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118 pounds down! #transformationtuesday

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-1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ pounds gone forever! And I feel amazing! My body doesn’t ache doing everyday things anymore. I can chase my kids and catch Ben when he runs away. I can fit on rides at amusement parks. I don’t have to shop for expensive plus size clothing anymore. I can walk miles and miles without my legs feeling like they’ll fall off. Ive learned so many new things about myself. I’ve gained so, so much confidence in myself. I’ve learned to control my relationship with food and how to emotionally cope in other ways. This journey has been eye-opening! I used to feel sorry for myself and continued to sit in the sidelines and now I feel so in control! And it’s had a rippling affect (effect? Who knows) into other areas of my life as well. This has all been so much more than just losing pounds! And I’ve mentioned before, it all started with making my mental health a priority. I’m so thankful that I started investing in myself. ❤️ #weightlossjourney #wls #vsg #weightloss #weightlossupport #transformation #weightlosstransformation #weightlosscommunity #verticalsleevegastrectomy #mentalhealthawareness #eatrealfood #mentalhealthrecovery

Do you let your weight define your feelings of success or failure? I know I did for a long time, and it is something I work on every day to change. When you decide to publicly broadcast something as "extreme" as weight loss surgery to the world, there are quite a few people who will wait to see if you fail. My first 18 months post-op, my life became scales and clothes sizes and everyone being amazed by my progress. So when weight loss slowed down, and I started maintaining - there was an identity crisis. I went from the fat girl, to the successful weight loss girl, to... I guess a normal girl? It was hard struggling with the monotony of maintaining - not having things to brag about, or find success in. I learned pretty quick to reframe life into what my body could do - not just how small I could make it. That made me feel liberated all over again, sharing workout summaries and plates of food I chose to eat. Then I had my first weight fluctuation, and I had the crashing feeling of failure. I knew it - I'm going to gain all of my weight back, I'll be yet another failure for everyone to reference when talking about weight loss surgery. And then I lost it. And then I gained it. And then I lost it. I began to realize - this terrible feeling of failure over these 10lbs? This is how basically everyone in my life who I considered "normal" lived with their weight. Everyone has their issues, I was just looking at life from extremes still. Weight fluctuates. You live life, you "get back on track," - that's it. It's not really dieting at this point, it's knowing what feels good for my body, balanced with what feels good for my soul. The biggest takeaway I am trying to hold onto? Life doesn't have to be about extremes anymore, now that I have lost over 150lbs. Extremes cause me to bury my head in the sand and not see the easy choice right in front of me. Normalizing fluctuations, getting back into healthy habits right away - that's what makes everything seem more balanced to me. Am I still scared of regain? Oh heck yeah. Getting to a healthier weight has been one of the best parts of my life. But I'm less scared of living life now. And that's a win.

I can’t let the day end without wishing @rjf265 a happy 33rd anniversary! This man has literally seen me through thick and thin!! #sleeved #sleevedlife #gastricsleevesurgery #vsgover50 #vsg #wls #vsgcommunity #vsginstacrew #vsgjourney #gastricsleeve #bariatricsurgery #vsglife #vsgfamily #verticalsleevegastrectomy #vsgsurgery Powered by @tagomatic

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I know I haven't posted anything in over a month. To be honest, I haven't been going through the best time mentally or emotionally. I'm not quite ready to talk about the specifics, though I'm going to try to open up about it in some future posts. To the people that have reached out and asked if everything is okay, I really appreciate you all. You are extremely thoughtful. I wanted to post this #facetofacefriday to remind myself of all I've accomplished. And remind myself that I have a lot to be proud of, even when I'm feeling at my lowest. I hope everyone is thinking positive thoughts about themselves! No matter what you are going through. 300 lbs vs. 165 lbs _______________________________________ #VSG #verticalsleevegastrectomy #verticalsleeve #sleeved #wls #bariatricsurgery #bariatricsleeve #bariatric #weightloss #gastricsleeve  #weightlosssurgery #vsgjourney #gastricsleevejourney #wlscommunity #vsgeats #ketorecipe #ketogenicdiet #vsgfood #gastricbypass #vsgbeforeandafter #vsgsurgery #keto #ketolife #ketosis #ketofood #vsgpostop #obeasetobeast #fattofit #weightlosstransformation

Today I really felt the difference when putting on my seatbelt without any outwear. It’s crazyyyy ya’ll!

Before this journey I was wearing size 32/34!! Last time I wore a 18/20 was probably in 2010 so 9 years ago! I can’t believe how many sizes I’ve dropped. My mouth dropped when the 22/24 was too big. For the shorts, I think I might have been able to fit a 20, but the 22 was comfortable enough. I’m still working on myself everyday! ‍♀️Tomorrow morning I have a work out class #vsg #vsgjourney #vsgcommunity #vsgsurgery #verticalsleevegastrectomy #weightloss #weightlossjourney #weightlossupport #weightlosssurgery #wls #wlscommunity #wlstransformation #wlsjourney #diet #healthy #weightlosssuccess #wlssupport #inspiration #motivation