Curious about this read...

Well I had my surgery on Dec 19th 2005, and its now may 10th 2006... So i am 4 months and 2-3 weeks out, and I am down 225lbs already. Seems really fast... i have gone from 650 to 425. I just hope that this is somehow reasonable, not that I am complaining.. just at this rate in another 5 months ill be bones lol.. Let me know.

WOW....I've always heard the more you weigh, the faster you lose, but I am very jealous. Men also lose faster. If you are really concerned, I would ask Dr. Byrne or Dr. Morgan when you go for your 6 month visit. I bet they will be thrilled with your progress. I had surgery on November 5th. Started at 368 and in 6 months have lost 99 lbs. - now at 278....with no thought of being skin and bones, just want to be "normal". Yes, that last 1lb to the century mark is driving me crazy. I have been losing VERY slow this past 3-4 weeks, so I can tell you it slows down at the 6 month point. My ultimate goal is to be under the 200 mark (even if it is only 199), so at this point I feel like I am on my way. Come see us some Thursday night at JC's in No. Charleston. There is a whole group of people who support each other through this. They call me their "fearless leader" but none of us are fearless and we all have concerns that just talking to people going through the same thing helps. Very imformal and truly nice people. Hope to meet you soon. Susann

Hey Susann! You give me comfort, girl! If that is true, and since I have less to lose, then I should not be so concerned that I am losing slowly? I can not ever imagine becoming skin and bones. If I ever get under the 220 mark, I will be dancing! If I ever hit the 150 mark, I'll even volunteer to do the pole dance! I just can't see it happening. I feel like I am destined to be over 200 for the rest of my life. I don't think I can be there tonight, but I'll see what I can do. Our group keeps growing in number while shrining in size! Hugs! Christine

YOU STARTED OUT A "LIGHTWEIGHT", MS CHRISTINE, SO SLOWER LOSING IS VERY NORMAL. LOOK AT YOUR SUCCESSES, NOT AT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES. WEIGHT LOSS, BMI IMPROVEMENT, ENERGY INCREASES, ABILITY TO EXERCISE, SMALLER CLOTHES, BODY SHRINKING, WISER, HEALTHIER DECISIONS ... YOU'LL GET WAY UNDER 220 VERY EASILY, I HAVE NO DOUBT. I'M GONNA TELL YOU THE ABSOLUTE TRICK TO THIS WHOLE JOURNEY ... IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE. THAT'S ALL IT IS. IF YOU WANT TO BE SMALLER & HEALTHIER & STAY FOCUSED ON THAT, EVERYTHING YOU GO THROUGH WILL BECOME A WONDERFUL CHALLENGE TO BE OVERCOME WITH "SUCCESS" MARKING EACH STEP. IF YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING AS HAVING TO "GIVE UP" SOMETHING INSTEAD OF "GAINING" SOMETHING, YOU'LL BE MISERABLE. I KNOW THIS FROM EXPERIENCE ... IF I WATCH MY ATTITUDE, I STAY IN "SUCCESS" STEP BY STEP, BUT THE MINUTE I GET MY ATTITUDE OFF BASE & MY FOCUS ON WHAT I CAN'T HAVE OR WHAT I HAVE TO DO THAT I DON'T LIKE TO DO, NOTHING IS A SUCCESS. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY GOOD-TASTING SF (SUGAR FREE) & NSA (NO SUGAR ADDED), HIGH PROTEIN & LOW FAT & NATURAL PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET THAT WE CAN THOROUGHLY ENJOY TO WORRY & FUSS OVER ONE PARTICULAR FOOD THAT HAS TO BE ON THE NO-NO LIST. SO, WHAT HAVE YOUR SUCCESSES BEEN TODAY? ... THAT'S FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!! THEN, NOT WHAT HAVE YOUR FAILURES BEEN, BUT WHAT CAN YOU IMPROVE ON?

Where is jc's don't think I know where that is... I know that it will slow down but right now its going at over 40lbs a month near 50lbs a month if it even halves it will be 20-25... I mean i am fine with it, I just think its pretty fast

WELCOME TO THE BOARD, MR HARRY ... YOUR BODY WILL SLOW DOWN, BUT ENJOY THE RIDE NOW! YOU WILL LOSE FASTER THAN ANY OF US BECAUSE YOU STARTED OUT AT A MUCH HIGHER WEIGHT & BECAUSE YOU'RE MALE. NOT TO WORRY, YOUR BODY IS SMARTER THAN WE ARE & IT WILL ADJUST THE WEIGHT LOSS/STALLS AS IT NEEDS TO SO THAT IT REBALANCES YOUR FAT STORES, ETC. GO TO THE "HEAVYWEIGHT" BOARD ... I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT TITLE OF THE BOARD BUT I'VE BEEN THERE & THE ISSUE FOR LARGER PEOPLE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SO YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GLEEN SOME INFO THERE. BUT, PLEASE STAY WITH US AS WELL!!!!!! WE HAVE A MEETING EVERY THURSDAY EVENING FROM 6:00 - 7:30pm AT JC's BAR & GRILL ON ASHLEY PHOSPHATE ABOUT 3/4 THE WAY UP ASHLEY PHOSPHATE FROM RIVERS ... ABOUT 1/4 THE WAY UP FROM DORCHESTER. IT'S NEXT TO THAT BIG CHURCH ... WHAT IS IT? PRAISE CATHEDRAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT & IT'S IN A STRIP MALL. MS CHERYL, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, OWNS THE BAR & GRILL & HAS A SPECIAL MENU FOR US ... WE'RE VERY INFORMAL ... LAUGHING & HUGGING MOSTLY ... BUT IT KEEPS US "HONEST" & SUPPORTED FROM ONE ANOTHER. SOMETIMES WE BRING SAMPLES OF THINGS ... SOMETIMES WE JUST SHARE INFO & EXPERIENCES. JOIN US ANY TIME. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

OK, Let me just say WOW!!! GO HARRY GO!!! GO HARRY GO!!! OK that deserves a double WOW!!! WOW!!! OH HECK, WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! 225 LBS!!! That is the SOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!! Here's to ya Harry!!! They say that the more you have to lose...the quicker you lose. My Doc wants us to lose at least 60% of our excess wt by the 6 month mark. I say your loss is right on track... GOOD FOR YOU!!! Harry, if you don't mind, I'm going to add you to our SC WEIGHT LOSS LIST. If you do please let me know and I will remove you ASAP. Tonya

whats the sc weight loss list? curious

It's a list that Ms Dawn created to keep track of where people are at on thier journeys...ie, weight loss, upcoming surgeries, looking into surgery, etc. If you click "VIEW OLDER POST" twice...then click on the post "2ND UPDATED SC WEIGHT LOSS AND UPCOMING S... You will see a recently posted list. On the next post in 2 weeks, your name and weight loss will be in the "100 LBS OR MORE" portion of the list. OK? Harry as quick as you're losing...I'll have to update your stats every week Tonya