Three Month Follow Up w/Dr. Houston Today....

I am going to type quick before my little ones cover my dining room in the paint I set out for them to play with.....but, I wanted to share that I had my three month follow up with Dr. Houston today & on the "official" scale I weighed in at 213 (my scale said 215 this a.m., so it was nice to be lower than my home scale).....so.....3 months from RNY & (drum roll...lol...) I have lost 80 pounds since my presurgery weight of 293 (I was 289 the day of surgery).....Dr. Houston said that I have lost 58% of my excess weight & said that was good because that's where patients usually are at 6 months post op!!

So, I am feeling really good about this!!!!  I am waiting for the diagnosis from pathology of the Sweet's Disease (if you didn't read my other post, I developed a bad rash & it wasn't poison oak, chiggers or chicken pox.....).....but, hey, apparently enough Prednisone for a horse will clear up the rash in a week or so & it will be gone.....if not, at least I'm not still 300 pounds with a rash.....I guess that's the most optimism I can find re: that.

So...woot woot.....Dr. Houston said that I can expect a slow down in my weight loss before my 6 month appt & that usually patients lose 1/2 of what they lost since last time, so, hopefully, I will at least get to ONEderland!! I am hoping for that.

Okay....my little painters have probably changed the wall color....xo, Micheala.

Sounds like you had a great appointment!  WTG on your weight loss!

Hey Melody--how are you???  I PM'd you a while back & thought that you must be really busy w/work....let me know how you are doing!!!

I sure wish I was on the west coast right now...it is sooooo hot here!! xo, Micheala.

Wow I hope I do as well as you have in 3 mths, you are doing an awesome job!!!

Oh my, Rhonda...YOU WILL!!!  I can't wait to read your three month post-WLS posts!!! It is very, very exciting!  xo, Micheala.

Congratulations!     

Thanks...and CONGRATS to you, too!!! You are doing awesome, too, to have lost almost 30 pounds PRE-wls!!! xo, Micheala.

I am goal oriented, so the 10% that Blue Cross required me to lose was my original motivation. Now I'm trying to fit comfortably in a dress for my wedding anniversary in July.It's been slow going lately and my appetite has been voracious this week,  but I'm still trying. I'll crank it up a few notches as the date approaches hoping to fit. I've decided that if I don't make it comfortably into the dress I'll just wear something else and will not allow that to be the end of the world for me!

You will make it!  You have until July & I find that having things like that to motivate me really helps....I am the same way with goals....if I am working toward something I do a lot better.  Congrats on your wedding anniversary! xo, Micheala.

EXCELLENT!!!!  I am so happy for you!!!!!!

You'll be in Onederland before you know it!!!

HUGS