6 Month Update

Today is exactly six months since my surgery, and I had my follow up visit with the Dr on Friday -- she was very pleased with my progress and my bloodwork overall, but she wants me to up my protein a bit and my iron, as well as work on minimizing the "bad fat," although my cholesterol is down from 297 to 186. She also gave me a "goal weight" of 155 which is less than I thought it would be, but not unrealistic. I would be happy at 170, but we'll try for 155. I am no longer a diabetic, and no longer have asthma or sleep apnea. I have lost a total of 106 pounds since surgery and gone from a size 28/30 to a size 16/18. Overall, this has been much easier than I had anticipated, despite the continued hair loss and excess skin which I am still adjusting to. Don't ask me why, but I never considered the excess skin prior to surgery. In any case, while I have "averaged" an 18-20 pound loss most months, this last month I have "only" lost 8 pounds. Now I know that going forward, the loss will decrease. What is a reasonable expectation for me? Thank you all for your continued support. Lap RNY 6/16/03 - 5'5" - 336/230/155?

Nannette, You have done excellent. I need to work on minimizing the bad fat, also. I will be 6 months post-op on Dec 27 and I am already experiencing the decrease in weight loss. We just have to continue to do the right thing and the weight will continue to come off. Congratulations.