Sunday Weigh-in

Hi Gang; Well I am just totally disgusted this morning. Last week I was so elated that after 7 weeks of no loss I had dropped to 250 then by Monday I was back up to 255 and as of this morning I am still holding at 255. So what's the deal. I am so frustrated till I told my wife to throw those scales out, hide them or do what ever she wanted to do with them, but get them out of my sight. I know that I have lost 73 lbs in the last 5 months which averages 14.6 lbs per month but I am so tired of the yo yo'ing and the being on stall more than losing. I am tired of eating the way we have to eat and still not losing weight. I have gotten to a point that I hate meal time. There is nothing that I enjoy eating anymore. In fact the only reason I eat most of the time is trying to keep up the protien and water. I have had to give up the C/L and other drinks with artificial sweetners and it seem that with every bottle of water I force down that I must be retaining half of it. In fact I have almost decided to stop forcing anything in me that I do not want wheather it is food or water and if the starvation mode kicks in so be it, as I continue to fight with my body for weight loss anyway so what difference does it make one way or another. Anyway I appreciate you guys letting me vent and I hope that you guys don't think that I am just having a pity party, because that is not it at all. I guess it is just the frustration that I am feeling and if I can't share it with all of you, then who? God Bless You all and I care for all of you deeply but right now I am really ready to jump off this train to see if I can locate me again. Somehow I have got to quit letting this all control my life so much and try to find that sense of humor that I used to have and that jovel person I used to be and see If there really is life after WLS. Your Friend, Jim PS Hope you guys are doing better than me in the losing dept. as well as socially.

Dear Jim, I am feeling frustrated also, but in a different way. I can eat so much more today than I could in January. It's hard to stay on track at work. Every day this week we had a cake, cookies, donuts etc. I found out that I don't dump on sweets and sweets were the reason that I was 5ft and 245 lbs. I am so scared that I have lost all the wt I am going to and I have 65 more to go to reach my goal. One thing that you don't have to contend with is the wt gain that women usually get around their periods, with the choc cravings and pms to contend with! So not only are you off your diet, you are nasty and no one wants to be around you!!! You never know, maybe there are male hormone fluctuations that have yet to be discovered. Anyway, I feel your pain and I hope things go better for you soon. BTW, I have decided that I'm going to allow myself one treat a week so that I won't feel deprived. Wendy's are giving away free Frosties over the weekend!!! God Bless, MaryKaye

Hi Marykaye, I was reading the sundays weigh in and I see you are going through the same problem I had at work " too much darn food ". The only way to beat the carb craze is to not have it at all. If you eat a sweet your body will crave it more and more. Stay away from sweets that you know are bad for you and you will never go wrong. God bless you! and good luck! Your surgery buddy Annette

Well, I am sorry to hear you are having a rough go of it. I am a slow loser as well. I have been on a plateau for over a month, but as of this week I was lucky enough to get the scales moving again. I am down to 189 and that is a loss of 6 lbs this week. I only seem to lose weight only 1 time during the month. Try not to be discouraged, I know it's hard bc I also get discouraged. It's not about finishing first, as long as we make our mark. Good luck and keep your head up. dee

Dee; I like the new pic and congrats on the weight loss this week . You are looking good. Keep up the good work. Jim

Jim and Mary you both are doing great! That is alot of weight, we all hit where we can't lose and beleive you me it gets to me also Just keep beleiving in yourself and the weight will come off You can't fail Because you have already WON!!!! I am proud of you both! Hang in there! Heather Sizemore 12/30/04 257/174/135 -3pds this week Another thing is I see that will help stay away from the carbs I did't lose for 3 weeks and then I uped my Protein and stayed away from the carbs and the weight started coming off again, so I know for the rest of my life no Bread for me that is the reason I was fat anyway. I love Bread!!!!

Hello James and the December crew. I finally went below 250 to 248 this morning. I have been stuck at 250 for a few weeks. My loss has slowed down, but I also think that I am losing inches all over. I must make myself eat on the weekends. I am much more structured at work. I do drink my water all 64++ ounces each day. I am exercising more. My knees are much better with the 82 lbs gone. Remember we did not get obese over night and we must be in this journey for the long haul. We will reach our goals, I know this. So get those frustrations going away. Embrace each day as a good day, a new day of our lives. WE will be successful. I am going to the convention this week. I will fill all in on my findings and what the convention was like. Hug to all of us. Hurrah Monica 330/248/1??.......healthy

James- I'm sorry you are having a hard go of it. I want to encourage you to keep going. You only have 65lbs til goal? that is great! Your body probably is just trying to keep up. I have been staying away from carbs, not completly but staying somewhere between 20-35 carbs a day. Another thing I noticed is My protein intake is alot lower than everyone else. I only get in between 50-65 /day. Are you 65 lbs from ideal body weight or surgeons wls goal? My surgeon told all of his patients that we should only expect 60-75% of EXCESS body weight to be gone. He also said that the last 40 lbs are the hardest to lose. So please keep your head up. You can do it!!!!!!!! Kelly 415/281 -134

JIM HANG IN THERE. IT'S JUST YOUR BODY TRYING TO CATCH UP. RELAX AND ENJOY A NICE CUP OF DECAFF . SURGERY WEIGHT: 270 TODAY I WEIGHED IN AT 180. 30# TO DOC'S GOAL. 40# TO PERSONAL GOAL. I THINK I CAN...I THINK I CAN...I THINK I CAN TAKE CARE ALL AND CONGRATS FOR YOUR SUCCESS. P.S. DEE YOU LOOK AWESOME GIRL..... GRACIE

Jim, Hang in there - your doing great. I am also a slow loser. But, because I've been a slow loser, and working out like I should, I only have a little hanging skin in the panini area. My skin everywhere else has been shrinking nicely. There is a plus to losing slowly. I'm down two pounds this week. Was hoping for more but I'll take it. Candy 266/193/1?? -73