Tammy F.

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I am at 151 pounds. I have lost 124 pounds so far. I found that I love shopping for clothes now and I love to dress nice. DH better watch out, once I reach goal (only 21 pounds to go), I am going to want to really fill my closet. :-) I have a great job, a great family and I am loving life. I could use a little more money, though. It wouldn't hurt to win the lottery to help me with my shopping addictions.

I am down a total of 123 pounds. I have 22 pounds to lose to reach my personal goal. People are telling me not to lose too much and get too skinny. I know that 130 pounds is a good weight for me. That is the lowest that I have ever been and still looked good and healthy. Things are going great. I stay pretty busy with my job and love it. WOOHOO Today is the first Nextel Cup race of the season, Daytona 500..

I am now at 160 pounds. I want to lose 30 more pounds. I have lost a total of 115 pounds. Wow, I have lost a whole person. It is crazy sometimes to comprehend. 

This week has been crazy but I have tried to control my eating. There was a bomb threat at my oldest son's school and I covered the story (I am a reporter for our local small town paper). It was very difficult to be at my child's school watching those men getting on their bomb gear and taking in the dog to sniff it out (if there was one). Thank God, it was just a hoax but it was taken very seriously by authorities. I had to cover the story and be professional but later it really hit me. That was my child's school and it can happen in a small town. Someone was putting my child's life in danger and I felt so helpless. It is a very scary thing.

I am down 110 pounds total. I am doing great and still happy about this surgery. It seems as though everyday I have a WOW moment. I am living life again. Thank God for gastric bypass and the surgeons that are doing it. I have found a site to sell some of my stock photography and graphic design images, please take a look. http://www.fotolia.com/p/217414 
Images start as low as $1. Have to warn you, some may be offensive.

This year has gone by so fast. I can not believe that it has been 7 1/2 months since I had surgery. I am down 105 pounds so far. I had a nice WOW moment on Thursday. My hubby and I are coaching my daughter's little league basketball team. We were at practice and I actually ran with the girls. We only had four show up so we just played some 3 on 3. I wasn't fast at all, but hey I can't remember the last time that I actually ran. It was nice and it got me down 2 more pounds (I had been going up and down 2 pounds for about a week).

WOOOHOOOO- I am down 104 pounds as of today.. Now, if I could just get me that dang century club card......

I know I shouldnt get too excited because I could gain another pound or two back but today I am down 100 pounds....YAY.....I stepped on the scale and it read 175 pounds. I am so happy, only 45 more to go.

I took this photo six months and two days after I had my surgery. These jeans were tight on me before I had surgery. I remember the way I felt the day I bought these jeans. I cried in the dressing room trying them on because I was so big. I will keep this one pair of jeans to remind me where I was when I began this journey. I am smiling in the photo but believe me, this was an emotional time for me. I cried after the photo was taken. I spent so much time hating myself because I was heavy and I felt that I deserved to be treated like crap so I treated myself bad. It makes no sense to me at all though because I have never ever looked at anyone else that way. I would never dislike anyone else for something so trivial that they can't help. I never realized until now that my weight didn't make me who I am. It's what is inside that matters.

Yesterday was my six month surgery anniversary. I am down 93 pounds. I started this journey at 275 pounds. I am now at 182. That is great! My goal is 130. My surgeon's goal was for me to lose 112 pounds. I am almost there. If I make it to my personal goal, I will have lost more than what I will weigh. That is awesome.

I am down 91 pounds. That makes me feel great. I am so happy that I did this for myself. I only have 54 more pounds to go to reach my goal.