Embracing my weight loss journey!!
Next week will mark 3 months post-op & I'm still figuring things out. I'm sure I'll still be figuring new things out years from now. 
That's why I love this journey: I'm constantly learning new things everyday about myself, like what I can eat, what I can't eat (at least for now), how much I can work out before I get all tuckered out, working all the vitamins into my life (which is completely routine now), when I don't lose weight I'm probably losing inches, and so much more.
It's so funny, before I had WLS I really could've cared less about the scale and never really weighed myself on a regular basis. I mean, I could look in the mirror or just try on clothes & tell I was morbidly obese; I didn't need to get on a scale on a regular basis to see the number. Then I got the surgery & I'm not quite sure what I thought was going to happen, but I started weighing in daily and when I didn't see any results in the beginning I started wondering what went wrong? How silly was my thinking?!?! I was only 2-3 weeks out from surgery & I was thinking I was failing at the surgery already?!?! Funny how a number on the scale can have such control over my emotions when it used to never matter. I think a lot of it also came from my roller coaster of emotions in the beginning (post-op) & plus I was dealing with a lot more pain (post-op) than I thought I would be.
Well, I just got through my 2nd weight loss stall & it actually wasn't nearly as bad (emotionally) as that 1st weight loss stall, about 2 weeks post-op. I've got things figured out enough where I know I lose weight slower than some, and that's really ok with me. I also tend to lose weight in big amounts, like 10 pounds in a week or week & a half, and then my body doesn't want to really lose any weight for another week or two. Taking pictures & measurements is key to this journey, so when the scale isn't giving you any motivation you can look at some before & after pics or compare your measurements and really see some differences.
I'm now down 62 pounds total from my highest, 41 pounds since my surgery!!
I'm embracing my weight loss journey, loving the new friends I've met through the message boards on here & at the Saturday morning coffee meet-ups (and the Fairview Southdale support group), and I'm not really worrying about the number on the scale anymore. I love that I don't take my blood pressure meds anymore, that I'm working out at the gym & I'm more active with my girls than ever before, that I'm wearing clothes I haven't be able to in years (and buying a few new ones), and I'm looking forward to what's to come! Even better things lie ahead & I'm soooo excited!!!!
p.s.
I hope to see lots of you at coffee tomorrow in Eagan (at Caribou in Byerly's) at 8:30am or so!
That's why I love this journey: I'm constantly learning new things everyday about myself, like what I can eat, what I can't eat (at least for now), how much I can work out before I get all tuckered out, working all the vitamins into my life (which is completely routine now), when I don't lose weight I'm probably losing inches, and so much more.It's so funny, before I had WLS I really could've cared less about the scale and never really weighed myself on a regular basis. I mean, I could look in the mirror or just try on clothes & tell I was morbidly obese; I didn't need to get on a scale on a regular basis to see the number. Then I got the surgery & I'm not quite sure what I thought was going to happen, but I started weighing in daily and when I didn't see any results in the beginning I started wondering what went wrong? How silly was my thinking?!?! I was only 2-3 weeks out from surgery & I was thinking I was failing at the surgery already?!?! Funny how a number on the scale can have such control over my emotions when it used to never matter. I think a lot of it also came from my roller coaster of emotions in the beginning (post-op) & plus I was dealing with a lot more pain (post-op) than I thought I would be.
Well, I just got through my 2nd weight loss stall & it actually wasn't nearly as bad (emotionally) as that 1st weight loss stall, about 2 weeks post-op. I've got things figured out enough where I know I lose weight slower than some, and that's really ok with me. I also tend to lose weight in big amounts, like 10 pounds in a week or week & a half, and then my body doesn't want to really lose any weight for another week or two. Taking pictures & measurements is key to this journey, so when the scale isn't giving you any motivation you can look at some before & after pics or compare your measurements and really see some differences.
I'm now down 62 pounds total from my highest, 41 pounds since my surgery!!
I'm embracing my weight loss journey, loving the new friends I've met through the message boards on here & at the Saturday morning coffee meet-ups (and the Fairview Southdale support group), and I'm not really worrying about the number on the scale anymore. I love that I don't take my blood pressure meds anymore, that I'm working out at the gym & I'm more active with my girls than ever before, that I'm wearing clothes I haven't be able to in years (and buying a few new ones), and I'm looking forward to what's to come! Even better things lie ahead & I'm soooo excited!!!!
p.s.
I hope to see lots of you at coffee tomorrow in Eagan (at Caribou in Byerly's) at 8:30am or so!
~Melissa~
Congratulations for all you've achieved so far Melissa. You really are inspirational to me, to watch you succeed, and to know what I have in store for me.
I know we grew apart in the past, but I think that this WLS bond will keep us in closer contact. We will have a bond and a goal to succeed that I don't think other people realise.
I feel more comfortable with everyone here on the boards and at coffee than I do many of my other friends.
Again, congratulations Melissa. Keep succeeding, you'll only inspire me more!
Nicole
I know we grew apart in the past, but I think that this WLS bond will keep us in closer contact. We will have a bond and a goal to succeed that I don't think other people realise.
I feel more comfortable with everyone here on the boards and at coffee than I do many of my other friends.
