148 lbs lost total!!!

Hi everyone, I saw my dietician today and weighed in at 120 lbs, 8 lbs below my goal. I am blown away. In January 2004, I weighed in at my highest weight: 268 lbs. Since then, I have lost 148 lbs. Since my actual surgery date, which was 8/11, I have lost 112 lbs. Astounding. There is concern that my weight loss hasn't stopped or really slowed down (see profile for details...don't want to bore you with all the details). Initially my dietician wanted to see my every two weeks for weight checks but now wants to see me every week. I have lost 6 lbs since last week, which is the last thing I wanted to do. I really wanted to maintain between the 125-128 range. And I have been working hard on trying to maintain that and not lose. But I keep losing. Pretty much the plan is this: I need to see my PCP Friday for a complete physical. I need to "throw the RNY rules out the window for now" per my dietician, see her every week and see my surgeon next week. They really want to get on top of things now. Yikes. It iks scary when your doctors and medical professionals are nervous. Again, though, I have to say that I am blessed to have the surgeon and the team that he has involved in my care. The aftercare, which is so very important when having WLS, is PHENOMINAL with this program. I know that they will make sure I am okay. That is pretty much my update for the time being. It is so very strange being told that I need to gain weight, that I need to eat as much as I can and anything that I can, etc. Of course, this is just until I stabilize and then the rules will be back into affect, but nontheless....it is so weird being in this position. I never imagined it would have turned out this way. I always thought I would struggle with 20 lbs to get to goal, as this seems to be the norm. I guess everyone is different. I only hope that my health doesn't decline because of my rapid loss and my current weight. I will keep you all posted. Hugs, Denise highest January 2004/day of surgery/current/goal 268/232/120/128 8 lbs below goal

Hi Sunny, I am 5'3. Hugs, Denise

Congrats!! I am also concerned about when I will stop losing..I have a bit more to go before I am going to freak out. I am only 5 pounds below my doctor's goal for me. Tracey 5'9 327/172

Congrats on your success, Denise!!! Hope the loss stops--I've heard of isolated cases in which people get to throw the pouch rules out the window forever! That's good and bad, I guess. Fun to get to eat high-calorie stuff guilt-free, but difficult to get the calories in with a tiny pouch. I'm sure your doc and dietician will help you get your weight stabilized. Keep us posted! ---- Leslie -111