Six month postop!!!

my nutritionist set a goal for me of 204lbs, that's weighing in at her office with clothes (she insists on that). I told her that my goal is 199lbs, so that I have a "1" in front of my weight, which would be the first time that would have happened since I was a sophomore in college. I currently weigh about what I weighed when I graduated in 1984. So that means as of this morning, I have 22 lbs to lose to reach that goal. The surgeon said that the "honeymoon" period lasts 6-12 months, when weight loss is easiest. I've hit a bit of a plateau the last few weeks, but he says this is more what the loss will look like from now on. Slow and steady wins the race. I'm down from a 54 waist pant to 42 moving toward 40's. Shirts have gone from 3 or 4x to XL. I bought some undershirts which are L, and they fit nicely. My shoe size is down from a 10.5 to a 10. This is strange territory for me. So there it is. Six months from now I hope I can report that I am at my goal! Monthly weight loss tracker Oct 330 48.7 May 304 44.8 -26 June 278 41 -26 July 266 39.2 -12 Aug 252 37.2 -14 Sept 242 35.7 -10 Oct 230 33.9 -12 Nov 222 32.7 -8 Weekly Weight Loss Tracker October 2005 330 48.7 March 13 2006 317 46.8 March 20 315 46.5 March 27 314 46.5 April 3 313 46.2 April 10 313 46.2 April 17 312 46 April 24 309 45.6 26 lbs lost 7 months preop May 1 304 44.8 May 8 295 43.5 May15 285 42 May 22 285 42 May 29 281 41.4 June 6 278 41 June 13 274 40.4 June 20 271 40 June 27 266 39.2 July 4 265 39.1 July 11 263 38.8 July 18 259 38.2 July 25 255 37.6 August 1 253 37.3 August 8 251 37 August 15 246 36.3 August 22 243 35.8 August 29 244 36 September 5 242 35.7 September 12 239 35.2 September 19 233 34.4 September 26 231 34.1 October 3 230 33.9 October 10 226 33.3 October 17 223 32.9 October 24 223 32.9 October 31 222 32.7 November 7 221 32.6

Way to go Joe!! Keep up the great work! I am 5 days post op. I am so looking forward in getting close to my goal weight! Keep it up Odetta

I totally relate to the idea of wanting to be in onderland! While it is true about that wonderful honeymoon stage, I lost another twenty well into my second year when I was thinking I was probably done. It would be a couple pounds here, a few there. They add up! Not quite like when I was dropping twenty a month, but when you are at a lower weight they make a big difference too. Congratulations on your success! Patty