GOOOOOOOAAAAAAL!

[Crick 146]

7 months and 6 days post-op, and I’ve hit my goal! I lost around 70 lbs pre-op (and over 50 of that before surgery consult in late October of last year - COVID scared me into finally getting motivated to really do something about the weight). Pictures are from fall of 2019, second is about 2 weeks post op, and then the last is from early this week. Thinking of adjusting my goal down another 10 lbs or so as I still want to lose some more, but this is the lowest adult weight I have been. Need to start saving for plastics. I will say, the changes are more noticeable now - even 5 lbs can make a difference. I also started doing strength training about 10 weeks post-op (once I was fully vaccinated) and that has made a MASSIVE difference. I did a body scan and from late March when I started to mid-July (my most recent scan), I lost 35 lbs, which I knew from my scale, but I actually gained 6.5 lbs of muscle and lost 17% body fat. Want to continue to build that muscle and tone and now thinking lose another 10 or so. We shall see. But for today, I Celebrate hitting my goal, especially since everyone at the surgeon’s office said not to set it at that, as most folks only lose 60-70% of their excess weight. Of course, they also only want me to eat plant-based, and that’s not happening either. It’s definitely Fri-YAY!

[SarahMan80 83]

Congratulations!

[Candace76 212]

Yay! That is awesome! I am very happy for you. You look fantastic. 🥳

[dal101 62]

well done ! what does your strength training look like ?

[BDL58 86]

Wow! Congratulations! You are an inspiration for sure!!

[ShoppGirl 5,048]

Amazing. Congrats!!

[bufbills 316]

Awesome work. What a great feeling to be at a place you never thought you'd be. Just awesome.

[MandoGetsSleeved 444]

Fan-freaking-tastic!! Great job and very motivating.

[GreenTealael 25,446]

Amazing!

[BigSue 1,396]

Congratulations! That's awesome!

[BretBMF 22]

AMAZING! Congratulations!

[Luna Girl 310]

Amazing job!! Congratulations!

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Wahoo!🎉

[Crick 146]

4 hours ago, dal101 said:

well done ! what does your strength training look like ?

I am working with a trainer once a week. She has me working on basically everything, and then I work out another 3 times a week without her. She has me focusing on arms and core in particular right now, as I have a lot of leg strength and I really need to build arm/core strength. She also has me trying to really work on the glutes as that will help me get stronger all over. On the days I work out with her, I usually do 20 min ride on my Peloton bike, and on my cardio only days, I do 45-60 min on the bike. I would love to get back to walking outside but it’s too hellaciously hot here to do that.

[learn2cook 595]

You are inspiring me!