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01-01-2011, 09:58 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posts: 206
Weight Statistics 06-21-2010 Start Date:
06-21-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
346 lb Start Weight:
244 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
64 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.4797687861 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index52.6033737024 BMI Start:
37.0960207612 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi all, I am so happy with my progress, I am 6 months out and have experienced none of the dreaded hair loss that I was worried about!!! I am amazed! I also had my bloods checked and don't need B12 injections and my vitamin and calcium levels are all completely normal!!! I have had a BIG stall in my weight loss and haven't lost for the past 8 or 9 weeks but am gonna step the excercise up after the Christmas & New Year holidays! I think i may still be losing inches though as my clothes sizes are getting smaller!!
I haven't noticed any loose skin yet but I am pretty sure this will come!! :-(
I am SO glad I chose to go ahead with this surgery, its fantastic!   | 
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01-01-2011, 10:23 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You look fabulous. I have noticed just a bit of hair loss in areas where I was also thinning already.
However, the past couple of days I have noticed more, but so has my mom so we are wondering if it is a seasonal thing.
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23 pounds lost prior to surgery.
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01-01-2011, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon
Posts: 863
Weight Statistics 10 yrs old Start Date:
Dec 14, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
266 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.3458646617 % % Lost:
ASAP Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.6538085938 BMI Start:
28.1474609375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You've lost 82 lb. in 6 months!! That is great!!! I hope that I am able to have lost as much when I reach 6 months!! I've lost some hair but, as much as I have, I could lose a bunch and know one, even me, would barely notice. That might change in the future, for now I am okay.
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01-01-2011, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posts: 206
Weight Statistics 06-21-2010 Start Date:
06-21-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
346 lb Start Weight:
244 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
64 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.4797687861 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index52.6033737024 BMI Start:
37.0960207612 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by laughingpainter  You've lost 82 lb. in 6 months!! That is great!!! I hope that I am able to have lost as much when I reach 6 months!! I've lost some hair but, as much as I have, I could lose a bunch and know one, even me, would barely notice. That might change in the future, for now I am okay. | I never dreamt I would lose the weight, I still keep thinking I'm not gonna lose anymore, its hard to get your head around, but great at the same time, best thing I have ever done! :-)
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01-01-2011, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Halfway to goal in the first half-year - you are right on track!! Expect to lose half of your remaining excess weight in the next 6 months. You don't want to keep dropping it as fast as you are now or you'll crash at the bottom instead of having a soft landing. Think of a plane coming in to the airport. It loses a lot of excess altitude quickly when it leaves cruising height, but if it approached the runway dropping that fast ... 
I sure hope you haven't just jinxed yourself on the hair loss!! I thought I had it made at 4-1/2 months, but a couple weeks later ... oh my!! Whatever happens, don't fret. It'll grow back!
Good luck!! 
CT
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01-01-2011, 12:44 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 555
Weight Statistics 8/1/2010 Start Date:
12/8/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
307 lb Start Weight:
193 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
114 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.1335504886 % % Lost:
12/31/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.6740916955 BMI Start:
29.3423442907 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You are crazy beautiful! Great job on the weight loss!
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01-01-2011, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Janesville, WI
Posts: 455
Weight Statistics 11/2009 for the last time! Start Date:
04/28/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
412 lb Start Weight:
261 lb Current Weight:
171 lb Goal Weight:
151 lb Weight Loss:
90 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.6504854369 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index62.6375432526 BMI Start:
39.6805795848 BMI Current:
25.9976211073 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Congrats! My hair loss started around month 5 and ended around month 7. It does grow back, if it ever happens to you.
You've done such a fantastic job & are absolutely beautiful!!!
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01-01-2011, 03:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North carolina
Posts: 413
Weight Statistics 4-11-2010 Start Date:
4-28-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
135 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.2142857143 % % Lost:
4-28-2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.8494096681 BMI Start:
22.7077300067 BMI Current:
24.273780352 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by Perfesser Halfway to goal in the first half-year - you are right on track!! Expect to lose half of your remaining excess weight in the next 6 months. You don't want to keep dropping it as fast as you are now or you'll crash at the bottom instead of having a soft landing. Think of a plane coming in to the airport. It loses a lot of excess altitude quickly when it leaves cruising height, but if it approached the runway dropping that fast ...
I sure hope you haven't just jinxed yourself on the hair loss!! I thought I had it made at 4-1/2 months, but a couple weeks later ... oh my!! Whatever happens, don't fret. It'll grow back!
Good luck!!
CT | Quick question I am 8 months out and have lost 107 pounds and have about 20 more to go to reach goal. So since I am 8 months out about how long should I except it to take to lose the next 20 pounds? I know this can very based on a lot of factors. I have not lost but about 2 pounds over the last 6 weeks. I am wondering if I am done. I average about 800 calories a day so I know I am not eating to much and need to increase my calories but I get full so quick after only a few bites. I value your opinion so any help would be appreciated.
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01-01-2011, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Michelle, you may not be eating enough to lose weight. If your body goes into starvation mode, it hangs onto everything it has. For those who count calories, 1000 seems like a better number, but calories tell you nothing about the balance of your diet. 60 g protein and 60 g carbs each have the same amount of calories as 27 g of fat, but what does 240 calories tell you about how well you're meeting your targets?
As far as how long it'll take? Ever hear "your mileage may vary"? Well, it may. No two of us lost the same way. Some faster (took me 7 months to lose 120 pounds) some slower (took Peanut over a year to lose 100 pounds.) The "average" the surgeons want to see is 50% of Excess Weight Loss (EWL) in the first 6 months, 25% more in the next 6, and the rest in the next year or so. I lost 88% EWL in 7 months. In just under 2 years Peanut has lost 84%. Surgeons consider 75% to be a success story and a good goal.
Your mileage may vary!
CT
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Dare to live your dream!!
If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
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01-02-2011, 07:11 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posts: 206
Weight Statistics 06-21-2010 Start Date:
06-21-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
346 lb Start Weight:
244 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
64 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.4797687861 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index52.6033737024 BMI Start:
37.0960207612 BMI Current:
27.365916955 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by Perfesser Halfway to goal in the first half-year - you are right on track!! Expect to lose half of your remaining excess weight in the next 6 months. You don't want to keep dropping it as fast as you are now or you'll crash at the bottom instead of having a soft landing. Think of a plane coming in to the airport. It loses a lot of excess altitude quickly when it leaves cruising height, but if it approached the runway dropping that fast ...
I sure hope you haven't just jinxed yourself on the hair loss!! I thought I had it made at 4-1/2 months, but a couple weeks later ... oh my!! Whatever happens, don't fret. It'll grow back!
Good luck!!
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