4 month surgiversay (long)
Hello All,
I posted this on the VSG board, but thought I would post it here to as you all have helped me so much. I have reached the 4 month mark and what a journey this has been, later in this post for the newbies I am going to list my greatest learnings. However, I thought I would post my monthly weight losses first;
Pre-op weight 194kg/426lbs Day of surgery 184.5kg/407lbs) Loss 9.5kg/19lbs Total Loss 9.5kg/19lbs
1st month 173.9kg/382.5lbs Monthly Loss 10.6kg/24.5lbs Total Loss 20.1kg/43.5lbs
2nd month 165.2kg/363.4lbs Monthly Loss 8.7kg/19.1lbs Total Loss 28.8kg /62.6lbs
3rd month 162.6kg/357.7lbs Monthly Loss 2.6kg/5.7lbs Total Loss 31.4kg/68.3lbs
4th month 153.8kg/338.3lbs Monthly Loss 8.8kg/19.3lbs Total Loss 40.2kg/88.5lbs
They are interesting, aren't they, particularly the 3rd month, where I seemed to have endless stalls and like we all do thought the famous 'am I going to be the one this surgery does not work for'. So, I asked myself why etc. Firstly, in the first few months I was doing my nutritionists balanced approach to dieting and that worked for me, but then I started stalling and I had to change take. So what did I do, I listened to some of our very wise OH family and upped the protein, reduced the carbs and increased the water and that was at the beginning of month 4, the results speak for themselves.
Ok, some of my learnings;
1) Track everything you eat on one of the calorie counting sites, here in Aus, I use calorieking.com.au. It was the beginning of month 4 I did this too and wow, what a difference it make, I am now the tracking queen. I used to think this was a joke, but it is not.
2) Drink lots of water/liquid. I increased from 2 litres to 3 litres a day, that works too. For the newbies, you will be able to drink more further out. I do this, I start the day with a glass of water when I take my pills. I have a 1.5lt jug at work that I fill with water and a cup that hold half of it in a sitting. I make up diet peach tea cordial in it and make myself drink the jug over the course of the day. When I get home I only have 1 litre to go, which I do over the course of the evening...sip, sip, sip.
3) High protein, low carb works best for me. I really do have a low tolerance for carbs, this I have definately learnt. So I keep mine under 20g a day. On the Atkins site there is a great list of foods and their carb quantities, plus another good article about finding you optimum carb level.
4) Get a good sleep every night. I know this sounds weird, but I am convinced this also helps.
5) This is a new one for me.......exercise, I have just started to do laps in the pool, well my version of laps, I run/moonwalk. It is very low impact, but really good for you because of the water resistence. I have really bad knees and the pool works for this. I am still waiting to get to a weight I can use my WiFit.
6) This is really important, set little goals for yourself to achieve, so that every week or two you achieve a goal, it helps you focus and you feel like you are achieving and that boost you for the next goal. Here are a couple of my current goals...8lbs to WiFit, 11.5lbs to 100lbs, 3.8kg to be under 150kg, only a few more pounds to 7 stone lost. I think in a multiple of measure to achieve goals and then I celebrate each one.
Most of all I want to say, this surgery has liberated me, it has freed me from a life of pain and ill health. I can now participate in life, rather than watch it and that is amazing. I am going to get Ross today to take a pic and I will post those on here either later today or tomorrow.
Anne
I posted this on the VSG board, but thought I would post it here to as you all have helped me so much. I have reached the 4 month mark and what a journey this has been, later in this post for the newbies I am going to list my greatest learnings. However, I thought I would post my monthly weight losses first;
Pre-op weight 194kg/426lbs Day of surgery 184.5kg/407lbs) Loss 9.5kg/19lbs Total Loss 9.5kg/19lbs
1st month 173.9kg/382.5lbs Monthly Loss 10.6kg/24.5lbs Total Loss 20.1kg/43.5lbs
2nd month 165.2kg/363.4lbs Monthly Loss 8.7kg/19.1lbs Total Loss 28.8kg /62.6lbs
3rd month 162.6kg/357.7lbs Monthly Loss 2.6kg/5.7lbs Total Loss 31.4kg/68.3lbs
4th month 153.8kg/338.3lbs Monthly Loss 8.8kg/19.3lbs Total Loss 40.2kg/88.5lbs
They are interesting, aren't they, particularly the 3rd month, where I seemed to have endless stalls and like we all do thought the famous 'am I going to be the one this surgery does not work for'. So, I asked myself why etc. Firstly, in the first few months I was doing my nutritionists balanced approach to dieting and that worked for me, but then I started stalling and I had to change take. So what did I do, I listened to some of our very wise OH family and upped the protein, reduced the carbs and increased the water and that was at the beginning of month 4, the results speak for themselves.
