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11-21-2008, 01:30 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: AZ
Posts: 1,822
Weight Statistics January 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 11, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
181 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
22 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.6076696165 % % Lost:
July 4, 2009 FIREWORKS, BABY! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.0891067053 BMI Start:
28.3455112497 BMI Current:
24.9002004901 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | 
Yes this is all such a mind trip. I was watching Oprah yesterday and I asked my husband if I was getting closer to her size. (I am built a lot like her) He said, "Honey, you are smaller than Oprah now." I was like NUH UH, no way, there is no way I am smaller than Oprah. He kept assuring me I was.....it was just weird, I still don't see myself how I am now....and again I reiterate, I have a long way to go, I am faaaaaaaaar from average!
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11-21-2008, 03:43 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 2,161
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
128 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.2324723247 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
23.0782828283 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I don't really think of it as vanity ~ I think of it as 1) learning who we are now and what we like, dislike and what we want to do about it and 2) meeting our potential. At my largest, appearing a young, active and attractive woman wasn't really an option. I always looked very matronly, regardless of how I wore my hair, makeup or clothes. I'm 44 and DH is 45. When we were in our mid 20's I was introduced as his mother!!! So, for me, being a reasonably attractive, normal weight 40 something is rather intriguing. I spend more time on how I look now. I dont gush at every mirror I pass (~~~look at me~~~) but, sometimes, I do look and think - oh my gosh, that's me!
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11-21-2008, 10:40 AM
| #33 (permalink) |
| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama
Posts: 3,381
Weight Statistics 9/28/07 Start Date:
9/28/07 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
279 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
89 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.8996415771 % % Lost:
18 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.0268595041 BMI Start:
30.6634527089 BMI Current:
28.2426538108 BMI Goal:
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Kara, I don't think you are superficial at all, and any of us that have gone through this surgery understands exactly how you feel. You have done a great job and are absolutely beautiful!
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12-17-2008, 11:35 AM
| #34 (permalink) |
| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 20
Weight Statistics August of 2000 Start Date:
August 20, 2000 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
285 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
115 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.350877193 % % Lost:
February 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.6324348407 BMI Start:
26.6228558699 BMI Current:
22.7077300067 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
I know it's been awhile since the original post. I wanted to say you're in a very GOOD place from what you said.. that you are very happy with who you are, even though you don't feel you are at the ideal size in your mind. THAT is the way is should be. To be proud of the progress you've made.. but also to not define yourself or how you feel inside based on purely physical things. it seems to always be a battle in our minds (whether to be confident in what we've become, or to compare ourselves to other people or our own past). I choose confident.. most of the time! I actually started getting bitter after losing most of the weight and noticing that I was being treated better, by society AND the people that I'd known before! I thought it was terrible that they assumed because I looked better than I did, that I became more worthwhile to know! Man, that pissed me off! Still.. who cares what they think, or how they react. I didn't do this for them, and you didn't either. Yay for feeling better about our bodies, and happy with our real identities!
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12-17-2008, 11:50 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: AZ
Posts: 1,822
Weight Statistics January 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 11, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
181 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
22 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.6076696165 % % Lost:
July 4, 2009 FIREWORKS, BABY! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.0891067053 BMI Start:
28.3455112497 BMI Current:
24.9002004901 BMI Goal:
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12-17-2008, 12:09 PM
| #36 (permalink) |
| Guru In Training  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon
Posts: 200
Blog Entries: 7 Weight Statistics 2001 Start Date:
June 24, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
379 lb Start Weight:
239 lb Current Weight:
179 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
60 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.9393139842 % % Lost:
2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 63.0620118343 BMI Start:
39.7673372781 BMI Current:
29.7839053254 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | A wise man once said "that which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." When we persist in feeling good, it comes easier. When we practice being positive about ourselves, we become more positive about ourselves. Success feeds success! It's a beautiful thing!!  Yeah, this is one major head game!! Such a major league life change messes with your mind major league style! But the only reason we are in this position is because we took actions that put us here. Eventually, we will all learn to trust our success and our photos. Recognizing the process and how it works is a great step to that end. This thread speaks to me differently each time I read it. There is so much here. I just want to "Amen" the quote here by the professor. It is a major head game. I've found myself being negative about some things, and I realize AGAIN what a head game this is. My issues are always centered around caring for myself. I'll get busy and the next thing I know I am not packing a lunch because I wanted to get to work early and get some things done. I've prepared for that now, and I have things at work to eat for lunch. Missed exercising? I can take a walk at work and use the stairs. The all or nothing thinking  that was the halmark of my obesity tries to creap in, but the encouragement of this web site reminds me again about how destructive and how NOT TRUE those thoughts can be. I love you all! Becky  |
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