In the 3 months post vsg range progress report *pictures*

[Chunky_Dunk 61]

Hey there, guys and gals! How is everyone this lovely night? Today I am 3 and a half months post vsg and I am down...75 pounds! Starting weight was 220 and my current weight is 145. My first bigger goal was 150 pounds. My ending goal is between 120 and 130 pounds (I am 5'2"). So, I have 15 pounds left to lose until I reach 130 pounds and I will just see how I look and feel from there. I am ecstatic with the weight loss results so far!!! I do want to warn you guys (a little late now I am sure) that there are skin pictures involved LOL! I have a sports bra and pants on. I only put a few on here. I have more on my profile page, and I also, just last night, uploaded a progress video of a bunch of pictures. Feel free to check it out on youtube...the title is very long, so you can just access it by typing in "72 pounds down" in the search and my video should be first. My name is "FindingMyselfAsIDisappear". If not, then just stop by my profile for more pics. Here are a few "in progress" pictures! Good luck to everyone with your journey!!! And if anyone else wants to post a progess update, please feel free!!! I love seeing how everyone is progressing!!!

[amandainohio 12]

Awesome job in only three short months! You look great!

[NewAshes 232]

Great job! I'm 5'2" as well and started out at 260. Now I'm 209 at a month and 2 weeks. Glad to see someone my hight and close starting weight.

[asmithinms 0]

You are such an inspiration! I am 5"2 as well and weigh 218. My surgery is scheduled for 3/24/14. I'm so ready!!!

[vsggirl 33]

Congrats, you look amazing!

[StawberryBlond 31]

You look great! Who was ur doc?

[Chunky_Dunk 61]

Thank y'all! Congrats on the weight loss, so far, you guys, too! Looks like we are all close in pounds lost, as well! Keeping up the progress! I am always taking pictures. Does anyone else have a hard time seeing a change? I look in the mirror and I look like I have not lost a lot of weight. I go shopping and I pick out clothes that would have fit me 75 pounds ago and I even will think "man, I hope this won't be too tight." They end up being too big. I take pictures and I am so confused by who I am seeing LMBO! No complaints...I know my mind will just take a little bit longer getting used to the quick changes as they happen! It is just funny, though, because before...I would look in the mirror and think I wasn't very big and then I would see pictures and be speechless by how big I was and that is how everyone else saw me. I went to Goodwill for some more clothes several weeks back because I don't want to buy a whole wardrobe only to fit them for a few weeks lol (I have great finds and they are cheap...highly recommend it). Anyways...I ended up finding some super cute pants that were size 9. Last time I tried on jeans, I was a 10. So, I decided to go on a limb and try it out. They fit! So, then I tried on, and bought, several pair of sz 9 jeans. Then I saw a pink pair of tighter leg jeans. Looked at the tags...size 6...how unfortunate! My sister says "just try them on...I bet you can fit them." Absolutely not, but in an attempt to prove her wrong, plus the jeans were awesome, I went ahead and tried them on. They buttoned...Oh My Word! They were tighter, but, hey...they fit! I obviously bought those amazing huge size 6s LMBO And then I bought two other pair of size 6 jeans that were abnormally big (there is no way I fit a normal size 6...just...no nuh uh...) Ahaha Just goes to show that even now my eyes/mind play the meanest tricks on me! Pictures are my best friends! LOL

[Carlotta1 401]

Doing great.. You took years off of you. I'm 60 years old and my weight Los is slower ..but I am happy with my progress. Keep up the good job

[changetocome2014 37]

Omg u look amazing and have done sooo awesome!!! What r ur secrets??????? PlEase share!!! I'm 3 weeks out and have only lost 17 lbs

[Chunky_Dunk 61]

Awe!!! Thank you guys so much!!! I hope I can help motivate or inspire someone the way everyone on here inspires me!!! Here is something I just wrote out to send through private message...I get asked this a lot, though, so I will just go ahead and post it on here, too. I just stick to the basics...I wish I had more of a planned routine that I could tell you guys about to help out some, but I am just a random person. I want to get into swimming. My doc told me that swimming is the only exercise that works every muscle in your body at the same time, promotes an hour glass figure, is low impact, and helps improve breathing. I think that it will help me a lot to workout while doing something fun. It can be a steady, daily thing that I do along with my random junk to kind of help things out more. Anywho...here is what I put in the letter:

I am not quite sure what contributed to my weight loss so much because I am so random with what I do. LOL! So, I will just tell you all I can think of. Aha I really just think it is because of all of my weight being isolated to the top and so that is where 90% of my weight has come from instead of it coming from everywhere, the change looks more drastic. I stick to the basics, really. I drink tons of waters sometimes with Walmart brand sugar free flavor packs (grape is the best lol) eat lots of meats (chicken, and any canned meats) eggs, and Protein shakes. I walk some which I have slacked on severely and I have a 3 mile rediculous obstical course (ROC) race coming up march 22nd that I badly need to prepare for. It just got too cold to walk or run. I do step aerobics at home using my daughter's step stool and some 5 pound weights and, randomly, if i think about it, I break into a floor tummy workout for about 10 minutes lmbo exercise is definitely my biggest struggle, but I figure that 10 minutes is better than none. I drank the special k chocolate Protein drinks for a while there but was told that the sugar and carbs may be bad. I only drink not even half at a time, but now I just treat myself to that here and there. I dont want food nor do i truly enjoy eating anymore, so when I know it is time to eat I just pick a meat and go for it lol Oh, and, I dont know if this is ok or not, but I do not like Protein powder. So I have been getting Water and heating it up. I put one or two TEASPOONS of sugar free french vanilla Cappuccino in it with one scoop of my vanilla Protein Powder and top it with sugar free liquid french vanilla Creamer to taste. I dont do this 5 times a day or anything, but that helps me drink my Protein powder and it is soooo good! And I barely put any Cappuccino in it! May be bad...i dont know. It just helps me lol i doubt any of this helped...but that is how my average day goes. I do wish that I had an actual planned routine, but I am just very random with what I do. Maybe my body is wondering what the heck is this crazy girl doing and that is the result LOL! My weight is just isolated to the top half and because of this...the only places to lose the weight were my actual problem areas. I am down 75 pounds and about 88% came from my real problem areas up top, so the loss was very noticeable. I hope something out of here has helped! Thanks everyone for viewing the pics and commenting! Good luck to you on your weight loss journey!!! And please let me know if I helped at all. LOL! And if you have any more specific things you would like to know about that I didn't mention, please just ask.

[acampbell1318 58]

You say that is an amazing bra...what brand is it?

[LuminousLife 145]

Your hard work shows! Great job

[Chunky_Dunk 61]

I really appreciate the encouragement! And with the bra...one thing you should know is that I wear a regular bra with the sports bra on top. The under bra is awesome and holds the girls up beautifully and it is called (I am just reading straight from the card...Customized lift for your cup size! sexy fit by playtex and the awesome outter sports style bra that works wonders is called Moisture-control wicking inner layer racerback 2 pack by fruit of the Loom Sport. The under bra was $15 and the outter one was $11 for two. They both came from Walmart. Just go and try them on and at least see what you think! Because I can NEVER seem to find a bra that holds them up and firm and out of the way! There is zero jiggle and bounce in these bras! It is wonderful! LOL

[Chunky_Dunk 61]

I actually have frontal pics of the under bra and regular and what the tags look like too, if you wanna see, just ask. I took them becaus I wanted to be able to get the right ones next time and I also wanted to be able to show how awesome they are lmbo

[CubsWinCubsWin 108]

You look good and only after 3 and half months, that's very encouraging. Keep up the good work.