What is wrong with me?

I have my 6 month visit coming up on 06/15 and I do not want to go. I am disappointed in myself. I know this sounds horrible but I really wanted to hit the 100 pound lost by my 6th month and I am 18.5 pounds away. I could not loss 18 pounds before the surgery and now I am juding myself by 18.5 pounds. Stupid I know. I look in the mirror and I still cannot believe who looks back at me. I went from 327.5 to 246.0 in less than 6 months. I know that it is almost unbelievable and wondeful at the same time but I want those stupid 18.5 pound gone! Flame me please!! I need to be cheked bad! Yolanda

Don't worry i am not going to flame you - I am getting depressed on go to see the doc in Aug and I personally want to have lost another 25 lbs by then - so maybe I too need to be checked -Jo

I asked my surgeon what goal he had for me and he told me not to worry about setting a goal. He said for me to work the tool that he gave me and he will let me know how I am doing. He said setting goals can lead to disappointments and that has happened all my dieting life. It makes so much sense to me. I did set some goals for myself and that was in 10lb increments. No time frame was attached to losing the 10lbs. I just celebrated each time I lost 10lbs. I wanted to see my weight at 139 a year post op. I have 9lbs to go so I think my goals this time are realistic. I would throw your goals out the window and go to your appt. Let your surgeon tell you how you are doing. I think you are doing great. Jodi

Yolanda, Of course go to your doctor visit. But how about a support group also. I think as we get farther from our surgery dates the support groups become event more important. And over 80 lbs. What a great loss. You're doing a great job so far and remeber it's just one day at a time. Yesterday was not one of my best days, but to be fair a bad food day now is still better than most of my preop good food days!! So give yourself permission to enjoy and be proud of where you are at right now. Corrine

There is nothing wrong with you, Yolanda! You are doing great! I have gone from 304 to 231 in five months, but I just want to keep losing. I hope to make 90 lb. lost by my 6 month anniversary, but if I don't, I will still think I am doing amazingly well. I have NEVER lost weight like this before! You are a SUCCESS!!! HUGS, Pat

Girl~ You are doing WONDERFULLY! You are being too hard on yourself. You WILL, I repeat, WILL lose those 18.5 pounds. It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow, but it WILL be soon...and for the rest of your LIFE!! YOU WILL SUCCEED! Go get'm tiger~

Thank you all for your support. I am more than happy about the weight that I have lost due to the surgery. I know that I could not have done it without the surgery. I am determined to continue moving forward. It just seems so stupid for me to be obssessed (sp) over 18.5 pounds. I am going to try and relax. I need to enjoy am success because everyday is a wow. I love how I feel and how I look (when every I can see the real me ). Much love and success to all of us! Yolanda

Yolanda, You are doing great! Keep up the good work! Those 18.5 pounds will be done in no time and it may be more. Don't worry with the scale, keep active and watch those pounds fall off real fast. Like Becky said: it may not be today or tomorrow but its going to happen. JaNae

OK, if there is something wrong with you...then there is something wrong with me. I'm in the exact same place as you. I don't think I'm loseing fast enough either. I hit a stall that lasted 6 weeks! Looks like I'm in another one too! I'm just sticking to the diet and exercise plan. That is all I can do. Hang in there. DarDAR

I FEEL THE SAME! Im 10 measly lbs away from lbeing under 200! its driving me crazy. i feel like such a failure. i started at 297 and im down to 209-210. iam very happy but at the same time very dissapointed. i know im waaaaay smaller than i was, but im still in an 18. how do you lose so much weight and still be fat??? well i KNOW how, but it still feels crappy.... but on the other hand, when have i ever lost 80+ lbs in 5 months??? uuggggghhhh!!!! Why do we do this to ourselves?