April Roll Call

Hi! I had mine Oct. 30 2003 and am down 85 lbs. Have gone from a size 28 to a size 16/18 ... 18s kinda big 16s kinda tight. I am wondering how everyone's appetite is? Mine seems to have increased lately and was wondering if this is normal or not. I also seem to have been stuck on the same # for about 2 weeks. Congrats to everyone!

Hello Everyone, WOW! It seems as if everyone is doing great........except me. I have lost 71 pounds since Oct. 20, and I am getting very discouraged. I do exercise, I always have. My doctor told me that is probably why my weight loss seems slow to me, he actually thinks I'm doing great. I am averaging between a 1-2 pound loss each week. There have even been a few weeks when I didn't lose anything at all. I am trying to stay positive, as long as it's going down and not up. I really could use some encouragement and maybe some new ideas for food. I mostly eat grilled chicken breast or protein bars and shakes. I do try to have a bit of fruit and vegetables each day. I have started having the muchies again. It's as if I can't get satisfied. I know I'm not hungry but I have munched on cheese nips a few times and I love baked Doritos. I will put just a few in a bowl and put the box away. Still I know the carbs are BAD! Help! Any suggestions would be great. Keep up the good work. Thanks, Sheila

I started at 308# and today I weighed in at 223#--that is 85#-- I started wearing a size 36w and now wear a size 18--I do my treadmill as much as possible--(hectic work schedual--workacholic) I recently ordered the Total Gym--can't wait for it to arrive. Linda

Hello everyone, When I started this journey I was a solid 28. Now I am a effie 14. Meaning I can wear some size 12s. I have lost a total of 95 pounds. Which is amazing. I also feel my appetite is growing. Which is scarey. I am so excited though that we all only have one way to go and that is down. SO lets give ourselves a and a pat on the back we all deserve it. CONGRATULATIONS.

Congratulations to all my October siblings on your awesome achievements I weigh in once a month on my anniversary and I weighed in last night and I lost another 10 lbs which brings me to 198!!!! I am so excited to be under 200. I don't even know when I was under 200 I think I was a teenager. I just started fitting in a size 12 jeans and 14 dresses. I am so thankful to be blessed with this surgery. Blessings to all of you.

Everyone seems to be doing so well! I started this on October 2 and was 302 that morning and now weigh 192, that's 110lbs down. My goal is 150. I have just started excercising again since I had hernia surgery 4 weeks ago. I started wearing a 26 and now can fit into a size 16. My jeans are still an 18 since it bothers me to wear something close fitting on my incision since it basically was the entire orginial incision that herniated. I am planning a trip to Florida in the middle of June and would love to be a size 14 by then, maybe even a 12. I haven't seen my sisters in two years and she is freaking out just by my most recent picture so it will be nice to see her in person. Erin

Hi everyone!! Wow!! everyone is doing so well. I started on 10-1 weighing 310, I now weigh 223. I have gone from a 30 dress, to an 18, jeans from a 22/24 to a 14/16. Shoe size 8 1/2 to an 8. Rings and watches also getting too big!! What a hoot!! Good luck to all - it's slowin' down!! Stacy 310/223/150 goal - or a size 10, whichever comes first!!

I am doing so much better than the first few months that we started this journey. I started out at 397 but got down to 362 by surgery and now after a long plateau, this morning I weighed 278. Oct 22 I was wearing a 38W pants and 5X top, now I am into a 3X and also 26/28. I have had 3 strictures, but since the last one have been able to eat alot more different foods, but still chicken is not my friend. I do really good with almost any type of pork, even BQ. I walk on the treadmill and that's it for exercise, but before surgery I could not hardly walk to the bathroom, let alone walk outside. A couple of weeks ago I went to a large mall for the first time in more than 7 years. Also I seen my lung doctor for the first time since surgery and he was impressed with the sound of my lungs and that I am off all lung meds (have asthma and had COPD and start of emphesema). I have so much more energy than I have had in years. Marilyn Lap RNY 10/22 362/278 -84 lbs

Wow, everyone is doing awsome!!! I joined the century club last month and then right after that weight loss has practically STOPPED! I'm doing much better getting protein in and am faithfully working out 5 times a week. Stress at work is building up and I am also planning a move cross-country from Massachusetts to Oregon. EEK! I can eat quite a bit more now finally, but still very little compared to others at this stage. Still no meat and very very rarely can I keep fish down. Overall things are pretty good. The head games are tricky (body image) but I'm hoping to work on those with a WLS psycologist in the near future. Everyone keep up the good work!! Amy Lap RNY 10-22-03 349/244/190ish