AW'ing just because I can at almost 5 years out.
Great pic, Julie!!! I wish my hips had that smooth look! I started a full-time job & have been working out at the university gym. I've been losing about .75 lb/wk. I wonder where I will end up! Even though I'm about a 6/8, I still have a lower tummy & fat deposits on my upper thighs. I'm hoping they will be gone!
HW / SW / CW / GW 299 / 287 / 160 / 140 Feb '09 / Mar '09 / Dec '13 /Aug '10
Appendicitis/Bowel Obstruction Surgery 8/21/10
Beat Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 7/15/2011 - 1/26/2012
Ran Half-Marathon 10/14/2012
First Pregnancy, Due 8/12/14 I LOVE MY DS!!!
Lisey, sadly, about 50% of the size of my upper legs is loose, wrinkly skin. Not even fat - just skin. Someday, if I ever get the guts, I'll take an underwear pic. My legs truly look like a shar pei. If you pull the skin up or away, my legs are solid muscle. I estimate that I have about ten pounds of loose skin on me. I'll probably never be able to afford a lower body lift or thigh lift, but I figured, even in my little yoga pants I hide it fairly well, so I shouldn't complain.
Julie R - Ludington, Michigan
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
*LIKE!* You look terrific!
I still don't have a full-length mirror. God only knows what I look like 90% of the time walking out of the house. Maybe I'll ask for one for my birthday. I should be at goal by then.
Nicole Lab rata data link- One-half of a DS couple! - I'M BELOW GOAL!
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That is such a sweet thing to say, Joanne - my husband always tells me that he wishes he could put me in his pocket and carry me around with him all day, and it still melts my heart.
Julie R - Ludington, Michigan
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125