the Thrill is still there!!!!!

Hey Guys,

Quick “YaHoo!” from me…. In the Sunday Weekly Weigh-ins, I’ve consistently been hanging around 184 Since my plastic surgery back in July. Went to my PCP yesterday and stepped on her scales- 180.5!!! I checked mine at home and they read 185:-( So, this morning I had to run by to set an appointment with my Bariatric Doc To speak at an upcoming seminar, And drug my scale into the office- grabbed his nurse-

“Peg, Let’s check this bad-boy out!”

Sure-Nough!!!! the Bariatric scale read 181 and mine read 184.5!!! I re-calibrated that sucker right there!!!! I had done this back about 2 ½ years ago And never thought to check it since….. It’s Crazy how much that little extra 3 to 4 lbs makes!!!! So, you guys who are being ‘driven crazy’ by scales while on the way down, And fighting a stall or plateau? Know that even though it’s not a discouraging “Hit the Wall” problem For old-post-ops at goal, It does Still MATTER!!! I haven’t had such a big weight-related Smile in quite some time!!! Ah, the thrill is still there!!!!! Have a Great One!!  And enjoy the moments…… Best Wishes-

Dx

cool!

What a great surprise!

Dx,  That's awesome! Bet you can't wait until Sunday? I find that even the smallest loss gives me a thrill and I can't wait to report in on the weekly weigh in.  You'll have everyone on the men's board heading down to their doctor's office to check their scales for accuracy. 

Dx, Good deal!  Congratulations!

Good thinking Dx. My scales drive me crazy. I have 2 that I check against each other & every freaking day they give me different reading. However, the both of them consistently read lower than the Dr.'s scale. I'll stick with mine! Every litlle victory in this battle is sweet.  Jay

  I dunno...I'd bet it'd be just my luck that I'd drag that sucka into the Doc's only to find out that HIS was reading heavier than mine!!!   Congrats Dx...  :thumbsup:

you know it made no sense for the longest time to me that you stayed at that weight after the surgery. great to hear. i know what you mean. every single pound is a little victory for me! Carbonblob

Congrats, Dx!

That is a considerable amount of weight, so really good news. Either way (weight?) you look at it though, your weight has been stable, which at nearly four years out is remarkable. I wonder if at 5 years out, your metabolism "locks in" and keeps you at that weight? For non-ops, they used to say that those who were able to somehow lose and stabilize their weight for five years were then able to keep it off.

(and for the narcissist in me:) 

Right now I'm doing cardio to build my "buffer zone". Funny, I know I'm eating too many raw almond slices during the day, but still losing weight. Today is day 20 of continuous cardio and weights.

Dave

Hello Dx........yea its been quite some time since I have posted. I only weigh myself at the gym. I have been at 208lbs for a while now. My surgeon is in AZ and we live in OR. I havent seen him for a year and a half. well I saw him yesterday and I liked his scale much better. 204.4......lol Not bad since I started at 358lbs. Oh what a couple of pounds make! Hope all is well sorry we missed you in Portland, Derrick