marywithoutsound

Everybody looks amazing! I'm so proud of everybody! Here is my after picture, along with a before picture. Sleeved 5th October 2013 and down from around 240lb to 122lb which gives me a bmi of 23.5

Hi everybody I am more of a lurker than a poster but read the forums every day and love hearing how everybody's getting on. Before and after pictures really kept me motivated when I was starting out, so here is mine as I officially hit a normal bmi yesterday! Taking a lot of courage to post my before pictures, they make me so sad. I can't believe I was ever that big - I certainly didn't feel it at the time. I was sleeved on the 5th October 2013 with a BMI of 44 weighing 240lb. As of yesterday my weight is 132lb with a BMI of 24.9. I have gone from a size 20 a 4/6. I want to lose another 12lb to give me a bounce range, but now mainly working on tightening everything up .

Thank you for your lovely comments, everybody!

Thank you!! X

Wow! What an amazing transformation in only 8 months! You look fantastic!

In my news I am 102lb down and consistently having to buy UK size 8 (US 4) clothes. Is anybody else having issues with their brain not keeping up, though? Even though logically I know I used to look at clothes even in a 12 and thought they looks tiny, I can't reconcile that with how I feel about myself. I still see myself as the fat girl. I bought some size 4 shorts the other day and when I got home took then out of the bag to show my brother. I held them up and he said 'they're so skinny!'. But I look at them hanging up and still don't see them as being small. I don't know if the fact I have some loose skin isn't helping but I don't know how to fix my brain! I took some pictures in said shorts to try to illustrate to myself that actually I'm not that big anymore, I'll attach them. I apologise for the underwear! If anybody has any suggestions they will be more than welcome!

Congratulations! You look awesome!

Congratulations! You look awesome!

The best way I found was rolling a blanket/duvet up and lying on my side with that tucked underneath my stomach. Anything that supported my stomach really helped!

Thanks Ken! I have just seen your new avatar...you look like a totally different man! Hot stuff!

Today I hit 100lb lost! Down from 240 to 140. Another 10 to go to get me into a healthy BMI range and give me a bounce range. Happy, happy, happy! How is everybody else doing?

The first photo is about 2 weeks post op (I had lost quite a lot from my highest weight by then, and was feeling quite confident...that picture makes me feel so sad now). The last two photos are from today...nearly 9 months post op- down from 240lb to 145. Still around 15lb left to lose

Thank you x

Not quite an after picture (still want to lose another 20lb to get into a healthy bmi range, although it is a real struggle now) but this is a 'work in progress' picture. Started at 240lb, now 151. Will have to try and dig out a before picture from somewhere!

This is my little blue dress for my brother's 21st birthday this weekend. Have been feeling massive still but this picture makes me think that maybe the hard work at the gym is paying off!

Had got down to 151 yesterday but back up to 152 today. Still a 2lb loss so I am very happy! Only 18 more pounds to get to a healthy bmi. Getting there slowly!

Glad you're doing well Ren, and your positive attitude is just incredible! I hope the pain gets better very soon.

Really sorry I missed the start of this challenge! Hopefully it's not too late! Starting weight - 154lb Goal weight - 149lb Thanks again Bea!

I am so impressed by everybody on here - October was obviously a good month for Sleevers! I've had a week of NSVs this week - just come back from skiing in Austria. Covered 300 miles in a week and had no problem keeping up with my ultra-fit dad and brother! Then went out for dinner with my new man on Saturday and had no problem squeezing through tiny gaps between tables! Mentally I am struggling a little bit though - I am down from 240lb to 154 and I know that within the next 20 or so pounds I am going to be having to start maintaining rather than still losing - and the thought terrifies me. Losing weight has been my life since October now and I think I will feel lost when I'm not losing anymore. Also, I still feel absolutely huge and I really can't see that in 20lb time I will be any happier with the size I am. Have an appointment with my surgeon and his team at the beginning of April so will mention it to them, but if any of you lovely people have any thoughts, they would be appreciated!

Hope you don't mind but I've done my next weigh in today - I'm off skiing in Austria later on so won't be able to check in on Monday! Today I weighed in at 157. I can't believe I've had such a massive drop after it being so slow for weeks, but I'm not complaining! It also takes me out I an obese bmi and into just (!!) overweight . Today is a good day'

Gosh, it sounds such a minefield with paying for stuff! My thoughts are with you though - hope things get sorted as quickly as possible for you x

I'm sorry to hear that but I am glad they know the problem and have a plan to fix it. I'm in the uk so not sure about how it works in the us - will you have to pay for this?

Congrats Biglew! Fantastic achievement! In my news, today I am no longer obese!! Being overweight with a BMI of 29.9 is still not great but it's an awful lot better than where I started at a BMI of 45. So glad to be free of the awful stigma that comes with the word 'obese', too!

Morning challengers . Hope you're all good! My stall has broken! 160lb today - which brings me to an overall loss of 80lb since October!

My stall has finally broken! Phew! I am now 162lb Decided I am going to concentrate on keeping my carbs low for Lent as my intake is very slowly creeping up. Is anybody else giving anything up?