Goal!!! Oh yeah baby here I am!! (LONG -PICS)
That’s right folks, it took me 8 months and 1 week, but I made it! I sit this morning just under my goal at 114.6!!! I am over the moon with happiness!
Here’s the Stats:
Highest recorded weight: 242
Pre-op Weight: 217
Loss on pre-op: -17
Day of Surgery: 200
My surgeon and I compromised on the goal, me wanting the top of a healthy bmi – him saying that I could go lower. We settled in the middle(ish) at 115. I am more than likely going to keep going down a bit, just to give myself some bounce back room.
More stats:
Pants pre-op 20 (stretched tight, leaving red marks, refused to go higher)
Shirts Pre-op 2XL
I didn’t wear dresses or skirts. Suits I would squeeze into an 18P as long as I could, then went to stretchy pants and a nice blouse.
Shoes: 6.5WW to 7WW
Ring: 7.5
NOW:
Pants 3 in Misses – 2 or 4 in women’s, depending on brand
(NSV: Cheap Wal-Mart size small sweat pants are TOO BIG!! Omg, omg, omg, omg)
Shirts: S or 4
Skirts: 4
Dresses: 4
Shoes: Kids 4, Womens 5 – 5.5 no more wide width
Ring: 5.5 or 5
I have had a lot of cost in replacing clothes. My wedding was in June – and the dress was altered twice and still was big on the day of the wedding. I bought it a size 18, was too big for the dress when it came in last December – it wouldn’t fit. I had it altered down to a size 12. My wedding dress is now at my best friend’s mom’s house where she is going to make it into a quilt for me. YAY! My engagement ring wasn’t fitting before the ceremony, and the matching band didn’t match up to it. I had bought a temporary band, but that one lasted only a month before it was too big. I wore one of my mother’s old bands while I went through the debacle of ordering my new set. I wear that now. It’s a 5.5 and is a little loose. But I am not giving it up!!
My surgeon’s plan didn’t set a specific carb goal – just keep it low and keep the protein high. But I followed the guidelines that many here helped me establish. 600 cal, 40 or less carbs, 60-80 protein. I upped the cals to 800 when my energy levels tanked at the start of the fall semester. But I maintain the low carb lifestyle. I plan to have that be my goal for the rest of my life.
I don’t consider myself a success... I will when I have been in maintenance for a few long years without a significant regain. I am allowing a little bounce back (like I said, gonna go down a bit more) – and I fully intend to have plastics within the next two years or so. My boobs will finally be the same size, so help me. My panni will be gone – the skin is severely damaged from having two extra large babies and long term obesity. After the tummy tuck and boob job I will consider the arms and thighs.
Thank you to those that took the time to help: Ruggie, Frisco, Elina, Rob, Sleevegirl, and many others. I appreciate it all and I know I missed some great helpers. This site has been awesome and I have gained two very close personal friends from here. Jenn and Alison are my in life support group, surgery buddies and my personal heroes! I could not be at goal without those two. Wait til ya’ll see Alison’s new tatas!! I am jealous.
Now for the pics, I know that’s what peeps want.
Summer 2011 - Annecy France
Family Pics Fall 2011 - I am just going up and up again
Trying on my wedding dress in August 2011
My Little girl's 9th birthday
When it came in December 2011 - the back is clipped to hold it :(
My official post op pic:
Now for the more fun post op ones:
May 2012 - Trying on the wedding dress again - it's too big and this time clipped to keep it on me lol
My fam and I at the LA Zoo - I am shrinking
Our family pic from the wedding in June
My little girl's 10th bday - a huge difference
Me & my surgery buddies and Heroes at Halloween. I am so in love with these two:
The girls trip to Vegas, Oct 2012
My husband and I at Knott's:
And this morning - celebrating my goal by rocking my new purple sweater and sexy purple boots. I love purple - if you didn't know.
It's hard work - you can't get to goal by thinking you are going to do it easy, doesn't work that way. Use your tool and ROCK IT OUT!!!
Much love. 
~Angi
HW:242 Start of Preop Diet: 217 SW:200 CW:116.8 GW: 115; SOCAL MEETUPS GROUP!: http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/socalhallo2012/
Aww thank you 
Wow girl!! Simply amazing!! You ARE a success, and will continue to be!! VSG, has been a life saver for so many of us!! Just think about where we might be today if we hadn't gotten WLS? Scary, right?!
Best of luck to you my sleeve sister! Continue rockin that sleeve, you sure do wear it well!!!!
Lesley
Holy Mother of Jesus ... I am speechless... seriously...
Geezuz Angi, I don't think I ever saw all those pre-op pics before. You have transformed into the most beautiful young lady before my eyes in these pics!!! You are absolutely amazing my gurl, simply amazing & I just love you to pieces. I am so very lucky to have you in my life & call you my friend.
Congratulations on all your success ... dang, I seriously am in awe with your pics. I cannot wait to see you again very soon!!! You may not consider yourself a true success story but you are... and well on your way to long term success with your way of thinking. You inspire me to the fullest, I cannot thank you enough.
I swear peeps, Angi is amazing. I wish you all knew her as well and I do! I am one lucky ***** for sure to have her in my life!!!!
We gotta go shopping soon ... soooo excited!!!! I LOVE YOU!!! 
Jenn
WWBD?
BTW, thanks for posting the 8 pound water retention pic of me as a Lollipop Gurl, it's what I get for hating compression garments & refusing to wear them... next time I need to stand up straight, it helps! ... I freaking hated that TOM was about to visit a day or 2 after that meet up! 
But seriously... that pic makes me smile, I do absolutely love it with my 2 favorite gurls. xoxoxoxoxoxo
Jenn
WWBD?
