Question:
Anyone lost 200+??

I want to lose 260 and it seems quite daunting! I would REALLY appreciate hearing from some people who have been successful at losing such a large amount and anything you may have done that really helped. I need some tips and inspiration! Thank you!!!    — jen41766 (posted on October 20, 2002)

October 20, 2002
Hi Jennifer, I read your profile and see that you and I have the same surgeon. Dr. T is great. Anyway, I have lost almost 180 lbs and when I get to goal I will have lost 200 lbs. I am coming up on my 15 month anniversary. I followed Dr. Tillquist orders, and basically stayed on the Atkins diet, high protein, low carbs for a majority of my post op life. He was aware of my diet and said he was pleased with it. I have strayed from the atkins diet here recently and have lost very slowly lately. Am I telling myself something?? hehe. Best wishes to you!
   — Carey N.

October 20, 2002
Well I HOPE to lose 190 and have 33 more to go. It's possible, but seems rather hard the closer I (or we) get. :)
   — Danmark

October 20, 2002
I believe you can lose as much as you want to lose if you're willing to work hard enough. I've lost 230 pounds in the last 14 months. The surgery was only part of it though. My weight loss didn't really kick in until I started hitting the gym. I'm still losing very consistently and I've decided to see just how far I can go. I realize that at some point I'll hit a wall where there's nothing left to lose but skin and then I plan to have surgery.
   — Traci H.

October 20, 2002
I have lost 255 pounds since having duodenal switch surgery 5/00. I exercise moderately, mostly riding a stationary bike and yoga. I eat pretty much whatever I want. I have about 50 more to go. Thirty-eight pounds of that was excess skin that was removed. I have about 10 pounds of skin to be removed from my arms. I am not trying to lose weight right now as I am in the healing process from the reconstructive surgery of skin removal and have had some complications of wound infections and seromas (fluid filled sacs at the incisions). However, the minute my skin is all healed up, it is back to exercising...Good Luck to you!!!
   — merri B.