My three month check-up was today

Tabby C.
on 1/22/07 1:17 pm - West Alexander, PA

Well, first off...I wanted to be 210 by my appt today. I was 212 on Friday and Saturday, then went to a party on Saturday night and at about 5 cubes of beer bread in dip, about 3 nachos with buffalo wing dip and 2 hot wings throughout the night (I also drank 2 bottles of water while I was there). The next morning I was up TWO pounds!!! TWO POUNDS!!! WTF????

How did that happen???? I would have eaten ten times that pre-op and probably not have gained at all...TWO POUNDS??? That just sucked. This morning I was down to 213. Darn it!!! My appt went good. They weighed me and I was 215 and the nurse didn't subtract anything for my clothes and all of the other ones have. PLUS...My appt was at 11:20, so by the time I got there I had downed a 12 oz protein shake and half a bottle of water. They said that I was down 66.5 lbs and I said according to my scale I was down 69, so I am going with my scale, because that is the one I weigh myself on each day. She said my protein intake sounds good, I look good, my weight is great, only things I need to work on is getting in all of my calcium and exercise 5 days a week. Need work on that. Then my nurse told me that she was leaving, so she wouldn't be there for my next appt. She is going to another hospital. I really liked her, too. I left there feeling OK, but not great. Maybe because I didn't reach the goal I set for myself or maybe because of the weather. Who knows. After that, my MIL and I went shopping and I got some cute clothes at Lane Bryant in size 18/20 tops and then I put on a pr of 18 jeans and asked for 18 talls and the girl told me to come out of the dressing room to show her the jeans and when I did, she told me that she didn't think I wanted the 18's because they have the stretch in them and were a little big to start with. They talked me into getting 16's!!!!

WOW!!! I put them on and they buttoned and zipped. I couldn't believe. it. Helped a little with my funk. Oh hell...tomorrow is another day. Kick it back in gear again. Sorry this got so long. Hot Sugar Free Cocoa to all who made it this far...Hugs,

Tabby

Susan T.
on 1/22/07 1:40 pm - Waco, TX

RNY on 10/02/06

Hey Tabby!!! Sorry to hear you were upset about not making your personal goal. I'm sure you'll reach it by the end of the week though. So, in my book you can still count it as being made.

BTW, the things you ate at the party were both high in fat and sodium. You were probably retaining water......just give it a couple of days and I bet it all drops away.

CONGRATS on the 16s. I just bought a pair of 18s yesterday and am thinking I probably should've bought 16s and wore them a little tight for a week. Oh well.....they were on sale for $10, so I'm not going to complain when I only wear them for 3 weeks (if that long).

Thanks for the S/F cocoa. It was yummy.

Susan

Aime B.
on 1/22/07 6:38 pm - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 10/12/06

Congrats Tabby, I had wanted to be in Onederland by my 3 month appt. Alas, I didn't make it. I also had to choose between my scale and the doctors scale. I chose mine. It had me weighing about 2 lbs more then mine. My scale weight is without food and clothing. Congrats on the size 16's. I haven't been brave enough to try any as yet. I am able to wear extra large so that is working for me. My 18's are loose, but they are still comfortable.

es on the job well done. Aime

Patricia S.
on 1/22/07 9:16 pm - Glen Mills, PA

RNY on 10/25/06

I hear ya on the doctors scale. There was a 4 pound difference between my scale and the doctors yesterday. Contrats on a successful 3 months of wl AND on size 16s!!!!!

hollywatson
on 1/22/07 9:19 pm - Oil City, PA

RNY on 10/10/06

Good morning Tabby!! I agree that you may be retaining some fluid and that is why you gained a couple of pounds and that by the end of the week, you will down to your goal weight so consider your goal reached!! I have my three month check up on Thursday and I am really hoping to be at 190, but when I got weighed yesterday I was at 193...but they say you should get weighed in the AM because that is your true weight...we'll see!! Keep your chin up! Congrats on the size 16! Isn't it a great feeling?!?! Holly

Deanne G.
on 1/22/07 10:53 pm - Bondurant, IA

Congrats on the 16's. Sorry to hear that you did not make it to your personal goal by your appt you will get there in no time (you almost are there). Keep doing what you are doing. You are doing an awesome job! Hugs~~ Deanne

PUDYTAT
on 1/22/07 11:16 pm - CAROLINA SHORES, NC

RNY on 10/13/06

TABBY, WE SEEM TO BE IN THE SAME BOAT W/ OUR 3 MONTH CHECK UPS. I WON'T SWEAT THE TWO POUNDS THOUGH. EASY FOR ME TO SAY. AS ANOTHER POSTER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY WATER RETENTION FOR THE PARTY. BESIDES YOU HAD ALREADY DRANK THE SHAKE AND THE WATER PRIOR TO STEPPING ON THE SCALE. SIZE 16? WAY TO GO GIRL.