Before and After (before surgery)

southernbelle102
on 11/4/11 12:35 am, edited 11/4/11 4:12 am

I was really hoping to make it under 200lbs before my surgery on December 6th, and today I stepped on the scale and saw 199.6!! Yay!! For the past few months, I have been working on maintenance to be sure I could maintain a stable weight before surgery. I have lost very little in that time (which was the plan :) ). I am really glad that those last few pounds have come off before surgery though :). Here is a before and after pic of me 180 lbs down from my start weight in July 2010. I was actually a little heavier than that start weight in the before pic, but I refused to be weighed at that time, so I am not completely sure how much I weighed at that time. I am so glad that I found this site. I did not have bariatric surgery (I calorie counted to lose because I was not a good candidate at the time for surgery and insurance wouldn't pay for it), so I was afraid at first that I wouldn't find much info that applies to me here. Boy was I wrong. This is the best plastics board out there :)!!

My outfit in the before pic was a size 30/32. My dress in the after pic is a size 12.
I'm 6'2" and currently weigh 199.6 lbs. My BMI is 25.5. I am happy!!