10 years out, before and after
You look amazing! How old were you 10 years ago?
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
You clearly have worked hard and really changed your lifestyle for this to be a decade of success!
All my best to you!!!
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
It feels like a hard question to answer, but I guess it's very simple, I had to become a stronger more motivated person. The hardest realization I had to come to (somewhere about 2 years after surgery) that my entire life style especially the career path I had chosen, was affecting the bypasses ability to finish my weight loss. My choice to change careers was difficult, especially with 12 years of training and and apprenticeships, but it had to be done. I had stalled and needed heavy changes. The career I have now is always extremely physically demanding, and I enjoy it a lot, I got very lucky with this choice and actually enjoy it more than my previous career. I was a computer tech, and now I work on wind turbines, on average I climb 1500 feet a day which not only keeps me at goal weight, but keeps me very physically fit. The one thing I never thought I would have was a six pack on my stomach, but I sure do now
True victory comes at the very end, when you can say, " I lived, and will gladly do it again." View "failure" as a setback, and meet each accomplishment with a larger goal.
So, you purposely found a career that gave you an active lifestyle? That's gutsy! That's dedication. That's true grit. How inspiring your story is! How inspiring your spirit is! ...and they say that fat people have no willpower? HAH! (even though you're not fat anymore)
Do you think you could have gotten anywhere close to this without surgery?
No, when I was in high school I was running 2 to 3 miles a day and still gaining weight. I was 325 at the start of my senior year able to do 2 miles in 14 minutes, by mid year I was 350
True victory comes at the very end, when you can say, " I lived, and will gladly do it again." View "failure" as a setback, and meet each accomplishment with a larger goal.
