Howdy!

Today is 4 months....

down 81 pounds from highest and 66 from day of surgery!

I am feeling great....wearing size 16 bottoms and either a large or XL top. I had to buy all new underwear - size 8 thank you (underwear sizes are in their own world, and an 8 is for sizes 14-16, but I am not gonna lie...loved seeing the size 8 on the package!!)

I am still struggling to drink as much Water as I should.....I am trying!!

chips go down WAY to easy...gotta watch that -

love all things seafood.

And then they ask you..."So, how much weight have you lost??"

I have been very honest with everyone, told them about my surgery....

If I can help ONE person in their journey - then yay....

But I balk here....

Early on, spoutin' off 20 or 30 pounds was awesome....

I DOn't wangt to tell work associates or acquaintances I have lost the equivalent of a German Sheppard off my ass!!

I Celebrate that with my girl friends, but co-workers are a different breed (pun intended).

The bitchiness is not appreciated, nor do I want to see raised eyebrows as they look at how much further I still have to go and strain to do the mental math to see I was a 300 pounder at one time....

Gosh NO!

ANyway -

That's my monthly check in.

Going strong....going to try and get some intentional work outs in.....

Glad to be a success story.....

Still have never been in pain or puked...

Just get REALLY full REALLY easy -

Pretty awesome huh?

Oh - here's a pic of my Halloween outfit....I chose not to wear it out of the house....

Thanks everyone!! For some reason this topic posted twice and it's driving me crazy!! Anyway - I used to be 5'10''....but last height check put me a little over 5'9''......

I am definetly not skinny - but I am wearing the same pant size as I did graduating highschool.

Being pregnant 3 times and having 8 to 10 pound babies rearranged some of my figure for sure....but height has always been on my side.

I lost an inch a few years after cancer treatments. Turns out I would have been under 40 BMI with the extra inch. Still mad as heck.

Shewolf143: I think you are fine. Each of us loses differently. I had my surgery Oct. 12th so, far I have only lost 15 pounds. I have not cheated, but I am losing lots of inches. I am not going to stare at my scale and get depressed. You shouldn't either, The smaller clothing sizes make me happy. I am a 20 and not a 24 anymore.

Oh boy, You have hit the nail on the head. Tonite I am going to a party and everyone knows me from presurgery. I too have been very open about having the surgery. Now I have 50 lb's off me in just a few months. I DON'T WANT THEM DOING THAT MENTAL MATH EITHER!! I think I will say "I use my clothes instead of the scale to gauge my weight loss". I have a total of 125 lbs to get to goal. Yep, that's too personal to share w/ acquaintances. Thanks for bringing this up.

I lost an inch a few years after cancer treatments. Turns out I would have been under 40 BMI with the extra inch. Still mad as heck.

Out of curiosity, do they measure your height with your shoes on? If so, get a pair of shoes with a little higher sole to make up for that inch....Just a thought. I know that i had always had a height of 5'5.5" and they told me that I was 5'7". I was so confused by this. I put my BMI to low when I went for my referral for my surgeon. Then they remeasured me and I made sure i stood straight and relaxed my body. It worked, I went down to 5'6" which was more reasonable. Remeasure your height and shrink down a little bit if you must.

Congrats you look great in that costume...

YOU are inspiring and I love your positive outlook!

You look great! And you could have definitely worn your costume out that night.

Congrats that is awesome! I just got on the scale & I am pretty upset....I have only lost a couple of lbs since I weighed in on Oct 12th, which was 1 month post-op. At that point, I had lost 28.4 lbs. I don't understand why I have only lost a couple of lbs in 3 weeks? Any ideas? I have not cheated once! I am getting my Water in & my Protein. I don't understand & I am very disheartened.

You WILL lose....weigh once a week (but I weigh every night and every morning - so I admit to being a hypocrit!!) I stalled for 3 weeks a month out!!! It can be frustrating - just focus on making good choices and it will happen!!!!

I teach 4th grade. I live in a small, rural community. Even with an undershirt and tights on underneath, I couldn't fathom having my 9 year old students seeing me!!

Or my 21 year old former students either!!

This is my 12th year teaching in this town.....my first group of 5th graders are having their own kiddos now....and I feel OLD!!

joyful noise-Thanks for addressing my post. I agree with what you said to a certain degree. From what I am seeing on this site, most people lose quite a bit the first 3 months. I just feel something isn't right that I haven't lost past the 1st month. I have an appt with my NUT Thurs-she wants to look over my food journal. I do think I am losing inches. I need to take my measurements.

Here's what you tell them:

In the Halloween photo you posted, do you see that "air space" between your waist and your elbows?

That's what you lost. It's air now.

I just say I've lost 15 pounds instead of the 40 since I've started the job. lol.

ShannonK-I hope it starts back up. I have been working alot of OT for about 6 weeks now & my NUT thinks it could be that. My body feels stressed so it is producing cortisol & slowing the weight loss down. I sit at a computer all day, which doesn't help. I also have been constipated & she said that can add to it as well.

ShannonK-I hope it starts back up. I have been working alot of OT for about 6 weeks now & my NUT thinks it could be that. My body feels stressed so it is producing cortisol & slowing the weight loss down. I sit at a computer all day' date=' which doesn't help. I also have been constipated & she said that can add to it as well.[/quote']

I try to drink Miralax and take 2 stool softeners a day. That helps with the constipation.