It's A Conspiracy !!!!!

I went for my 18 month check-up yesterday. On my scale at home I weigh 178, their scale 181 but it was also 2:00 pm. Well anyway, my surgeon told me to GAIN 10 lbs !!!!! That ain't happening. My hubby was sitting over there grinning like a Cheshire cat. My hubby, kids, church folks and work folks have all told me that I've gotten too thin. The pics I have up now, I'm about 185 , I have some pics from when we dropped our daughter off to college but I haven't downloaded them yet but when I do, I'll post them. My nutritionist says that I'm having body image issues and I'm skating on the edge of "disordered" eating and I don't need to lose any more weight, especially the weight I had written down. It's a conspiracy.

My surgeon even said that I didn't have enough loose skin for a tummy tuck. My tummy is big enough for me to still have to get 12's when I can wear 10's in some things.

I realize this is a blessing and I'm so thankful to the Lord for losing the weight because if y'all knew what my everyday life is like with my chronic illnesses that has only gotten worse you might understand why I want some control over something in my life.

Hey Skinny Rita

Dang your doc wants you to gain weight,  bet you never thought you would hear that in your life.  LOL.    it's so funny how your life changes so drastically with WLS. 

I hear you on the body dismorphic disorder I so have it cause I always feel like I look huge.  

Keep up the great job you look amazing.

 

 

Wow! He wants you to gain weight. I'm sure that was totally unexpected. I know the feeling of the home scale says one thing and the office scale differs. I wonder how long it takes for our mind to catch up and accept the physical change? I wear much smaller size clothes, no more meds, have lots of energy, but I still feel like the fat lady. I've been called skinny, small, tiny, slim, by others. I am yet to call me any of those words. 

You'd think they would want us to aim low to allow a cushion for the future.  You're not still trying to loose so if you feel comfortable what's the big deal.  Its not like gaining will fix the other health issues. 

I was tagged with a developing aversion to food at my 1 month follow up and I hadn't even lost 15 lbs yet.  Sometimes I also wonder if its a conspiracy.

I hear ya! 2 weeks ago my surgeon put me on a STERIOD because I wasnt eating for days on end...I sometimes wish I hadn't told him I wasn;t eating..I feel much better now that I am eating but dag! Im only 6 weeks out and want to loose like crazy during the honeymoon phase..why would he be concerned about me not eating so early out?  Conspiracy!!!