Cervidae
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I've been stalled for most of this month. But today I stepped on the scale and was pleasantly surprised to see that I'm exactly 100 pounds down since surgery, and 155 down since my highest. I can barely believe it!
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Happy 5 months post op to me! I'm 95 pounds down since surgery and 150 pounds down overall!
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http://imgur.com/5rOY0sh here's a current progress shot
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It appears that I'm going to stall for 2-3 weeks every month when I get my period. At least my stalls are consistent.
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I hope so! Then again, the last two times this happened, it just picked up again eventually. I didn't lose a big chunk of weight or anything. But I've gotten to the point where I don't feel any sense of urgency to get where I need to be. I'm still significantly overweight but I'm just not worried about getting to my goal. I've been too lucky and blessed already to sweat future success.
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It's a heart-crushing feeling when you're told that your knee is almost certainly going to prevent you from running... ever again. There goals one of the biggest exercise goals I was looking forward to. D:
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Cervidae,if you like running, consider doing it in the water. lots of you tube video for you to learn more about it. I have been doing it for over three months and see a difference and most of all, enjoy it! I use a shuffle ipod under my water proof hat and listen to music to get me going. What a difference! I hope you like swimming and can give it a try.
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It's officially my birthday and I have officially made it to 80 pounds lost since surgery mid-August. Awesome birthday present, body!
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Late last week, I started back on a hormone balancing medication for my PCOS, and not only did my stall end but I've lost 6 pounds since Monday... ha! XD
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16 weeks post op today. Down 69 pounds since surgery, 84 pounds since the beginning of the program, and 124 pounds since my heaviest last summer. I also believe my stall may be ending. It's a good day.
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I'm pretty sure it's only water weight, but I've been stalled for almost two weeks and this morning I saw that I have gained almost two pounds. This upsets me more than I want it to, and is making me wonder if I am perhaps becoming slightly obsessed with losing weight. I've also noticed that eating more than 600 calories makes me feel like I'm overeating, even though I'm supposed to be trying to get in 900-1000 calories a day. Enjoying food (which has only recently started happening again) makes me feel super guilty. Am I developing an eating disorder?!
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You're absolutely right, of course. I think I'm going to need to talk to a therapist about this. I think it feels so devastating to me because I've come so far and worked so hard to get here and feel so proud, but I also know that I have such a loooong way to go. I've lost over 120 pounds but I'm still over 300. I have this nagging, ridiculous fear that the stall means that my body is done losing weight and I'm just going to be stuck here forever. It's utter nonsense, of course. I'm only 3.5 months out. I think I just spent so many years feeling completely out of control and trying so, so hard to lose weight with minuscule or no results so now during this stall I am confronting that same feeling of "I'm going to fail no matter what I do". And it terrifies me, however illogical.
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YOU are NOT going to fail, stall yes. Fail no.
Keep coming here, asking for reassurance.
Do as @Djmohr suggested. DO NOT GIVE UP!
YOU got this!
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I'm with you! I've lost 106 and still have over 100 to lose. It's so daunting and overwhelming that when we don't lose every week we think it's over. But one thing I have learned is just to ride the waves. As long as I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, the weight will come off. Maybe just not as fast as others. Also, food should be enjoyed. We just overeat. Eat till you're satisfied and move on. I have some of the same struggles trying to stay at like 800 calories and stuff, but at 6 months out, 900-100 calories is probably ok.
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The week before last, I lost 7 pounds. This past week I stalled. Them's the breaks.
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In case some of you out there have an Instagram and would like to connect with my new page on which I will be posting progress pictures, snapshots of foods/drinks that work well with an RNY lifestyle, and more: https://www.instagram.com/belly.laugh/ I look forward to making new friends.