Ok, some of my learnings;
1) Track everything you eat on one of the calorie counting sites, here in Aus, I use calorieking.com.au. It was the beginning of month 4 I did this too and wow, what a difference it make, I am now the tracking queen. I used to think this was a joke, but it is not.
2) Drink lots of water/liquid. I increased from 2 litres to 3 litres a day, that works too. For the newbies, you will be able to drink more further out. I do this, I start the day with a glass of water when I take my pills. I have a 1.5lt jug at work that I fill with water and a cup that hold half of it in a sitting. I make up diet peach tea cordial in it and make myself drink the jug over the course of the day. When I get home I only have 1 litre to go, which I do over the course of the evening...sip, sip, sip.
3) High protein, low carb works best for me. I really do have a low tolerance for carbs, this I have definately learnt. So I keep mine under 20g a day. On the Atkins site there is a great list of foods and their carb quantities, plus another good article about finding you optimum carb level.
4) Get a good sleep every night. I know this sounds weird, but I am convinced this also helps.
5) This is a new one for me.......exercise, I have just started to do laps in the pool, well my version of laps, I run/moonwalk. It is very low impact, but really good for you because of the water resistence. I have really bad knees and the pool works for this. I am still waiting to get to a weight I can use my WiFit.
6) This is really important, set little goals for yourself to achieve, so that every week or two you achieve a goal, it helps you focus and you feel like you are achieving and that boost you for the next goal. Here are a couple of my current goals...8lbs to WiFit, 11.5lbs to 100lbs, 3.8kg to be under 150kg, only a few more pounds to 7 stone lost. I think in a multiple of measure to achieve goals and then I celebrate each one.
Most of all I want to say, this surgery has liberated me, it has freed me from a life of pain and ill health. I can now participate in life, rather than watch it and that is amazing. I am going to get Ross today to take a pic and I will post those on here either later today or tomorrow.
Anne
10,000 steps walking challenge coordinator to register; http://10000steps.org.au/ and then pm me your email and I will link you to the challenge.
Thank you, Anne.
I am in the 3rd month and stalled...what almost.
I love that you shared your experience and learnings. I am going to refer to them to help me stay focused. I am doing that with several people on this site. Thank God for obesityhelp.com!!!
Take care and wishes of continued success.....
Penny
I am in the 3rd month and stalled...what almost.
I love that you shared your experience and learnings. I am going to refer to them to help me stay focused. I am doing that with several people on this site. Thank God for obesityhelp.com!!!
Take care and wishes of continued success.....
Penny
Amen to that!
10,000 steps walking challenge coordinator to register; http://10000steps.org.au/ and then pm me your email and I will link you to the challenge.
Thankyou and I see you are doing well too.
Anne
Anne
10,000 steps walking challenge coordinator to register; http://10000steps.org.au/ and then pm me your email and I will link you to the challenge.
Hi Anne,
You are doing so well! thanks for sharing about your journey there's alot of good info there!
I had surgery 10 days after you and also had that infamous three month stall, I think I lost a total of three pounds that month!! Which of course made me wonder if I was going to be the one this surgery didn't work for. Lol. So true!
I have since lost 10 pounds in 10 days! I know it won't last forever but it sure is a relief when the scale starts to move again!!
Congratulations on your success so far, keep up the good work!
Diane
You are doing so well! thanks for sharing about your journey there's alot of good info there!
I had surgery 10 days after you and also had that infamous three month stall, I think I lost a total of three pounds that month!! Which of course made me wonder if I was going to be the one this surgery didn't work for. Lol. So true!
I have since lost 10 pounds in 10 days! I know it won't last forever but it sure is a relief when the scale starts to move again!!
Congratulations on your success so far, keep up the good work!
Diane
So how did you kick start your stall Diane?
Anne
Anne
10,000 steps walking challenge coordinator to register; http://10000steps.org.au/ and then pm me your email and I will link you to the challenge.
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