100 pounds mark crossed at last!

I have finally lost 102 pounds since surgery 1/20/04. Add the 58 pre-op for a total of 160 pounds. I can't imagine carrying a 160 pound person on my back every day, yet I did that before surgery. No wonder I could hardly walk. Many have lost faster, but I've been fortunate in my recovery and have not been sick or had many problems adjusting back to food. I have followed my surgeons food, water, and exercise program to the letter. Recently I increased my calories to 600-800 per his instructions. I work out 3 days a week on treadmill and cross country, two days a week I do weight machines. He explained my slow loss was due to (1) age 58, (2) diabetic for 18 years and (3) slow metabolism. The slow loss isn't fun, but in the end I will reach my goal weight. My journey is not over, I still need to lose 60 pounds and have plastic surgery to get rid of the last 30-40 pounds. I won't be able to avoid having the around the world surgery even if I have to do self pay. There is no stopping me now. This wonderful tool is going to allow me to do what I could not do on my own. Then the hard work starts, maintaining the lost weight. Life is great!

Great job!!!!!!! Sounds awesome and I have lost 98, I am holding onto those last 2 lbs and its driving me crazy but." This too will pass!!!!! Great job and I pray you get to goal soon!!!!

Congratulations! Way to go, girl! I also lost 104 pounds since my surgery. It is the most amazing experience of my life. Like you I am over 50, but still going strong! It is so easy to walk now, I used to do 1/2 a mile before surgery, now it is easy to do 2.5 miles each day. Pretty soon I'll be up to 3 miles. My physical goals just keep getting easier to attain, and my new wardrobe is coming along, but I still have to get a winter coat. Bye, Sue

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Congratulations! Keep up the good work! It's a great feeling isn't it! Best of luck on your continued WLS journey! Kimberley 248/236/139/125 Some day I hope!

CONGRATULATIONS PAT JOB WELL DONE!!!

That is AWESOME Pat! I still think i am the slowest loser in Gastric Bypass surgery history!! LOL I am stuck at an 85 lb loss and losing slower each week it seems, of course I know it slows down but I've been losing slow all this time!!! I am still happy with the loss, don't get me wrong and the inches have fallen off over the summer but I started out in a 26/28 and I'm just now in 22's and some 18/20 tops. I admit I haven't exercised as much as I should have over the summer but I think I do pretty well with eating and such. I guess I should just get used to the slow weightloss since this has been going on eversince my surgery! Anyway, Congrats to all of you that have reached the 100 lb mark and more!! I wish you all continued success and good health!!!! Hugs, Tracy 306/222/Healthy

Hi Tracy, I understand about the slow loser remark. Starting out as a heavyweight, I had lost 85 lbs at six months post-op and felt like a total failure. I was down to losing 4 lbs a month and seeing myself never going below 200 lbs. Someone told me about the "Stillman Diet". She was 15 lbs from goal, had been on a 4 month plateau, did Stillman and lost 7 lbs in 10 days. I decided to give it a try. I was amazed to lose 11 lbs in 9 days, (gained 2 lbs back when I went off of it). It's not that different from Dr. Atkins which I'd been on for months but different in that you don't consume ANY carbs. I've decided to do it one week of every month until I reach goal. The other three weeks I will do low calorie/low fat with some carbs sprinkled in. I now have hopes of reaching goal before my window closes. Two months later, having done Stillman diet twice I have lost an additional 19 lbs for a total of 104 lbs post-op. It's so exciting to think I now have two tools, wls and Stillman diet to move me along. The diet is designed to break plateaus and isn't something you can do all the time. It is not an easy diet because all you eat is meat (no pork), seafood and eggs but I can do it one week a month to reach goal. If you are interested go to your search engine on the internet and type "Stillman diet". It's only 2-3 pages so you can print in out. The diet is made easier when you get on those scales and see a pound or more drop most days. It's like being a new post-op. Like you, I have never lost fast. The first week after surgery I lost 5 lbs. I have a chart of my weight loss on my profile if you'd like to check it out. I know we aren't suppose to compare but sometimes it helps to know we aren't alone. I work out 45 minutes 5 days a week, eat healthy, drink my water, etc. I was feeling cheated to have done all this work and still not get the results others seem to get with no effort. As my surgeon explained it all goes back to metabolism, age, diabetes. It seems every carb I eat goes to fat.....but that's my body, not everybody's metabolism works the same way. Best of luck for your continued success on your wls journey. You are a success and it will only get better as we lose more.

Hi Pat, I am jumping around boards here (from the march board) just wanted to see how people were doing that were out a few more months than I. I left you a note on your comments page from your profile. You are very inspiring and I wanted to congratulate you! Best wishes! Elizabeth M