How YOU doin?

Hi July peeps. Just checking in, wanted to know how everyone was. Still happy with your decision? Any regrets? How we doing on the goals? Comorbids resolved? Happy with your amount of weight loss?

Lots of hugs :)

 I am happy with my decision. I have one regret.. not doing it sooner. My goals are not getting met as quickly as I would like to meet them. Some weight gain (unexplained) and some really frustrating stalls have put me in a bit of a funk.

I get depressed when I see people eating things that I used to enjoy. It's hard for me because I had given up so completely that I would eat "junk" until I felt sick. And now I don't touch it AT ALL. I am happy with the weight I have lost BUT would like to see more come off. I am really quite stuck in the 183- 186 range.. I've been fluctuating here for 2 weeks! I met my goal of 182 but haven't seen it on the scale since that day :( So I am pushing myself in the gym and making sure I eat nothing but protein and sugar free snacks to help me through the tough times. 

Overall I can't complain. When have I ever been able to say I lost this much weight in such a short time? I think it's fantastic. 

Great, I'm really glad to hear that :) I know your pain about being stuck. Just 3 more FRIGGIN lbs and I will be under 300, I want it so bad!!

I'm 61 pounds down since surgery and happy with the weight loss so far.  I was stuck at the same weight for most of November but the scale is finally starting to trend downward again. 

I don't think I've been eating enough calories lately and need to up my daily intake by 200.   I don't feel hungry at all and I've been bad about timing my meals appropriately.   I need to push harder with the exercise now that the cool weather has arrived in Texas.  Exercise is my weak area.  I need to make more time for it.

Doing good i have lost 96lbs as of today I am hoping for 100 by christmas and I might make it i hope i will.  I need to exsercise more i know that i need to but with two 4 year old toddlers it is hard and i cannot afford the gym every month and even if i could they have no day care :-(, but i am getting a Wii for christmas so that should help.
I do miss certain foods on occassion sweets have always been my weakness and i have done fairly well considering that. I have had  one or two pieces of candy but then i was done and satisfied use to be i could eat tons now one piece does it for me i refuse to deprive my self of a treat now and again and i know that now i can control it. I don't regret my decision now i remember i did for a while i remember 3 weeks out sitting in the drive thru at Mc'D's and i cried cause i wouldn't eat there much again how stupid is that, that i cried for something that helped me get to 329 lbs, now i look at my husband when he eats his 20 piece chicken nugget meal "large" and go holy cow i use to be able to eat the too. CRAZY!

So I say thank you RNY i now weigh less than my hubby for the first time in our nearly 11 year marriage, i can wear his pants which i have never done! I am looking forward to hitting my goal and maybe for once in my life liking what i see in the mirror.

Hi Emilie..
I'm doing well now , I hit a plateau at around the second week of my 3rd month post op.. weight basically creep off like a turtle.. But when the 4month came in it started dropping so fast.. TILL IT SCARED THE H--- L out of me..LOL.. crazy HUGH.. but I'm grateful for this surgery I wouldn't change for nothing in the world.. my co-morbid of high blood pressure are normal no more blood pressure pills, no diabetes, feet don't swell.. only thing now is because I was sooo heavy I sometimes didn't get a period at all when I weight 380lbs.. now MOTHER NATURE is back with a vengeance.. LOL.. I can't complain with over 145lbs weight loss.. and 20 lbs lost pre-op.. so that's "DOG GONE GOOD for 4 Months post op"... But as I see for the July board WE ALL ARE JAMMING..LOL.

keep it up JULYER's!!

Well, I started off much higher than mostly everyone.  I was at 350.  I lost pretty good initially, but in the last month I've slowed down to almost nothing...perhaps a 1/2 lb here or there, but those darn fluctuations kill me.  I try to weigh myself same time everyday, but it's crazy how I can start the day at 269 or 270 and end the day at 275!  It mentally drive me NUTS!  My goal was to be down to 270 by 11/15 and unfortunately I didn't make...  However, I did just get there.  But I must admit, I am getting really sad about the weight loss stop...  Seeing the numbers drop on the scale was definite motivator to not go back to bad habits...but since that's no longer happening...it's getting harder and harder for me to stay on the right track!!