6 month Post-Op Pictures and Thoughts

Hi Everyone,
Tomorrow will be my 6 month mark since surgery and I had my follow up with my surgeon today.  I also had an awesome NSV so I thought I would post tonight and share some pictures and thoughts....

First my NSV.  I went to the mall to by a dress to wear for a friends wedding and I went in Lane Bryant to see what they had.  I am so used to looking in the back of the racks for the size 28 (at my heaviest in picture #1, I actually was in a size 30, I couldn't fit into Lane Bryant Pants anymore) I didn't even consider at first that the one dress I liked, the only one like it in the store, a size 14/16 would even be a possiblilty for me.  I did see a 3/4 sleeve black shrug that I thought I would try on, for a dress I told myself I would find later.  I picked the 18/20 telling myself that it may be too small.  I tried it on and it was too big!!  So I got the 14/16 off the rack and tried it on and it fit!!!  At that point, I figured, what the heck?  I got the dress I had seen and tried it on and it fit and looked super cute!  I can't believe I can fit a 14/16 dress!  My pant size however is an 18, but coming from a  size 30 I will take it for now!!

6 months ago:
Working out was so very hard, I couldn't handle much at all.
Now:
I work out 6 days a week, 3 with a trainer, 3 days on my own.  I Love It!

6 months ago: Pant size 30, Now 18
6 months ago: Shirt size 30/32 or 5XL, Now 14/16 or XL

6 months ago: I had to ask for a seat belt extender on airplanes
Now: Room to spare!!

Ok, I will wrap it up and leave you with some pictures.  I can't begin to tell you how this surgery changed my life.  It was without a doubt the hardest decision that I ever had to make, and now I see that it was without a doubt the best decision that I ever made.  The road hasn't been easy, but so far, very worth it.  I have hope now that I can and will eventually get to my goal weight, I never felt hopeful before.  It is weird how I can see the difference in myself in pictures, yet when I look in the mirror, I still see the person in Picture #1.  I hope to someday let her go, never forget her but let her go.

Thanks for listening!!

Picture #1  - - 9/2/2010 First Surgeon consult (sorry picture is blurry, it is a picture of a photo copy from Dr.'s office computer)  334 lbs


Picture #2 - - Night before surgery (exactly 6 months ago today) 10/18/2020  296 lbs



Picture #3 - -  1/2/2011, 4 months from first consult, 2.5 months Post-Op 248 lbs


Picture #4 - - 2/19/2011 4 months Post -Op


Picture #5 - - 6 months Post-Op (minus one day)