Monday Weigh In

I have to guesstimate based on the scale at a friend's until I hit the real one later this week...had a bunch of IV fluids and my time of the month last week, so it's a wonder I lost anything at all! Consult: 368 DOS: 300 Today: 234.5 Loss since surgery: 65.5 pounds Total Loss: 135.5 pounds

hi my name is Debbie and I had my surgery on July 26th in Columbus Ohio and I lost 47 pounds prior to suregery and since surgery I have lost 67 but that doesn't seem like very much to me. I have been at a stall for several weeks now and I have talked to the nutritonist and she said that she didn't think that I was getting enough protein but alot o fthins make me sick and I have had gout in both feet and both ankles and couldn't walk for 6 weeks after surgery and then I got an ulcer from the medicine that I had to take for the gout. I have my 6 month checkup February 11th and I set a goal of 250 for that visit but don't know if I am going to make it because I would have to lose 10 more pounds, Any thoughts?

Hi, Debbie! I think you are doing GREAT! Especially since you had gout and an ulcer!!! I hear that ulcers are hard to treat after WLS. How are you doing? I think loosing 10 more lbs by 2/11 is a doable goal. Just stick to the basics of sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk, protein, protein, protein! You CAN do it! Take care and keep us posted. Also, WELCOME to the July board! Jean

Hi all-- I haven't posted here in MONTHS! It's so amazing to see everyone's progress! I'm feeling like I'm not doing that well with the weight loss--I went a month or two at the beginning with some pretty major stalls, had a hell of a time with post-op complications, yadda yadda yadda... Here's where I am: Pre-op: 284 Day of Surgery: 261.8 Today: 210.5 Loss since surgery: 51.3, Total loss: 73.5. I started out wearing 3X tops and size 24 pants, now I'm in a size XL top and 16/18 pants. Keep up the great work everone! Angela