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That super frustrating moment when you've lost over a hundred pounds but you are still quite plus size, and nothing fits but new clothes are super expensive because you are still in high sizes... and it's winter so you're freezing your new, smaller butt off. >.<
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do you have thrift stores nearby? I've found a few items that I was able to either alter or make do. If you sew or know someone who does, maybe they can take in the items to buy you some time. Plus no need to have a full wardrobe until you reach goal size. It would be great if there were a local clothing exchange as well, where someone losing weight would donate clothes and be able to take some without exchange of money.
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I'm still plus size so I understand. I've been making due by altering a few things like skirt with elastic waist that I have just shortened the elastic on. I was a bit of a shoaholic so I have clothes in my closet all the way down to a 16 and I'm enjoying wearing them afain as many were designer things. I bought a few dress but just inexpensive Old Navy dresses for under $10 when they are onsale. Other than that I limit my new clothing purchases to gym clothes.
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14 weeks post op and 67 pounds gone since surgery! This is my first week losing 7 pounds in one week. Craziness. o.o
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I have discovered that pickles do some really unfortunately things to my digestive system. :'(
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Well, today has been a difficult day. However, I am going to focus on the positive. Today marks 13 weeks since surgery (tomorrow is three months exactly) and as of right now I am 60 pounds down since surgery! Knowing how far I've come makes me brave enough to know I can deal with the long road ahead.
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Today I learned that I most likely have a very big surgery to reconstruct my left ALC coming up... which means six months of pain, limited mobility, and physical therapy. I'm only three months post op from my RNY, and I need the exercise I simply can't get right now, and now won't be able to do for a long time. I feel like I could cry.
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I don't know the name David Stamps, who Miss Mac wrote about, so his videos are good to know about. There are many, many other chair exercise videos available, incl. Chair Dancing (a series); Sit and Be Fit (also a TV show on many public TV stations. Your public library will have some for loan and can get others on interlibrary loan. You'll find quite a few at sparkpeople.com (check the exercise/video tab); join their Chair Exercise Team, which has a sticky thread of resources far more extensive than what 'm recalling at the moment and Miss Mac's suggestion. A friend who has run marathons, competed in triathlons (not Ironman), skis, etc., went to a chair class w/her elderly mother and reported that it was a valid workout for anyone. There's also a chair yoga video that should help with relaxation. Many Y's and private gyms offer chair classes. If I recall anything else, I'll let you know. You probably should run any chair exercise by your surgeon and PT in case some are not good for you at some time or other during your healing period. You'll be great.
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Had my first physical therapy/workout session since surgery today. I don't think I've ever been this exhausted, but it also feels good to know I'm finally getting my body back.
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I got some clothes from a friend yesterday, and didn't think they would fit yet. I just tried on her jeans and I was amazed to find that I fit into them, which means I am now SIX sizes smaller than I was at the beginning of the year! I can't even believe it!
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12 weeks post op today and down 55 pounds since surgery!
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Trying out a Quest Pumpkin Pie protein bar right now, and it's absolutely delicious!
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11 weeks post op today, and exactly 50 pounds down. 105 pounds lost since my highest weight ever this time last year. Surreal!
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Yesterday, I stepped on the scale and was chagrined to find that I was still 1 pound away from a big milestone, as I had been for the past almost 2 weeks. Today I woke up and I lost two pounds overnight, which officially puts me 101 pounds less than my heaviest weight ever. It's a surreal feeling, mainly because I still have such a looong way to go, and I can hardly remember what it felt like to be a hundred pounds heavier than this. This time last year, I felt hopeless, worthless, and like I would never feel good about myself again. I was prepared, at age 22, to die young and humiliated because I felt like I had no control over my body whatsoever. I was seeing a nutritionist and a PCOS specialist and they were at a loss for how to help me. Now, 1 year later, 101 pounds are simply... gone. What an amazing life this is!
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8 weeks and 40 pounds gone since surgery!
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7 weeks post op today, and 37 pounds down.
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After almost 7 weeks of losing very slowly, I lost 2 pounds overnight.
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That annoying feeling when your scale and the doctor's scale say two different things. >.<
