Stolen from the lap band forum

Anyone interested in doing a little shameless self promoting and sharing some before and "now" pictures???

This is  me in October of 2008. Unsure of my exact weight but I topped out at 343.6 in January of 2009.


This was this weekend... at about 238.

I've had no surgery.. was scheduled to get a lap band and decided against it because I was doing so well on my own. So far, I'm happy with my decision. Still have plenty to lose, but doing well and feeling better than I've felt in a long, long time. How about everyone else?? Care to share??

Wow, you are doing WONDERFULLY!!!!  You should be EXTREMELY proud of yourself!

You are such an inspiration.  I wish the Non-Surgical Forum was a bit more lively, so everyone could get more support, help and inspiration.  I'm usually on the VSG Forum because that's where I was headed originally.  But now I'm trying to lose weight without surgery, but still hang around the VSG board to see what's going on.

Good luck and keep posting, I'd love to see your progress.

Take care,
Terri

You are looking great!! Keep up the good work!

Nothing wrong with a little bragging!!!
All of my pictures are posted on my profile....

I posted a before and after picture here....for some reason I can only see them when using I.E...when using Firefox only the "after" pic shows.  Oh Well, I tried.


BEFORE



AFTER LOSING almost 175 lbs!

Thanks so much! You look pretty freakin awesome yourself!! You might be one of my new favorite people... most people I communicate with on here have had surgery of some sort. Nice to meet someone going through exactly what I am. All on my own. If you don't mind me asking, what was your highest weight? And how tall are you? I'd LOVE to look like you to after losing 170. I'd be beside myself with excitement!!! 

I'm about 5'4.... and at 238 or so right now, I'm still pretty chubby...

Hi!
I'm happy to share my story and experiences.
My highest weight was about 320 or 325.  There is a picture of me on my profile from 2001 that shows how big I got.  I say "about" because I weighed myself at 308, then didn't weigh myself for months but I know I gained at least 20-25 lbs (if not more).

I'm almost 5'7" and currently weigh 142.  
I hit my goal months ago and have been working on maintenance but I still weigh myself every Saturday morning.  I watch what choices I make with every meal and every snack but I also still use Saturday as my "free day"....although I never went nuts on Saturday but I did allow myself some extra treats...  FYI - while losing my weight I ate 1 piece of 80%-90% dark choc almost every day...maybe 5 days a week.  It's actually a healthy fat and satisfied my choc fix.  On Saturdays I would allow myself milk chocolate if I wanted it (most times I didn't even want it).

The funny thing is I now can get back into the cloths I was weighing 25 years ago when I weighed 130 lbs.....the reason is because I worked out consistently so I'm more tone than if I had just lost the weight without doing any exercise.  Yes, I saved a couple of dresses and pants all these years..I kept telling myself "one day I'll fit in them again"....LOL it took 25 years but I finally do...LOL!!!!

Feel free to PM me if you have questions or want to chat about healthy eating.
Best wishes!!!!
Ruth

 ok lets see here If I can figure out how to post a picture! HAHA, great job btw!  This is my Before taken October of 2008 about 320 lb's







This is my most recent of me and my husband taken last weekend, down 86 lb's and 96.5" 

 

 This might work better Fist pic 322 last pic 236