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IHeartMexico
on 4/12/13 1:40 am

VSG on 01/21/13

You look great ! Congrats !!

Rms928
on 4/12/13 1:44 am

VSG on 03/20/13

Wow! Absolutely amazing. I am following the same basic plan you did. Carbs around 20 a day, 60-80 oz of water and 70-100 grams of protein a day. I'm curious, did you hit many stalls? I'm guessing not as you've lost so much in such a short amount of time.

M1-10 M2-31.4 M3-11 M4-16.8 M5-15 M6-10 M7-14 M8-9

hollirrose
on 4/12/13 2:04 am

VSG on 04/21/12

I was able to lose that amount of weight in such a short time because I was 200 lbs overweight. Someone with less to lose will probably lose slower. I had periods that I lost more than during others. I had a few pauses here and there. The thing is…I just kept doing what I had always done. I never changed anything up. The only time I seriously thought about changing things up is when I wanted something that was “off plan” and didn’t fit into what I was doing. I usually recognized it for what it was and kept on doing what I had always done. People who constantly change things up looking for a better plan…seem to chase their tail a lot. I’m not saying that you cant change things up and still be successful but for me this was the magic weight loss formula. Best of luck… you wont need it sticking with your plan!

hollirrose
on 4/12/13 1:55 am, edited 4/12/13 2:05 am

VSG on 04/21/12

Thank you for all the compliments and the encouraging words!

Now that I have reached “goal” the real work begins. I was lucky and had a specific formula that worked for me in order to lose. No major stalls… just a few pauses here and there. I never changed anything up and just kept plugging along. I have been in maintenance for a couple of weeks and there doesn’t seem to be such a clear cut path. I’m doing ok but this transition has been harder than I expected it to be. I have added several people to mfp through this post. Just keep in mind that my food log is me giving maintenance a shot. I have increased my calories and carbs each week since entering maintenance. While in weight loss.. calories and especially my carbs were very low.

serenity1959
on 4/12/13 8:01 am

VSG on 08/05/13

Wow! You look WONDERFUL!!!

gorditabonita
on 4/12/13 8:47 am - Springfield, VA

VSG on 01/23/13 with

You look AMAZING!!!! Sending you a request on MFP.

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Miss150
on 4/12/13 9:43 am

Let me just join the throngs of admiring souls. Wonderful job. What an absolute transformation. I know you will figure out the maintainence part of this adventure, too. Thanks for the inspiration. I hope to join you one day with the 200 lb loss. It's taking me a lot longer, but I'm determined to do it.

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!!!!

happyteacher
on 4/12/13 9:50 am

VSG on 12/19/11

I am used to seeing a lot of great before and afters, but yours is truly remarkable!

Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost

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