This is a cross-posting with my weight loss blog too, but I’m so excited about hitting this milestone that I wanted to share here too!
My official 16-month mark is next Saturday, the 14th, but this past week I hit a huge milestone – being down 100.8 lbs since my pre-op diet, so I decided to go ahead and do pictures & measurements today. I still have about 20-30 lbs to go to hit my own personal goal, but I’m so happy to see the scale at 178.8 lbs now!!!
I used a different camera, but hopefully the difference is still seen. 
Here is my new favorite outfit…… a size 16/18 blouse & actually a size 14 skirt (with one of my favorite Paparazzi Accessories necklace sets – check out www.thriftytrinkets.com for my Paparazzi products)!!
I still struggle with my body image and sometimes get hung up on the last 20-30 lbs, but I have to keep reminding myself how far I’ve come and how much more awesome my life is now! We went to Sea World as a family last month & I never would’ve been able to spend the day there & fit in the rides & be comfortable at the shows and never could’ve walked around all day without being completely in pain and wiped out for 3-4 days later when I was 280 lbs! It was a tiring day, but not overly so and I wasn’t in pain after walking all over the place for 12 hours! I’m so happy with how my life has changed & know I’ll eventually meet my own goals even if it takes another 6 months or more to do so.
