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[Nancy]

Hi, Folks!

I found a couple of pictures of moiself taken when I was very flabby.

I thought you might want to see them.



This one is taken in Kauai in October 2001. I weighed about 265 at the time.
Can you believe my chins?



This was taken in July 2002 at the college where I worked just a few days before I started my weight loss adventure with Take Shape For Life.

I thought if I wore big shirts and dresses that skimmed my belly rolls, it would camouflage me and I’d look smaller than my 267 pounds…



Here’s my husband Terry and his brother, our dear Unca Tim and me in the gondola taken on June 26th, 2005 in Park City, Utah during the Take Shape for Life summer conference.



We’re having fun traveling and working together!

Before Terry and I de-flabbed, the three of us would never have fit in the gondola car.

I lost 135 pounds and my chipmunk cheeks!
I never in my wildest dreams thought it was possible to lose weight, to feel great and to enjoy my life as much as I do now.

What's holding you back from joining us?

[martha]

NANCY--



WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW---WOW--

You look Marvelous girlfriend..What a transformation..You are truely an inspiration to me..Martha

[ladyhawke]

Nancy, you were still beautiful as a BBW and look like Delta Burke, but we know that fat is not good for your health and we want to be around to see Baby Nicky grow up.

Now you look skinny as hell with not 1 oz of fat on your body!
You guys looks like movie stars at Park City.

I wish more people would discover MF, it really is the way to go.

[want2Bthin]

WOW!!! Talk about one HOT MAMA!! You look years younger! You are a true inspiration!

Angelia

[sprgrammy]

VA VA VA VOOM!!! You sexy leopardy thing. You look great. What a blessing and inspiration you are to all of us here. Blessings, Carol

[TamiL]

Nancy
YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!! ITs good to be back here....this always was my home..I just drifted a bit...once I got to my goal I was off and running...but never ran too far away!! gained some weight back cuz I let myself get off track from maintence..but I know I can get back on track with the help of you and everyone else!!!
you look great...such an inspiration!!
Tami

[Lisa in NY]

Nancy, you are a beautiful woman either way - now you just look more "leopardy"

[Lady Bug]

Hi Nancy,

You look so good!!! and you are such an inspiration to this forum. Thank you for all your encouragement.

I LOVE Medifast but if I do get discouraged or just need a nudge, all I need to do is come to this forum. Thank you all.

Nancy, you're the best. Thanks again for sharing the pictures.

,
Evie

[dlr2424]

Hey Girlfriend...........are you sure that's not your grammy in that picture????....... ......all kidding aside ..... ......you were beautiful then and your beautiful now....... .......however, now your HEALTHIER......... .........., and may I say WICKED SEXY....... ......a TOTAL HEAD TURNER....... ..........Thank You for being there for us........ ....

Donna....dlr2424

[fatBgone]

Oh Nancy....you look MARVELOUS!!

I saw this post last night but it was before the pics were added in....so I was anxiously waiting to see them!! Thanks for sharing!!! It's such an inspiration for all of us trying to race to our goals to see your success & know that you're doing such a great job at maintaining!!

You're the GREATEST!!!

[Lynzi]

Thank you for sharing!!
Getting to know you through postings,
with your incredible wisdom, and humor,
I really don't need a face, but you are adorable
on the outside as well. Thank you for helping
so many people!

[Bonnie]

Nancy I remember our conversations before you started Medifast one night when we were viewing your Hawaii video. Terry showed you at the swimming pool at night - we could hardly see you because that is the way you wanted it. Terry said " she had to wait until it got dark before she would go swimming for fear that someone would see how large she was."

That is not you anymore. You didn't know it then but you have always been beautiful inside out.

It was my privilege to go swimming with you in that very pool during the day. There was no hiding out that day or any day since then......

[Blondie]

Nancy,
I just can't get over those pictures....I just have one thing to say...
you are my total inspiration!!!!
You are beautiful!

Maria

[SharonR]

Hi Nancy, this is rather a personal question. If you can answer it I would appriciate it. Did you have any surgeries after your weight lose for sagging skin and so on? I am just curious because you look Perfect, like you never were over weight to begin with!

[Nancy]

Hi, Sharon ~

Thank you for the nice compliment, Little Darlin' but trust moi, I am not perfect. I have had no surgery - if I did, I'd have my eyes done! Those eye crinkles are startin' to bug me!

Re: saggy skin - I've written about it in other posts and you may do a search using the ‘search’ button at the ^ top of the page. Type in ‘saggy’ and ‘skin’ and my name as the author…here’s the short version of my story:

I like to use the analogy of a balloon.

If you inflate a balloon and keep it blown up for several days and then untie it, the balloon will be a bit puckery looking.

If you wait several more days, it gradually shrinks up - never quite returning to its pre-blown days but it still looks pretty good.

My bod is a lot like that.

After I reached my goal weight, my skin was puckered and loose but it continued to tighten up as time went by - it is not perfect. My thighs and upper arms are ‘shaky’ - but so are the thighs and upper arms of women my age that have always been a normal weight. I'll be 58 years old in October and I have been overweight for virtually all of my adult life. Not just 10 pounds overweight but a LOT overweight.

There are some people that will need to lose more weight than I have and their story may be different from mine. I had a large chest & waist, huge hips, wide buns and a big belly when I weighed 267 pounds. My belly was big but it was not a hang-down kind. I did not have a pannus or panniculus as some people do.

When we follow the 5 & 1 protocol and use the Medifast meal replacements, we lose our fat, not the muscle tissue.

One reason I avoided WLS was because I wanted to lose fat and not jeopardize the muscle tissue. I have a friend that had weight loss surgery and I interviewed others who had weight loss surgery – many of them need surgery to remove excess skin or to repair hernias from the weight of their skin pulling away from the muscle wall. My friend had a complete body lift. She did not lose as much weight as I did - she lost about 90 pounds and is 10 years younger than I am. Her surgery cost more than most people's cars...

If you follow the program, go all the way to your goal, complete the transition plan properly, your skin will tighten up. It will not do so overnight. Our skin is the largest organ of the human body and it is amazing. Think how it stretches when a woman is with child. It returns to semi-normal but not the same day she gives birth. Over time it happens.

I am so happy to be healthier and thinner. At times, I wish my thighs were not boingy but they are and they serve as a reminder to me of my former foody ways.

I do not allow despair to wash over me. I just wear a sexy little sarong around my hips and sashay with pride to the sea or pool.

I would never wish to return to my former flabby self. Never.

Before I went on my Medifast Journey, my porky legs looked like a pair of humongo panty hose packed with large curd cottage cheese.

The purple vein marks looked like a three year old with a Sharpie pen had a scribble fest all over them.

There are some people that use saggy skin as an excuse to go off the program or to prevent them from starting the program.

In my humble opinion, that is just plain dippy.

I would never sacrifice the joy of life, my new-found health and self-confidence for firmer thighs!

I have a wrinkle in my midriff area - but you know what? Only my Terry sees it and a few chosen friends – Terry rather likes my bod - he thinks it looks rather fine! Evidently the man at the grocery store liked it, too - I never got pinched when I was a chubbette!

Sharon, the important thing is that we are healthy women – when we feel good about ourselves, we look good.

I wear sexy clothes and look hot because I AM hot. I tell myself that and I believe it!

We are w-o-m-a-n!