14 Months Out W/ Pictures

[Purdy in Pink 57]

Here are a few of my journey pictures.....

    

[notime 340]

Congratulation! You must be on cloud nine. I just drank a sip of Water to your good health!

[Lizzygirl079 22]

Wow! You are truly an inspiration. Are you done losing?

[suzjag 107]

Wow how does it feel to be so much more active? I have always been agile even as a larger woman but now at 50 I am impacted by my weight. I can't wait to feel the change.

[Purdy in Pink 57]

yes......i think 115 is low enough....heheheh....now all i have to do is....diet for the rest of my life!....lol

Thanks!

Donna

[UTGal99 327]

Wow, you look great! Do you have a lot of loose skin? Also, take to me about Hair loss. Did you experience alot, what made it better, did it let up, etc.??

I am pre-op looking for lots of understanding about the road ahead.

Thanks much!

[Purdy in Pink 57]

Wow how does it feel to be so much more active? I have always been agile even as a larger woman but now at 50 I am impacted by my weight. I can't wait to feel the change.

I really havent felt tons of extra energy......my energy was high already. I'm 49 years old myself.....so, were close in age. What I notice the most is....I can hold my head up high, and be proud of my accomplishment. and a bonus feeling is...I can cross my legs and they stay there..... and now see my collar bones in my neck again....lol......

[coops 1,790]

Whoah... are you sure that is the same lady... what a transformation! Defo pretty in pink! And such a warm smile!

From a woman who is now two years post op, please share your secrets - diet and skin care - your arms look amazing - as I want to get to my GOAL!! lol =]

[sazzygirl 33]

Here are a few of my journey pictures.....

U look great

[Jenhort 16]

Oh I am so happy for you!! Congrats and keep up the work!! And thanks for inspiring me!

[Purdy in Pink 57]

Wow, you look great! Do you have a lot of loose skin? Also, take to me about hair loss. Did you experience alot, what made it better, did it let up, etc.??

I am pre-op looking for lots of understanding about the road ahead.

Thanks much!

Ty, i feel wonderful! I have a very small amount of lose skin, which I attribute that to excersizing during the weight loss. I can wear short shorts and no one can tell there is a little extra skin there. I lost all my weight (80 lbs) in 6 months and 2 weeks....and I'm shocked that I have had no Hair loss, ZERO... as I fully expected it. Excersize is SOOOO important, when we are heavy, our fat supports our bones...when we lose the weight, we need to build muscle to now support those bones and tighten up that skin. I have a close friend who did the lap band, we lost close to the same amount of weight, she did not excersize at all, and just had 1 of 3 very painful surgery's to remove the excess skin. It really will make the diffrence...please excersize if your going to go through this....

[Purdy in Pink 57]

Oh I am so happy for you!! Congrats and keep up the work!! And thanks for inspiring me!

Ty, as others on this board have inspired me...kept me focused,...so thank-you to everyone on here! everyone is truly amazing and beautiful!

[Purdy in Pink 57]

Whoah... are you sure that is the same lady... what a transformation! Defo pretty in pink! And such a warm smile!

From a woman who is now two years post op, please share your secrets - diet and skin care - your arms look amazing - as I want to get to my GOAL!! lol =]

Ty, I truley hate my "fat" pictures, but, they are so important for me to see. my secret is simple, even though I've lost all my weight, I still follow the diet, don't allow myself to eat any of the old foods that I used to love. If I want to maintain this weight, i can't allow it in my life anymore...period! no soda, no breads, no Pasta, no pre packaged foods, no chips, candy, popcorn, etc. I still stick to my Protein diet of between 60 and 80 grams per day, and tons of water! (thank-you Crystal light on the go packets)....my arms look amazing cause I excersize at least 3 x per week, often 5 days. (I went garage saling and purchesed equipment I can have at home cause I knew myself enough to know, I'd never make it to the gym...lol) as for my skin....ummm, well, I've always used Mary Kay moisturizer cream for the last 20 years on my face....and I do spend probably too much time in the sun...lol...which i'm sure I'll pay for that later in life.

[drexelgirl 45]

Wow!!!!

[mylifeinpink 349]

Ty' date=' I truley hate my "fat" pictures, but, they are so important for me to see. my secret is simple, even though I've lost all my weight, I still follow the diet, don't allow myself to eat any of the old foods that I used to love. If I want to maintain this weight, i can't allow it in my life anymore...period! no soda, no breads, no Pasta, no pre packaged foods, no chips, candy, popcorn, etc. I still stick to my Protein diet of between 60 and 80 grams per day, and tons of water! (thank-you Crystal light on the go packets)....my arms look amazing cause I excersize at least 3 x per week, often 5 days. (I went garage saling and purchesed equipment I can have at home cause I knew myself enough to know, I'd never make it to the gym...lol) as for my skin....ummm, well, I've always used Mary Kay moisturizer cream for the last 20 years on my face....and I do spend probably too much time in the sun...lol...which i'm sure I'll pay for that later in life.[/quote']

You look simply amazing! I can't believe you lost that little- it looks like SO much more!

Congrats and thank you for sharing!!!