NSV: Clowning for the camera
I have very few before pictures. Other than my wedding, I allowed almost no pictures but head shots to be taken to me pretty much my entire adulthood. I would hide from the camera, stand in the back in groups, whatever I had to do to keep my body, which I was so ashamed of, from being captured on film or file.
It's only in the last 6 months or so that I've finally overcome that - in fact, I've become a bit of a camera hog. Yesterday my husband was setting up to do some portraits of our friends' extended family in their home. The ambient light was a little odd, so he needed to take a few test shots to fine tune his lighting set-up. So out I jumped, mugging for the camera. Feels so good to not feel self-conscious about how I look any more.
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
You really do look great!!
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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My weight has stayed within a few-pound window for the last year too. If it starts creeping up I rein in the carbs that have inevitably snuck in and go back to where I should be. I wouldn't mind losing 10 more, that way I can say I've lost half my starting weight, but I'm very happy here!
My hubby and I signed up for a 5K on New Year's Day. Seemed like a fitting way to start the year :)
(not fat and hung over, but awake, energetic and exercising!)
HW: 310 / Lost 15 on pre-op diet / SW: 295 / CW: --- / GW: 170-175
