Losing weight but feeling anxious

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on 10/21/09 9:57 pm - PA
I had rny on June 22, 2009. My starting weight was 320. My BMI was over 50. Since my surgery I have lost a total of 75 lbs, which I think is good. Your going to think this is weird but, I am happy but I am anxious at the same time because I feel like I am going to wake up one day and it is all going to stop or it will be taken away from me. Is that weird? lol I think its weird. I am following the diet and doing my best to eat good foods and get my protein in and take all my vitamins, although I am having a problem with losing my hair. Any one feel the same?
aprilrose_39
on 10/21/09 10:37 pm
I'm one month "younger" than you where the surgery is concerned..and let me tell you, I lived in fear for a lot of weeks thinking, "OMG, i'm going to be the only person in the history of WLS thats going to fail".  " I'm the one person that this isnt going to work for"...and on and on and on.  So I know what your feeling.  I sometimes get the thought that the weight loss is suddenly going to stop.  Or I'm going to decide one day to just say "screw it" and go eat a pizza.  What helps is just reminding myself that no one...and I mean NO ONE can possibly not lose weight doing what I'm doing.  I remind myself that I do everything right, or mostly right, and that I'm on the right track.  It's a daily thing.  And I hope that it gets easier with time and that fear goes away.
And as for the hair loss!!  OMG!  I asked my partner the other day, after a wad came out in my comb, "are you gonna love a bald girl"?  LOL...she said of course.  I think my hair is the prettiest thing about me and its frightening that its falling out.  But I keep telling myself that its temporary, and that it WILL grow back.  No bald spots yet, thank God.  I started out with very thick hair.
I think you fears and thoughts are normal...keep the big picture in mind
April
    
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on 10/22/09 1:28 am
It is comforting to know that none of us are alone. I am two months out and I have days I cry cause I am tired of eating the same thing, or even having to make myself eat. I am concerened about my hair too, mine is already thin from PCOS I joke with my husband that I will be sporting some Jessica Simpson extensions if it falls out. Good luck to all of you. We all are in a process and we are making a good decision so we can live better lives!!
wtpooh
on 10/23/09 1:11 pm - FL
Too funny I just ordered a Jessica Simpson piece off of QVC and I haven't even started the hair loss yet, but I know that it's inevitable, just not sure how severe and what to really expect.
Waterwench
on 10/22/09 2:29 am - portland, OR
Nicole is right! I was right on track with protein intake and still lost hair. But hardly anyone else noticed the hair because they were blown away by how slender I was and how much healthier I looked with less weight on me. So take heart, Kelfury! Besides, it grows back! :D
      
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