New Pics and Major NSV!

Haven't taken official pics in a loooong time, way over due.  Here's the comparison from the day before surgery to yesterday. Hard to believe both of those are me. 



Pre Surgery

10.5 months post op



We had reservations to go out to a nice restaurant for Easter Dinner.  I realized saturday that I had nothing springy to wear.  So off the my favorite post surgery clohting store (Goodwill) to see what I could find.  Amazingly I found a dress from Taget, still with tags on (they had a whole buch, so must have been straight from target).  The most amazing supercalafrasticexpealidocious thing is that it's an XL, and it fit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


At first I wasn't even going to try it, but I figured for a couple of bucks even if it doesn't fit for a while it's worth it.  Didn't have time to try it on at the store, so tried it on at home.  Needed a little spanx help to smooth things out, but it fit great.  Of course I didn't get a picture of it. maybe I'll put it back on and snap a pic.



Pics

                                         

                              

                              5 month post op                                                        10 month post op

                              

I haven't taken pics in so long.  I knew it had been awhile, but I didn't know it was 5 months.  Yesterday was my birthday and hubby took me out for nice dinner so I got dressed up.  Found this dress in my closet, size 18/20.  It was too big.  It's a wrap dress, so I moved the button and wrapped it as tight as it would go and I think it's still to big (happy dance was done)  i still wore it.  I think it looked better in person than in the pic/  it has red and black sparkley design at the bottom that  doesn't show up in the pic.

I can tell a difference in my face, but it's hard to see any other difference.  Will have to take a pic with same clothes again and see what that looks like.

Weighed in yesterday at...

240.8

 Bummed it was up, but taking it in stride.  Hopefully next week will be better.

Remember how I posted that I got a new car?  well, that lasted all of 2 days.  Took it to my mechanic and they said it needed about 500-600 worth of work.  So not going to pay to repair a "new to me" car so back it went.  On the hunt again.  Hopefully will find something soon.

Weigh-in Wednesday and Pics

Weigh in for Let the Weight Fall Off Challenge

255.2, down 2 pounds for the week :)

Here are my most recent pics.

Pre-Surgery

5 Months Post-surger 

Pre-surgery

5 Months Post-surgery

  

Pre-Surgery

5 Month Post-Surgery

Pictures

Ok I promised pictures and here they are.

Pre-Surgery

16 weeks post surgery

Pre-surgery

16 weeks post-surgery

The shirt is new, just got it yesterday.  The shirt I started with was just way too big, couldn't really see anything.  The new shirt is an xxl from Target, yes from the regular section.  Obviously it's too tight and I'd never where it out of the house, but definitely a NSV that I could even get into it.

I've noticed as I've lost weight I have gained rolls.  Need to invest in some type of garment to smooth everything out.  Any suggestions?

 

Shopping and pics

Went shopping in my closet last night, a concept completely foreign to my husband.  I don't have near as many pants in different sizes as I thought I had.  Shirts, shirts are another story...I have more than I will ever wear.  I moved 1 pair of work pants, 2 pairs of casual pants, 2 casual shirts and 1 work shirt into the can be worn now section of the closet.  I still have lots (and lots) of shirts in the can't wear yet section.  I also made another pile of clothes to donate, either too big, or I don't like the style.  For some reason I went through a striped phase (probably because that's all I could find that would fit at the time).

Then today I went shopping at at resale and thrift stores.  I was terrible dissapointed at the resale shops, hardly any plus size clothes.  Goodwill, on the other hand was great.  Went to two stores, at the first I found 2 pairs of black pants, one size 20, one size 18.  The second store I found 2 pairs of brown pants one 18 and one 20 and a grey pair size 20. 

Now of course those pants don't fit yet, but that's the point.  I'm going to need something in a few weeks (hopefully).  The size 22s I tried on today fit well now and I almost bought them, but I'm hoping that they will be too big soon and I still have enough pants I can wear now.  Can't wait until I can weat my new pants.  Considering two months ago I was sqeeszing into 28s, fitting into 22s felt wonderful!

Speaking of 2 months ago, or to be more specific 8 weeks ago I took my first set of pictures.  You know what that means?   New picture time, never would have thought I'd enjoy having my picture taken.  Well, I still don't as you can tell be my expression, but I love to see the difference. (Pre-surgery and 8 weeks post op.)


 

 

Last time I couldn't really see changes, this time I totally can.  By the way, it's not the same clothes, same colors, but smaller sizes. Sorry for the poor quality, and lack of cropping.

Pictures

So I mentioned that I got my hair cut. Here's before:

And here's after:

So glad I did this before surgery.


Here are my before pics:

I organized my food/supplies so I wouldn't have to go into the other cabinets.

And lat but not least our puppies:

Millie, 11 year old GSP:

Missy: 3-4 year old Coon Hound (just got her this weekend):

ps can you tell I just figured out how to add pics?