It's time for a before and after...here goes nothing.

[FarmgirlRebel]

Thats insane! Happy for ya sista! You must be doing triathalons in your spare time.

Not quite, my knees are shot after two decades of obesity and a youth spent downhill skiing military marching, and horse jumping...but I am outside a lot, doing chores and riding wherever and whenever I want...loving retired life.

 

[tcpnomad]

Fantastic!

Military marching?!

 

[Airborne Daddy]

Fantastic!

Military marching?!

Roadmarches.... anywhere from 8-25 miles. I think thats what she meant.

 

[sheilarae74]

Good job.

 

[JourneyToPerfection]

Absolutely amazing, you look so happy & that makes me happy your skin looks fantastic too considering how much you’ve lost!

 

[byefatlicia]

Start Weight 322lbs in 2021 had bariatric surgery and ended up at 230

In November 2025 I started Tirzepatide at 230lbs

Current weight 149! for a grand total of 173lb loss

So happy with these GLPs...

Let's drink to your success! The next round of Premier Protein is on me

 

[BNLFL]

So, are you married? Just kidding, you look great. I'm down 45lbs, but that173lbs is wild. Well done.

 

[Deonitis]

Start Weight 322lbs in 2021 had bariatric surgery and ended up at 230

In November 2025 I started Tirzepatide at 230lbs

Current weight 149! for a grand total of 173lb loss

So happy with these GLPs..that’s a huge accomplishment. Congrats to you!

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Fantastic success and amazing dedication! That took a lot of hard work. You've done it and you keep doing it.

I love the photos of you with your horses. Just as I imagine you when you write about them. The joy on your face is infectious.

 

[pepibello]

Looking great. Happy for your achievement!

 

[conzopiriani]

Time to respond to that High School reunion invite!

 

[doinstuffright]

Start Weight 322lbs in 2021 had bariatric surgery and ended up at 230

In November 2025 I started Tirzepatide at 230lbs

Current weight 149! for a grand total of 173lb loss

So happy with these GLPs...

Outstanding!! You should be so proud of yourself! That is life changing work!

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

Roadmarches.... anywhere from 8-25 miles. I think thats what she meant.

That is exactly what I meant, with a rucksack and M16 or 203 or 60...ugh.

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

Absolutely amazing, you look so happy & that makes me happy your skin looks fantastic too considering how much you’ve lost!

Thank you. Considering I'm down almost 175lbs, I am surprised that I only have a little excess skin on my tummy. Part genetics? part peptide stack?

 

[JourneyToPerfection]

Thank you. Considering I'm down almost 175lbs, I am surprised that I only have a little excess skin on my tummy. Part genetics? part peptide stack?

I feel like ghkcu would be helping if you’ve been on that too. I started with 12kg to lose (4 down, huzzah!) but already had really loose skin around my stomach from carrying a monster 9 pound 6 child over 7 years ago. I’ve noticed that the wrinkly ball sack of a stomach is actually less wrinkled !!

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

I feel like ghkcu would be helping if you’ve been on that too. I started with 12kg to lose (4 down, huzzah!) but already had really loose skin around my stomach from carrying a monster 9 pound 6 child over 7 years ago. I’ve noticed that the wrinkly ball sack of a stomach is actually less wrinkled !!

That is awesome. I have also been slathering castor oil blended with olive oil on my tummy and I see some improvement from that as well...could just be plumping up the skin more to hide the wrinkles, but I'll take it. I do the same on my face, only use rosehip oil as the carrier oil...and not quite so much

 

[Lovedog100]

Start Weight 322lbs in 2021 had bariatric surgery and ended up at 230

In November 2025 I started Tirzepatide at 230lbs

Current weight 149! for a grand total of 173lb loss

So happy with these GLPs...

Wow That is excellent progress, you have lost more than half of your body weight. I don't have any before pictures of myself because I always moved out of the way of anyone taking pictures. I didn't want to see proof of what I looked like. It's life changing to find something that helps the obese feel normal again. I tried exercise, starving myself, and ozempic. None of it had any effect until I got on Reta. You went the extra mile after surgery, my hat is off to you for sticking to it. Good Job

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

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Wow That is excellent progress, you have lost more than half of your body weight. I don't have any before pictures of myself because I always moved out of the way of anyone taking pictures. I didn't want to see proof of what I looked like. It's life changing to find something that helps the obese feel normal again. I tried exercise, starving myself, and ozempic. None of it had any effect until I got on Reta. You went the extra mile after surgery, my hat is off to you for sticking to it. Good Job

Thank you...geez don't we all seem to know about that yo yo diet regime. Well anyone who has carried extra weight for long periods does.

I've probably lost an accumulative 500-600lbs over the past two decades only to regain and then some. Only when I kept myself in a complete calorie deficit and exercised like it was a full time job could I hope to keep the weight off...but that's not living, it's slavery.

Makes me want to bitch-slap the "well just willpower, exercise and count calories" crowd. Duh, you don't think we've tried that...morons.

My bariatric doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me straight up, people who are obese and lose weight through diet and exercise alone have a 95% regain rate. Bariatric surgery improves the odds significantly, but still not in our favor. GLPs are life changing. For the first time, I feel like I may just have a handle on maintenance.

 

[Sasquatch]

Don't know how the hell I missed this?

Good on you FGR!!

Are you calling it maintenance or are you still shrinking?

 

[deliriousduckie 62272]

Wow, what fantastic progress! I hope you're so proud of yourself, that took so much work!