My 6 month Update! with pics
Hi
I don't post here a lot but I always come here for support or questions since my surgery and I used to love looking at the before and after pictures so I figured I would update.
I have never been happier, despite all of life's challenges (my grandmother is dying, being in medical school, etc) I can proudly say that nothing is really wrong. Changing my relationship with food has dramatically changed the way I live. I feel blessed and priviledged to have gotten this surgery, it was the best thing I ever did for myself.
I am realy happy at the place I have reached. I am down 87 lbs from my highest and I feel great, I go to the gym every day and I can just move and function so much better. I had tried everything to lose weight, EVERYTHING. I am going to be a doctor in a few years for god's sake and I still couldn't get my act together to lose the weight an keep it off, despite being intimately aware of what I was doing to myself. I needed the surgery to help me break the cycle, and all of the other work, both psychological and spiritual, has left me in a great place!
I am going to be 30 on March 3 and I wanted to change my life by then. I have already arrived at that place, I have no regrets and I am truly happy. I am 214 now and aiming to be 190 by my birthday, but if it doesn't happen I don't care, because I have gained something so much more substantial than weight loss, I got a life!
I have lost slower than some because I DO NOT restrict myself. Most days I want to eat healthy but some days I want pizza, chips, etc, and I let myself have it. I never feel deprived and I enjoy food more. So not everything is always perfect, I am not great about my vitamins and I am losing hair like crazy, I have so much skin plastics is most definitely in my future, and my initial recovery was 4 weeks long (I had more pain than the average person). But it is all ok and worth it to have a group of 22 year old guys tell me I was the hot last night ;)
On to the pictures
here is me around 285 (that girl does not exist anymore)
And at 4 months out
and 5 months
and 6 months
I don't post here a lot but I always come here for support or questions since my surgery and I used to love looking at the before and after pictures so I figured I would update.
I have never been happier, despite all of life's challenges (my grandmother is dying, being in medical school, etc) I can proudly say that nothing is really wrong. Changing my relationship with food has dramatically changed the way I live. I feel blessed and priviledged to have gotten this surgery, it was the best thing I ever did for myself.
I am realy happy at the place I have reached. I am down 87 lbs from my highest and I feel great, I go to the gym every day and I can just move and function so much better. I had tried everything to lose weight, EVERYTHING. I am going to be a doctor in a few years for god's sake and I still couldn't get my act together to lose the weight an keep it off, despite being intimately aware of what I was doing to myself. I needed the surgery to help me break the cycle, and all of the other work, both psychological and spiritual, has left me in a great place!
I am going to be 30 on March 3 and I wanted to change my life by then. I have already arrived at that place, I have no regrets and I am truly happy. I am 214 now and aiming to be 190 by my birthday, but if it doesn't happen I don't care, because I have gained something so much more substantial than weight loss, I got a life!
I have lost slower than some because I DO NOT restrict myself. Most days I want to eat healthy but some days I want pizza, chips, etc, and I let myself have it. I never feel deprived and I enjoy food more. So not everything is always perfect, I am not great about my vitamins and I am losing hair like crazy, I have so much skin plastics is most definitely in my future, and my initial recovery was 4 weeks long (I had more pain than the average person). But it is all ok and worth it to have a group of 22 year old guys tell me I was the hot last night ;)
On to the pictures
here is me around 285 (that girl does not exist anymore)
And at 4 months out
and 5 months
and 6 months
ready2sleeve
on 1/23/12 1:25 am - CA
on 1/23/12 1:25 am - CA
Congratulations future M.D.
Keep up the good work I turned 30 last month and this has been one of the best decisions I have made as well.
Keep up the good work I turned 30 last month and this has been one of the best decisions I have made as well.
Pre-op: 320, SW: 298, CW 194, Doctors goal 180, My GW 160
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