Hi everyone! It's been a while but I guess we've all been off living our new lives! I just wanted to share my progress and thank you for the continued inspiration, help, support and just general love you've all given me over the years. I am two years, two months out and I've never felt better in my life. My diabetes is gone. My high blood pressure is gone. My back pain is still present but has alleviated IMMENSELY due to getting all that weight off. I just cannot thank God, my surgeon Dr. Michael Peters and the entire OH community for all the support you've given me to help me in this new life. I've been reborn into the person I always was on the inside and now that person reflects on the outside. Here's a recent pic of me. My doctor/my goal was 165 to be at a BMI of 25 but to be honest, I am sooo happy where I am. I went from a 5X shirt to a L shirt. I went from a size 34 pants to a 12/14 pants. I have a ton of excess skin that I could get removed one day but right now I'm enjoying life too much and I have a partner that loves my wrinkles no matter what so...who cares? I look good in my clothes. LOL I can go up stairs easily. I can walk easily. I can bend easily. I used to feel like a had a refrigerator on my back and that every step was this humongous effort. People...you have no idea if you haven't lost the weight yet, what this truly feels like. Any clothes I want (that cover my arms and legs) done, any booths I want to sit in, done. Anything I want I can do it, get it, have it and my weight no longer holds me back from anything. It is amazing. The diet is strict. I watch every single thing I put in my mouth. Not saying I never treat myself but most days I am a very good girl. I will NEVER let myself go back to that old me. I don't even recognize who that was. I have learned so much on this journey and I am an open book. Please feel free to ask me any questions or advice. Whatever I can do to help you achieve your goals, I'm here for you. I love my OH community and I am a life long member. God bless each and every one of you. And always remember it's just a tool. Use your tool well, it will serve you well. Abuse your tool and it will abuse you back. Love, kisses and well wishes, Kim

Hi all!
Just wanted to update you...as of today (15 months out) I finally reached onederland at 197 and that also means that I have reached a MAJOR goal of 200 pounds lost!!!!  I am speechless I made it this far.  I have 32 pounds to go for my medical goal but I'm wondering how much of that is skin (cause I have an awful lot) LOL.  Here is an older side by side pic of me at 152 pounds lost and below it is the most recent pic I have where I was down about 189 pounds.  I will post an updated side by side soon, promise!
Thank you for all of your support and outpouring of love.  I love my RNY!!!!!  I love not having diabetes or high blood pressure anymore.  I also love not being in pain all the time.  

Keep rockin your tools everyone!  It works and I'm living proof!

With love,
Kim

152 Pounds Lost Side by Side


More recent pic about a month ago and about 189 pounds lost.

Hi y'all it's been a while since I've been on here.  Why? I don't know, I just haven't come here except to record weight loss on my tracker.  Everything has been fine.  Labs are good, still counting my protien, watching my carbs and fats, etc.  I hope all of my friends on here are doing well.  I am 203 now.  Four pounds away from onederland...which I never thought I'd get to and 6 pounds away from 200 lost.  I can't even fathom that I lost this much.  I'm a size 16 now, maybe a 14 for some manufacturers.  Can't believe that either.  I'm just in awe.  I want to get to goal but now I'm starting to become afraid I'll look funny at goal without plastics.  I mean, I already look funny naked in fact, that's really been messing with my mind lately.  You can see some wrinkles in my upper arms that hangs out of t-shirts which come to the elbow.  My bermuda shorts also tell small traces of my upper thigh wrinkles.  I love the weight loss.  I love how I look in clothes but summer makes you realize that you want to wear tanks and shorts and bathing suits....I feel totally uncomfortable in all of them.  I've been asked several times by children what was wrong with my arms (and believe me, I cover as best as possible).  The more time that passes the more I want plastics but I have no way to pay for them.  I am hopin my rash stories will be enough to cover what I need but at this point I need upper arms, upper thighs, boobs and my entire stomach/butt/back.  I need a full overhaul...I know I should be happy with how far I"ve come and I am but this excess skin gives me major confidence issues that I wouldn't have without it.  I'm also getting to a point where clothes that should fit me don't because of my excess skin...any thoughts you'd like to share, I'd love.
Thanks and love to you all!  I'd love to hear from all of you.

Okay, I know to some that seems like a lot but already shedding 182 pounds, that seems like it's within reach somehow...  We shall see.  Just gotta keep working out and watching my intake. I'm feeling good though.

Hello my OH family,
You all have been so supportive throughout this journey.  Thank you so much to everyone on here.  I don't know how I would have made it without you.
I lost 30 before surgery and 145 since.  My one year anniversary is tomorrow.
I feel and look so much better.  From 397 to 222.  From 34 pants and 5X shirt to 18 (sometimes 16) pants and 2X shirts.  From having diabetes and high blood pressure to NADA.  From not being able to sit in a chair for more then five minutes and having to lay down from such severe back pain to being able to (did this today) bike 35 minutes on my stationary (8 miles), do my bowflex workout (8 exercises).  From hating life to loving it.  My only regret.......I wish I did this sooner.
God Bless All Of You....