7 Month Post Op w/Pics
This has been an amazing journey! I have been given my life back...one that I didn't really admit I was missing. I fooled myself into believing I was happy at my weight and that I was active. Yeah, right!! My life is busy and crazy like everyone elses and I now have the energy to not only survive it, but thrive in it!!
I began this journey at 287 pounds. I am now at 195...that's a total of 92 pounds lost and I'm thrilled. This monthe I've moved solidly into a size 14 botttoms(I used to guage the "cut" of the clothes...now, if it's a 14, it fits) and a size large shirt. I bought my first Hollister shirt and wore it with pride, I reached Onederland, I can outlast my friends shopping!!
I'm still on this ride until I reach my goal so it isn't over, but this journey is the best one I've been on so far. I have had a lot of negativity and jealousy come from people these past 2 weeks. I have had family memeber tell me to lose past my goal so when I fail and gain back most of my weight, it won't look so bad...WTH is that about!! That's about insecurity and bitterness because I am losing and they aren't. I already accepted that this was the way it will be forever. There is no going back to ice cream every day and potato chips and a king size candy bar for breakfast washed down with a coke. Those days are over and rightly so. No one can eat that way and maintain are reasonable weight or health. I slip, sure; everyone does, but I get back up and go anew the next day. My thought process about food is completely different and it is something I began working on 2 years before I had VSG. I can honestly tell you that if you don't change your relationship with food, there is nothing in the world short of stapling your lips shut that will save you from yourself and make you successful. This is work, it is a full time job, and it is NOT the easy way. Losing weight is never easy...ask anyone who ever had to lose any amount of weight and they will tell you it was hard, it took dedication, food logging, exercise, and restraint. That is what I do every day, I just paid 11K for an extra tool to help me succeed at all those requirements...and it was worth every penny. :)
Here are some pics:
Before
Today:
I began this journey at 287 pounds. I am now at 195...that's a total of 92 pounds lost and I'm thrilled. This monthe I've moved solidly into a size 14 botttoms(I used to guage the "cut" of the clothes...now, if it's a 14, it fits) and a size large shirt. I bought my first Hollister shirt and wore it with pride, I reached Onederland, I can outlast my friends shopping!!
I'm still on this ride until I reach my goal so it isn't over, but this journey is the best one I've been on so far. I have had a lot of negativity and jealousy come from people these past 2 weeks. I have had family memeber tell me to lose past my goal so when I fail and gain back most of my weight, it won't look so bad...WTH is that about!! That's about insecurity and bitterness because I am losing and they aren't. I already accepted that this was the way it will be forever. There is no going back to ice cream every day and potato chips and a king size candy bar for breakfast washed down with a coke. Those days are over and rightly so. No one can eat that way and maintain are reasonable weight or health. I slip, sure; everyone does, but I get back up and go anew the next day. My thought process about food is completely different and it is something I began working on 2 years before I had VSG. I can honestly tell you that if you don't change your relationship with food, there is nothing in the world short of stapling your lips shut that will save you from yourself and make you successful. This is work, it is a full time job, and it is NOT the easy way. Losing weight is never easy...ask anyone who ever had to lose any amount of weight and they will tell you it was hard, it took dedication, food logging, exercise, and restraint. That is what I do every day, I just paid 11K for an extra tool to help me succeed at all those requirements...and it was worth every penny. :)
Here are some pics:
Before
Today:
True wisdom spoken there! You look like a totally different person - beautiful transformation!
www.sexyskinnybitch.wordpress.com - my journey to sexy skinny bitch status
11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.
HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 
85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op
~~~~Alison~~~~~
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on 8/17/12 3:08 pm - Jacksonville, FL
on 8/17/12 3:08 pm - Jacksonville, FL
Looking good...keep it up! -Larry
HW: 360 SW: 351 CW: 212 GOAL: 200
Monthly Weight Loss Progression:
M1:-46 M2:-24 M3:-14 M4:-17 M5:-9 M6:-13 M7:-7 M8:-5 M9:-1 M10:-3 M11:-8 M12: -10
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