Left Behind...

SO MUCH LOVE... SO MUCH SUPPORT... SO MUCH ADVICE, ALL SO TRUE. I WILL LISTEN, OBEY AND TRY ALL THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN. I WEIGHED MYSELF TODAY, AND I AM BACK WHERE I STARTED, 287. I FORGOT, IT IS THAT TIME OF THE MONTH, AND WATER WEIGHT GAIN IS AN ISSUE FOR ME. MONDAY, I WAS 295, NOW 287... WOW, HOW THE BODY CHANGES SO QUICKLY. I AM SURE ONCE THIS 'WOMAN STUFF' IS OVER, I'LL BE LESS THAN 287! I JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING DOWN, SO I WILL NEVER SEE 290 ANYTHING EVERY AGAIN! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND FRIENDSHIP. EACH OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND I WILL BE WRITING YOU PERSONALLY, TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, OVER AND OVER AGAIN! THANKS SO MUCH TO EACH OF YOU... I AM IN TEARS! ALL YOUR PRAYERS, PERSISTANCE AND LOVE IS PAYING OFF, BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW OUTLOOK. I SEE WHAT I AM DOING WRONG... I AM COMPARING MYSELF, AND SHOULD NOT. I AM NOT EATING, AND MY WATER INTAKE IS UNSTABLE. MY PROTEIN IS ALSO OFF BALANCE, AND I AM DEFINATELY NOT DOING ALL I SHOULD BE. I DO WORK OUT A LOT... AND HAVE ORDERED A BOFLEX TREADCLIMBER, FOR MY BASEMENT. I WILL CHANGE... I MUST, IF I WANT TO STAY HEALTHY. I AM LOVIN WHERE I AM NOW... NOT A DIABETIC ANYMORE... NO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, NO HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR OTHER PROBLEMS... MEDICATION FREE! I FEEL WONDERFUL AND THE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES... FOR THIS ALONE IS WHY I SMILE! IF I DON'T LOOSE ANOTHER POUND, I AM GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY... ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND THE LOVE THAT HAS COME FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU.... I LOVE YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY YOU! VERA, CREW ENCOURAGER ENCOURAGED!

I've lost 36 since surgery, so be grateful for your miracle. It is very hard NOT to be very jealous and upset when you see others moving along the path so much faster than you are. This week in particular I have been really frustrated by my slow losing. I lose a couple of pounds then stall out for 2-3 weeks. Yes, I am 30.5% of the way to my goal weight, but I want to be there tomorrow. Intellectually I know that everybody loses at a different rate but emotionally on that particular topic I'm very much the infant. I want what I want NOW! I don't want to wait for 27 more months to get to my goal (which is how long it will take me at the current rate), I want to get there much faster. I've been thinking of late that I'm not eating enough. I've been eating maybe 800 calories daily, maybe less. I'm going to add in a serving of whole grain something daily and a serving of high fiber fruit daily to see if that will help nudge my metabolism along a bit faster. I'm also going to make an appointment with the endocrinologist to see if my hypothyroidism is being adequately treated. During each of my stalling periods, I try to find one goal to focus on to keep me sane, like increasing my protein consumption, increasing my water intake, increasing the frequency of my exercising, increasing the intensity of my exercise. I'm running out of new goals as of this stall period, however. Now it is back to the straight and narrow: eat what you're supposed to, drink your fluids and get some exercise, ....eat...drink... exercise, ...eat...drink...exercise... Don't know if this helps much. You aren't the only one in this boat. Sue O.

Vera, Vera, Vera...Thank you so much for posting this question, but...guess what??? You are not alone...There are so many of us who feel the same way...I know I doand by reading these posts it has given me more insight on what I should be doing...and that is more H20!!! I have lost 59lbs since the day of surgery and a total WL of 95lbs in all....I am only going to weigh myself once a week and track my eating and excercise on a weekly basis as well. My WL has slowed to a 1-2lbs a week, which I know to be healthy, and I am greatful for that. I know that I am eating correctly as long as I don't gain any weight and continue to lose...I also know that if you plateau you are losing inches Too ...That is a good thing. Right? Lets just all do what we do best and continue to support each other. Have a great day Vera, Now, Go out and smile while you walk off those unwanted Calories...Hmmmm! Sounds good to me, I'm going to the gym. Thanks for posting! Missy~~~

Hi Vera, Honey I feel just like you - left behind. I've only lost 55 pounds and compared to everyone else here I'm beginning to feel like a failure. It feels like dieting before I had this surgery. I bouce up and I bounce down only to bounce up again. It is a struggle for me! I never know if I'm eating enough or too much. When I eat more like my nutritionist wants me to then I gain, so then I go back to eating very little. You my friend will do just fine. Like the turtle and the hare you will get to that finish line as a new and improved very beautiful and skinny Vera. Hang in there with the rest of us turtles. Mary Salmon -61 before surgery -55 after surgery

Okay, normally I do not post here or really any where else for that matter. I guess I am somewhat of a lurker. But I had to respond to some of the posts that I have read here. First things first, Vera why would you even be able to compare yourself to anyone on this site? If you start out before surgery eating 2,500 calories a day and drop to 1,000 a day, you are going to lose weight, it is scientific that this happens. If you start out eating 3,500 calories a day and drop down to 1,000 a day, you are going to lose more quicker than the person who only consumed 2,500 a day. Basically the bigger you are, or the more you consumed per day, the faster you will lose. It is all mathmatical and cannot be changed or altered by any one of us. You would need to eat an additionaly 3,500 calories a day in order to gain a pound. Right now, I am really not sure that any one of us can eat 3,500 calories in day, unless we ate all day long. I guess I was just really blown away by the comments I read on here and this whole thread. Exercise how many hours on a nordic track? Please, that is not realistic for any long term goal. You are setting yourself up for failure, not long term life style changes. I am just in shock as to some of the eating and exercise habits of some of the folks here. Protein is good for you, but it does do damage in the wrong hands over time. Be yourself, and stop comparing yourselves to anyone else. This site is here for healthy support, not starving yourself or exercising like you are going to change something overnight. Good luck to you all. Jamie