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Thank you so much for your responses.
I suppose I knew inside of me that all of our bodies are different, which is clearly shown by how my new stomach has not really lived up to exactly what my dietitian is asking for at all times. I guess it's just helpful to have someone else tell me the same thing. And to know that they have experienced the same things. So I really appreciate the detailed response.
And you are right about thinking about other successes. I am weighing myself once a week on Tuesday mornings, I also measure myself. I keep track of my food and water with Fitnesspal and I am blogging about my experiences as well.
I am not exercising yet. When I spoke to Dr. Birch he said to wait another couple of weeks because of some of the complications I experienced. However, I really am looking forward tog getting back to the gym.
The idea that you have to increase calories or food intake to keep losing weight has occurred to. I was thinking about it today when I thought about returning to the gym and doing 1 hour of cardio. My body will need me to get more food in. I am hoping over time, like I have been told that more and more food will go. I am at about 600 calories a day right now. I am getting between 70 and 80 grams of protein in. And about 6 cups of water a day.
Also, I wanted to add that it's important on this journey to track your success in other ways besides the scale. Did you meet your calorie budget today, get in all your protein, water? Did I exercise today? Do a bit of journalling?
I applaud that you weigh only once per week, it will help you to focus on other parts of the journey. I made the same commitment because in the past I've always weighed daily and it really tortured me. It really helped me to not obsess. Last point: if you read the boards, you'll see that stalls/slowdowns can occur every 6 weeks or so, and its normal.
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
They are a godsend. I got mine off amazon.ca. they were about $16 each. Very plain blue wedges with a hole in thge back.. There are fancier ones which you may look at if you're sitting so much of the day. They'd run up to $30-40. A very worthwhile I'll investment.
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
My weight loss was very stair-step in nature. 3 low weeks and then Bam! the week before my period I would drop 3-4 lbs. It went on like that pretty much for the year I was in weight loss mode. There is no 'right' way for the losses to happen. Each of our bodies is individual so you have to get accustomed to how it operates. You may have periods of stalls for a week or two and then another sudden drop. I was never a HIGH loser and always read about these 11 lb per week losses for multiple months . I never had that. First few weeks was around 6 lbs per week then it slowed down to averaging 10 lbs per month. For me personally (speaking only for myself) I had to increase my calories to keep up with the weight loss. If I ate too little my body stopped losing. I have always emphasized high protein and low carb (veggies, berries and greek yogurt for the most part) and it's worked for me. If I eat things like bread, pasta, rice, popcorn two things happen: 1. my weight loss basically stops and 2. it triggers my food/carb addiction like crazy.
don't sweat it if it seems inconsistent, this is not a steady type of thing and your body will stop and take a breather now and again.
Good luck. You got this!
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
Thanks for helping make this a little less scary. I will have the bypass as I am a diabetic and having parents die early because of this disease makes the surgery more urgent.
Thank you for the sugeation I'll def look for on of those cushions as I really find it hard to sit n my job is a 85% siting job makes for painful nights on a heating pad!
Thx again
So, I have a question for others that are post op.
I was on the liquid diet 2 weeks before surgery. I lost 6 lbs on each of the two weeks pre-surgery.
Week 1 post op I lost 8 lbs, week 2 I lost 11 lbs and week 3 (last week) I lost 5 lbs.
I weigh myself on Tuesdays because I had surgery Tuesday morning.
I'm wondering if anyone else noticed such strange numbers so early on. I was more under the impression that numbers would be high and more steady the first few months. Especially since I have had so much trouble eating.
Has anyone else had weird numbers that alternated between larger and smaller numbers between weeks? Early on? Later?
Thanx
Simplysin,
i talked to the clinic today and the wait time to get into the Red Deer Clinic is 6 months.
I weighed myself yesterday and found my left down 12 lbs. Yay but scared because the clinic I have been referred to will only accept me if my BMI is over 40 because I don't have any other issues other then asthma. Thankful for that. My BMI was 43.8 when I started and with my weight I lost I am at 41.9. So this morning I called the clinic and talked to them and found out that they use the referral weight. Thank god. Cause I am not trying to loose anything right now. At the same time she looked me up cause I didn't know if I was accepted yet or not. And YES I have been. The tears rolled down my face in joy. I won't be going in till about Christmas time though. But I am good with that. Merry Christmas to me in August.
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