Tada......January 2013 Post-op!!!!!

Here were are on the losers bench (well not me yet but almost)...Let's keep up the super-amazing support we started with Wdwfreak's help! Post away ladies and gents: anything you want/need to talk about, vent, ask others, think might be helpful to share. What an awesome place to find/be a resource.

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I'm one month post tomorrow.... 42# lost!!!

Wowwwww! I'm two weeks at 17 pounds. I don't think I will hit the 40 pound goal in 2 more weeks. Sad face.

I am having a down week this week. I don't know what is going on with me! I'm loosing slower than most people around my surgery group and that is messing with my mind. My husband is leaving at the en of this month for a 6 month deployment. I'm just emotionally all over the place and to top it off I'm on week 3 of my period. I just need some help pulling it all together. HW 265 DS 256 CW 229

Everyone is going to say NOT to compare urself to others but that's easier said than done. When was ur surgery??

Hang in there. I also had my period for almost three weeks on bcp and I was frustrated but it finally went away. Our bodies get so screwed up after surgery. My guess is the stress of your husband leaving isn't making matter worse. I have found that I pay no attention to what others are losing. I will be five weeks out and have lost around 30 pounds which is more then I would have been able to ever lose prior to surgery. Just remember slow and steady wins the race-lol. I also find measuring and just knowing that my clothes are fitting differently is huge. Keep your eye on the big prize (goal weight). Keep working your program your surgeon and his staff have designed and follow all instructions as much as you can you will do fine.

Also spend as much quality fun time with hubby as you can before he leaves and think how much smaller you will be when he comes back... I have found when I am feeling down I put on some of my favorite music and clean and or organize something (ie drawer- junk). crazy but it gives me time to think. So do something that makes you happy. Hope your day gets better....

Great advice and very well said. Not to mention you can't believe everything people say.

Wow do you remember how much you lost ur first week or two ??

Remember that some people add the pounds in that they had when they started the whole process and not surgery date. Not saying you quoted on one of those. Also, the more weight there is the more weight there is to lose. (goodness i hate how that sounds) But each of our bodies will lose weight as it can.

I thought in the beginning I was a slow loser. However, I am almost (1 week shy) of my 3 month mark. I have lost 50. 3 months ago I was 237, now I'm 187. Wow that's amazing I think. Imagine what I would have done w/o the surgery, definitely not 50. Maybe 5 if I was lucky.

Think of the big picture and not by the day by day or week by week. Also you might not lose on the scale, but can be in measurements.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

I hope I can lose weight more consistently, getting frustrated which makes me snack more, I eat a lot of nuts now and dried fruit and sunflower seeds.....

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Don't give up ,keep trying ,I'm 44 days post op and went from 368 to 324 with little effort besides liquid diet...... Not everyone loses fast but stable weight lost is better then no weight lost ....yum I can wait to be able to eat fruits and seeds

living4myself_gb1-21-13:

Hi everyone. Hope yawll are doing fabulous?. I had a rough time. There about 3 weeks after surgery. Didn't lose a pound for like 2 weeks. But I wasn't getting all my protein or fluids in either. I'm at 45 lbs and I'm 2 months out, nor where I wanted to be,but at least that's 45 lbs that wont be coming back. Tomorrow, my husband is having his Gastric Bypass surgery. On my 2 month surgerversary. I know I'll do better since he's having his. I can't let him lose more than me now can I.

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Wow u can really tell in your face.

Hi everyone. Hope yawll are doing fabulous?. I had a rough time. There about 3 weeks after surgery. Didn't lose a pound for like 2 weeks. But I wasn't getting all my protein or fluids in either. I'm at 45 lbs and I'm 2 months out' date=' nor where I wanted to be,but at least that's 45 lbs that wont be coming back. Tomorrow, my husband is having his Gastric Bypass surgery. On my 2 month surgerversary. I know I'll do better since he's having his. I can't let him lose more than me now can I.[/quote']

Good luck to him :-) and, of course, you as well. Now you can be his cheerleader in the beginning of it. I think it's awesome both of you have and is having it done. Congrats you two, best wishes for a speedy recovery for him.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Great job :-)

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Thanks!

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Wow u can really tell in your face.

Thank you. I couldn't tell till a friend put two of my pictures together

Good luck to him :-) and' date=' of course, you as well. Now you can be his cheerleader in the beginning of it. I think it's awesome both of you have and is having it done. Congrats you two, best wishes for a speedy recovery for him.

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Thanks so much. I'm more nervous for him

Wow do you remember how much you lost ur first week or two ??

1st wk 11 lbs 2ndwk 9

Highest wt 317lb, date of surgery 01/09/2013 wt 280lb at Dr. Current wt 233lb. Feel great, can eat anything. Gone from 40 waist to 36 with belt in 2 months. Hope everyone else is well. I read posts daily, ya'll are my greatest support.