8/16 Post-Ops 7 Week check in!

Just wanted to see how everyone is doing! The scale hasn't moved too much for me in the past 2 weeks, but I guess my body is just catching up. I'm down 46 lbs in 7 weeks, which I would have never done on any diet. I'm not getting in any exercise yet, but hope to feel up to it soon. By the time I get home from work I feel like I've been hit by a truck! Wish I could get more motivation, but the exhaustion is just taking over. I do know that if I start exercising the scale will start moving again...so I'm going to have to get on the stick!!! For now, I'm very pleased with my weight loss! How is everyone else doing?? JUDY -46 lbs.

JUDY: GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE DOING WELL!!! I AM DOWN -42 LBS, AND CAN'T COMPLAIN, THE BODY IS DEFINITELY TAKING ON A NEW SHAPE!!!! BOUGHT SOME SIZE 20 JEANS A FEW WEEKS AGO THINKING IT MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORE GETTING INTO THEM. ON SAT. THEY FIT WITH ROOM!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JACQUE 271-229

Great job Judy and Jacque! I've entered the "nothing sounds even remotely good to eat" phase. (Is that even a real phase? For me it is!) -- I was so looking forward to eating "SOLID" foods and now that I'm able to, I either don't like them or I'd rather have some jello or soup. Crazy! People around me are noticing a difference, before they thought I changed my hair and now they're asking me which diet I'm on. I'll feel better when I can see the difference myself. I think I've been looking at myself the same way for so long, it will be hard to change that view, ya know? So, 40 pounds down, it's getting a lot slower for me...but I'm okay with that...I NEVER would have been able to do this without the surgery! Aimée -40

I am down 45.5 lbs. WooHoo!!! I bought some new clothes @ Stage - I can't tell you when the last time I shopped @ Stage and I did not come out of the dressing room in tears!!!!!!!!! Everything I tried on - fit! My BMI is now 39.4 - which means I am no longer Morbidly Obese!!!! My PCP has cut my blood pressure medicine in half. I feel great. Cyndi -45.5 lbs.

August 16th slow loser checking in. I am down 37 lbs.

Hi Judith, I am also down 46 lbs. I think you are doing good with no excercise! I excercise every day. I thought I would also be tired after work so I get up at 5:00 AM and walk for 1 1/2 miles then when I get home I can usually go 1 more mile although I am pushing for 3 miles per day. Sandy

Hello and congrats to everyone on losing. I am down 39 lbs and had surgery 8/24/04. I am exercising every other day and I am on the last stage where I can eat pretty much everything. I have been very fortunate to never gotten sick. I just feel "yukky" if I eat fish. I go back to work on Mon day ( Ireally took all the time I could) Talk to everyone soon. Keep up the good work.