So I tried on my "old" jeans from before surgery today and was amazed!  I wear size 10 now and these 22/24's were TIGHT on me before surgery!   I am literally half the woman I once was, less than 10 months later!   This is a picture I've always wanted to take, the ones where you are literally fitting into half of your pants!  

I just had to share it with you all- sorry about my undies showing, but hey these suckers are LOOSE and hard to hold up now!!!   Yipeeeeeee!!  

Ok so I'm 9 1/2 months out and it's been a while since I've measured, about 3 months I think.  It's just amazing to see that I'm still losing a lot of inches, even if the scale isn't moving as fast as it once was!  And I'm the one doing the measurments this time, not my Mom, so I hope I did it right around where my Mom would measure me!  I've only lost 3 pounds in a month now, so I think my body is getting comfy at this weight!  Eeeeek!   Oh and I'm a size 10 jeans now, from a size 12 that I was like six weeks ago.   Yay!   I want to get down to a size 6 or 8 if I can, when all the weight is off.  

I still want to lose at least 15 more pounds, so I might actually have to get my rear in gear and actually start exercising to get these last few pounds off!    I can do it though!   I have heard you can still lose up until 18 months and 2 yrs out, so I'm sure it'll come off eventually.  



Blue numbers are the very beginning measurements and the red is what I am currently! 

chest (over bust)- 47.5, 45, 43, 41, 39.5...  38 inches-  almost 10 inches off my CHEST, that's a lot of booby fat gone!  lol

under chest (ribcage)- 38, 36, 34, 33, 32.... 30 inches - 8 inches gone!

waist- 43, 38,36, 35.5, 33......30 inches-   13 inches gone now!   Wow!

hips- 56, 53, 48.5, 47, 45.........42 inches-   that is 24 inches- 2 FEET I've lost off my HIPS!!  Does anyone have a ruler?!  That's a LOT of fat gone!   lol

thighs- 34 1/2, 32, 30, 26.5...... 24 1/2 -   that is 10 inches people!!!

neck- 14.5, 13.5, 13, 13.......12 -    that's 1 1/2 inches gone off somewhere where I didn't think I had much fat!

I weigh 155 pounds now at almost 9 months out (on the 12th) and just in the last week, people have really been commenting on how much weight I've lost.   People are actually calling me SKINNY now and I have a hard time believing it!!!   I went from a 22/24 to size 10/12 now!   I am so happy at how far I've come in less than a year!   Only 15 more pounds till I hit goal!  

I have this pooch though from the saggy skin from having two babies and losing all this weight, so I could probably wear a size or two smaller jeans if I had a tummy tuck... hmmm, maybe one day.       

Just wanted to give some of you that are just fresh out of surgery hope that it does come off and you will look great in the near future.   I  my RNY, so glad I did it!

Christie