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Whooo! Hoooo! Congratulations and wishing you continued success!
P.S. Your body will likely hit a stall soon, so don't worry when it happens, it happens to all of us somewhere between 2 and 6 weeks and can last from a few days to a couple of weeks, but just stay with the program it will keep coming off.
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
We are the same age and height. I have to say that at 155, I wore a size 8 or 10 and felt just fabulous. I'm sure you will too.
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
Hi Erica,
I'm 5' 5.5" and I'm currently about 144. They say that you can add 5 lbs an inch, so for your two additional inchest I would be about 154 using that guideline. Even though I have broad shoulders, a barrel ribcage and I'm just barely large boned, I wear a size 6... sometimes a 4, sometimes an 8, but mostly a 6. At 145 to 150, you would be about like I was at 135 to 140 and I personally found that a bit thin. Your Dr's suggestion that you end up around 160 to 170 is about like me at 150 to 160. If you look at the photos of me on my profile, you will see some of me in a black dress lounging across a chair and some in a black tuxedo. In those, I weigh 162 and I think I looked great in my size 10. I'll bet you will too.
Like you, I went on a supervised weightloss and and exercise program for 6 months before I had my surgery and I also lost weight with it.
Keep doing what you are doing. I know that it may feel like it's going fast enough right now, but it will come off... A year from now you will hardly believe the changes in your body and your life.
Hang in there!
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
Great response!! You are always so thoughtful and articulate.
As you said, you've already met so many of the goals you set out to master with this journey. Like you, I didn't really have a reference point for myself as a normal sized woman, so it was anyone's guess. When I asked my surgeon what my 'ideal' weight would be he did some quick calculations and said 137. I thought 'Yeah Right!!', but put that away for safe keeping. I thought 150 to 160 would be good for me and to be honest, it's not bad at all. I wear a size 10 at that weight and am smaller than the average woman my age and height. I never in a million years really thought I'd ever weigh less than the Dr suggested. I didn't like it. I felt uncomfortable and too thin. Now, that I'm bouncing around 142 to 144, I'm mostly comfortable. I like my cheeks... top and bottom, but not the tummy that comes with them. I guess there are trade-offs with everything.
I look forward to watching you as you continue to morph into the healthiest you can be.... pretty, pretty too.
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
