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03-10-2010, 08:04 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois
Posts: 155
Weight Statistics forever Start Date:
Surgery date was Dec 30th 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
311 lb Start Weight:
245 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
66 lb Weight Loss:
75 lb Lb Left to Lose:
21.2218649518 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index50.1912304867 BMI Start:
39.5397153352 BMI Current:
27.4357208448 BMI Goal:
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Thanks everyone for you encouraging words. Even when I dieted faithfully, I lost very slow and if I went off for a week, it ALL came back on. I will stick to the plan and know I am doing all that I can. I was and am hoping to lose 60 by 6 months, but maybe it won't happen. I will TRY not to play the numbers game! I know the weight didn't jump on my body over night and it will take time for it to come off too. I will let you know what I find out on the 30th! Thanks
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03-10-2010, 08:20 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North
Posts: 2,180
Weight Statistics August 20, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
210 lb Start Weight:
102 lb Current Weight:
110 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.4285714286 % % Lost:
August 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0083333333 BMI Start:
19.9183333333 BMI Current:
21.4805555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Losing slowly, as long as you're doing what you're supposed to do, is not a bad thing. I too am losing very slowly. My doc says by losing so slowly I should have minimal sagging skin. So far so good there. Hang in there. As long as you follow pouch rules the weight WILL come off.
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03-10-2010, 08:23 PM
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| | Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 9
Weight Statistics January 16, 2009 Start Date:
January 16, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
250 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
133 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.8 % % Lost:
1 year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.2806752331 BMI Start:
26.214159738 BMI Current:
23.557319224 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Right after my surgery (Jan 16, 2009) I was scared all I was going to lose was 20 pounds. It seemed like the weight wasn't moving, or at least not as fast as I thought it would "melt" off me. I was told that my body had just gone through some major changes & it needed time to adjust. (ALL very true) I stalled for a bit about a month out, then it started coming off about 5 pounds at a time. The scale would bounce back and forth a few pounds until it was a solid loss. I still worried Id never reach my goal.
I am almost 14 months out now, Ive never vomited, I do get nausea when I eat something with too much sugar content (my limit is around 6-7 grams), I can tolerate almost all foods, I really don't miss sugar, and my body actually craves the proteins and fruits. Before surgery I was so scared Id never be able to eat a lot of the foods I liked, today I am happy to say I am satisfied and never feel deprived.
I am very pleased that I did the surgery (gastric bypass here), I think it has to be the kindest thing Ive ever done for myself. I am down 102 pounds and have about 15 more to my goal weight. I am wearing clothing I never thought Id come close to being able to and now I am confident I will stay at this lower weight. It wasn't just a physical change for me, but a total change in body/mind/spirit.
Be patient grasshopper.... revel in each day and each step forward. Remember it is the course of nature to go 2 steps forward, 1 back, keep walking forward, you are so close to reaching the dream you are aspiring towards.
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03-11-2010, 01:51 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California
Posts: 810
Weight Statistics 2000 Start Date:
February 17, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
164 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.5 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
24.9333910035 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I weigh myself, but not daily and the weight has been coming off more slowly than it did during my pre-op diet. Sometimes I wonder if it is the because I am not getting enough calories? I counted and I am only getting about 500 calories per day (My surgeon has a V-E-R-Y slow progression of intake post-op and I am still only on full liquids.
But, in the past during my many attempts at dieting, I would have been discouraged by this and thrown in the towel. But now, I am not feeling hungery, I feel strong and energetic and I know that I am taking care of my body. So, everytime I see that the scale has not moved, I just laugh. Its so preposterous that no weight would come off with 500 calories a day that I know my body is just adjusting and will eventually let it go.
My favorite bit of advice to give for any situation: Hang in there.
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03-11-2010, 10:11 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vacaville, California
Posts: 643
Weight Statistics January 4 2010 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
199 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.8064516129 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index40.8951022706 BMI Start:
26.252017264 BMI Current:
25.0647401013 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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As long as you are feeling good I wouldn't fret about how fast it comes off. The main thing is that we get healthy and as the weight comes off we are able to enjoy life and be able to do things that weren't able to do before. It is kinda like putting money in the bank and watching it grow with compound interest. The healthier we get the happier we become 
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03-23-2010, 06:46 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Midwest
Posts: 32
Weight Statistics August 25, 2009 Start Date:
September 2, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
311 lb Start Weight:
227 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
52 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.0096463023 % % Lost:
October 1, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.7474556213 BMI Start:
37.7706508876 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It is so normal to feel this way! Everyone on this site is so helpful and their advice is right on! I felt I wasn't losing fast and I even was weighing myself multiple times a day like a maniac! But stay with it, it will pay off. I am six and half months out and just LAST MONTH people started to say, You Look Great....so be patient!
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03-23-2010, 07:15 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Weight Statistics 12/15/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
289 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
114 lb Weight Loss:
39.446366782 % % Lost:
12/15/2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.6013183594 BMI Start:
30.0354003906 BMI Current:
30.0354003906 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hang in there and keep your spirits up your journey has just begun ((best wishes))
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03-27-2010, 09:10 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,110
Weight Statistics December 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 30, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
312 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
142 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.5128205128 % % Lost:
July 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.0693131695 BMI Start:
25.1018693552 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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The good thing about this web site is the support and seeing how well people have done.
The bad thing about this site is getting caught up comparing your weight loss with everyone else.
We are all different and we will all loose weight at different rates. Regardless of that, the key words in that last sentence is that "we will all loose weight".
From what you are telling us you are doing everything right. You have no health reactions, no serious illnesses, dizziness, dehydration, severe vomiting, bleeding etc.
If your surgery didn't take you wouldn't be content on the little you have been eating. You would be consuming what you ate before you started this journey.
We all want immediate results but you must remember that it took you years and years to get into the shape you were in and here you are less than 2 months out and already lost what probably took you a year to put on.
I always say here that the scale can become our enemy during this process. If you left off weighing yourself and was patient to wait until your doctor;s appointments to get on the scale, you would be posting here how unbelievably happy you are to have lost so much weight between visits.
All my best wishes. Trust me all your concerns will be forgotten in time.
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