Before & after photo and closing in on the surgiversary

[melaniesuzanne]

Back in October, I mentioned being interviewed for the local hospital system's magazine. Then in November I met with a photographer to have some pictures taken to go along with the article. I'd hoped to get copies of the photos, but alas that was not to be. However, a friend who received a dead tree version of the magazine in January was kind

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[sorchekyrkby]

You look fantastic! I look like your "before" picture at the moment, and my brain hasn't been able to wrap around being this size. Do you feel as though you have always mentally been at your lower weight, it's just taken your body this long (with the help of surgery) to catch up?

[melaniesuzanne]

Thank you! I forgot to mention in my post (and will add in a bit) that I'm 5'6

[sorchekyrkby]

:-)

[russell_moore]

rock on pretty lady

[melaniesuzanne]

Thank you. :-)

[aelf]

Your success has been fantastic. Go hard work, go!

[melaniesuzanne]

Thank you, aelf. I appreciate the kudos from someone who's been there.

[reedrover]

I would be interested in learning what you might have to share regarding overeating as a response to *something* and the ways to avoid that. I'm holding at a little over 200#, and would like to get back down under that line.

[melaniesuzanne]

I don't have anything useful to share at this point, I'm afraid. Right now my therapist and I are trying to figure out what the hole inside me is and then we'll work on fixing it or figuring how to fill it with something other than food or material goods.