Side by side pics and measurements!

I have posted 3 new sets of pics, see below. These pics compare 3 weeks post-op, where I had lost 29 pounds vs. 8 months post-op (current), where I have lost 100 pounds. Also here are new measurements compared with 2 months ago:

BMI: 32.6 then, 31.6 now
Waist: 38 inches then, 36 inches now
Hips: 47 inches then, 46 inches now
Thighs: 27 inches then, 26 inches now
Calfs: 15 inches then, 15 inches now

Scrub top and bottom 1x
pant size 14/16
bra size 38 D

3 weeks post-op vs. 8 months post-op Side view

3 weeks post-op vs. 8 months post-op Rear View

Pics: 3 weeks post-op vs. 8 months post-op Front View

ONE HUNDRED POUNDS!!!!!!!!!

The milestone I have been waiting for, longing for, hoping for....has finally arrived! I stepped on the scale this morning to see the numbers 214 smiling back at me! I will admit, getting a 36 hour stomach bug is one heck of a way to lose those 3 last pounds to make it to 100, but I'll take it however I can get it I guess! :) After my last post about my weight stabilizing out, I actually started slowly losing again, and now, thanks to the stomach bug, I am there! I can honestly say that if I don't lose another ounce I will be happy because I never in my life thought I would be able to say I have lost 100 pounds!

I am just 2 days shy of the one year anniversary of my initial consultation with Roller Weight Loss clinic, where I weighed in at 314 pounds and made the decision to have weight loss surgery. I look back to one year ago when I was at my lowest point with my self-esteem and literally desperate for something, anything, I could do to change my life and start seeing the numbers go down instead of up. I was very hopeful and optimistic about the surgery but I think deep down I still had thoughts that I would never lose the weight, that I was destined to be obese, self-concious, and unhappy with myself for life. After almost 10 years of being very overweight, or morbidly obese in medical terms, I did start to lose hope that the "real me" deep down inside wasn't ever going to come out.

Over the next 6 weeks, as I approach my one year anniversary since surgery, I will be moving into the maintenence phase of this surgery, that I will remain in for the rest of my life. I have already passed through my first set of holiday meals, and it was easier than I thought it would be, maybe since I had already had 8 months of limited-eating practice :) In fact, it was nice to be able to enjoy a nice and tasty meal with my family without feeling miserably sick and full afterwards, followed by crying over the next several days at how my clothes were getting tighter and tighter. I returned home from the Thanksgiving holidays weighing one pound less than when I left--that sure has never happened before!!

Well, I will quit droning on and on about this, my biggest milestone to date :) I will post new measurements and sizes soon as well as an official 100 pound pic! Thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement!!!