6-month progress updates

Hello, Everyone! I posted this to the general message boards this morning, but I am also posting it here, in hopes that others who had surgery in Sept. 2003 will also weigh in (ha!) with their progress reports. Today, I'm celebrating my 6-month anniversary -- post-op, that is! Sometimes it seems like the time has dragged (on those days the scale doesn't move or my stomach feels most uneasy); mostly, though, it feels like the months have whooshed right by me. Luckily, each passing month takes with it some pounds and inches, and brings to me better health and an increasingly positive outlook. It's amazing, isn't it, how much better we feel about ourselves (and how much of that positive attitude we see reflected back to us by others) when we know we're doing our best to be healthy? Here are my weight loss statistics. Keep in mind that I'm only 5'2: 219.6 before my pre-op liquid diet 211.6 the day of surgery 147 today! 130 is my goal weight I've also lost a total of 42.25 inches. I know that the needle on the scale moves downward more slowly now, so I'm exercising quite a bit, including interval aerobic training, weights, and Pilates. Sooner or later, the fat will melt off my arms and thighs; when that happens, I'll be better able to see the strong muscles I feel under all that adipose. Here's to the next six months; I should be able to reach my goal weight by then, don't you think?

Your doing great you will make your goal before the next 6 months. I posted my status yesterday check it out. I really don't want to put a goal because I hope to become pregnant after 12-18 month post-op. Don't know if it will happen but if not maybe I can look into PS. Sharon -84 278/194/ ?

Hi! I was 6 months post-op yesterday and have lost 80#'s and 46 1/4". I started at 245 and I'm now at 165. My personal goal is 135. So I'm about 30#'s from that. My Dr. never set a goal weight and said I shouldn't set one I should just keep losing until I am comfortable with it. Anyway, you should make it to goal just in time for summer. You're doing great!! AMY 9/3/3 -80!!

You look great now! Good luck with your continuing journey.

Thank you! Thank you !

Hi! I am not quite six months out, but I am down 110 lb. WOOHOO!!! My goal is about 200 lb. and I have about 102 lb. to go. This might take about 9-12 months, I'm not sure. I can only say what the charts say. They say you should reach your goal of 70% loss, in 15-18 months.We shall see! I'll post again at my 6 month date, in about eleven days. Congratulations to all!

Hello i will be 6 months out on the 11th and so far i am down 76 pounds as of today(178).My goal is 145 so i am 33 pounds away.I started at 254 and i am 5'6".i am in a size 12 as of this past week! YEAH!!! You are doing great! Keep up the good work. Julie

Hello Everyone! I will be six months post op tomorrow! I am 4'9 in height so weight definitely shows up on me different than taller people. I was 258 before surgery and I now weigh 178. I have lost 80 pounds in six months. My goal is 120 and I hope to be at that by my 1 year anniversary date. I do want to be pregnant by the end of the year if possible. So the lower I can get the better. I am hoping to gain only about 20 pounds. kerstin

Tomorrow 9-9-03 is my 6 month Anniversary. I started at 338, and I am as of last Friday down to 230. That is 108 pounds loss in almost 6 months. I still have another 92 pounds to go for Doc's goal, and i have another 65 pounds to go for my goal. I figure if I make it to Doc's goal, WOOOO HOOOO, if I make it to mine, then all the rest is gravy. Good Luck, we are all doing so great. And just like Kerstin i want to be pregnant by the year end too. Although this seperation/divorce may put a kink in that plan. Kisses to you all

Like Kersten, my six month anniversary is tomorrow, March 9. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, the day I had laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, I weighed 257.2 on hospital scales. On Sunday, March 7, 2004, 182 days after my surgery, I weighed 172 pounds (a weight loss of 85.2 pounds). On the day of my surgery six months ago, I had a BMI of 42.8. As of Sunday, March 7, 2004, my BMI was 28.6. I'm 5'5", and I was wearing mostly size 24 clothing when I started this journey last year. Now, I'm in size 14 pants and tops. My initial goal was 150 pounds, only because at that weight I'd be at a BMI of 25 - the highest BMI in the "normal weight" range. I'd love to get down further, but I'll be happy to hit and maintain my initial 150-pound goal, which is just 22 pounds away. I've posted new pics, graphs and weight loss logs on my profile here at obesityhelp.com and on my personal site: * http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=.1053013504&NoStatic=1 - My obesityhelp.com profile, with a journal and some pics. * http://www.ace-reporter.com/bariatric - My personal site, with more pics, more weight logs, and more weight loss graphs Friends and colleagues -- and even people I *barely* know at all -- are still constantly remarking on the change, which I know has been so dramatic for all of us, no matter at what stage of our journey we're at. Some days I've gotten as many as nine comments from folks saying such things as "Jen, you're wasting away," or "you look amazing!" Today was more typical; two coworkers remarked on my transformation. I have to admit, I am a glutton for the compliments, even though I feel a bit guilty about it at times, mainly because I've had such an easy time post-op, and I'm unwilling to share the secret to my success with everyone. It's a great feeling to get that daily affirmation from the scale and from the people around me. I honestly wonder how difficult it will be to leave that behind when my weight finally does stabilize, when I've reached (or, hopefully, surpassed) my goal! I feel so very normal now. I'm no longer self conscious taking a seat on the subway or on an airplane. And, now, the airplane seat belt fits around me. My belly doesn't bump the bottom of my car's steering wheel. I can climb two flights of stairs with ease. Interestingly, even though I'm still a good 20-30 pounds heavier than some of my friends, I appear to be in much better shape. I'm working out and doing strength training regularly; as a consequence, I'm stronger and healthier even beyond the significant weight loss. This was most clearly illustrated to me a few weeks ago when I was hiking up a path with a friend and she had to stop a few times to rest. I was ready and willing to keep going the entire time. Beyond the physical transformation, I feel changed emotionally and mentally. I've told close friends I feel more fun now. I'm more flirtatious and more confident. I'd like to think that I didn't need to experience dramatic weight loss to unlock all of this great personality that had been covered up for so long, but perhaps I really did. At any rate, I could gush about the dramatic changes in my life for hours; I suspect we all have similar stories, and frankly, I would love to hear them. I'm loving reading about and celebrating everyone's success in the past six months. We've all come a very, very long way. Congratulations!