Progress Pics and NSV

I am a little over 8 months now. I have come far, weighing in at 307+ (I don't know my highest weight, cause I never weighed myself again after I found out I weighed 307, but I'm sure I got to 310-315) to weighing 160 lbs. from a tight 28+ & a 5x, to a lose 13/14, most likely a 12, (I have a few size 11 shorts) but I refuse to buy new clothes at this point cause I keep outgrowing, or "out shrinking" my clothes. I am now in a medium too. I wear mostly dresses now, cause they seem to last me the longest. I can wear them even if they start to get big, but I can't do that with pants cause they fall off once they get to big. I have lost 74 lbs since surgery, with a grand total of 147 lbs, whi*****ludes the 73 lbs. I lost before my surgery. 

 

I feel wonderful! There are no words to explain how great I feel! I went ice skating last week for the first time in 13 years! It felt great to be out in the ice with my students instead of in the sidelines.  I wouldn't trade anything for my new life. I'm enjoying every minute of it! And it's not being thinner. For the most part I don't think about that. It's the fact that I can move without any aches it pain. It's being able to go out and walk for miles and participate in all the activities. I use to go out and try to participate, but I was always the first one "done for the day!" Now Im the one who want to keep going! Like I said, it's been wonderful!Even my hubby lost weight! 50 LBS!

 You look fantastic! Congrats!

you are looking totally AWESOME GIRL!!! You should totally be proud of your progress! Looking so skinny and perky with your cute haircut~ Thank you for posting the pictures showing how good you are doing. I'm 8 mo out , too.. isn't it just a wonderful ride?? Wouldn't have missed this for anything in the world. ( I only get just a bit tired of people telling me not to lose anymore cuz I'm too skinny) But I should smile at them and say nothing instead of getting irritated. :-)

Look at you!  You are such a tiny little thing!  You should be proud of how far you've come.  You look amazing.  

You look marvelous! congrats on all your hard work.

One thing I love about your pics is you're smiling in your before pics too.

You look awesome! Congrats on your journey!

Missy

Thanks guys! I honestly never saw myself as that big before, and maybe not knowing is what kept me happy. I was always happy though, no matter the size. Which is why I always smiled! Lol!

Dkasten, you should post your pics too! I love seeing progress pics! The only person *****ally says "stop losing weight!" is my mom. But I tell her, " when I was 160 lbs before, you would say, 'If you would only lose 20 lbs', and now that I am 160, you keep telling me, 'stop!'. Make up your mind!" I also tell her not to worry. I'm working with my doctor to be healthy and I'll stop losing when my body is healthy and I do remind her that some people tend to lose to the point that they look gaunt before their body redistributes the weight again and some people have a bounce back, so don't worry about it. It can take up to two years before I get to my new weight. Until then, just get used to the idea that I will keep losing until my body reaches its "happy weight".

I posted pic's earlier today!  My mom, (bless her heart) asked me yesterday if I'd started gaining my weight back again~ sigh~ No mom.. I'm almost at an all time low ~ She started screeching at me that I don't need to lose anymore, I'm too skinny...yada, yada, yada.... yes, mom, I still love you~  what can we do with our moms? lol~

Girl you ROCK!! Keep up the fabulous work..

Wow looking fantastic!!!!!!