress, I don't care to answer with specifics when someone (usually my thinnest friends, co-workers & family) asks me how many pounds I have lost. Does anyone else get this question, and how do they answer?
Monica
HW: 388 SW: 240 CW: 172 Surgery Date 11/07/2014 VSG with Dr. Chengelis
"A lot! But I still have a ways to go."
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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"I am not entirely sure, but a lot."
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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LOL use this handy chart: http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/04/what- have-you-lost.html
I tend to say... "it's not about the pounds lost, it's about the health I have gained but thank you for noticing."
~Michelle "Shelly"
I think it is a rude question so I rarely answered it when i was losing. I usually just said I wasn't exactly sure. I think the people who asked what size I was along the way were rude, too. I do talk about it now (6+ years out), but only when I want to. If the person asking is obese and I actually think they are considering surgery, I give more specifics, but most people are just being nosey so I usually tried to **** them off on purpose. I can be a ***** when I need to be.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I tend to tell people the truth. It's no secret that I was MO so it's fun to see their reactions when I tell them how much I've lost. Your thin friends aren't asking because they look down on you for being overweight. They're asking because they can see you're losing weight and are genuinely curious. At least, that's the view I take on it when my skinny friends ask me this question.
Age: 26, Height: 5'8" HW: 328, SW: 322, CW: 239
