Looking waaaaaay down the road!
Here's a question for all of you long-time post-opers...
Once you've lost the weight you wanted to lose...how hard is it to stop the downward spiral? Does your body decide when you're done, or at any time can you decide you've had enough?
Just curious, since I'm down 60 (probably more by Monday) before surgery. I still have a bunch to lose, but don't want to be too thin.
Please share your experiences?
(Can't believe I'm even thinking about this! I haven't been a normal since probably early childhood! Me...worried about being too thin? Holy Cow!)
Pat
Once you've lost the weight you wanted to lose...how hard is it to stop the downward spiral? Does your body decide when you're done, or at any time can you decide you've had enough?
Just curious, since I'm down 60 (probably more by Monday) before surgery. I still have a bunch to lose, but don't want to be too thin.
Please share your experiences?
(Can't believe I'm even thinking about this! I haven't been a normal since probably early childhood! Me...worried about being too thin? Holy Cow!)
Pat
Pat - I am 2 1/2 years out and been about 20 pounds from goal since about 1 1/2 years out. Your body seems to decide where it is comfortable and wants to stay. Some have trouble maintaining but it is a matter of finding out how much you have to eat / exercises to keep it there.
You are doing great and will have this "problem" before you know it!
Liz
You are doing great and will have this "problem" before you know it!
Liz
Try not to think about this so soon....your body will take over when it has had "enough"
A lot of people on here, myself included, went below what they felt was a "good weight" for them. I went down to about 125 pounds at one point. And I was concerned that it wouldn't stop and that I would become ill.
However, shortly after reaching that number, I went back up to 130-135 which is where I wanted to be anyway. I hadn't changed anything I had been doing, it was just my body naturally correcting itself.
And I will warn you that there are time periods that EVERYONE will tell you that you LOOK to thin. And you will probably think you look to thin, too. From my experience many people have gone through a stage of looking "drawn" and quite frankly, kind of crappy. But then the body catches up with itself and somehow the weight "redistributes" itself...and you look "normal" again. But, your mind (and everyone you know their mind too) will take a LONG time to catch up with the new you and you may receive discouraging statements about your new weight. Trust in your surgeon's guidelines and your tool, and you will be fine!
Pam
A lot of people on here, myself included, went below what they felt was a "good weight" for them. I went down to about 125 pounds at one point. And I was concerned that it wouldn't stop and that I would become ill.
However, shortly after reaching that number, I went back up to 130-135 which is where I wanted to be anyway. I hadn't changed anything I had been doing, it was just my body naturally correcting itself.
And I will warn you that there are time periods that EVERYONE will tell you that you LOOK to thin. And you will probably think you look to thin, too. From my experience many people have gone through a stage of looking "drawn" and quite frankly, kind of crappy. But then the body catches up with itself and somehow the weight "redistributes" itself...and you look "normal" again. But, your mind (and everyone you know their mind too) will take a LONG time to catch up with the new you and you may receive discouraging statements about your new weight. Trust in your surgeon's guidelines and your tool, and you will be fine!
Pam
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. 
Pat,I am 4 years out.Your body will decide to stop losing weight.I reach goal about a year out and so far have maintain my weight lost.
Some of us it seems that the few extra pounds does not come off but your body and their deyermination it will come off.
I was told by another doctor that I was too thin at my goal weight.A year after him telling that he told me that I look healthy.No change in weight .
Just keep up what you arte doing and as everyone can tell you ,you will blossom into a butterfly.
Bob
Some of us it seems that the few extra pounds does not come off but your body and their deyermination it will come off.
I was told by another doctor that I was too thin at my goal weight.A year after him telling that he told me that I look healthy.No change in weight .
Just keep up what you arte doing and as everyone can tell you ,you will blossom into a butterfly.
Bob
Its a good question because it does seem like once we start losing how will we stop, but everyone else said it best - your body will know. I'm sort of close to my original target of what I wanted to lose but my body has been settling in at its current weight for a while now - I will drop a few pounds now and then and luckily so far have not experienced a gain. I am beyond thrilled with where I am - I never dreamed I could be this size. Now thru working out, walking and riding my bike I am losing inches instead of pounds, and hey, I'll take that, too!!
