Weekly Weigh In week of 11/5

Valorie, No gain is still success with all the stress and pain you've had! In the past, under the same cir****tances, I'll bet you would never have maintained your weight!!! Congrats on a good jot! CeCe

It is difficult to believe it has been almost a year. I don't have anything really special planned. I am going to give a testimonial at my surgeon's support group meeting on Saturday. Ya'll know me - I have no idea when last I posted so I am just going to do global numbers. Starting 358 Current 190 Loss 168 (I will weigh again Sat. morning and hopefully I will be able to report a 170 pound loss.) I always secretly thought that it would be great to get to 158 - a 200 pound loss - but felt that might not be an attainable goal but it starting to look realistic- especially since I will get all this excess skin removed. This is an amazing ride my friends but I fear for me - the hard part is about to begin. I rode my bike yesterday - had a great time. My mom is going to come for my surgery and stay for a week. This will help so much. My kids go to school in a town about 30 min. from my house - I work in that little town. Well I won't be coming to work but we still have to figure out how to get the kids to school for 5 days. It will be so much help to have her and so much company I am looking forward to it. Hard to believe my surg. is less than 6 weeks away. Great job everyone. Swell hell is sure to go down soon. And I'm telling you a push on a week with an accident and loss of exercise would be a gift from God to me! Trudy

Hi Trudy! I bet you WILL get to a 200 pound loss! Amazing YOU have done so well. when is your surgery scheduled for? 168 pounds WOW! Hugs, Britt

I have to check in at the hospital on Dec. 13th. I work in the school system so with built in Christmas break that will be 3 weeks then I am hoping I will feel like returning to work. You know I never said the 200 thing out loud - seemed like too much to ask for - you know. And now to think maybe... makes my heart flutter. My WLS surgeon will do my surgery and it is closer to a lower body lift. He will go all the way around my body and remove skin/fat. He will completely cut off the scar from my open surgery - in the front he will start at about to my sternum then down to waist - all the way around - then low hips and he will remove from between the waist and the hips and try to pull up my butt etc. I trust him totally which is a really good feeling. I have heard that his isn't as pretty as a plastic surgeons would be but to be honest I am not going to be running around so that anyone but me and my hubby will see his work. I think this will make the most difference though in how my clothes fit.

Trudy, I think your 200 lb "secret" goal is totally obtainable for you! You are one determined lady. Any might I say BRAVE. The proceedure you are going to have sounds so complicated and very traumatic for the body. It is wonderful that your original surgeon does this proceedure. I don't know if I could place me faith in a new person for such a complicated surgery. I know you will be fine. Having your Mom around will surely lighten the load on you. Sounds like you will be out of commission for some time afterwards. Take it as easy as you can and let others wait on you. Just ask Wanda what independance got her. It isn't worth it in the long run. Have a great week. Valorie

Keep us posted are you staying over night. That works out great with your vacation time I bet that you will drop several sizes - how exciting

Britt, Great job maintaining your loss and Happy One Year Surgiversary tomorrow, Surgery Sister! It is hard to believe, isn't it? Maintaining is just as important as losing! I think we all already know that maintaining our losses isn't going to be easy. When you first have surgery and even up to the 6th or 7th month, we seem to wonder how people could regain weight. Then, you realize it's going to be hard work! Oh, well, we can do it! My plastic surgery is one week from today. I won't be weighing in the next few weeks! I don't have the courage Wanda has!!! Here's my weekly stats: Starting Weight: 245.25 Last Week: 148.75 This Week: 147.50 Loss This Week: 1.25 Total Loss: 97.75 BMI: 25.3 This is first time in a long time that I've had a weight loss of at least ONE POUND. WHEW!

Cece, I wasn't going to weigh either. But when my waistline looked like a spare tire and I couldn't fit in my pants I just had to see what the number was. I've actually gained 6 inches in my waist. I've not seen any pictures taken a few days after ps that looks like me. I'm very concerned and depressed. I look awful. I'm on day six and it's not subsiding. My results are not typical so don't become concerned that this will happen to you. You will do great. Wanda

Cece my surgery sis Happy 1 year surgiversary!!!! I agree Wand ais a brave soul stepping on the scale - but to be honest - I am ddicted - I would have gotten on too! Congrats on your 1.25 pound loss this week. I cannot believe your PS is a week away - WOW! I AM EXCITED FOR YOU! hugs, Britt

Hello everyone Well as of to day I am half the man I use to be, it is not often a person can say that and it is a good thing. This morning I weighed 272 pounds and that is 272 pounds lost since my surgery date. I never in my wildest dreams ever would of thought that in just 9 days short of 1 year I could of lost this much weight this fast. Back when my doctor told me he could see me getting down to 250 pounds I thought he was crazy. Well as time went on I thought that yes maybe in time I could reach that goal, and now I a am sure of it, as a matter of fact I am thinking about resetting my goal. I first thought about resetting it at 200 pounds (with the help of my skin removal surgery) but I am going to shoot for 199 pounds so I can reach my ultimate goal of dropping below the 200 pound mark. But even if I don't reach that goal I am so happy that I have done what I have so far. Even if I don't lose another pound I will be happy, because not only have I lost weight, I have regained my life back again I am in the best physical condition I have been in since my high school days. Hope everyone has a great week. Alan H. Highest weight--10/2001----------- 878 First consult -----12/2005--------------613 Surgery date-11/14/2007---------544 First goal under--500---------------498 Second goal under 400-5/14/07--399 Third Goal Under 300-10/1/07 --299 Today---11/5//07-------------------------------272 Total loss from highest weight-----606 Total loss from 1st consult---------341 Total loss from surgery date------272 Total lost this week----------------------------- -6