Question:
IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH MY SAME STATS

IWOULD LIKE TO COMPARE WHERE IAM AT TO SOMEONE WITH THE SAME SIZE I KNOW WE ALL LOOSE DIFFERENTLY BUT IM DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF A PLATUE IS THIS IT. IM 4 MONTHS POST OP AND DOWN 75LBS. I START AT 250 5' 5" AND IM WORRIED ITS OVER ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT THIS POINT, IM SO GLAD THAT THE WIEGHT IS GONE FOREVER, BUT I WANT TO LOSE A LITTLE MORE. I EAT RIGHT AND DO ALL THAT IM SUPPOSED TO. IS IT NORMAL TO FEEL LIKE ITS OVER NOW BUT 6 MONTHS FROM NOW IT WILL BE DIFFERNT, I KNOW IT HAS SLOWED DOWN ALOT ONLY 5LBS A MONTH WHEN I HAVE MY PERIOD, I EAT MORE THEN, IT SEEMS TO MAKE ME LOSE. BUT IF THERES ANYONE OUT THERE WITH MY STATS AT 1YR OR SO POST OP I WOULD LIKE TO HERE ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO SEE WHERE I COULD POSSIBLY GO FROM HERE THANKS ALOT AHEAD OF TIME ANGIE MATHEWS    — ANGIE M. (posted on September 21, 2002)

September 21, 2002
I am 5'6" and started at 245-250 (depending on which scale you go by). I had lost about 60 lbs. by 4 months so your loss looks great! I did have a couple of really long plateaus and thought it was over, then start losing again slowly. Now 10 months post-op and have a normal BMI and in the normal range for body fat!! Yippeee! You can check out the progress by date on my profile page.
   — Cheri M.

September 21, 2002
Angie, I started at 1 pound less than you, 5'3", and at 7 months post-op I am down 79. So, I think that 75 in 4 months is incredible. And it does slow down..has to! Last month I lost 6 and this month, which is over for me in about a week, only 4 so far...but slow is better than none!
   — Cindy R.

September 21, 2002
I'm 5'4, started at 249 and have lost 49 pounds as of today (3 mos postop). Your loss sounds great! I find that the plateaus on the scale (one just ended) give my body a chance to "catch up" with the loss. You are not alone! That window they talk about is still wide open for you -- have you considered looking at food intake (fitday.com) and maybe fine tuning the exercise? Good luck.
   — Marti R.

September 22, 2002
Angie, A year ago I started out at 5'5.5" and 244. My one year anniversary will be on the 27th of this month. I am now 5'6" and hover around 137. The weight will start coming off a little slower, and a little slower, month by month, but you are far from the end of your journey!
   — DonnaCarol

September 22, 2002
I started at 5' 6" and 266.....my one year anniversary is in a couple weeks and I am now at 155-160. I was at about the same as you at 4 mos. It does slow down, and there are times that you think it has stoped alltogether, but it hasnt. I have lost a total of 10lbs since June (I think) It comes off slowly.....but it does come off the closer you get to goal. I got upset about a month ago that I wasnt losing faster and that I still am in a 12 at one year out. After voicing this...my husband looked at me with disbelief on his face....He said 'Becky, did you ever think you would be back in a 12.....EVER? Why is it that now it is not good enough?' He has a very good point. When I started this whole thing...I said that I would be happpy if I could just be under 200 lbs. After thinking about this for a while...If i dont lose another pound, I am happy. I would love to be able to put on an 8, only because I never have....but oh well......I look good the way I am now and am starting to accept the fact that Im not huge anymore. Dont compare...stop it now!!! Your body will stop when its comfortable, and you will be thinner than you think when it does. It takes much longer for your head to catch up than it does your body.
   — RebeccaP

September 22, 2002
I am 5'5" and started out at 277 and have only 53 pounds in 8 months I wish I lost as fast as you.
   — Candace F.