New Weight Lost and Measurements

Hi all! I have managed to lose another 5 pounds over the last 2 days. I'm so excited! This brings my total wieght loss so far to 50 lbs. I will reach my 12 week goal hopefully by week 9 which is next week. I only have 2.5 more pounds to go. I can't tell you how wonderful this is to me.

I will say though, that I'm still feeling absolutely huge. I know my clothing is lose and my shirt size has dropped but I'm still wearing the same size pants as I was 50 lbs. heavier. Now, my pants are loser but I'm not down to the next size yet. This is frustrating to me! Even though I've always known that I will lose a bunch on the top first...this is how things for me have always worked. Sigh! It'll come off but the bottom half will be slow coming.

To make myself feel better, I decided to measure myself for the first time since pre-op.

Here are my measurements before surgery:

June 3, 2011:

• Waist:  53"
• Hips:    56.5"
• Chest:  45.5"
• Arm:    15"
• Thigh:  32.25"
• Knee:   20"
• Calf:     22"

Today, August 16, 2011:

• Waist:  47"
• Hips:    53"
• Chest:  42"
• Arm:    14"
• Thigh:  30"
• Knee:   18"
• Calf:     20.5"

Differences from then to now:

• Waist:   6"
• Hips:     3.5"
• Chest:   3.5"
• Arm:    1"
• Thigh:  2.25"
• Knee:   2"
• Calf:     1.5"

Total inches lost so far:

• 19.75"