Goodbye 50lbs (photos!)

[misspatrice 5]

wow you look like a different person! And younger . . . go girl!

[Caliblonde 25]

Congratulations! You look fantastic.

[Firefly2 9]

You look amazing!!! Congrats!!!!!!

[aaa 3]

You look fab and it's knocked years off you! Congrats

[Harleymom 0]

EXCELLENT!!!! Good job keep up the good work you look awesome

So I finally reached the -50lb milestone. YAY!

And thought I should post some pictures. I know the before/during/after photos are something that helped me when I was considering WLS. I am currently 4.5 months post-op and sometimes I come here and feel like a slow loser, and then reality smacks me and I realize that I'm doing fantastic. Never before have I lost this amount of weight in such a short amount of time. All of my weight loss has been post-op because my surgeon didn't require a pre-op diet.

I can't get over how losing a significant amount of weight has made me feel. I didn't feel sick before, but now I just feel amazing. Anyone who doesn't think that -50lbs is a large amount, really needs to photo-document their journey. I can't believe how much of a difference -50lbs has made for me. And I'm not even halfway to goal yet!

[Shanny 70]

You look amazing! Congrats!

[M2G 1,836]

Thank you all so much!

You look so great! Love the new sparkle in your eye especially.

Also, your hair looks fab -- did it not thin at all??

Oh my gosh, YES! I am losing hair left and right. I have been taking Biotin since September but from what I understand it doesn't really help prevent loss, it just helps with new growth. My before picture was taken late 2009 (not actually my higest weight, but you get the idea) and my hair was shorter in that photo. We took a trip to Hawaii Aug 2010 and I told my hairdresser that I wanted to grow it out for the trip. Then came back, started taking Biotin and told my hairdresser that I liked it longer. I had it cut in Feb and she put a ton of layers in ...I think that helped make it look fuller. But just wanted to say that sadly I am losing my hair. I guess it probably isn't noticable to anyone but myself and my hairdresser.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

WOW LOOK AT YOU!!!!!!!!!! You are sooo cute!!!! Great job so far, I think you're doing super good!!! Big hugs to you

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Thank you all so much!

Oh my gosh, YES! I am losing hair left and right. I have been taking Biotin since September but from what I understand it doesn't really help prevent loss, it just helps with new growth. My before picture was taken late 2009 (not actually my higest weight, but you get the idea) and my hair was shorter in that photo. We took a trip to Hawaii Aug 2010 and I told my hairdresser that I wanted to grow it out for the trip. Then came back, started taking Biotin and told my hairdresser that I liked it longer. I had it cut in Feb and she put a ton of layers in ...I think that helped make it look fuller. But just wanted to say that sadly I am losing my hair. I guess it probably isn't noticable to anyone but myself and my hairdresser.

For me Biotin has been working incredibly. No it doesn't help with it falling out, but I have so many regrowths on my head it looks like a porcupine! My nails are growing fast and strong too, so it has lots of good effects. I've been taking 2500 mcg since I noticed my hair falling out which was about 3 months ago now.

Also I'm 6 months out now and I've noticed in the last few hair washings that my hair is falling out much less than say 1-2 months ago. I've heard others say that around 7 months it pretty much stops, and I'm running toward that so I'm hopeful that I will be one of those folks too.

[NanaNanner 7]

Hottie!

[Day Dreamer 23]

Congrats! You really look amazing!! You are such an inspiration to hopeful sleevers

[Cmsumom 5]

WOW! Like someone said earlier- I don't know where you will get 74 more lbs off- but you look so much healthier!! keep up the GOOD Work!!

So I finally reached the -50lb milestone. YAY!

And thought I should post some pictures. I know the before/during/after photos are something that helped me when I was considering WLS. I am currently 4.5 months post-op and sometimes I come here and feel like a slow loser, and then reality smacks me and I realize that I'm doing fantastic. Never before have I lost this amount of weight in such a short amount of time. All of my weight loss has been post-op because my surgeon didn't require a pre-op diet.

I can't get over how losing a significant amount of weight has made me feel. I didn't feel sick before, but now I just feel amazing. Anyone who doesn't think that -50lbs is a large amount, really needs to photo-document their journey. I can't believe how much of a difference -50lbs has made for me. And I'm not even halfway to goal yet!

[Luanne 32]

You REEEEEAAAAALLLLY look great! The losing hair thing is scary, especially for those of us who have thin hair to begin with...I'm using a natural Biotin Shampoo & conditioner plus pills to get a jump on it.

[Used2b575lbs 29]

WTG!!! You look great, what an inspiration!!!

[M2G 1,836]

You are looking absolutely fantastic!!!! Aren't you loving your sleeve??? Congratulations!!!!

YES! I am loving my sleeve.

YOU are my supastar!!! I cannot believe how close you are to ONEDERLAND. You have continued to completely amaze me with how quickly you have raced down on the scale. We need some before/afters of you too!