Uomograsso 364 Posted October 14, 2020 Hit a pretty awesome goal. When I started out in July of 2019 and decided to have WLS, I weighed 427 lbs. My last weekly weigh in I was 212.2. That means I am officially half the person I used to be. On another note, I am now officially overweight! You might ask why that is a good thing. I have spent almost all of my adult life with a BMI that put me in the obese category, but now with my weight loss my BMI is 29.6 which is considered overweight. When I started out my BMI was 60. My surgeon required me to get my BMI to 50 before the surgery so I lost 92 lbs between July 2019 and January 2020 and my BMI was about 48 at the time of my surgery. After surgery I have lost another 123 lbs. No secret, just follow your plan. Eat you Protein first, meet your daily protein goals, exercise, exercise, exercise. I am doing a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days a week and usually shooting for 60 minutes daily of intense exercise. My only regret is that I didn't have WLS years earlier. 8 1 5 GreenTealael, Amanda Purser, Arabesque and 11 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lanie992 168 Posted October 14, 2020 Nicely done! That is amazing! I agree - I wish I would have done it sooner as well.. But better late than never, right? Congratulations. 1 Uomograsso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Greater Fool 2,054 Posted October 14, 2020 Congratulations! Not an unfamiliar milestone. You're a person after my own heart: "Stay on plan." Brilliant! Wishing you continued success. Tek 1 1 Uomograsso and JoanneLaRusch reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattk53 124 Posted October 14, 2020 Killer! 1 Uomograsso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lynnlovesthebeach 626 Posted October 14, 2020 Congratulations! I prefer to call myself the same person I always was in half the body I used to have. 1 1 Uomograsso and Lauren Beam reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenTealael 25,430 Posted October 14, 2020 Congratulations! That's Amazing 😍 1 Uomograsso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maslman 65 Posted October 14, 2020 Congrats! You're doing great and an example of how well sticking with the plan can work. 1 Uomograsso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STLoser 1,099 Posted October 15, 2020 Wow, that is AMAZING. Congratulations! I started with a BMI of 69 at 393lb. and 5'3". My goal is to be under 200. You've given me hope that I'll make it!You must feel wonderful! Sent from my Nokia 7.2 using BariatricPal mobile app 1 1 Uomograsso and JoanneLaRusch reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arabesque 7,416 Posted October 15, 2020 So wonderful. Congratulations on achieving this milestone. You’ll be at your goal before you know it. 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarotcardreader 196 Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 7:33 AM, Uomograsso said: Hit a pretty awesome goal. When I started out in July of 2019 and decided to have WLS, I weighed 427 lbs. My last weekly weigh in I was 212.2. That means I am officially half the person I used to be. On another note, I am now officially overweight! You might ask why that is a good thing. I have spent almost all of my adult life with a BMI that put me in the obese category, but now with my weight loss my BMI is 29.6 which is considered overweight. When I started out my BMI was 60. My surgeon required me to get my BMI to 50 before the surgery so I lost 92 lbs between July 2019 and January 2020 and my BMI was about 48 at the time of my surgery. After surgery I have lost another 123 lbs. No secret, just follow your plan. Eat you Protein first, meet your daily Protein goals, exercise, exercise, exercise. I am doing a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days a week and usually shooting for 60 minutes daily of intense exercise. My only regret is that I didn't have WLS years earlier. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites