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08-18-2007, 03:39 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,734
Blog Entries: 9 Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
120 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.8260869565 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.0629552549 BMI Start:
21.9458896982 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  Do you ever feel Like you just aren't going to make it? I know I am not quite one month out but sometimes I just feel like I will not succeed at this. I mean especially now, I have been at a stall for almost 2 weeks and I am just worried I am not going to make it to where I want to be. I know I am probably just over reacting but dang it is really scary. |
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08-18-2007, 06:20 AM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland
Posts: 341
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics 6/14/2007 Start Date:
6/14/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 330 lb Start Weight:
198 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
132 lb Weight Loss:
48 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40 % % Lost:
June 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 56.6381835938 BMI Start:
33.9829101562 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Becka, (((HUGS))) I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels too. I'm losing so slow it seems. My doc kind of grilled me the other day on the exercise so I know he doesn't think I'm exercising. (I really am, I walk a lot!) I thought I'd be at least 60 -70 lbs down by now and I'm only 55. I think it might have to do with the constant TOMs but I don't know. I just figure I have to exercise twice as hard to get results. You're only a few weeks out though. TOM might be catching you and that will mess you up for a week or so. Just keep drinking and walking and it will all work it's way out for you. Keep your chin up. We'll all get there!
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08-18-2007, 06:39 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,444
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
-14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | (((((becka))))) what you are feeling is SOOOOOO normal. I STILL wonder whether or not this is working lol! and im not saying that to discourage you just letting you know you are not alone. we will get there. it takes time though. i think our expectation of HOW it would come off is what ends up discouraging us in the end. this is not like anyother diet, or pill, or meal replacment "program" i have ever done. i can honestly say that when i was doing that stuff i NEVER hit a plateau. it always came off quick and steady so its hard to imagine that "the right way" would cause so many stops and starts. Hang in there. I know it's tough to see the light at the end right now, but we'll make it it there together!!!!! 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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08-18-2007, 07:18 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | YES ur thoughts are normal becka along with these: (old post im copying for you): Along your journey have you had these thoughts??? Postop Day 1 through Week 2: “What the hell did I just DO to myself???” “Why am I/am I not hungry?” “I’ll NEVER be able to get in all the fluid/protein/food they want me to.” “I can eat TOO much – did I break something?” “I can’t eat enough…will I die of starvation?” “I can’t believe how badly this hurt! ~OR~ I can’t believe I even had surgery, because there’s so little pain!” “Why do I have no energy?” “When can I eat….fill in the blank?” “Will I ever be able to gulp water again?” “Why did I GAIN 10 pounds???” “Wow, I’ve lost 10 pounds!” You think you've hit your first plateau. Nope. Odds are VERY good you haven't Postop weeks 2 through 12: Post op remorse usually fades during this time period. What a relief that is! You TRY hard to stick to your doctors diet regimen/protocol and wonder if you’re evil when you slip off the wagon by eating….fill in the blank. You think you've hit your first, 2nd or 3rd plataue Nope. Odds are VERY good you haven't) Nearly everyone experiences a stall during the first 3 months. You accidentally gulp water and freak that you’ve broken your pouch. You accidentally forget to chew something to death and fear you’ve plugged your stoma. You FEAR strictures, fistulas and leaks every time you burp, get nauseated, have diarrhea, feel a muscle cramp, etc. This fear is not abnormal and you ‘could’ have one of these since this is the prime time for it – however fear is no way to live. There are common symptoms attributed to these. Hopefully you’ve researched them postop and can shelve the fear and keep a reasonable eye out for them. Post op remorse usually fades during this time period. What a relief that is! You TRY hard to stick to your doctors diet regimen/protocol and wonder if you’re evil when you slip off the wagon by eating….fill in the blank. Months 3 through 18: You worry you are a slow loser and have days you doubt the tool will work, or wonder if it’s broke. I am NOT mocking. Some people’s tools DO break during this period of time, but it is in the minority, not the majority. You wonder if you’ll ever get to goal. You made goal and worry you’ll not stop losing. You worry because you can eat TOO much. You worry because you still eat too little. You worry about getting in enough protein. You worry you’re getting in too much protein. You ponder whether carbs are evil or not. You question again whether diet pills are evil. (They ARE!) You compare your losses against everyone else’s. You discover that you had an exercise guru hidden within you and are now an exercise maniac. You discover that you HATE exercise and try and force yourself to get moving. You may have hit your first plateau don't panic! - Have you noticed a reoccurring theme? Months 19 and beyond: You may hit a plataue don't panic! You reach goal and worry you'll regain. You wonder if you'll stop losing! You wonder if you'll EVER make goal (you've likely heard about the dreaded window and fear it closed at 18 months - You may find yourself sliding; eating the wrong foods; slacking on exercise; and freak when you regain 10 pounds. Time to get back on track! I am sure many can or will relate to these things! I know i can!
