"The turning point came when I realized that I couldn't bend over without one or both of my ta-tas simply spilling out of bras and bathing suit tops. They had no substance. I had resorted to under-gear with massive infrastructure to prop them up and make them look less like 1/3 filled sandbags. So yes. I consulted with a really good surgeon...and got them refilled and put back where they used to be. No, not cheap. And no, not a very comfortable recovery. But, it was the last thing stopping me from feeling 100%." --honestlylosingit
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Your Hair Can Thin
"One of the side effects of extreme weight loss and rapid weight loss: protein deficiency, which creates hair loss. I took biotin and vitamins since day one of my weight loss journey, in fear of hair loss...My hair was really thin, to the point of wig consideration. But instead of that, I took control of my macros, upped my protein intake and continued pounding the vitamins, and it finally grew back." --@michelelizabethhh
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You Might Feel at War With Your Body
"It's not simply consistency that makes a lifestyle change, but rather starting to make healthy choices because they feel good. You can consistently deprive yourself with mantras about the importance of being small, but I wouldn't call that healthy. Healthy is taking care of yourself and knowing you are deserving of that care. Healthy is letting go of an ever-changing idea of 'perfection' and instead living your best life. Healthy is finding joy in the vitality provided by caring for yourself well as opposed to only the aesthetic of it. Healthy is ending the war with your body, making peace, and treating it with care. There is no wagon to get on and off of with that." --@simone_anderson
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People Will Question Your Success
"Where I started, what I was left with, and what I decided to do about it... This is definitely the most vulnerable post I have ever made. The middle picture is something I have never shared before and was taken the day before my plastic surgery. You don't agree with weight loss surgery and think I cheated? That's cool -- I disagree. You don't agree with plastic surgery? That's fine, but I worked too hard to be a 31-year-old living in a 90-year-old-looking body. You think I should have never been fat in the first place and saved myself a lot of money? Hey, thanks for the hot tip." --@laurenlosing
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Your After May Not Look the Way You Imagined It
"This is my reality. This is my life. When you lose 180 pounds, the skin doesn't just suck back up! I have been learning to deal with it, even with wanting to lose a bit more weight and have surgery. This is my life until then and I will not hate my body anymore!" --@jessica_vsg44