Again, congratulations Melissa. Keep succeeding, you'll only inspire me more!
Nicole
Nicole
Highest (Oct. '09) ~ 335 Surgery ~ 292.2 Current ~ 217.8.0 Goal ~ 170
Highest (Oct. '09) ~ 335 Surgery ~ 292.2 Current ~ 217.8.0 Goal ~ 170
Congrats on hitting 1 month post-op Lisa!! 
The stalls definitely happen to all of us. It's hard in the beginning not to want the numbers to just fall so much faster, but I think that our body is going through so much healing & adjusting that it's completely acceptable that we'd have a stall at some point while our body adjusts to things. Did you take your measurements prior to your surgery so you can check your measurements now? I have definitely found that when my scale isn't budging I'll still be losing inches. Even if you didn't take your measurements prior to surgery you could still take them now, and then you'd have something to compare yourself to down the road.
I see you had Dr. Laguna like I did. Wasn't he great?!?! I see you also live south of the river like I do. Not sure if you've ever considered coming to a Saturday morning coffee, but if you have time or are interested a group of us meet every Saturday morning to chat (over coffee, water, anything you'd like to drink) at around 8:30am for a couple hours. We're meeting in Eagan at the Caribou in Byerly's tomorrow & then next week we'll be at Panera in Burnsville. It's a great group of welcoming people at varying stages in the weight loss journey. Maybe you've already come to one before?? If not hopefully you can join us sometime.
The stalls definitely happen to all of us. It's hard in the beginning not to want the numbers to just fall so much faster, but I think that our body is going through so much healing & adjusting that it's completely acceptable that we'd have a stall at some point while our body adjusts to things. Did you take your measurements prior to your surgery so you can check your measurements now? I have definitely found that when my scale isn't budging I'll still be losing inches. Even if you didn't take your measurements prior to surgery you could still take them now, and then you'd have something to compare yourself to down the road. I see you had Dr. Laguna like I did. Wasn't he great?!?! I see you also live south of the river like I do. Not sure if you've ever considered coming to a Saturday morning coffee, but if you have time or are interested a group of us meet every Saturday morning to chat (over coffee, water, anything you'd like to drink) at around 8:30am for a couple hours. We're meeting in Eagan at the Caribou in Byerly's tomorrow & then next week we'll be at Panera in Burnsville. It's a great group of welcoming people at varying stages in the weight loss journey. Maybe you've already come to one before?? If not hopefully you can join us sometime.
~Melissa~
Oh no!! That's horrible! You had to drive from St. Paul to Eagan with no window? It's so frustrating when people commit crimes cuz' they're not thinking of what issues they are in turn causing the people they are commiting the crimes against. They busted in your window just to steal your GPS. Now you have to drive through a cold winter night with no window just to get home, you have to spend a bunch of your time trying to figure out how you're gonna get it fixed, you'll potentially have to pay money out of your pocket to replace the broken window and for the missing GPS. It's all so ridiculous.
I've been hearing about so much crime lately, it's so sad.
My husband's co-worker was 'jumped' coming out of Burnsville Center 2 weeks ago by a few people (2 of them being a mother & son) for her purse and bags that she had bought at the mall. And they could've just took her stuff but they also chose to beat her up & yell at her. Thankfully while they were doing all these things to her she just kept staring at their license plate & memorized it. As soon as they left her she called the police & was able to bust some of them. And then this past week there was an armed robber on the lose in a neighborhood a couple blocks over from ours and all our neighbors were on lockdown. It's crazy!
I hope that you're able to get your window fixed quickly & that someday soon we're able to meet. And if 8:30am is a bit too early for you we usually stay at the coffees til' at least 10:30, so maybe you could meet up there around 9 or 9:30am or so. It's a little less early.
I've been hearing about so much crime lately, it's so sad.
My husband's co-worker was 'jumped' coming out of Burnsville Center 2 weeks ago by a few people (2 of them being a mother & son) for her purse and bags that she had bought at the mall. And they could've just took her stuff but they also chose to beat her up & yell at her. Thankfully while they were doing all these things to her she just kept staring at their license plate & memorized it. As soon as they left her she called the police & was able to bust some of them. And then this past week there was an armed robber on the lose in a neighborhood a couple blocks over from ours and all our neighbors were on lockdown. It's crazy!I hope that you're able to get your window fixed quickly & that someday soon we're able to meet. And if 8:30am is a bit too early for you we usually stay at the coffees til' at least 10:30, so maybe you could meet up there around 9 or 9:30am or so. It's a little less early.
~Melissa~
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on 2/5/10 5:11 am - Clear Lake, MN
on 2/5/10 5:11 am - Clear Lake, MN
YAY for you.....
I have just one piece of advice, Just stick to your program and you will do fine....
Myself I started trying new things at 8 months out, and I could eat them without getting sick, Now if I would have never tried them I would be doing better with my maintenance.....
Keep working that tool.....Kelly
I have just one piece of advice, Just stick to your program and you will do fine....Myself I started trying new things at 8 months out, and I could eat them without getting sick, Now if I would have never tried them I would be doing better with my maintenance.....
Keep working that tool.....Kelly
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