After 2 years and 5 months with the band..
http://www.obesityhelp.com/myoh/photos/754908/album/My-preop -pants/
Until I can get the pic to embed..
That's it. THANKS!!
I did those same things too.. no idea why it wouldn't work for me.
oh well, such is the internet.
Stats. The black pants/top are/were my "uniform" back in the day, I had two sets of that outfit, same size, same color. Was a 5X from Silhouettes I believe. They are what I wore for my preop photos.
The gray outfit on the right (scroll over) is what I wore last night (8-6-11) to go on a casual date with my DH.
I was 385 @ seminar, 383 day of surgery, no preop diet required. I'm now somewhere between 165 & 170, depending on time of day, sodium consumption, what I've eaten, if I worked out, etc.
I'm still a little bigger in the hips than I'd like, but as my whole family is pear shaped, I'm not likely to get much different in proportion w/o plastics. Which I am considering. If I never lose another lb, I'm very pleased with my results. I am still losing, but very slowly now... which is OK. I'm not having to buy new clothes nearly as often. Currently wearing 14 to 16, L to XL.. depending on maker, style, etc.
And this is wild.. my sister, who's always been smaller than me.. just sent me some of her clothes that don't fit her right and she doesn't want to take the time to alter.. and they fit (one pair of pants is too large!!).
Thanks again, Lisa O., for your help.
I did those same things too.. no idea why it wouldn't work for me.
oh well, such is the internet.
Stats. The black pants/top are/were my "uniform" back in the day, I had two sets of that outfit, same size, same color. Was a 5X from Silhouettes I believe. They are what I wore for my preop photos.
The gray outfit on the right (scroll over) is what I wore last night (8-6-11) to go on a casual date with my DH.
I was 385 @ seminar, 383 day of surgery, no preop diet required. I'm now somewhere between 165 & 170, depending on time of day, sodium consumption, what I've eaten, if I worked out, etc.
I'm still a little bigger in the hips than I'd like, but as my whole family is pear shaped, I'm not likely to get much different in proportion w/o plastics. Which I am considering. If I never lose another lb, I'm very pleased with my results. I am still losing, but very slowly now... which is OK. I'm not having to buy new clothes nearly as often. Currently wearing 14 to 16, L to XL.. depending on maker, style, etc.
And this is wild.. my sister, who's always been smaller than me.. just sent me some of her clothes that don't fit her right and she doesn't want to take the time to alter.. and they fit (one pair of pants is too large!!).
Thanks again, Lisa O., for your help.