Made it to the 130's today...what is that like?

iloveravens
on 9/3/15 4:35 pm
RNY on 08/13/14

I remember being 250 pounds longing for that day when I was 165 lbs (lowest adult weight I can remember).  It's not that I liked myself more, but I didn't HATE myself like I did at 250.  I didn't hate my appearance.  I didn't hide from the camera or decline invitations because I was embarrassed of my weight.

Never in a million years did I think I'd be in the 150's (my original goal weight).  Then a couple of months ago, I hit the 140's.  Completely uncharted territory for me.  Today the scale is 139.  I don't know what it's like to have a body of this size.  I lived a life of morbid obesity for so long.  And now here I am as a runner with a completely different life. I was going for a run and my daughter said, "Momma, you look so fit!" What a compliment.  She took my picture.  And...I didn't hide from the camera.  I let her take 2.  

I hesitate to post too many pics of myself - always good to keep the hubris in check...but something clicked tonight.  I don't hate myself anymore.

Sorry for rambling. 

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

Thomas H.
on 9/3/15 4:37 pm - Saint Petersburg, FL

You look great, congrats on the weight loss. I won't know what its like to be under 300 lbs. been morbidly obese for so long I won't even know how to act. 

    

"Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor." - Alexis Carrel

        
cc583
on 9/3/15 7:34 pm - Middletown, CT
VSG on 09/28/16

You will get there Thomas! Patience is virtue!

5'5" HW: 484, SW: 455,CW: 325

Surgeon, Darren Tishler

NYMom222
on 9/3/15 4:49 pm
RNY on 07/23/14

Wow! Amazing. It is funny I too have a weight that is the lowest I remember being as an Adult. I am 18 pounds away.... So that is one of my goals. I keep saying once I hit that, I will see where I go from there... New territory is interesting.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets

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iloveravens
on 9/3/15 6:38 pm
RNY on 08/13/14

You've got this, girl.

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

Daisydoo02
on 9/3/15 5:25 pm - GTA, Ontario, Canada
RNY on 11/15/13

I think you look phenomenal!!!!!  Keep doing what you are doing.  If you didn't tell me I would not have put you as a person who has had WLS, you look like you have always been this fit and toned so you are so long and lean, just gorgeous.

Your first paragraph really speaks to me on a very visceral level...quoting you:

"I remember being 250 pounds longing for that day when I was 165 lbs (lowest adult weight I can remember).  It's not that I liked myself more, but I didn't HATE myself like I did at 250.  I didn't hate my appearance.  I didn't hide from the camera or decline invitations because I was embarrassed of my weight."  

I to was 250 at my highest and like you at 250 I hated myself, hated my picture being taken, and declined invitations because of my weight, and was embarrassed and ashamed.  Thank you for being so open and honest. You put into words how I was feeling.

Keep up the amazing work!!

All the best, Daisy 

Daisy 5'5" HW: 290 SW: 254 CW: 120

Nov 15, 2013: RNY - Toronto Western Hospital, Nov 2, 2017: Gallbladder removal & hernia repair

Sept 7, 2023: three +1 hernia's repaired in bowel

10+ years post op, living & loving life!

iloveravens
on 9/3/15 6:39 pm
RNY on 08/13/14

Thank you for your thoughtful response.  It's so nice to be understood and validated. 

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

LadyBaltimore
on 9/3/15 6:15 pm
RNY on 07/27/15

You look fit and fabulous!  *high five*  Congratulations on all your amazing hard work-  You deserve to post all the pics you want to!  

Inspiration,

-LB

I've Come Too Far To Take Orders From A Piece of Bread.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot

Surgery 7/27/15

44 lbs lost

supershopper
on 9/3/15 6:18 pm

You look so great! I can't wait till it is my time.

HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8

RNY 12/15/2015,

GB removal 09/2016,

Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017

M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8

beachybikegirl
on 9/3/15 6:34 pm

Wow! I agree someone replied you would never guess you had wls, you look like you were born this way!

 

Congrats!!!!

RNY on 6/25/15 Height 5.8 HW/SW 247 CW 142 (Normal BMI 21.5) GW 145

Hit my Goal on 5/1/2016 going for more...

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