__________________ LISA  http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass  |
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08-18-2007, 07:28 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,597
Weight Statistics 3-16-2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 284 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.676056338 % % Lost:
7-23-08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.4758298062 BMI Start:
27.7190911116 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Becka, I am right here with you. I know what you mean, I have the same feelings. It is both scary and frustrating at the same time. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of weeks.
__________________  I am only as strong as the caffine I drink, the hairspray I use, and the girl friends I have.  |
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08-18-2007, 07:40 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 2,941
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11" Height: 212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | It is so normal to feel that way. Most of our lives we have tried at this "weight loss " thing and failed. What makes this so special right. Thats what I used to say to myself and you know what sometimes I still do...I worry that one day I will fall off the wagon again and be that other person that I dont want to be. I try to keep my head up and look at the success that I have acomplished, all in baby steps. Each pound gone is a success for us, each clothes size is a success for us, look at all the little successess to get the big picture. It wont happen over night but its happening as you read this. Hang in there your doing great. LittleLisaMarie 
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08-18-2007, 09:03 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 4,860
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
91 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.5652173913 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.4492961793 BMI Start:
28.0715311692 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I Think We Think We Wont Ever Lose The Weight Or Look The Way We Would Like Is Because We Cant Imagine Ourselves Looking Like That In The First Place. Because I Feel The Same Way. Like This Isnt Going To Work Or Im Not Going To Get To Where I Would Like To Get To And Its Because I Cant Even Picture Myself That Way In The First Place. Really, Think About It.
__________________ 3/2008 PREG. START WT 144LBS. GOAL WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL AFTER BABY  230 lbs 7/2007 & 142 lbs 4/2008     |
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08-18-2007, 09:15 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tega Cay, SC
Posts: 845
Weight Statistics August 2, 2007 Start Date:
August 14, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 283 lb Start Weight:
171 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
21 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.5759717314 % % Lost:
Christmas, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.3192247717 BMI Start:
26.7794609044 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Becka: I haven't come as far as you -- but I can remember how hard it was to lose even 5 pounds just dieting. I can remember Jenny Craig -- yep lost 50 pounds with that one -- gained it all back. Then there was Adkins, lost 40 pounds -- gained it all back. South Beach. Phen-Fen. Etc... you know them all too I'm sure. You have lost 28 pounds in less than a month -- that is INCREDIBLE. I think all the seasoned veterans are absolutely right -- our bodies need time to adjust and catch up with all the changes. There is a passage in the Bible that reads "we are fearfully and wonderfully made..." I believe that and I'm sure you will start losing again very soon. Just give that wonderful body of yours time to catch up with its new reality!
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08-18-2007, 09:16 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,444
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
-14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | true. i am sorry to post again i had an afterthought  boots is right. i think we have convinced ourselves after so manny failures that this is just going to be another one. i cannot picture myself at my goal weight so i say to myself quietly "yeah right, we'll see" EVENTHOUGH you see the difference in photos or others see it, its never the same and YOUR BRAIN wrapping around the possibility of success is the hardest part. It's been VERY tough for me. i am at a point now where i wonder if the surgery has worn off LOL! HOW CRAZY IS THAT???? LOL! i mean i have been boucing up a pound down two for the past few weeks. I cant even say i am at a stall because i gain and lose every few days so TECHNICALLY SPEAKING the scale is still moving....which is driving me INSANE but i have to believe that at some point it will fix itself and i wont be the only one this didnt work for. Keep that in the back of your mind and you will see past being stuck now. say: I WILL NOT BE THE ONE THIS DOESNT WORK FOR!! because in reality it IS working. the fact that we all come here, and share ideas and recipes (thank you ashley ) is proof that our brains are slowly moving over to the other side while the tool does the work for us. we'll make it!i just have to say once again i am very fortunate to have found this place. if i had to talk to my non op friends about this i am sure i would feel like  PS. Take some pictures when you feel this way. and put them right next to your befores. it helps.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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