9 Month progress pictures....
Wow !!!
Many Compliments !!!!
Way to go !!!
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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WHy thank you everyone! I was always inspired by others who posted the Before/during/after pictures so I thought I would share. I remember early on it gave me such inspiration and hope - that I too would succeed.
To answer a few of the questions:
1 - No not at goal quite yet - 4.9 more pounds to go! I hope to be there by my birthday in November
2 - I am 5'8" tall - so I do have a height advantage and my weight was pretty evenly distributed all over my body.
3 - Loose skin - Not too bad. I really would like a mini-tummy tuck after I have maintained for a while. I do not have any loose skin roll or flaps that I know many people talk about (I am sure if I was 5 inches shorter would certainly have this issue). My skin in the tummy area is "lose and wrinkled) - it does not hang or anything. But it looks terrible - (no bikini for me!). And lets talk about the "girls" or lack there of. They are not sagging - just shrunk! I am down to a 34 B - I can live with them I think..... but not liking the look of my tummy
4 -I work out with a personal trainer 2 - 3 times a week. Weight training - has done wonders to develop my arm muscles and legs.
5 - The journey not always easy - but it is SO worth it. I thank people like Brandilynn, Frisco, SassyItalian, Tiff, Elina, Faithforward etc (sorry if I missed anyone) for always sharing and supporting. These folks kept me focused and inspired!
For all of you considering ....do it, do it! DO IT! For those newly sleeved, if I can do this you can too! Learn from the veterans they are so supportive!
To answer a few of the questions:
1 - No not at goal quite yet - 4.9 more pounds to go! I hope to be there by my birthday in November
2 - I am 5'8" tall - so I do have a height advantage and my weight was pretty evenly distributed all over my body.
3 - Loose skin - Not too bad. I really would like a mini-tummy tuck after I have maintained for a while. I do not have any loose skin roll or flaps that I know many people talk about (I am sure if I was 5 inches shorter would certainly have this issue). My skin in the tummy area is "lose and wrinkled) - it does not hang or anything. But it looks terrible - (no bikini for me!). And lets talk about the "girls" or lack there of. They are not sagging - just shrunk! I am down to a 34 B - I can live with them I think..... but not liking the look of my tummy
4 -I work out with a personal trainer 2 - 3 times a week. Weight training - has done wonders to develop my arm muscles and legs.
5 - The journey not always easy - but it is SO worth it. I thank people like Brandilynn, Frisco, SassyItalian, Tiff, Elina, Faithforward etc (sorry if I missed anyone) for always sharing and supporting. These folks kept me focused and inspired!
For all of you considering ....do it, do it! DO IT! For those newly sleeved, if I can do this you can too! Learn from the veterans they are so supportive!
Had VSG on Jan 6, 2011 with Dr. Jaime Ramos-Kelly
Start weight 239.8/Surgery Day 217.6/goal:155/Current Weight 144.0 I made it -Goal in less than 10 months
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