My Progress Report

at 12:21 AM EST on 04/09/2007 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON - RNY (01/24/2006) Well, as many of you know, being older , jusxt turned 59 last week, my weightloss has been really slow and months would go by without any noticable losses. However, the weight has been slowly melting and this past week, I got an extra boost from having the flu...who says there's no silver lining behind a dark cloud? Today, FOURTEEN months after my lap RnY surgery, I am now down 141 pounds !!!!! The flu caused me to drop SEVENTEEN pounds in five days..yuck! NOT fun! But hell's bell's! Im THRILLED to announce that Im now at 271 pounds! (down from an all-time high of 431 pounds) Im walking on my pant-hems today and I pulled my waistband up to my armpits...lol...yayyyyyyyy! I cant wipe this grin off my face and my cheeks hurt. Just HAD to share - Nancy B

Woo hoo thats is so awesome being sick I not a good way to loose..Cogragulations on your progress tori

Thank you, tori...Im just thrilled!

Sorry that you were sick, but YEA on the weight loss. Just be careful, your body is still weak form being sick and you wouldnt want to end up in the hospital dehydrated. Take care of yourself..... Cathy

Thank you, Cathy...yes..Im carrying my trusty waterbottle around with me...sip sip sip!

So sorry you had the dreaded flu. Congrats on your weight lose, that is amazing.

Thank you, Carly..I used to feel so bad about not losing as fast as most people on this board but it still does add up, bit by bit!

Hi Nancy- hope you're feeling better- that flu really got you!!! I too have been having very slow progress--- not a pound since Christmas. down from 378 to 226 so we are similar. I certainly hope there is more to lose! that window of opportunity is slipping away. cj

Hi Carole! yes, that flu wasnt fun at all! Ive been giving alot of thought to that "window of opportunity" It seems to me that we still have our "tool", the surgery..it will still work..just that ot doesnt fly off as fast as it did for many people in the first year...so please dont think of it as a door that closes...if we continue to eat right, drink enough water and exercise, the tool will always work for us..the hard part is to remain focused and enthusiastic. Yes, our body is getting used to the reduced calories and so it requires us to work a bit harder, but it will always work as long as we continue the good fight! Nancy B