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Topic: RE: Plateau
I am so glad to have found your post today. Even though this one is kind of old it helped me tremendously. I lost 20 lbs my first two weeks after surgery then I just stopped and I've been at the same weight for a week now. I really hope it doesn't last as long as some of the other posters. I told my husband "if I had surgery to lose 20 lbs I was going to be ticked!!!!" I will just keep my head up and look to the future. Thanks for your post.
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing on their weight loss?
hi there everyone,
ive currently lost 40 pounds off my pre-op weight of 323 pounds.exciting hey.i love that i had my surgery (on10/11/09) and i dont regret not one second of it.
i have suffered pretty severe dumping syndrome, in my case i threw everythng up. i twas gross,but its finally slowing down. ive gone from 1 to 2 times a day to1 to 2 times a week. i do also get pain straight after i eat but it goes away within half hour/ 45 min.i usually havea lie down when the pain strikes. i had my bloods done at 3 months post-op and alls going great. my diabetes is gone and so is the high blood pressure and im also off all medication now even my insulin
. im so proud of that. i do have low iron so ive started taking a iron supplement. and yes i too am losing hair but lucky for me i had thick hair before this so it isnt noticeable. i have only just started to walk and exercise so im hoping the weight might drop a little quicker but im also happy with my procress so far.
and im looking to make new friends on oh so please add me if you too are looking for new friends who understand what your going through.
good luck everyone and happy losing, your doing great
Take care
tanya
ive currently lost 40 pounds off my pre-op weight of 323 pounds.exciting hey.i love that i had my surgery (on10/11/09) and i dont regret not one second of it.
i have suffered pretty severe dumping syndrome, in my case i threw everythng up. i twas gross,but its finally slowing down. ive gone from 1 to 2 times a day to1 to 2 times a week. i do also get pain straight after i eat but it goes away within half hour/ 45 min.i usually havea lie down when the pain strikes. i had my bloods done at 3 months post-op and alls going great. my diabetes is gone and so is the high blood pressure and im also off all medication now even my insulin
. im so proud of that. i do have low iron so ive started taking a iron supplement. and yes i too am losing hair but lucky for me i had thick hair before this so it isnt noticeable. i have only just started to walk and exercise so im hoping the weight might drop a little quicker but im also happy with my procress so far. and im looking to make new friends on oh so please add me if you too are looking for new friends who understand what your going through.
good luck everyone and happy losing, your doing great
Take care
tanya
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing on their weight loss?
Teresa S.
Beginning Weight 303 Surgery weight 236 Amount lost by surgery date 67lbs
Starting BMI 63.3 Surgery BMI 49.3 Goal Weight 125 Goal BMI 26.1
In Order To Change...a Caterpillar must have the faith of a Butterfly
Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum.. I just started reading on here today.. I have been on the BMI over 50 forum and I love it there, but I feel like I am not loosing as much as the others are and it gets me depressed.. for some reason I thought to look for a forum with people that had the surgery the same month as I did to see how they were doing.. after reading here I feel so much better.. some are loosing more and some less.. so I feel like I am ok.. I think I will try to continue to use this forum..
I had my surgery on 11/23/09.. I had lost 67 lbs before surgerybasically follow the same diet plan as now.. only I was eating just 800 calories a day and not all protein..I have lost 31 lbs since surgery.. the good news is that I am just 2 lbs away from loosing 100lbs total.. but I still have a long way to go.. I still have over 80lbs to loose.. at the rate I am going it will take me quite awhile.. but I am determined to get there..
highest weight Feb 2009 303# BMI 60.3
surgery weight Nov 2009 236# BMI 49.3 lost 67 lbs no longer super morbidly obese..
current weight Feb 2010 205# BMI 42.84 lost 98 lbs
I have also lost 60 inches so far.. 20 1/2 just from the waist..
I am proud of my accomplishments and now I feel like I am doing ok at loosing.. I see others who are as overweight as I was and they are losing so much faster, but they did not loose as much as I did before surgery and follow such a strict diet for that long.. the nut tells me that it why the loss now is so slow.. but my doc keeps telling me he would like to see it come off faster.. you know what ... so would I.. but this is all it is doing.. I follow the eating to a T.. I measure everything that goes in my mouth.. I keep a food diary every day.. I get in all my water everyday. I do Wii fit everday for an hour and I walk on the treadmill 2x a day for 10 minutes.. sometimes I do Wii twice if my back is not too sore.. I get in about 90-100g protein a day and stay below 1200 calories.. so if anyone can tell me what I need to do to loose faster I would love to know.. I go to my surgeon tomorrow for my 3 months check up and I really dread it.. I hate the comments he makes.... the nut seems to be the only one telling me I am doing good..
well anyway.. I would love to join this forum if you guys will have me.. I will let you know how my visit goes tomorrow but probably wont report until Tuesday as my appt is at 4:30 and it is 4 hours from home..
thanks for listening to me..
huggs..
