20 weeks and 4 days post op -I'm a turtle but I'm happy!

[Toomanytacos 251]

Me, May 4th. I've lost this weight slower than others but I still like the way I look (not the scale but my appearance) and it's been not even 5 months, well almost. It depends if yo ugo by actual caldender months or whether you count 4 weeks as a month

I had surgery on Dec 11. Today is Mary 4, so my estimation is 20 weeks and 4 days. I've been tinkering at 275, and have gained three or four above that, then go to down 272.. Arggg. but I work out, I weight train too, so I don't know. Day of surgery I was 321. So by that, I've lost only about 46 pounds in 20 weeks, or 5 months , which is pretty slow lol. Having said that, I also lost 23 pounds in the two week period RIGHT before surgery, so I dont know if it's fair to count that. Anyways.. in all, I have lost around 70 pounds.

It is what it is. I am not in a race, I'm in a journey

Here is me today! May 4th, 2018

[browneyez42 280]

Congratulations! Take every pound lost as a milestone. Keep up the great work and don't worry about the length of time, but know your future looks brighter [emoji274][emoji295][emoji275]

[allwet 868]

grats and yes i think the pre op weight loss counts. be proud of all those pounds lost.

About the pace of weight loss, i will just throw out some things to consider.

were you heavy for a very long time? if yes then you most likely have metabolic syndrome.

This leads to a higher base rate of insulin and hyper response to sugars and a slow return to baseline.

For a few weeks try to not consume any calories from 7 p.m to 7 a.m. (or any other 12 hr period)

then try to slowly increase the number of hours from 12 to 14 then to 16 if you can. stop when it becomes a chore because you want this to be easy and fit your life style. Eat your normal meals you eat now during the other hours. It will help is you watch the added sugar and simple carbs because they do the most to spike your insulin. It could take 3-6 months to get your insulin to go down and stay down but when it does the body will start to burn fat. Something it will struggle to do if you have elevated insulin levels.

since you are asleep for most of the 12 hrs the first one is pretty easy and depending on how you feel about Breakfast you could stretch it out to 14.

give it a try and see how you feel and how you are doing in a few months.

good luck

Edited May 4, 2018 by allwet

[Creekimp13 5,838]

Keep up the hard work:) Looking good!

[Miss Topaz 300]

Looking great! It's not a race, so being a turtle is just fine! Keep up the good work!

[Losebig 508]

Making great progress, huge difference when looking at the pics. Doesn’t matter how quick you get there, just that you do eventually

[nycgirl18 25]

You look great!! And I love the bold lip [emoji4][emoji4][emoji1376][emoji1376][emoji1377] keep nailing it chica!

[Toomanytacos 251]

On 5/5/2018 at 5:42 PM, Losebig said:

Making great progress, huge difference when looking at the pics. Doesn’t matter how quick you get there, just that you do eventually

Thanks Losebig

I am excited. I hope one day we can meet

I am stuck @ 270's and of course I am weight training too, so I don't know.

Maybe someday, when we get our weight off, we can meet and go to dinner together.

Nevermind. Scratch the dinner ROFL! Lol

[Toomanytacos 251]

On 5/4/2018 at 8:45 PM, Creekimp13 said:

Keep up the hard work:) Looking good!

I love you girl. You've been a huge inspirer Thank you. (can't spell today)