Never thought this was possible

[mpike62 3]

You look absolutely AMAZING. I just had surgery and my goal weight is 150. But I was 130 in high school and before my kids. You are an inspiration You are so petit. Wow.

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[Meg53 19]

Congratulations on your success. You look beautiful. And thanks for the tips. It really seems to be true - lots of Protein and lots of Water.< /p>

[LaurieQue 74]

You look great!!!

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[Knittychic 24]

You look awesome!

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[sondra2368 26]

Dear rydersmama.

Do you also work full time? I have a very stressful job and I have to be there by 7am and leave work by 5pm.

[rydersmama 804]

Dear rydersmama.

Do you also work full time? I have a very stressful job and I have to be there by 7am and leave work by 5pm.

Yes, I work full time as a nurse

[romafiori 55]

You're an inspiration! Congrats on your success!

[doingit4me2017 93]

You're amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Second Chance at Life 2]

On 11/14/2016 at 11:15 PM, rydersmama said:

I had my gastric sleeve done January 11th. I weighed 333.1lbs.

I'm 10 months post op now and weigh 144.2lbs.

I've set new goal weights as I've gone along...first was just to get under 200lbs, then I thought I wanted my goal weight to be 180lbs. When I got there, I made the crazy goal of 150lbs never thinking I'd make it....but I did. So then I figured my goal would be 145lbs which puts me at a normal bmi...which I haven't been since I was around 10.

Now that I weight 144lbs, I've decided my final goal will 133lbs, which will mean I will have lost a total of 200lbs....and I'll do it, I know I can.

I never thought when I had surgery that weighing in the 130's would even be possible.

I've gone from wearing sizes 5-6x, and 28-30, now I wear smalls and mediums and am a size 8....I would be around a 6 if it wasn't for the large amount of skin I have around my stomach and thighs....but it's a price I'm more than happy to pay.

I've been extremely disciplined this whole 10 months. I can honestly say I've never put a bad food in my mouth...not once. I follow a very low carb diet still, drink about 85oz of Water every day and get in around 80oz of Protein. I take all my required Vitamins daily.

The gym has become a big part of my life. I workout around 5-6 days per week doing a variety of exercising....spin class, step  class, yoga, cardio machines....I like doing different things so I don't get bored.

Anyway, because I'm so close to goal, I just wanted to share this. And for the people who have a lot of weight to lose like I did....remember, you can do this! I'm living proof!!

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How encouraging! You look fabulous. I struggle with getting on an exercise routine, so thank you for the reassurance in your post!