11 months out!

well so far i think i have had a sucky year this year.  had intestinal flu and now I'm battling cellulitis but the weight keeps coming off (mainly because of the intestinal flu and dehydration LOL)

highest weight: 500
current weight: 259

29 pounds left till i hit goal!

happy 11 month!

So sorry about the setbacks... You are doing fantastic!!

I have had a few setbacks also...1 at 6 months PO and then a foot surgery...deterred me from exercising...  

I am quite frustrated with the same 5 pounds up and down...I cant seem to get past 165 from 302...has been weeks now!  I lost 10 over the foot surgery ordeal where I was bed bound and nothing since!!

I go up 3 pounds then stay there for a few days then drop 2 pounds then go back up 1... nothing has changed with my eating or regimen except I am still recovering from foot and not able to walk long distance or put on a closed shoe...toes still very swollen and foot gets swollen if on it too long...I lost all my weight basically from the surgery until getting into a daily walking routine right before I had foot done...

165 was my original goal which I hit in Feb. ..I have since then decided to go to 145/150 which I thought I could make by May...our 1 year surgeryversary...probably not...still extremely happy with my results...size 9 Jr jeans , 8/10 misses and small/medium tops...

I feel like I eat too much on some days...like I can eat larger portions...other days I am barely hungry and doesn't take much to fill my pouch...Often wondering if I have stretched things out...my pouch or stoma??

Will be interested in others results these past months..

Congrats again and get well :)

Heidi

you have done wonderfully!!!!!  one thing my nutritionist did for me was that she had me cut back on my protein intake to match my activity level.  For many months i could not exercise as well because the arthritis and just severe pain in my knees and i had been seeing an orthopedist about it and our next step is arthroscopic surgery.  so basically with my activity level down, she cut back my protein intake to 60 - 70 grams per day.  now if I'm up and can do things, i have to bump it up to 100+ grams per day but right now I don't see how i can exercise that much without hurting myself.  After losing 241 pounds, I'm still considered obese but I still consider my surgery a major success.....this is the healthiest obese I have ever been!  After not being on blood pressure medication for 11 months, my bp yesterday was 110/70!  my resting heart rate is in the 60's instead of over 100.

one thing we have to admit.....we've both done wonderfully with following the rules because of the weight we did lose :)

Aaron!

What am I gonna do with you! First the flu, now cellulitis?!?!

I hope you get to feeling better and get all this taken care of.

29 more lbs!! Way to go!

LOL I know these past two week have just been pure hell.....not with my own physical stuff.....but family stuff too but I'm still losing weight (of course that's probably from the antibiotics giving me non-stop diarrhea......i'm not gonna get any relief from this until this coming monday :(

thanks a lot for the well wishes!  *HUGE BEAR HUGS*

Geez, you need a vacation Aaron. Family problems on top of that cellulitis?! Thats no good. Well, I hope everything gets better on both parts. Its one thing to be ill and then have other issues stressing you doesnt help.
Im gonna bet that you'll get some relief from the drainage. Ive seen/heard many patients feel relief instantly so hopefully that'll happen for you.
Take care and try to enjoy the weekend and stay off of that leg!!

And thanks for the hug...it was beary nice ;)

LOL  you're quite welcome and I have heard the same thing about the lymphatic drainage that the compression gives almost immediate relief.  i know when i'm putting Eucerin lotion and rubbing it on my leg, it feels really good!  the specialist called today and managed to bump up my appointment on monday from 2:45 to 9 am.  I'm happy about that but i know the people at work are tired of not seeing me around so I'll go in for a few minutes and do a bit of show and tell while limping around LOL  it looks really nasty.

First off CONGRATS on losing so much weight!!!  You're almost there kid!!!

Ok now my other reason for posting...Cellulitis....I've battled Cell for the past 3 summers...always in August...my left leg/ankle/foot. I have to go right to the ER...they start an IV drip of Morphenine..thank God for that...the pain is unbearable! Then I'm in the joint for about 5-10 days depending on how bad it is..but now that I know what it's about I go as soon as I get the chills....then the redness starts about an hour later and so on....

So how did you get Cell??? I would think that losing the weight would keep it away...one of my main reasons for having the surgery.

Kimi

thanks for posting!  I know I probably should have been in the hospital fromt he get go but i didn't go there first.  i guess i wasn't sure since this is the first time I have ever had it.  to tell you the truth, I don't know how i got it.......my bet is on a spider bite.....although I can't find any central location and no breaks in the skin.  At this moment my skin on my leg (it's all up and down the shin area and covers most of my calf) looks almost like elephantitis.....the skin is quite bumpy (no blisters though) and it is peeling....I'm assuming from the high temperature my leg has been.  i go monday to the rehab center for a lymphatic drainage.

Glad to see some of us are still posting...it has been a while for me. May 19 is my one year anniversary of gastric bypass and I am down only about 55 pounds total since surgery, but my quality of life has increased tremendously. In the past year I have had my diabetes disappear, gone off blood pressure meds, slept like a baby, stopped snoring, had much more energy throughout the day, and just started eating much healthier. I have had a few bumps in the road like you, having an ulcer pop up 3 months post op and fainting from loss of blood and being severly anemic .
I haven't lost any weight since about November! I know it's probably because I don't exercise and really haven't made a solid attempt to do so. I do get about 100 grams of protein a day and I probably should be getting more water in. I am interested to see my labs at one year.

Well, blessings to all and congratulations for the improvement in the quality of your lives. If I don't lose another pound, I'd never regret having the surgery.