What did you do when you lost 100#??

Hi All, I have been MIA for awhile, busy as all of us are and life takes over, but I am getting close to having lost 100#. I have to say I have not had one stall yet don't know if thats normal or not but I'll take it! (And I was sick for a while)  Anyways,  I am wondering why I don't feel more excited about getting close to the 100# gone mark?! I thought that it would be this wonderful, great overwhelming feeling, but I think because I have never stalled and to be honest I really don't feel like I have tried very hard to lose this weight, I feel almost like I don't deserve to celebrate. Like it wasn't this big, long hard journey that I have now been on and conquered. Does this make sense? I feel guilty for how easy this was for me and when something is easy and you didn't try hard do you really celebrate? Someone help me get my head on straight and hopefully in the next couple weeks be able to celebrate this loss like I thought I would and like I imagine alot of you have.  Thanks for listening/reading!!

Boy I am not sure what to tell ya.  I was excited but I had stalled and i nver thought that day would get here, but when it did It was Great. 
CONGRATS to you on how far you have come.  You are doing AMAZING and I am sure you will feel excited when it happens.  You deserve it and you need to believe it.  

Hugs to you!!!!!

I can't remember what I did or if I did anything special after losing 100 lbs. I had very few stalls. I'm stalled now - but I think its because I'm about 20 months out and I'm at a weight that my body wants me to be at.

What it sounds like, to me, is that you aren't hung up on numbers. For me, its not about numbers. I have a specific range set in my mind for maintaining my weight. And I give it about 10 lbs. Others focus on numbers as their way of measuring their success. And neither way is right or wrong. Its what works for others. But for me, specifically, I just glance at the range every once in a while. I measure my success by how I feel and how my clothing fits. And again, it is what works for me. And I think I'm doing just fine.

Sometimes it does seem like this is easy. But I am quickly reminded of the fact that if I eat too fast or eat the wrong kinds of foods, I can get something stuck. And it is the most unpleasant feeling ever. If you follow the "rules", then it should be easy and without second thought. Again, its only my opinion and it is what works for me.

Don't underestimate the power your mind can have after WLS. Yes, to me it makes complete sense for you to feel this way.

I'm glad your absence here is because you are out and enjoying life. That is the way it should be!

Congrats on your success thus far.

kelly

Hi Linda - I am 9lbs away from that 100lb mark myself and asked the same question of my self.  I definately agree with the other poster about maybe you and I aren't numbers people.  I currently weight 200.5lbs and I look and feel FANTASTIC!  If my body decided to stay right here forever I wouldn't be complaining. 

As far as your journey being easy - well don't know what to tell you there, maybe this part is easy for you and maybe the maintaining part will be difficult who knows but I do know the decision you made to have the surgery wasn't easy.  I would suggest maybe start exercising if not to lose the weight to tone it up and firm it up and gain some muscle to make if feel like you are physically getting yourself back into shape rather than "waiting" for your tool to get you back into shape.  I don't know I feel the same was as if this has been rather easy.  I've had stalls though and I am excercising and I am also fully aware that this is the HONEYMOON stage - everything going well etc.  I know that this isn't how it is always going to be so I am making life changes now to help me through the hard parts.

I believe in you, you should celebrate - not just the weight loss but the fact that you finally took your health into your own hands and made a life altering decision FOR YOU! - THAT MY GIRL IS EMPOWERING IN ITSELF!

Sal

I think I can understand why if you haven't stalled at all and you feel getting to the 100 pounds lost mark was pretty much a piece of cake, the number just isn't a big deal for you.  Who cares.  Are you at your goal now, with 100 lost? If so, you should celebrate that goal being completed. 

To some people, numbers are everything. I was excited to get to 100 pounds lost, but I struggled and didn't lose as fast as other people with my same surgery date. Things like that make a difference in our perception of that milestone I think.  Great new picture of you by the way.  You've done fantastic!

If you feel like you don't DESERVE to celebrate, i'd blame some old tapes playing in your head, or perhaps other people's perceptions of WLS being the "easy way out".   Regardless, losing 100# is  HUGE deal, and you should allow yourself to celebrate with or without having experienced any stalls! 

Losing weight IS pretty easy for a lot of people at first, but don't allow yourself to believe it will always be that way.  I'm 2 years and 4 months out, and I heard something at PNC last night that made a LOT of sense.   When we are fresh out of WLS, our loss is 80% tool, 20% effort.  Once we have lost a significant amount of weight, or our "honeymoon" phase is over, that flips.  Weight loss becomes 20% tool, 80% effort.   And I have to say, I have found that to be very true.  Not complaining, it is what it is. 

Just never lose sight of the fact that WLS a commitment you have for the rest of your life - not just while you are reaching your goal weight. 

Congrats, Linda!  100 lbs - that's great!  I'm one of those it was easy for at first, too, although I did have a stall or two in there.  It's definitely not easy once you're out 12 months or so, though.  I'm over four years out now and I still have to stop myself and think about why I did this;  There's always temptations...and I screw up at times, too.  I think when I got to 100 lbs lost, I bought myself a piece of jewelry I'd been looking at.  But other than that, I really don't concentrate on the numbers.  I just know I'm feeling so much better and no longer take any blood pressure meds or use my CPAP.  It's all worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat if I had to!

I got a tattoo!   

I felt that way because the closer I got to goal, the less I was satisfied... I think we seek perfection... and forget to celebrate the heck out of the small goals in between start weight and goal weight. That's just my excuse anyway, lol

I had big plans for when I reached the 100 mark! One of the support groups I go to, people had talked about their "100 party", I wanted one of those! Invite people over who support you, enjoy some HEALTHY snacks and company, celebrate YOU. Have seen people receive gifts at the parties, 100 marbles,100 pencils,etc... something that would have meaning and mark the 100. The more crazy,the better!

My plans fell to the way side at that point in my life as Fargo was under 40 some feet of water(the wonderful flood of 09), a party was just not what was needed. Then I thought I could have a 100 plus party, that just didn't seem to hold the same meaning, so I just kept living my life as I was, what a wonderful thing to be able to "live life"
I hope you find something that will mark your success in a special way
Kelly/tink