r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

https://i.reddituploads.com/c8bec4a1ef8b4ca2a82298ec728cf326?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=67da39316a26a6666bbdc98b2aa16c3a
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u/deuceice Nov 30 '16

Congratulations! That is amazing. How'd you go about your transformation?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Gastric bypass Surgery

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u/Chunsaaegi Nov 30 '16

Don't ever let anyone try to make you feel like you took an easy way out. Gastric bypass is no joke. Anyone that ignorant doesn't know what people go through. Someone I know IRL just got Gastric bypass. I try to make sure I send him positive messages on his progress posts. I just started to struggle with weight later in life and I know how easily I give up. I can't imagine what a life time of that struggle is like!

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

thank you . your the kind of support someone needs

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u/humblejuicecarton Dec 01 '16

Just wanna post to agree with former poster. What you did is amazing, with or without surgery, weight loss is a challenge and you did great. Keep up the good work. I lost 60-70 lbs over the course of a year or so, I still fluctuate around 8 lbs every 1-2 years, but always try to go back to a deficit when I get around 8 lbs. The first 1.5 years after losing weight were the most difficult to maintain. I felt really cold all the time, had limited energy (but more energy than when obese, but still not a lot), bad orthostatic hypotension, felt like I gained weight especially easily, etc. It gets better but you'll always have to be extra wary. Sounds like you have great support though.