6mo. out and plain ole disgusted!

Hey Carol, Keep your chin up! We all feel disgusted from time to time. I look at it this way...If I didn't have the surgery, where would I be today? I'm sure it would be alot higher than what I weighed the day of my surgery. I know that I was feeling the EXACT same way as you...but reading everyone elses posts really helped. And...whoever said it was right...We all (or at least most of us) have a silly notion in our head that we should be down at least 100 lbs by 6 months, but were we ever told that by our surgeons? I know I was not...but I put that pressure on myself anyway. Go figure. I guess I still have the old habit of trying to set myself up for failure. I know that I now want to concentrate on exercise and yes, drinking my water...I have been slacking on both. BUT...boy it sure is great to talk to and know that there are others out there that feel the same way as I do from time to time. WE WILL SUCCEED!!!!

Hmmm... I see that this is a normal thing... I started out around 270 and planned on losing 100 lbs. Since surgery my weight has been coming off several pounds a week. Kind of like someone pulled the plug on the fat drain. I lost about 75 pounds... up until Feb 11th. Then all of a sudden it stopped! I haven't lost a freaking ounce since then! Wow! Now I know what a plateau is. It can be discouraging, until we look back at some old photos and remember how we used to feel. I may be stuck at losing only 75% of my over-weight. But, that's not too bad. I know that I am much healthier and my clothes fit better than they have since high school. I will just weight and see! Tom

Hi Carol, I had my surgery on September 8th. I began at 250 and now weigh 172. I remember going to my first appointment after my surgery. There were two other ladies who had the surgery the same day, we called ourselves "the triplets", and they were both there that day. It was like a mini reunion. Well I was first and I lost 20 pounds and they both lost over 30 pounds. I was so discouraged and called up my sister-in-law who had had the surgery 10 months earlier. She assured me that 20 pounds was still very good and that it is important to always remember that people are different. Because our weights are not way over like some of the other people our weight loss might not be as fast as others who started out larger. I look at it this way, I once lost 50 pounds in my life but it took me 2 years to do it, so it is a blessing to have lost 78 pounds in 6 months. And even though there may be hanging skin, that's just cosmetic, you weigh less and are much healthier now. I have been a little slow losing weight recently, but I am still 5 dress sizes and 55 inches smaller than I started and so when I get discouraged I try and remember that. If it makes you feel any better my doctor told me that I was 15 pounds ahead of schedule so he would probably be very impressed with a 90 pound weight loss and I can't wait to be at 90 pounds. I say congratulations you're doing great!

Thanks guys for all your replies, since I posted this I have went to the doc and had gained 5 flipping pounds! That puts my total loss at 87 lbs. I have went from a size 28 to a size 14 and from 258 to 171 and from 5 ' tall to 5' 2". I guess all in all I am not doing too dern bad but it does get discouraging. I havent lost any lbs but I have lost inches. You guys are all doing great and I appreciate all your well wishes and just listening to me whine! Its so nice to know I am not alone! Thanks for being my support and ya'll keep up the good work! Hugs, Carol

HI. Try not to compare yourself to others. We are all different. I had my surgery on 9/22/03 and have lost 90 lbs. I was 387 to start and now just went under the 300 mark. It was a great milestone for me. As long as the weight goes down and not up, I wouldn't worry. It's coming off faster than ever before for me and probably for you also. Try increasing your activity (I like that word better than exercise.) - try walking in a tranquil place like a park or by the water or in sand for a great workout. Perhaps walking the malls works for you. I have had trouble with finding time to walk, so I park the car farther away than I used to from where I have to go. That helps. I have started some hand weight exercises during lunch with 3 other people at work. This encourages me to keep doing it as they miss me when I don't join in. These are some of my suggestions for you. But do not fret - you will get there. Be happy and proud with what you have already accomplished - you are a tremendous success already - so embrace it. Good luck. - Priscilla Mar****io.