Embrace Your Plateau

I've posted a new document on my website that I thought we all can get something out of You can find it at: http://www.geocities.com/tiger_angie/EmbraceYourPlateau.pdf Angie 280/175/135 http://www.geocities.com/tiger_angie

Angie, Thanks for posting this info. I have been floating, for the past 4 months, from 242 to 246. This is literally driving me crazy. I have monitored everything that I have put into my mouth. I have met with my dietician, increased my water, protein and calories, and still stuck. I have tried soooo hard to stay focused on where I have come from. I have dropped 147 pounds but still want to take off another 60. I am having a hard time trying to stay positive. I struggle with this daily. I researched all this, learned as much as I could and started the ball rolling. I had a friend who had surgery 3 months after me and she has already passed me up and is 30 pounds less than me now. ( I started 20 pounds heavier than her.) I love this friend dearly. I am sooo happy for her. I know better than anyone where she came from. I try to support her and help her to be happy for herself. She has a hard time cause she is so concerned about me. We have even tried doing the same thing for 1 week. The only thing different is I always drink more than her. I love water and normall consume about 80-100 oz. daily. Anyways, she drops 5 pounds I do nothing. GRrrrrrrr!!!! I feel so frustrated. I have printed your info and will try this too. Again thanks for posting. Sincerely, April

Hi April Just curious... have you asked your nutritionist about the South Beach plan? It concentrates on high protein/low carb, plus for the first two weeks there is no sugar allowed. I know it really helped me to get back on track and lessen the cravings... just a thought Angie 280/175/135 http://www.geocities.com/tiger_angie

Thank you for that article...it is very helpful!!! I think you should post this on the main board, if you haven't done so already!!! Good luck to you, you are doing well!! Tricia

You're very welcome! I went ahead and posted it on the main board... thanks for the suggestion! I never post there... Angie 280/175/135 http://www.geocities.com/tiger_angie

Thanks for posting this! I really found this info to be helpful and reassuring. It's interesting to me how much variation there is in the recommendations of dieticians and surgeons post-operatively. I also wanted to something about "set points" in weight. In all the zillion diets I tried before surgery, this was something that came up. Often our bodies want to "rest" at a weight we stayed at for a long time in the past. So if you weighed 190 for 6 years straight back in your twenties, you might find 190 to be a tough barrier to get beneath. That might be one of your "set points" in weight. I really liked this article, Angie. Thanks again for posting! Hugs, Susan

Hi Angie I was unable to pull up the article from the website. Could you ever e-mail it to me~it sounds very interesting. thanx in advance Penny

No problem! Send an e-mail, so I can get your e-mail address, and it will be on its way to you!

Angie, I wasn't able to open it either. I'd love to read a copy! Could you email it to: [email protected]? Thanks a bunch, -Perry

Not a problem. Make sure you have Adobe Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Angie