Today’s featured weight loss success story: Arlena lost 122 pounds with weight loss surgery (gastric bypass) and inspired her sixteen year old to lose 102 pounds without surgery while eating right and exercising with her.
Here is what Arlena shared with us about her weight loss journey:
“Hi, my name is Arlena. I was overweight so long that I thought this was normal until I started getting older and I noticed that it was getting harder to carry all this extra weight around. I tried every diet known to man until I considered weight loss surgery. Some people think that this is the easy way out. Trust me, it’s not. You still have to be deligent about what goes in your mouth. I am 122 pounds lighter in ten months.
I still have a ways to go but with eating right and working out. I plan to get to my goal weight. I started working out 5x’s a week at least 30 minutes lifting weights twice a week eating lots of protein and veggies I took all the white carbs out my diet and even inspired my sixteen year old who lost 102 pounds without surgery by eating right and exercising with me.”
Stephanie Burrus says
Good job!! I am hoping to lose with the surgery but if that doesnt work I will gladly give the surgery a try.
tracie says
Wow God is good….You look wonderful, keep it up as far as your daughter bless her.
April Croskey says
Great I plan to do the same for me and my daughter.
You look great!!!!!!
Sherry says
You look wonderful.. So happy for your daughter.. God is good…
Delinda Green says
Congratulations to you and your daughter. You have inspired me as well to lose the weight and keep it off. Keep up the great work.
Linda says
Congratulations to you and your daughter just another inspiration for me and my daughter to follow.
anita stewart says
I am so happy for you Arlena I told you you could do it and kudos to your daughter I too have inspired about five people to do the same and they are happy with their results being healthy makes one happy beyond their wildess dreams and working to stay healthy and fit is even better when you make it a way of lie. After one sees the benefits start to happen they want to see how much better they can do and thus it become a ritual. Luv you boo keep up the good work now be a mentor to others
Jacqueline says
Congrats, Arlena!!! You look great!!