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Topic: Anybody else stressin..
over the lack of weight loss?? Anybody been on a looooong plateau??
Im 17 months out and have not lost anything relevant in 2 months! I have cut back on my carbs, increased the water and protein,,and still stuck. the scale keepos jumping from 196 to 200..and Im getting scared!!! 
And are you all exercising? i havent been, and know that is part of theprobelm,,but how do ya start?? What do ya do?? Im 60 years old and need some support and a little instruction on how to start working these old muscles!!
Anybody got any advice??
And are you all exercising? i havent been, and know that is part of theprobelm,,but how do ya start?? What do ya do?? Im 60 years old and need some support and a little instruction on how to start working these old muscles!!
Anybody got any advice?? 
jacjac
on 1/26/07 12:21 am - apo, ae, NY
on 1/26/07 12:21 am - apo, ae, NY
Topic: RE: Doing great in single land
Good to hear hubby out and about. And be careful of YOU. Glad you are taking girlfriend with you. I get nervous about those online dating things. Take care of you. be happy being single. Hugs, Jacqueline
jacjac
on 1/26/07 12:20 am - apo, ae, NY
on 1/26/07 12:20 am - apo, ae, NY
Topic: RE: josh
I think of Josh and his family everyday and send positive thoughts that direction. I am glad to hear no news. Hang in there. hugs from Germany, Jacqueline
Topic: josh
i have not heard anything since sunday on josh so i take that is good new when i hear from the family i will let you know ila
Topic: Doing great in single land
Beleive it or not my husband already has a girlfriend. She is his age 38 and she has a 11 year old son. Cant beleive he worked so fast. Kind of hurts. But im happy for him. I am going on a date tomorrow night with a man I meet on the internet. He is my age and very good looking and very nice. I have talk to him on the phone. We are meeting for supper and a few drinks. I will control myself as far as drinking. Being single is something else. I never dreamed there are so many single men out there. I am being very cautious. and will not get into any trouble. And Im meeting him with my girlfriend in tow. So talk later. Me and boyfriend still are fighting about me not moving in with him. Im not that crazy. we fight like a married couple. I dont need to get back into that.
Hugs
Barb
Topic: RE: Back to work!!
Hiya Jacqueline,
Yep January has been pretty slow, I think it's the carb overload recovery going on after the holidays...lol
At least now that your back to work you'll have more to fill your time then food. I donno if your caught up with posts but Hubby got home and now we are due to have a baby Sept 3rd. I'm restricted from pushing,pulling, or lifting anything till my 12 week apt on Feb 22 witch basically cancels my work out routine, it really sucks who woulda thought 2 years ago I would miss working out so much.
Plus the nurse at the OB office told me to try and stick to my wls diet , add some carbs and for now eat whatever will stay down.
Welcome Back !
Shel
Topic: RE: It's been a while
Hi Christine,
It's not an "in your face" type of group here....Some of us are trying to still get to goal, some of us are at goal, etc. Don't feel badly about coming here...We love to hear great progress.
Have you been to a dietitian to talk about how to stop losing? Do you want to stop losing? I think you look fantastic! Just keep eating well, get ALL of your vitamins in (is your blood work up to date and at good levels?) and keep your visits with your surgeon...
Congrats!
Paula
jacjac
on 1/24/07 10:40 pm - apo, ae, NY
on 1/24/07 10:40 pm - apo, ae, NY
Topic: Back to work!!
Hi everyone. I just returned to work today and am so happy to be back. TT and bl healing fine although still a bit sore at times and swelling today( first day back it is to be expected). I am so thrilled to be back on this forum again. Love to read what has been going on since my surgery 8 Jan 07. Sounds like little posting since then? Where is everyone? Glad to hear from Christine again and Shelly and Barb. Who else is out there? Ilsa, thinking of u and JOSH and his family.
I finally found a name of a counselor here in Germany: She is Australian trained in New York so I am going to call and see if I can start counseling. It is that brain stuff that gets me: Even now with TT and BL it is hard to see progress. I still feel very fat and body issues and self esteem issues are just got there. And being grounded: I can't run or do any exercise for four more weeks and I have been eating EVERYTHING: Good or bad. I hate being at home!! So happy to be back to work. That will help the eating thing.
I hope you all are well out there? Jacqueline
Topic: RE: It's been a while
Hey Christine!
You aren't rubbing anyone's face in anything. Your experiences are results of WLS just like everyone else and it's good to hear what you are going through. I'm 5'10 also. I started out at 298. My original goal was 180 and then I put it down to 165 when I realized 180 was doable. at 165 (ok it is really 167.5 right now) I'm within normal BMI for someone our height. As are you by the way. I'd love to stabilize around 163, but am not going to obsess about it.
I think you look healthy in the picture. Certainly skinny, but not anorexic. I think the issue is not so much how you look but if you are healthy. If you are getting your protein and your bloodwork is fine, tell the people who are making comments to buzz off and go get a modeling job. 
The point is to be healthy! If you are living off 2 pieces of celery a day, I'd be worried about anorexia. Otherwise I wouldn't.
I must admit, I'd love to have your problem....
The point is to be healthy! If you are living off 2 pieces of celery a day, I'd be worried about anorexia. Otherwise I wouldn't.
I must admit, I'd love to have your problem.... 
Topic: RE: It's been a while
Thanks for the post and my response is actually going to be different than everyone else. According to BMI calculator you could go to 130 and still be an ok weight.- though I would have an evaluation of ever thing including your body fat %, bone mass and density etc. I would stop worrying about what everyone else says-- sorry but I also include the people here--- and have your doctor help you with that. If he or she is ok with your weight than good. --and congratulations---
What concerns me with your post is the obsession about wanting to lose more, or even just an over concern. I know we are all stressed about going back to where we were. I have just gained a few pounds and am just dying thinking about it.
Please don't stuff yourself to make others happy. There are ways to correctly gain, tone and maintain. Just eating wrong isn't a good path. Get good numbers from your doctor and work with a nutritionist to get a good diet.
Learning to deal with our body images is a very big deal, one thing I think we all over look in our quest for the "perfect numbers" watch out and if it becomes to all consuming try to work with someone- at our surgery group we have small groups that meet every other week to deal with these kinds of things.
By the way your not rubbing it in our faces it is good to see success- also like others when I started to drop below my friends weight- they also said I was to skinny. I can still stand to lose 23 pounds to my drs. ideal middle weight.....
good luck and still congratulations.
donna
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