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| 145# down, attempting a yoga pose w/ my sister Mackenzie |
"Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess the baggage, the shorter the trip." - Arnold H. Glasgow
Name: Natalie Kath
Name: Natalie Kath
Age: Ain't nothin' but a number...and mine is 43
I Am From: Minnesota, USA
My Favorite Color: uummm..... PINK! And green. And...all of them, really.
My Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids
My Favorite Color: uummm..... PINK! And green. And...all of them, really.
My Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids
Background: I've always been a big girl. I have been 5'6" since 6th grade, and I was 200+ pounds when I graduated high school. I was athletic, and in shape - but was always much larger than my friends.
In college I became pretty sedentary, and lived on pizza and beer. And my ass grew...and grew...and grew. And continued to grow for the next 20 years. Sure - I'd take a timeout every once in a while to try one of the multiple diet programs, and workout for a bit. It would all work...until I no longer did. Then I'd gain back any loss and then some.
I went to "fat camp" for a month in 2010 - which seemed like it was working...for a few months, and then just wasn't. I checked into fat camp at 424#.
In July 2015 I finally admitted I needed help - extreme and permanent. I started the process to get approved for bariatric surgery, and had my first appointment in September 2015. I weighed 495# pounds.
I had Bariatric Surgery (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) April 18, 2016....I weighed 425# the morning of my surgery. This is the day that officially restarted my life.
Since then I've moved a great deal more than I had been, and try to stick to the nutritional guidelines I've been given. I've lost nearly 300# and maintained within the same 5-15 pounds for the last 9 months - anywhere between 198-210 pounds.
January 10, 2019 I will be having a Circumfrential Body Lift (FUPA Removal) done. I will then have my arms and boobs done after healing from the first surgery.
This whole new life is truly unbelievable.
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In college I became pretty sedentary, and lived on pizza and beer. And my ass grew...and grew...and grew. And continued to grow for the next 20 years. Sure - I'd take a timeout every once in a while to try one of the multiple diet programs, and workout for a bit. It would all work...until I no longer did. Then I'd gain back any loss and then some.
I went to "fat camp" for a month in 2010 - which seemed like it was working...for a few months, and then just wasn't. I checked into fat camp at 424#.
In July 2015 I finally admitted I needed help - extreme and permanent. I started the process to get approved for bariatric surgery, and had my first appointment in September 2015. I weighed 495# pounds.
I had Bariatric Surgery (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) April 18, 2016....I weighed 425# the morning of my surgery. This is the day that officially restarted my life.
Since then I've moved a great deal more than I had been, and try to stick to the nutritional guidelines I've been given. I've lost nearly 300# and maintained within the same 5-15 pounds for the last 9 months - anywhere between 198-210 pounds.
January 10, 2019 I will be having a Circumfrential Body Lift (FUPA Removal) done. I will then have my arms and boobs done after healing from the first surgery.
This whole new life is truly unbelievable.
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