I am new to this forum.. I just started reading on here today.. I have been on the BMI over 50 forum and I love it there, but I feel like I am not loosing as much as the others are and it gets me depressed.. for some reason I thought to look for a forum with people that had the surgery the same month as I did to see how they were doing.. after reading here I feel so much better.. some are loosing more and some less.. so I feel like I am ok.. I think I will try to continue to use this forum..
I had my surgery on 11/23/09.. I had lost 67 lbs before surgerybasically follow the same diet plan as now.. only I was eating just 800 calories a day and not all protein..I have lost 31 lbs since surgery.. the good news is that I am just 2 lbs away from loosing 100lbs total.. but I still have a long way to go.. I still have over 80lbs to loose.. at the rate I am going it will take me quite awhile.. but I am determined to get there..
highest weight Feb 2009 303# BMI 60.3
surgery weight Nov 2009 236# BMI 49.3 lost 67 lbs no longer super morbidly obese..
current weight Feb 2010 205# BMI 42.84 lost 98 lbs
I have also lost 60 inches so far.. 20 1/2 just from the waist..
I am proud of my accomplishments and now I feel like I am doing ok at loosing.. I see others who are as overweight as I was and they are losing so much faster, but they did not loose as much as I did before surgery and follow such a strict diet for that long.. the nut tells me that it why the loss now is so slow.. but my doc keeps telling me he would like to see it come off faster.. you know what ... so would I.. but this is all it is doing.. I follow the eating to a T.. I measure everything that goes in my mouth.. I keep a food diary every day.. I get in all my water everyday. I do Wii fit everday for an hour and I walk on the treadmill 2x a day for 10 minutes.. sometimes I do Wii twice if my back is not too sore.. I get in about 90-100g protein a day and stay below 1200 calories.. so if anyone can tell me what I need to do to loose faster I would love to know.. I go to my surgeon tomorrow for my 3 months check up and I really dread it.. I hate the comments he makes.... the nut seems to be the only one telling me I am doing good..
well anyway.. I would love to join this forum if you guys will have me.. I will let you know how my visit goes tomorrow but probably wont report until Tuesday as my appt is at 4:30 and it is 4 hours from home..
thanks for listening to me..
huggs..
Teresa S.
Beginning Weight 303 Surgery weight 236 Amount lost by surgery date 67lbs
Starting BMI 63.3 Surgery BMI 49.3 Goal Weight 125 Goal BMI 26.1
In Order To Change...a Caterpillar must have the faith of a Butterfly
designera
on 2/26/10 4:38 am
on 2/26/10 4:38 am
Topic: RE: Hairloss
Have noticed the past couple of washings that I am shedding way more hair! I upped my protein and still take my biotin so I am bracing myself and praying that my hair stays health and full!!!!
Autumn
Forever greatful for a second chance!
designera
on 2/26/10 4:35 am
on 2/26/10 4:35 am
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing on their weight loss?
Hello all!! I am down 65lbs since surgery on November 30th. I am doing wonderful!No real serious complications. I am basically a vegan now....no milk, no eggs, no meat. So I do eat cheese and beans a lot....oh salad is my new thing and was so happy it does not bother my pouchee!! I have a hard time getting all my water in most days. I do all my vitamins and protein! I love Nectar fuzzy navel and I mix it with 100% orange juice! The juice doesnt bother me but other sugar really does! I dump on fried foods and sugar. Other than that I am feeling amazing. I now run and have went from a size 26 to a tight 16. I have so much energy that I am hardly on here but stop by from time to time! Congrats to everyone's success and keep up the awesome work!!!!
Autumn
Forever greatful for a second chance!
Topic: RE: Hairloss
YES! Handfulls every day :) Someone called their shower the hair gravehard... I would echo that! It comes out in handfulls after combing it and throughout the day. It's been doing this for a month now though... sure how it slows soon.
Topic: Hairloss
Mary
HW 238 SW 215 GW 135 2nd GW 125 CW 120
So at 3 months out anyone else loosing their hair? I might have lost 70 lbs but I think that half of it was hair.
