Loving my journey...  I did my fave accountability routine getting into duds I wore at 2-3 and even 6 years ago tracking my weight loss maintenance for the same fit at my lowest weight and TODAY!!

On 8/5/14, two days ago, I celebrated 7 years and 6 months since my weight loss surgery... I am in maintenance keeping 203 pounds off with no regain... only fighting the occassional puffiness in my arms since my modified brachioplasty I am good to go ... fit and healthy and in maintenance I got rid of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux, sleep apnea, diabetes and secondary pulmonary htn... my joints are totally grateful and I no longer wheeze and sputter and cough and get out of breath on exertion ...best decision I made for ME! tired of yo-yo diets and morbid obesity and five co-morbidities I took a risk... and I am NOT GOING BACK! I am forever grateful to my sister Mela R.I.P. for encouraging me to track my journey in a picture a day .. it definitely keeps the pounds and inches away ... I can feel it.. I can see it ... well sometimes since dysmorphia is still alive and messes with my mind at times I still see the fat lady in the mirror ... after all that woman is still me ... my heart is still the same in a smaller frame .....

This is me today and before surgery in a comparison collage... my pup Leo one of my 5 toy poodles hopped in my pocketbook for pics too...     

My joints freed from weight enjoy walking, running, jogging, swimming, dancing you name it... what is better than a train ride into the city with my DD for an awesome day of fun??? with 0 joint pain or SOB on exertion... I love it...  

Hanging out in Manhattan with my DD ... I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Big Apple...

  Enjoying a concert on the Green... Salt and Peppa rocked!

 enjoying twin dresses same size with DS and GF ... goofy LOL  

Loving my journey today...

 as much as I did yesterday...  

the difference? HEALTH AND MOBILITY ... I refuse to go back  if  I can help it... I am pressing on ... for LIFE!  

Thanks for allowing me to share .... SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY!  

Thanks for sharing your journey and your pictures with us! You are beautiful inside and out my dear. And such an inspiration with your long term maintenance and success. I am almost at two years out(August 29) and this is the first time in my adult life that I have been the same size for two summers in a row. I have been down 140 pounds for one year now and hope to still be there at 7 years just like you. Congratulations!

Congrats right back Karen... you are an inspiration to me too. And those two summers will multiply too. .. Thanks for your encouragement always. .

Still so happy and beautiful!

Keep being a thin-spiration!

Luv ya!

Thank YOU beautiful! Love ya right back!!!! I see you are rocking your journey fiercely too ... I remember when you started... I bet that skirt you worked on is too big too now ... I am still sewing away and loving it... 

Congratulations Martitalinda........you are to be commended for a job well done and especially maintaining!!!  Actually you were beautiful before weight loss and now your even more beautiful and much younger looking!! 

Isn't life so much enjoyable with less weight and feeling healthy? I originally had RNY surgery in 1985 and lost 100lbs.........maintained it for about 15 years and have gradually have put back on close to 60lbs! Two weeks ago I had a RNY revision to a distal as my pouch was still small. I still had restriction but ate the wrong things, such as sweets instead of food!! Now I feel so much better getting the sugar out of my system. I have lost 17 lbs so far and I am very much committed to this last chance!! Keep up the good work and don't let your guard down!!!

Congrats to YOU LadyK... kudos for new beginnings. .. Wishing you all the best on this part of your journey. .I totally agree we can't let our guard down and if we do it is great to know that we can get right back on track.. Your perseverance inspires me. .congrats!

Thank you Martitalinda!!!

Very inspiring! You look great & much of it I'm sure is related to your positive outlook. Thanks for sharing

Gorgeous as always!