i am sure no one remembers me, but I want to tell u all it can be done.

I am 3 and 1/2 yrs out... I started at 330 lbs, BMI of 58.8 morbidly obese..... 

I so remember those insecurities of I cant do this, I will fail again... but I havent, has it been easy no but I am so much more happier. I can move..I can walk without pain...

I am now at 164  lbs... with a bmi of 29... I have lost 85% of my weight...

I am half the person I used to be.. a size 10 jeans.. started out a 26-28 stretch pants,,

It has been slow the last 2 yrs, but I watch what I eat... if I have a bad day I get back on track, I weigh ever day still. If I gain, I cut back on eating and every now and then the scales suprise me and drop a few pds.

hang in there ladies, it is so worth it... hugs to u all..

That is encouraging, as a pre-op I appreciate you sharing.  And congrats to you on your wonderful accomplishment.

To someone like me, that is encouraging. 

I am 14 months (today) out and started at 407 at my heaviest and 386 at surgery with BMI of 67 and 64, respectively.  Today, I am 220 with a BMI of 36.  I still have some ways to go yet but for the first time ever, I'm not in a race.  I lost about 2/3rds of my excess weight in this time and am excited to be obese instead of SMO.  I went from a Roamans 38-40 to a 18-20, maybe a small 22.  Depends on how it is cut and the manufacturer.

I have been finding out that the all of nothing thinking had to go and if I do something dumb (i'm not perfect--90% of the time I don't eat out of a bag because I know that leads to mindless eating), I'm righting the track soon afterwards. 

I'm hanging in there--this beast called obesity I think is always lurking but we have the capability of telling this beast who is boss and managing it. 

 

Hey Army Mom. I'm an Army Mom also. My son just got to Seoul about a month ago. He's an Emergency medicine doc and just finished residency in Texas.  So far he's finding Seoul to be very pleasant. He did field exercises right away and even those weren't too bad. Where is your offspring stationed?

Congratulations on your long term success. I weighed 173 lbs when I started nursing school and I just can't IMAGINE what it must feel like to be 164. You should be very proud. It's good to hear from the success stories. Thanks.

Way to go and thank you so much for posting.
I am 19 months out and im at a standstill and i know it will pass and i have done well .
But thanks for giving me the confidence to hang in there.
huggs

hey marie! i remember you!

congratulations on your success.

i, too, am pleased with how things have gone for me. i'm just over 4.5 years out -- started with a bmi of 66, and today its 23. i've lost 300 lbs, and couldn't be happier!

to all the others out there reading -- i'm in agreement with marie -- hang it there! it is definitely worth the struggle!

deb

Thanks for sharing.

I've been going crazy these past two weeks because I'm so close to 100 pounds loss.

I need to settle down and look at the big picture -- thanks for reminding me of that!

Wow,  your post gives me inspiration!!!  Good luck on your journey.

Thanks for posting. As someone on the threshhold of surgery, I find positive stories help me sleep better at night. I fight moments of sheer terror about it all but I have to believe that this is the right thing.

A month out...

--g.

Hey Marie!  It is great to see your post!  Hugs, Loris