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savagebeauty84 wrote: »I had gastric bypass RNY in July 2023. I started out at 252 in December 2022. Surgery date I was 212. Today I weigh in at 140.
I’m down 112 lbs so far, went from a size 20/22 (2X/3X) to a size 6 (s/m)
Great transformation! Well done!
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I was just waiting for either death or diabetes to come get me.
After seeing 2 coworkers pass away back to back I got scared and decided only I could change me.
Started at 250 and started with 20 pound weights , I was intimidated at the gym.
Currently at 210 but it’s a lot of new muscle.
I’m trying to drop another 20 pounds , but have somewhat plateaued. It won’t stop me.
Please be kind , I’m extremely self conscious…. and please excuse my face in the new pictures, I had just abused myself and was beat!!!
I promise I’m a pushover and truly love life.
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@savagebeauty84 I love seeing transformations like yours.
I really inspires me.
It shows what a person can do when they truly put their heart into changing.
You don’t get where you are without sweating and being sore.
But is a great price to be to look as great as you do.
Wonderful job, you rock!!!!2 -
@michdblanchard, so you look a little fierce in a couple of your current photos: So what? You also look amazingly much healthier, and really strong (plus one of those photos makes you look like friendly gym guy, besides - which I'd bet is your real personality).
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@AnnPT77
It’s funny you say that. People at the gym call me the Mayor.
I always tell people how hard they are working.
I truly want people to be there. I hate gym intimidation, so I try to be as friendly as possible. I welcome new members.
Ask people if they want a spotter so they can push themselves.
I spoke with a lady and told her that her weight loss was incredible.
She almost cried and said that no one at work or her family said a word about her losing 90 pounds.
It broke my heart , she has made incredible strides and inspired me every time I saw her.
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michdblanchard wrote: »@AnnPT77
It’s funny you say that. People at the gym call me the Mayor.
I always tell people how hard they are working.
I truly want people to be there. I hate gym intimidation, so I try to be as friendly as possible. I welcome new members.
Ask people if they want a spotter so they can push themselves.
I spoke with a lady and told her that her weight loss was incredible.
She almost cried and said that no one at work or her family said a word about her losing 90 pounds.
It broke my heart , she has made incredible strides and inspired me every time I saw her.
@michdblanchard, it makes me so happy to hear about that. Gyms need more of that (though I think they're often friendlier and more supportive places on average than some newer exercisers here on MFP fear).
I try to be that woman at my rowing club: "Come row in a boat with us", "Everyone was new once, we remember and we want you to love this" . . . stuff like that. I love working with our beginners, most of whom are 30+ (some +++ ).
There are only a couple of down-sides to losing weight, for me. One is that - because I had already been an addicted rower while still class 1 obese - I feel like I have observably less cred now in helping unconfident people believe in themselves.
I help out routinely with our learn-to-row classes, have for quite a few years. I won't belabor details, but I used to feel quite viscerally that when I told less athletic/less confident people they could do certain things, some thought "if that grey-headed fat lady can do it, I'll bet I can, too". The first season I was slim (and some long-existing muscles showed), I was stunned and saddened when I got more of a "yeah, sure, YOU can do it" visible reaction.
That made me sad, but I'm not going back.
I'm thrilled to hear what an encouraging force you are at your gym: That's wonderful!8 -
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@michdblanchard What a transformation, congratulations!!3
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Started april 8th. So in two months I’ve gone from 121 to 106 kg.
Target is 85kg (182cm, 45yo)
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