VSG Maintenance Group
x-post: 6 month surgiversary, with obligatory pix
Six months post-op, and I've learned so much from this place. Thanks everyone for your advice, support and encouragement!
As of today, I'm down 108 lbs. For the statistics geeks, that's 33.5% of my total pre-op self gone. I'm 75% of the way to goal or 70% total EWL.
I'm 5'8". I set my initial goal at 175 because I'm a sturdily constructed woman - size 11w shoes now (pre-op, I could barely find women's 12 wides that fit), size 9 rings now (11+ pre-op), men's hats. You get the picture. I also couldn't conceive of myself that small. At 211 I'm already well below my lowest previous adult weight - and close to what I weighed in elementary school.
I may actually try to get a little below 175 to allow for bounce back.
I stick to the classic program, but slightly higher protein numbers because I don't absorb well. It works!
Here's me, miserable at 319 lbs, then thrilled at my current 211. The 6 month picture was actually taken on Sunday.
As of today, I'm down 108 lbs. For the statistics geeks, that's 33.5% of my total pre-op self gone. I'm 75% of the way to goal or 70% total EWL.
I'm 5'8". I set my initial goal at 175 because I'm a sturdily constructed woman - size 11w shoes now (pre-op, I could barely find women's 12 wides that fit), size 9 rings now (11+ pre-op), men's hats. You get the picture. I also couldn't conceive of myself that small. At 211 I'm already well below my lowest previous adult weight - and close to what I weighed in elementary school.
I may actually try to get a little below 175 to allow for bounce back.
I stick to the classic program, but slightly higher protein numbers because I don't absorb well. It works!
Here's me, miserable at 319 lbs, then thrilled at my current 211. The 6 month picture was actually taken on Sunday.
Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22
175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012
Thanks, I'm very proud of that top, it was my very first size large from Old Navy.
We're at Mabry Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We went on a fall leaf admiring drive this weekend.
We're at Mabry Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We went on a fall leaf admiring drive this weekend.
Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22
175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012
