3 month follow up with doc

[McButterpants 2,846]

I had my 3 month follow up with my doc this afternoon. I was kind of dreading the appointment - I'm in a stall and I'm feeling a bit down. I haven't lost weight in 18 days...well, I've been playing with the same pound for the past week or so.

So, here's what we discussed:

1. My weight loss is 49 pounds down since I first went to her (she is my local doc - I traveled out of the area for surgery, so her numbers are a bit different than mine). She is really happy with rate at which I'm losing; I said I wish I could feel really good about the rate. I want to lose it faster. She said the if you were to graph your loss, it wouldn't be linear, to expect more of a stair step. Lose, plateau, lose plateau, lose, plateau. Wash rinse repeat.

2. We talked about my brain and my want for faster loss. She encouraged me to go to the support group offered by the hospital. I know this, I just haven't made the effort to go. She also said I might want to think about counseling - It's probably not a bad idea.

3. My body fat percentage has reduced a little since my last visit 4 weeks ago. I've lost a little lean muscle mass, but not much. She wasn't concerned on either account.

4. She said I look a lot smaller and reminded me of the other signs of health NOT related to the scale. My clothes are looser - the jeans I bought just after Christmas are falling off. My blood pressure is lower than it's been in a really long time (112/75) and I've reduced my cholesterol by 30 points since November. She also reminded me that sometimes muscles will retain Water to help recover...something we should all keep in mind - water retention can affect us by 3-5 pounds in a day!

5. We talked about the Hair loss again - she said it should stop around the 6 month mark. She reminded me that whatever I lose due to the surgery will grow back. Be patient.

6. Stop weighing every day!!!! Weigh once per week at the most.

7. She's happy with my exercise - I've been doing 60-75 minutes 5-6 days per week. I need to add weight training. I have some aversion to weight training for some reason - I really need to get on that.

So, it was a good visit. I have some things to work on, mostly with my brain.

[NMJG 1,266]

That's a good visit You are doing so well.

• Yes, do weight training. I started it beginning of January. It is hard! And you stop losing on the scale while your body figures out what the heck you are doing to it, that's frustrating so be prepared. But you are building much needed muscle that will eventually increase your metabolism and make you so much stronger and healthier. I got a trainer and she's great.
• I am just past 6 months and still losing hair, although I think the flood is slowing. Ick.
• I agree about weighing too often. I'm trying to only weigh every 3 weeks or so now.