BMI of 67 to 22... Yee-ha!

I read through the posts and look back over my 4.5 yr journey thus far. From a BMI of 67 to 22. From a size 28/30 to an 8. From 67" hips to 34." From a 4X to a sm/med. From 375 lbs to 125 lbs. WoW It is nothing short of remarkable. Hard work, but remarkable none-the-less. I don't know where I found the strength at times and I continue to look for strength and support where ever and when ever it is available. I thank all of the people at ObesityHelp for sharing their stories, their woes, their photos, their successes and, yes, sometimes their troubles. You are the life's blood of this web site and support system. As my dear friend T... has said to me many times... I say it to you... "The best is yet to come!" @nnie 02/04/2002 RNY-open Salem, MA

Annie, Congratulations on all your effort not only in loosing the weight, but keeping it off. It is nothing short of a miracle when you look back to where you came from to where you are now. You worked the tool diligently and for this I applaud you. You hit the nail on the head when you stated, "OH folks are the life's blood of this web site and support system". Each person has their own inspiring journey to share, these folks are always in standby mode to help those that stumble along the journey, they will pick you up and dust you off. Kudos to you!!! Keep on inspiring us!!!!! Mary

Great work! Tomorrow is 2 years for me, and I've gone from a BMI of 66 to 27. I'm not going any further, however. I had a body composition test last week which determined my body fat to be at 12.5%. For a man, that's officially lean. I think I'll stop here. Good work, again. Take care, Eric C.

Ann, Thanks for sharing this. This is wonderful!

Hi Annie, Congratulations on your weight loss. You've done great. I would love to see your before and after pics. I don't ever picture myself getting down to a normal BMI. Way to go!!!!!!!!!! Diana 379/177/? 5'6"

Congratulations I love reading stories like this, they are truly inspirational to me and I can probably speak for the other pre-ops as well. I can only dream of the day when I will be able to post a story like this in hopes of inspiring others. Lori

Wow Congrats! You have come along way! What an inspiration! I too would love to see your before and after pics. Kelly