Hi RK,

First of all, CONGRATUALTIONS!!! I know it must have been thrilling to have lost 26 lbs in the past few weeks. 

I don't know which surgery you had and the results do depend somewhat on the type of surgery you have had. The restrictive only surgeries don't tend to show quite as much weight loss as the the restrictive/malabsorbtive surgeries do. Also, when people are giving you weight loss averages, they are normally talking about the weight lost post op. All of that said, the average of 15 to 25 lbs is most likely to occur post op with an RNY or DS. The swing in weight loss is often relative to the amount of weight people have to lose... those who have more to lose, tend to lose more rapidly. I think that I lost about 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks and then hit a my first 'bump' in the road. It was really stressful, but I soon found out that it's also very common. Many people hit their first stall somewhere between 2 and 6 weeks post op. It's just a natural part of the process. Just stay with the program and the weight will start coming off again... that's if/when you hit that stall. Sometimes that stall can happen as you are reintroducing foods and you may think that it will help to cut back, but don't do it. Be sure to follow the regimen your program has outlined for you. It is set up to ensure that you have a low enough caloric intake to maximize your weight loss opportunity, while making sure you have enough to ensure that your body doesn't go into starvation mode where it essentially becomes more efficient on less calories. 

Hang in there and be sure to touch base and let us know how you are doing. 

Wishing you all the best,

Thank you!

Paula,

I hope that you have a wonderful time and that you take plenty of pictures.

Enjoy!

Hi all,

This is the last roll call until I get back from CA on Monday.  So you get a break from my babbling.  Today, I have to drop the dog off at the kennel this morning.  Then finish packing.  We are only taking one bag due to the $25 charge.  Had to pack my dress.  Didn't have the $64 to send it to CA.  It should be ok. I put it on the bottom of a suitcase that folds.  This trip, I hope, will be awesome.  Money issues are hovering.  I hope we can get our car out of the park and ride and the dog from the kennel, yikes!  

See you when I get back!

Didn't sleep too well last night so decided to take it easy today and be "lazy". Ended up falling back to sleep around 11am and got woke up by some donkeyturd banging on my door asking to see the house. Had to politely inform him that my house isnt for sale. TOmorrow I have to call the realty palce for the LOT next door to us and tell them their map is wrong. This guy insisted our house was for sale and I told him he either moved his carcass off my porch or I was calling the cops. He left and as he was pulling out of the driveway he did a sudden stop, got out and yelled " Is that the place for sale?' While he was pointing at the lot. I nodded yes and he left. Anyhoo. Tried to nod back off and then remembered OH SHOOT I have a root canal today. LOVELY. Got that done- took 3 hours because it went from a root cancel to a full removal of the tooth itself and anchors for a permanent tooth put it (I am NOT being charged extra for that, they charged for the root canal and that was it, oh and the crown I was supposed to get is now a perm falsy). Got to love having bad teeth from smoking and awful eating habits for many many years. I swear when we adopt and I catch a smoke in my kids mouth I will make them go to a hospital ward to visit the smoking/cancer patients and I will also make them look at the pictures that were taken of all the teeth me and the hubby are having to get fixed.