ONE YEAR OUT LITTLE PROGRESS

BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED... I'VE ONLY LOST 71LBS SINCE SURGERY... ITS VERY DEPRESSING AT TIMES.. I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE LOST MUCH MORE WEIGHT.. I WAS HOPING TO BE AT 130LBS BY THIS TIME.. I'M AT 172LBS... I TRY TO STAY POSITIVE.. BUT IT'S HARD... ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE OTHERS LOOSING SO FAST.... I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST... I JUST WI**** COULD BE MORE... I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE AT TIMES... PLUS I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH EATING.. WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT.. I CAN EAT ANYTHING I WANT.. I HAVE NO RESTRICTIONS LIKE SOME PEOPLE.. SUGAR, FAT, YOU NAME IT.... I CAN EAT IT.. ALTHOUGH I DON'T IDULGE BECAUSE I KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES.. IT WORRIES ME THAT I CAN EAT THINGS THAT OTHERS CAN'T.

I KNOW IT WILL BE EASY FOR OTHERS TO JUDGE AND SAY.. JUST DON'T EAT BAD THINGS.. ITS SOUNDS GOOD.. BUT IF IT WERE THAT EASY.. I WOULD NEVER HAVE NEEDED SURGERY.. SO IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN MY SHOES... DON'T JUDGE ME.. OR SEND ME HOLIER THAN THOU MESSAGES.. I'M NOT INTERESTED... I WAS SOLUTIONS.... NOT CRITICISMS...

Since I don't know you, or what you are doing exactly, I will offer up some "food" for thought.
Have you tracked your eating and exercising to see:
if you are eating enough, eating too many carbs, getting enough water, getting enough exercise, eating often enough, etc....

Our bodies have a fantastic way of trying to save us.  Good for survival, not so good for fashion.

I know you must be very frustrated and let down by the lack of results that you were expecting.

Best to you!

 

Chyna,

I am right there with you! It can be so many things. People who have/had diabetes tend to lose more slowly and less weight than others. Also, some birth control pills can slow the weight loss process down as well. I also know that I do not make the best eating or exercise choices, but I try not to take it to the extreme. I have "only" lost 70 lbs, and have been at the same weight since July of 2008. I know that my body is still losing some inches every now and then b/c my face looks different, I can wear clothes that were too tight before, etc. but that still doesn't make it any less disappointing. I can only say good for you being in the 170s. I am still trying to get under the 200s. Best of luck to you.

Helen

Don't kill yourself over it! You haven't failed and its only been a year I know you see a lot of people who lose 80% of the weight in 6 months but every person and body is different. I had my surgery in Jan of this yr and to the day have only lost a little over 30 lbs.  I have dropped 6 lbs and then gained them back to my surprise. I was also at a stall for a little over 4 weeks. So I think your body gets into this comfort mode. I am currently weighing what I weighed for years and I think thats were my body was most comfortable and now its having a hard time dropping below that weight. Good luck and just keep trying what else is left for us to do.

Congratulations 70 pounds is awesome! Im four months out and have experienced stalls also. We are behind you on your journey..just remember to focus on the rules: no drinking during meals, protein first, and exercise every day. Best Wishes!

I know that you feel like 70 lbs is a disspointment, but think if you hadn't had your surgery - would you have lost any weight at all? Would you have een gained more weight? 70 lbs is a lot for a body to lose, and as many of the other posters have said, our bodies adjust to this surgery in a very personal and unique way from everyone else. 70 lbs is a great accomplishment - don't lose sight of that, and try to keep that as a motivator to keep you going.

I have a friend who had a similar thing happen - she lost 80 lbs with ease, and then it just stopped. She wwas really frustrated and after a while of trying to do it all on her own, she finaly called the doc and set an appointment with our nutritonist. The NUT had her start up food diary ( something she wasn't doing during her loss) for 2 weeks before her appointment.  That way, when they met, the NUT was able to see where my friend could tweak her diet to help get her on the losing end again.  My friend thouht that she was doing everything right, etc etc, but looking at the food journal showed her that there were portions and certain foods that she could definitely change.  She was eating a lot more refined carbs than she shoudl have, so once she cut those out, she started losing again.

Good luck to you!!!

Im a year out as well my date is 4-25-08 I can sympathize with you on alot of things. I started 379 now 229 I was hoping to be 2oo by my first anniversary.. welp I came up 40 lbs shy, however.. I started a different  game plan I added weight training and Zumba classes  3 x's a week I did lose  10 lbs but guesssss what ??!! I hurt my wrist pulled a tendon and now Im baack w/o weight and slower more cautious exercises to help heal this.. I felt same as you do . But weve all come so far to let a lil stall get us down right?You are beautiful and have done so well dont let you be your greatest negative in your life.. LOL like richard simsons used ta say " I believe in you!" Now .. "you believe in you!" If you need to chat drop me a line were what two weeks apart?
Take care,
It will work out,
Christine

Hi there! I haven't had the surery yet, but I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry that you're enduring this frustration.  Have you heard of 'hibernation' for post-op WLS patients?  They talked about it in a support group I attended, so I looked it up.  HTH and good luck! 

THANKS soooooooo much for the post. I was just thinking i'm 3 weeks out and stalling (3-4ays)tool broken, why isn't it working, Ive also noticed My energy level has been diminshed. This was very helpful thanks again.