Pics 6 months post-op VSG

[haylee_d 117]

Wow congratulations!!!

Thank you!!

[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

You are creating a beautiful story for yourself. You are lovable and absolutely gorgeous right now! Congratulations on your success. You are an inspiration to so many on here.

[tataworld605 30]

Looking good girl, keep it up.

[SouthJerseySleever 34]

We started around the same weight, I only hope to be as successful as you are! Keep up the good work!

[njgal 535]

Absolutely. It was a tough post to write and display, but I hope it was inspiration for someone else. And thank you!

It was for me! Thanks for sharing... not sure I could )

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Keep having faith in yourself. Thank your body for all the work it has done - giving you two beautiful babies and keeping you going, and now becoming stronger. You will have more of these moments to build on. Congrats.

[ThickGirl5683 318]

I'm sorry I didn't answer your question right. How often I "work out" depends on my schedule and what exactly I'm doing.

Here's a little about me. I coach soccer and I have a farm. My daughter plays soccer. My son plays All Stars baseball, so we are traveling a lot right now..............
On days that I coach soccer, I don't work out at the gym that day because that's 2 hours that I'm drilling, dribbling and kicking balls. I'm not a sideline coach. [emoji23] I coach on Mondays and Thursdays and our games are on Sundays. The season just ended. Thank the Lord! So, Mondays and Thursdays will now be replaced with gym time. No gym on sundays due to baseball.

Every morning, I do farm work. Feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, mending fences, etc. I will shovel manure while racing the clock for some fun "cardio". It can really be a workout! **** is heavy! [emoji23]

On baseball days, I do nothing but just drive, cheer on my son and his team, and breathe.... Well,.... I may yell at a Ref or two. [emoji23]

All other available days, I go to the gym. Nothing I do is consistent or repetitive. I swap up my workouts a lot. Whatever I feel like at the moment needs to be done. I mostly lift weights at the gym,since I get a lot of cardio at home/soccer and because I don't have weights at home. But I do like to get on the Eliptical, so I will skip weights and do that sometimes.

It's really just sporadic and chaotic for me. I have no routine. Just whatever I can do for the moment, that's what I do. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] And don't get me wrong.... I have lazy days, too. [emoji15][emoji52][emoji849][emoji23]

I am a sports mom too so I get it... Whatever you are doing keep it up! Again you look GRRREEEAAATTT!!!

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[Apple1 2,572]

My high weight is just a little under yours.

You have absolutely inspired me. Reading about your typical week made me tired.. lol.. great job!!! I can see I need to kick up my exercise a little as I get to 6 weeks post-op.

[Please 188]

19 hours ago, haylee_d said:

I'm bearing my soul and body here. I couldn't be more proud of how my body has changed.

I've lost exactly 70 pounds since my surgery. Today marks exactly 24 weeks ( 6 months ) since my VSG surgery.

There's good, bad and ugly about VSG. A lot of days, I cried and wondered why in the hell I had this surgery, and what in the hell ive done to myself. Throughout this process, I haven't been able to REALLY see the changes. In my mind, I always see a 268 pound fat girl. Granted, I have seen the changes, seen the smaller clothes sizes, but still struggled with my self image in my head. But today that all changed....

I realized today as I was getting dressed that I had on the same exact underwear as the day I took my pre-surgery pictures. Then I realized that today marked 6 months since surgery. So, i decided to take pictures.

I haven't taken pictures in this process because of the absolute shame and disgust I feel towards myself. Shame and disgust are understatement words for how I feel about myself. Until today...

Today, I feel proud. For the first time, I can honestly say that I don't see "that fat girl" in the mirror anymore. It may not be pretty, it will never be perfect, but it's mine, and today I'm owning it, and FINALLY for once in my LIFE, I'm feeling proud.

It's NOT an easy decision to post these photos of me in my underwear. I feel absolutely vulnerable and exposed. Please be kind. It took all the courage I could muster to do this. The current pictures are not the best quality but the best I could take of myself at the moment.

All you new VSG-ers, stay the course and have faith. If you have body image issues as I do, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and you are not alone in the dark!

Much love from me to you all! ️️️

 

DOS: 12/13/16

HW: 268

SW: 256.6

CW: 186.4

Holy! Looking awesome!

[The New Kel 1,312]

Wow! What a transformation! Girl, you got a smokin' figure!! You look terrific. Your post is appreciated, as we have all felt so much shame and embarrassment of our bodies- I know I did. I can truly relate to still "seeing the fat girl in the mirror." I struggled with this daily, despite dropping 7 sizes.

Looks like you are well on your way to your goal and true success. Congrats!

[fastfoodaddictnomore 66]

Congratulations on your Amazing results. Look how amazing your clothes are fitting and not the number on the scale.

[Crystaltothefuture 1]

Thank you so much for being so brave!!!! I appreciate your post so much because I'm only one week post op and I have had crying fits of not being able to do this!!!!!!! Thank you for the inspiration [emoji173]️[emoji8][emoji173]️[emoji8][emoji173]️[emoji8][emoji173]️[emoji8][emoji173]️[emoji8]

[CStoned 155]

Go girl! Looking great!

[bibi1975 0]

Thank you for posting this. I am waiting to meet my surgeon, I hope I look as good as you after surgery.

[tuhok1591 34]

You look FANTASTIC! I am 6 weeks post VSG w/ almost same starting stats as yours. I only hope that I look as great when I am 6 mos post surgery. Awesome job! [emoji6][emoji106][emoji322]