curiosity is killing me!

Hello everyone I am 2-1/2 months out and am just very curious where everyone is at in THEIR 2-3 month journey??  Am I losing correctly am I in the right mind set, etc.  please compare notes with me I would appreciate it and think it would be fun.  Oh, by the way, my surgery was on Sept. 13, 2010 and I'm down 44 pounds.  Thanks a billion guys....Becky

Hi Becky,

I'm a bit farther out than you but I'm sure the young ones you're looking for will reply. Congrats on your journey and your progress! Continue to stay focused and stick to the program and your results will be grand. However, comparing your results with others of your surgery age may not tell you anything. Why you may ask? It's due to differences in gender, pre-surgery weight, co-morbidities and/or any drugs you may still take. Your post-op visits with your surgeon and nutritionist will tell you if you're on track OR doing even better.

With all that being said it is fun to share the weight loss with others, as long as you're losing. There are too many obstacles that may influence our commitment and performance. Hearing someone of your surgery age losing more, or a lot more than you, can cause you to question your journey. And it shouidn't. Your journey is yours' alone. Your weight to lose is yours' alone. Your health improvement is yours' alone. There are many things to share in our community and you can still correspond with friends here on the board, but just be sensitive to those "numbers". and that "scale". It can brighten your spirit, but it can also darken it. Stay the course and let nothing or no one deter you from it. This is a long journey that you work on one day at a time. Stay true and you'll do GREAT!

All the best,

Dennis 

Dennis,
We so need the LIKE button on OH. You truly are my hero. What you said will resonate with me forever that "My Journey is mine alone" The next time the number on the scale is not what I would like it to be. i will keep repeating that mantra and how well I have done so far. Thanks again for reminding me where I started and where I have stayed. Love ya! See you tonight for more inspiration!!

Thank you Shilpa.

He maybe your hero but you know he loves you the same in return Shilpa! He always talks of you with a smile.

hey becky i don't think i ve seen you here before. congrats on going through with the surgery. i am six months out and agree with dennis. while i gladly tell strangers how much i've lost it isn't good to measure you success with someoneels' yard stick. just follow the plan, ignore the stalls,and enjoy getting smaller.  sometimes our loss stall but our bodies keep shrinking. so you can't alway judge by weight.

Becky,
Dennis is correct everyone is different and loses weight differently. I had lost 30lbs between my surgery date and my first 6 weeks visit. That is because I was unable to stomach much liquids or Protein Shakes which basically made me gag. I got thru it and hit many stalls in between but at almost 3 years out I am at my goal weight!! You will get there and talk to your doctor and nutritionist for a true picture of where you should be...

Dennis is so right in his guidance.  The best advice I can share is something I learned in AA.  Compare yourself to yourself.  keep track of your starting weight and size, and keep track of where you are today, and in a month, etc.  I am four years out and I have not reached goal because of some obstacles I hit.  I could wallow in self-pity and self-depracation, because there are younger ones who are at goal and have had plastic surgery, but that would do me no good. 

Keep posting and sharing.  Get to support group meetings and keep track of your food and exercise.

Hugs,
Trish

Hey Trish!

I so like those words, "compare yourself to yourself ".

Hey Becky!  I was a bit hesitant to reply for the reasons that Dennis and the others listed, but I also figured you said you were curious so here you go.  You can see my stats below.  I have lost a lot pretty quickly but I think there are reasons for that as well.  First off, I started my journey around 400 pounds and for the first couple of weeks out of surgery I was sick and in the hospital on either clear liquids or no liquids at all.  Im a guy and I think that generally guys lose a little faster than women.  Also, I had my surgery on 7-29-10 so Im a bit further out than you.  Having said all that let me also say that Im glad you posted here and I think you are doing an amazing job.  Keep it up!  Also, please post here as much as you can!  Join the family!  Keep successing my friend!

Swede
Ps. get a picture of yourself up so we can put a face to the name.  We like that!  LOL