Finally the wait is over

WELL HELLO GANG; WELL PRAISE THE LORD the Mother of all plateaus is hopefully over. I went to my PCP today and since I went to Him on the 4th of April I have lost 11 lbs. and seeing as how I had not lost anything prior to last Sunday for 7 weeks then I have to believe that I have lost 11 lbs. since Sunday. I made some adjustments in my eating and stopped drinking all the stuff with artifical sweetner in it and since Sunday I have only drank water with nothing in it just plain H2O. Also I have had to eat till I am over full, although still not over 1200 calories (ha, ha) LOL when can I ever have have said that in all my life. Go figure. All I can say is that when it comes to figuring out this whole thing, I thought that I had done all the research and new all there was to know about how to handle all these situations, but now all that I am sure of is that just when you think you have the upper hand life throws you another curve. (That is just to keep you humble.) As I myself have done and so many others are now doing, that is worring that you are doing something wrong because you are not losing weight. Remember this, that we are quick to tell others when they are asking this same question to quit worring you are not finished losing weight just wait you will start losing again when your body catches up, well I am here to tell you, take it from someone who has probably been on a stall or a plateau or what ever you choose to call it more than he has been on the losing side and while I figure that I am probably at the norm with my weight loss and while I may have lost more than some and less than others and while I for some reason find myself with pangs of jealousy when I read that some of you have lost over a hundred lbs. after you have had your surgery 2 and a 1/2 weeks after me and even though I may not know why except that I am in such a big hurry to get where you are I just want to say just follow your own advise, the advise you give to everyone else who asks this question. Stop worrying, stop beating yourself up, just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride, for even when we take a train, bus or plane or whatever the mode of transportation we choose there are always going to be waits, stalls and times when we reach stopping places where even though we want to continue going though it may be detremental to our health, find ourselves at those holding spots that are good for us. I guess what I am trying to say we are all where we are suppose to be and it is my hope for all of us that we can take time out of all this maddening pace in which we find ourselves, to reflect on where we have come from in the past 5 months and where we hope to be in the next 5, to enjoy what we have accomplished and to give thanks to God and our Lord Jesus Christ that through the leading of the Holy Spirit we are enjoying being set free from the prison of weight forever Praise God . It is also my wish for all of us that we will stop getting so caught up in how much we are or are not losing and get our minds on the fact that if God has brought us to it He will bring us through it and while it is important to us how much we may or may not be losing, it is more important for us to remain healthy in body and mind so it is time that we lighten up and enjoy what has been and is going on in our lives. I hope this is as uplifting to you when you read it as it has been for me while I was writing it. Your Losing Friend James

Congrats James... I knew it was coming!!!! And, yes, it was very uplifting to read... I am so glad for you... Keep up the great work!!! Susan Lap RNY 12-1-04 285-205-155 (-80)

PRAISE GOD! BONBON

I'm so happy for you James. Keep up the good work your right about learning our body and understanding what we are doing wrong when it comes to WLS and where we want to be in the future, only we can make this pouch work "remember everyone it's only a tool" I have not been eating well and food has not being going down to well either. I basically hate food at this point in my journey. I had to stop and think to myself. What are you doing wrong Donna?? I'm not getting in enough water so as of today I'm going to PUSH the water BIG time and see how my baby pouch acts. I love that word "baby pouch" Donna 338/227 -111

Way to Go James! Thanks for the uplifting words. Deana -72 LBS (My scale is stuck)

James, Congrats on your success and thank you for the words of great advice. Loni -74 lbs

Good words and ideas. Glad your stall is over. I try very hard daily, to not get caught in my own web of worry about the scale and my weight loss. I remember that since December my life is changing all the time and for the better. I did not get so morbidly obese over night. Years of excess and abuse of my person pushed me over the top. I was the one who opened my mouth and ate. Sure I had medical conditions that made weight loss almost impossible, but the medical conditions would not have happened if I controlled my eating. I step forward and take responsibility for my conditons. Now I step forward and take responsibility for my progress, new found control, good choices, and the pleasure of this journey to a healthier happier life. Sure I want the gratification of an instant fix. But I know that will not happen. That is ok. I don't think I could handle the changes if they came any faster. The way I am living each day now insures that my weight will continue to decrease. Less in, good choices, exercise, and a happy mind and soul all help to make me better, make all of us better. Have we given up one addiction for another.....watching the scales go down? Come on December crew. Be happy with your, our achievements. Revel and delight in what we have done. Recognize the progress we have made in just 4 short months. Come on have any of us lost so much weight like this before? No never! We can set mini goals, I have one for June 15th. I would like to lose another 20 lbs for a 100 lbs total by my 6 month follow up with my weight management doctors. Maybe I can do this in 6 weeks and maybe I can't. I won't fuss over this. Being 57 years old on this journey has been a blessing and a burden. I sometimes get so mad that this great journey has to happen so late in my life. Why did I spend 40 years struggling with my weight. Why did I allow my adult years to be cloaked in fatness and all that this fatness did to me, my bones, my mind, my soul, my relationships. OOOOH I can really get my heart and mind racing with these thought. But the journey did not come sooner. I must exist, grow, and function now with this journey and not live in the past. I know that I must be thankful each day of my new life. And I am. I am empowered now, I have taken control of me. This is good. So I live each day, do not put pressures on me and my performance. I dwell in a peaceful place, happy with who I am, what I am becoming, and knowing that I share my place on the journey with a whole wonderful crew of humans doing this together. We share, we laugh, we cry, we explore, we encourage so much for each other. Let us look at all the good things happen to us. Each have different speeds on this journey. May the journey be gracious to you all. Delight in yourselves and in each other. Love, Monica 12/06/04 330/250/1??

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited for you.... I am going off artifical sweetners today!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok well maybe tomorrow. I agree with you God is good!!!!!!!!!!! Jane 329/241 -88lbs 12/6/04

Hey James, Praise God ! I am so happy for you. And thank you for your uplifting words of encouragement. I am one of those slow losers also...And your so right...about everything you said..Thank the Lord for this weight loss surgery and the weight will finally come off...We can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us...Praise God! May God Bless each and every one of us on this journey of weight loss and in our lives in all ways...NannaS

:clap... so proud of my sweetie! YOU GO BOY! Vera, Crew Encouarger!!!