One Year Surgiversary! Pics Included...

 Wow! What an amazing Year it has been!

I began my journey in July of 2007 attending an introductory meeting at Unity's Bariatric Center. After attending the intake appoinment I felt RNY was right for me. I was a grazer during the day and then in the evenings I would eat everything in sight. I also had a sweet tooth. I met with the nurse for my  intake appoinment in August of 2007 weighing 241.5 pounds and a BMI of 40.2. I set a personal goal to lose 91 pounds, for an end goal weight of 150lbs. I was required to participate in a six month supervised diet for BCBS (all my previous attempts at weight loss hadn't been documented enough). I began meeting with the dietician in September of 2007 for my supervised diet. I was very successful with the structured eating plan she had placed me on. After my 5 month appointment I began second guessing my choice of RNY. In the previous 5 months I had given up soda, eliminated grazing, and had learned how to eat balanced meals three times a day with no snacks. I had a consultation with my surgeon and some heart to heart talks with my family. In January of 2008 I decided to change surgeries and proceed with the Lap Band.

Now for some numbers and photo's:

Height: 5'5
Starting weight: 241.5 pounds                   Current weight: maintaining between 131-135 pounds
Starting size: 18W/20W and 2X/3X            Current size: 4/6 and S/M
Inches lost: 36inches between my arm, waist, and hips

Pre-Op Photo: Somewhere around 241.5 pounds


Almost One Year: February 21st, 2009


I Love My Band!

~Michelle

Where have you been all these months to inspire me?????? WOW!!! You are absolutely amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing and ... I am just so inspired by you!!!!

Michelle, you are BEAUTIFUL! 

Funny thing is - we met BEFORE your WLS, and I thought you were a beautiful woman right off the bat - I just do NOT remember you as your "before" picture!  Were you really that heavy then? 

Wow ...   I mean.... WOW!!! 

OMG!! You have really worked it. Inspirational to me. Thanks for sharing.

wow!! ditto what Elena said!! YOu look amazing!!

Wow!   You  look like a whole new person!  Thank you for posting these pics.  Talk about motivating the rest of us!     Congrats to YOU!  

Michelle, you've done fantastic and you look beautiful!  Congratulations.

You look absolutely stunning!! Very inspirational. When was the wedding? Congrats!!

We got married on Saturday February 21st in a small private ceremony. We met 12 years ago, dated off and on for the first five years and have been a couple for the past 7 years.

~Michelle

What an inspiration!  You look stunning!  Congrats on your success.  Way to respect your tool and make it work!