Going to Cry

Hi everyone! I had my surgery on the 26th. So far i am down 35lbs. I lost 25lbs with my 2 week visit and 10 then next week, since then nada. it has been 3 weeks since any weight loss! I have my period now so i am not sure if that has some thing to do with it. I know that i am losing inches but darn it! I want to see the scale move I keep getting scared that this for some reason is not going to work for me. Diet wise this was what i ate today: late BF~2oz Cream of broccoli soup -tiny pieace of meatball- i mean tiny Lunch-2tbsp of mashed potatos -~1oz of roast beef. Protein Shake Yesterday: BF: Slim fast creamy choclate protein shake s: laughing cow cheese wedge with 4 crackers L: Crambells sip and go- Itilian wedding soup (3/4) D: Went to cracker barrel -2 tbsp Mashed potatoes -2oz Roast beef -1tbsp hashbrown casseral Please help with any suggestions or encouragement. Oh excercise I have been riding my bike for a mile

Jamie, you are doing great and don't get scared you are GOING TO SUCCEED......YOU WILL DO GREAT..............i know cause my scale hasn't moved much either but if you read the posts we all go through this...........just keep doing your protein first and you will be fine!!!!!! (((((((((we are all here for you)))))))))))))))

Thank you Crystal I am just so eager to drop the weight. I never imagined that i would be stalled for 3 weeks. I almost threw the scale out the window yesterday lol. BTW I had wanted to saw you are so pretty! I think that picture is beatiful Jamie

awww thanks Jamie.........and back at ya!! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!! i almost threw my scale out tooo.....i only get it out once a week now..i was to stessing all the time looking at it..........it will get better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOu will DO GREAT!!!!!!!!

Surgeon Consult 5/03/07: 300.5 Surgery Day 6/18/07: 276.0 (-24.5) 24.5 About 2 wks 6/30/07: 261.0 (-15.0) 39.5 1 month 7/18/07: 252.0 (- 9.0) 48.5 5 weeks 7/23/07: 250.0 (- 2.0) 50.5 6 weeks 7/30/07: 249.0 (- 1.0) 51.5 Jamie....this my loss so far and I had surgery a week before you. I have only lost 27 lbs since surgery. And....I have put 2 more back on because of my lovely monthly visitor....GRRRR. I know I am retaining water, so I may have to go back on one of my blood pressure meds or something. The edema has gotten bad in my legs. The don't even think I'm losing inches now. I am wearing the same clothes that I was at three weeks out. I think you have done a FABULOUS job! You are losing inches too! Keep up the GREAT work! Pam

I have only lost a total of 21 pounds since my June 27th surgery. I am also still wearing my regular clothes. Granted they had gotten very uncomfortable and now are loose but am looking forward to movig down a size. Keep up the good work. We are all individuals and will all loose differently. It's the final result that we are looking for. Julie

Just make sure you are geting in your water and all your protien. You could be losing inches and not weight right now. Be patient. we didn't put all this weight on in 6 months, we will all get there.

Jamie - It WILL happen. In addition to getting in protein and water, start counting calories and making sure you're getting in enough so your body isn't in starvation mode. My doc and nutritionist recommended at least 800 calories at 1 month, working toward 1000. When I increased from about 600 calories, I saw the scale start to move. Maybe it was co-ink-a-dink, but it worked for me! Keep on going and good luck!

Thank you everyone I have started making sure that I work on getting in more Protein and eating more. I am actually eating breakfast right now. I am having the Special K- Protein Plus- very soggy...lol I m hoping that once my "friend" is gone that the weight loss will pick back up again. I am trying very hard to resist the urge the step on the scale everyday. that gets hard. I am making sure that i keep updating Fitday and keep track of my intake so that i know what my bodies needs are. I good question for everyone- How many NUTappointments did you get? and do you think you were prepared for eating after surgery? - I had one meeting where I was given a Packet of what i can eat the first few weeks out but other that that I kinda feel bewildered that when having weight loss surgery that there is not more food education provided.

When I signed up for the weight loss surgery I had an appt with the NUT to discuss my eating habits before surgery- with her help I was able to lose 35 pounds before surgery. Then I had a "class" with 10 other WLS candidates. It was every Tuesday during the month of January- it lasted about 1 1/2 hours. It was discussing how to eat and what to eat in the first couple of days and weeks after surgery. Since my surgery on 6/18 I have seen the NUT 2 more times. In order to graduate from liquids to soft foods at 3wks out and again just this week to graduate from the soft foods to "regular" foods. I'm really surprised that your program was so lax on the food education. Isn't our poor food choices in the past what got us here in the 1st place?