Mary HW 238 SW 215 GW 135 2nd GW 125 CW 120
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing on their weight loss?
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
1 Peter 5:10
I know this thread was started a while ago, but I think it important to keep it going.
I am now down 60lbs since my surgery on November 9th. Thats 20lbs a month average and you really can't beat that. I am hoping to hit 199 by April 9th. I will admit that I am still working on the protein. At this point I think I am only getting in maximum of 60grams a day in protein. But thats much better then I have been doing. I usually get a shake in for breakfast,( 20 grams)something protein rich for lunch ..(20grams). and dinner (20grams). I struggle eating in the morning (hence the shake) and at night I really dont want a full meal. So I try to snack on meats and cheeses to get the protein in. I never sat down for dinner. Not necessarily a good thing but my stomach cant seem to stomach it. But if I grab jerky, or grilled chicken strips, or shrimp a little at a time I can get more in, so thats what I do and it works for me.
Dont get me started on fluids. I just cant drink much but I never could. Takes me 2 hours to drink a 16oz bottle of water and thats with effort. On a good day I get in 60oz but I normally average 45oz.. Hopefully the spring and summer will make me more active, which in turn will make me want to drink more. Who knows, we will see.
2B
I just started exercising so im sure my weightloss will continue, I am currently wearing size 14W and I am working hard to get out of the womans sizes and move on to misses. I think I can do that with another 20lbs loss and some toning excercises at the gym, so we will see.
I am now down 60lbs since my surgery on November 9th. Thats 20lbs a month average and you really can't beat that. I am hoping to hit 199 by April 9th. I will admit that I am still working on the protein. At this point I think I am only getting in maximum of 60grams a day in protein. But thats much better then I have been doing. I usually get a shake in for breakfast,( 20 grams)something protein rich for lunch ..(20grams). and dinner (20grams). I struggle eating in the morning (hence the shake) and at night I really dont want a full meal. So I try to snack on meats and cheeses to get the protein in. I never sat down for dinner. Not necessarily a good thing but my stomach cant seem to stomach it. But if I grab jerky, or grilled chicken strips, or shrimp a little at a time I can get more in, so thats what I do and it works for me.
Dont get me started on fluids. I just cant drink much but I never could. Takes me 2 hours to drink a 16oz bottle of water and thats with effort. On a good day I get in 60oz but I normally average 45oz.. Hopefully the spring and summer will make me more active, which in turn will make me want to drink more. Who knows, we will see.
2B
I just started exercising so im sure my weightloss will continue, I am currently wearing size 14W and I am working hard to get out of the womans sizes and move on to misses. I think I can do that with another 20lbs loss and some toning excercises at the gym, so we will see.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
1 Peter 5:10
Topic: RE: Novembers'ers what are we eatting and doing?
Mrs. Joan, HI.
I was looking up the causes of my hair loss which is major. I found out that low calcium and iron and zinc will cause body aches and hair loss. check it out and see if that might help your aches. I hope it will get better. I'm going to increase mine to see. take care
Laurie
I was looking up the causes of my hair loss which is major. I found out that low calcium and iron and zinc will cause body aches and hair loss. check it out and see if that might help your aches. I hope it will get better. I'm going to increase mine to see. take care
Laurie
Laurie 
Topic: RE: Novembers'ers what are we eatting and doing?
THX, MS. JOAN FOR YOU SHARE, I HAVE HAD TO GET NEW BRA'S CAUSE THE GIRLS AREN'T WHAT OR WHERE, THEY USE TO BE.
. I HAVE NOTICED I SLOUCH A LOT, MY THINKING IS
,BEFORE THERE WAS A NICE LARGE ROLL OF FAT TUBE TO KEEP ME UP. NOW, AS THE TUBE DEFLATES, I'M NOT AS SUPPORTED IN THE MID SECTION AS BEFORE, WITH MY LARGER RING OF CHUB. I THINK I MAY NEED TO DO SOME CORE DEVELOPMENT. OH NO NOT SIT UPS.
OKAY i JUST STARTED AND USE A FLOOR BALL.MUCH EASIER TO GET UP FROM. HAAHAA.
i HAVEN'T DONE ANY EXERCISES IN ABOUT A WEEK, DUE TO KNEES.
I CAN HEAR MY SURGEON NOW. 
.
ANY WAY, KEEP UP ALL YOUR WORK AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT ACHE BODY AND WHAT YOUR DOING FOR RELIEF. TAKE CARE AND TAKE PRISONERS IF NEED BE.
Laurie
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