Weekly Weigh In - Oops!

That is so great Ruth.. YOu are almost there.. keep it up girl you are doing great. with the scale moving again you will make that 100 mark soon. I am so happy for you. I am maintaining at 122 which is what my goal is at this time. See you later Carla

Thanks for the encouragement Carla. That's great you are maintaining - I think that must be just as hard as losing at times - it's a new concept to us all isnt' it. You are doing really well at it.

Go Ruth !!!!!!!!!! I am down to 133

Wow Jean, thats' amazing. You have been a dark horse in all this - just quietly losing steadily. Well done How are you feeling about your PS - what is your intial surgery Lower body lift or tummy tuck? What is your goal weight? (and do you mind me askign how tall you are?)

Thank You Ruth! I lost kinda like a slow snail, slow and steady. My goal weight was 135 (for me) (my doc had me at 150) (if I got to 125 I would be right at my "high" weight before kids) when I hit a stall I exercised like a nut then would stop and let my body catch up. I am about 5 5" , Overall, I don't exercise regularly but from time to time ... But I do eat right almost all the time. I am really grateful for the ability to "re-start" because of our pouch... we can always start over after a bad time of eating... (with the first year being the fastest)... I really expect another 10 plus lb loss after plastic surgery, then about a little gain back over the years to be about where I am now... but who knows....LOL Honestly , I am soooooooooooooo scared about my LBL, I just learned that I have to be in the hospital for 2 nights. I have very low blood pressure, and pain meds drop my oxygen to dangerous levels... I wont take them once out of the hospital...The other kinda creepy thing is I am going to be at the hospital where I was born...LOL I know stupid, but I'm a scared little chicken...LOL If I did not look so disgusting from all this skin I would not have it...LOL

Oh Jean, I think that's a very strange but amazing coincident that you are going to be at the hospital where you were born. I know having wls is like a re-birth, but don't you think having your lbl is kinda like being re-born? And what better place for it to happen - very spiritual and completing the circle type thing I agree with what you say about re-starting. I have realised this after doing the 5 day detox - although I am out of the 'honeymoon' stage, I can ALWAYS restart and that to me is one of the best gifts I have ever had. I know what you mean about the disgusting skin - I feel worse about my body now than when I was at my heaviest. As soon as I hit a normal bmi I'm off to try for a referral for at the least a tummy tuck, but anything I can get.