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im seven years .still doing great im 196 pounds only have 10 more to have a normal BMI . loving life . hope all is good with everyone remember one bite at a time .

went from a size 52-54 pants to a size 34

5xl shirt to a large .

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing your story. I love reading about people like you, who've had surgery several years ago and are still happy and doing great!

Congratulations! I see now why you want to encourage your Mom, you have had great success. BMI is generic if you can go for a Bodyfat Dexascan (not a bone density one) That will give you a very accurate measure of bodyfat. I used a commercial one called Dexafit, but some universities that have exercise physiology programs and such have them cheaper.

You may not have 10lbs to lose, and what you are looking at is excess skin. So hard to tell when you have been MO. Our bodies just aren't the same...