And Pam's right about going throw stages - I've had times when people (particularly my mother) will tell me I'm losing too much but its because my face looks drawn, but then it all catches up and it fills in a little and I look better. Our body chemistry isn't the norm anymore.
So relax for now and enjoy the journey, because its going to be a thrill ride from here on in!!!
And Pam's right about going throw stages - I've had times when people (particularly my mother) will tell me I'm losing too much but its because my face looks drawn, but then it all catches up and it fills in a little and I look better. Our body chemistry isn't the norm anymore.
So relax for now and enjoy the journey, because its going to be a thrill ride from here on in!!!
'One shoe can change your life'...Cinderella
Pat,
I am now at about 21 months post-op, I was never one who lost weight quickly, however, I have gotten to a place that is within 10 lbs. of the original goal I had for myself. My surgeon told me not to look at the "charts" as goal for me, but towards what is healthy and sustainable. While I'd love to lose this last 10 lbs., which I largely think if I had plastics would be it, I am thrilled to be a healthy size 12, when I started this process I was size 3x, 22/24 (tight fitting).
There are many variables as we are all different, age, weights, how much damage we did with constant yo-yo dieting are a part of what affect this process, so just follow the rules of what your surgeon outlines and you will do fine.
It's most definitely a nice thing to look ahead and be afraid of being too thin though!
Best wishes, Laureen
I am now at about 21 months post-op, I was never one who lost weight quickly, however, I have gotten to a place that is within 10 lbs. of the original goal I had for myself. My surgeon told me not to look at the "charts" as goal for me, but towards what is healthy and sustainable. While I'd love to lose this last 10 lbs., which I largely think if I had plastics would be it, I am thrilled to be a healthy size 12, when I started this process I was size 3x, 22/24 (tight fitting).
There are many variables as we are all different, age, weights, how much damage we did with constant yo-yo dieting are a part of what affect this process, so just follow the rules of what your surgeon outlines and you will do fine.
It's most definitely a nice thing to look ahead and be afraid of being too thin though!
Best wishes, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
I remember this being a question I had too. No problems here. I am 2 years out; reached my goal at about 18 months. I still lose a couple of pounds here and there, but am nowhere near "too thin." I'm a size 14 on the bottom and 10 on the top. (some things never change). I love the way I look and feel. The rapid weight loss slows down, stops, and then you have to be aware of what you are eating all over again before bad habits creep up slowly. Take it one day at a time for now and try not to worry about the future.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
As always, I am the last one to post but I wanted to chime in... I lost 120lbs and I originally thought I wanted to lose 126lbs. It took me about 15 months. At my current weight, I am well within the normal range of the BMI chart and my doctors (General and Quinlin) couldn't be happier! I wear a size small top and a size 4 pants - so I guess that's small enough.
BUT, I didn't have to do anything to stop the weight loss, it just happened. As a matter of fact, I journal my eating everyday on fitday.com and I do not eat more than 1300 calories per day and I do not lose weight. I have read numerous articles about those of us *****peatedly lose and regain weight and how our bodies become much more efficient and don't need as many calories to maintain our weight.
Good luck
Lou
P.S. there may be a time in the next month where you will not lose weight for a little while (my plateau hit when I was three weeks out and I didn't lose any weight for about a month... I cried... I panicked... I was sure I was done and I was a failure... and then I dropped 5 lbs overnight and it kept coming off until I was 120lbs lighter. I just wish I had known that before it happened so I thought I would share.
BUT, I didn't have to do anything to stop the weight loss, it just happened. As a matter of fact, I journal my eating everyday on fitday.com and I do not eat more than 1300 calories per day and I do not lose weight. I have read numerous articles about those of us *****peatedly lose and regain weight and how our bodies become much more efficient and don't need as many calories to maintain our weight.
Good luck
Lou
P.S. there may be a time in the next month where you will not lose weight for a little while (my plateau hit when I was three weeks out and I didn't lose any weight for about a month... I cried... I panicked... I was sure I was done and I was a failure... and then I dropped 5 lbs overnight and it kept coming off until I was 120lbs lighter. I just wish I had known that before it happened so I thought I would share.
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