I am scheduled for February 18th. I will be first in. Wow, this process takes forever.

On 04/03/2019 at 20:38, Recidivist said:

Oe good thing that came from my support group last night is that they are organizing a clothing swap. We will all bring in the clothes that no longer fit us and hopefully find something from someone else that does.

That’s an AMAZING idea.
I’ll have to bring that up to my support group

9 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

I just found a consignment store by my work that will open next month.
Right now they are taking clothes in and will give me store credit.
Works out perfectly because I still have 1 more size to go down to and then I will be out of clothes to wear.

It is interesting about clothes; I have a plethora of small clothes to wear because I have been moving them around with me for years. I have moved them literally 6 times from Florida, to Texas (several addresses) to Arizona, back to Florida. Never giving up hope I'd get back to my 2011 weight (healthy weight), all the while taking diet pills and never getting close. I'm almost bummed a little that I don't have a bunch of big clothes to send to Goodwill! But the good news is that I don't have to buy a bunch of clothes in various sizes as I lose the weight. I was basically living in PJs and whatever stretchy pants I could find when I was at my highest weight. Daily uniform was a huge shirt and leggings. It is exciting to be able to wear new things.

In other news, lost 1.6 pounds overnight last night! Thinking that may have had something to do with my "lady days" ending (sorry guys). Anyway, I'm at a new mini-goal so I'm happy about that!

Yesterday, TWO different people told me I "look great" so that was amazing feedback. One knew I had surgery and one did not, but neither had seen me in a while, or since surgery. Loving the positive feedback!

Oh wait... you know what? I had 2 cocktails last night. Family came in from ATL and we went to a happy hour. I sipped super super slowly and did not get intoxicated. However, wondering if this is related to dehydration/alcohol/weight loss of 1.6 pounds overnight. I'll observe and report!

Sounds like a good plan.
Well my daily weighing for this week is paying off.
Got on the scale and had another 0.8 pound loss for a total of 2 whole pounds since Monday!
Wow, this is the most I’ve lost since the first 2 weeks.
I’m completely psyched now and drinking water like a maniac again
Wow..... if I keep this up I might actually have a week where OVER 3 whole pounds drop off!!!!!!

Lol, I know that number seems teeny to some of you guys who are losing like rock stars, but I’m cursed with extremely slooooooooow progresss.

Sheri, I am in the 3lb a week club too. Don’t get me wrong, 3lbs a week is good and will get me where I want to be, but it would be nice every few weeks to get a 4 or 5 lb loss, just for excitement.

Lol, I’ve yet to hit a 3 pound/week loss since day 13. ????
At the most, I had a 2.6 pound week.
Fingers crossed this week gets me 1 more pound lost so I can finally say I dropped 3 in a week

Edit to add:  in the past I would always get extremely frustrated and beat my fists against the wall in starting a new diet/weight loss plan/exercise program because it would take me WEEKS to see any kind of loss or progress whereas other people were dropping pounds with ease.  My personal progress wouldn’t start anywhere til about week 6-8 historically. 

Then I had my fabulous first 13 days post-surgery where I dropped 23 pounds then.....wham!... hit a solid brick wall.  Lost 1.8 pounds in the next 21 days.  Talk about depressing. 

Now that I’ve just rounded the corner from week 8, I’m having progress again. Kinda in the exact same spot in a new plan.   Makes me hopeful that maybe I’ve broken through some kind of steel-plated barrier that my body has set in place. 

Fingers crossed I’ve broken through. The next 2 weeks will show me either way 

I'm in the 1-3 pounds a week club which I know is good but can relate to the frustration of wanting to lose faster. I do notice that my clothes are looser and old clothes that were snug pre-surgery fit perfectly now. I've been doing Rent the Runway so I don't have to replace my wardrobe every time I drop a size. I measure myself once a week as well so it's nice to see the inches drop especially on weeks where I've only lost one pound.

Today marks 7 weeks post surgery and I'm down 33 pounds from surgery day. Focused on getting in the protein and amping up the exercise.

Hi Paula! Today is 6 weeks, one day for me. Your weight loss sounds steady. From my day of surgery (2/20) I have only lost 19 pounds. I started at a low BMI and am happy with my results, thus far. I don’t track my weight by week but thinking I’m losing pretty close to 2 lbs a week... I’m targeting June as when I am expecting to really see a substantial visible difference in my appearance.

2 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

Lol, I’ve yet to hit a 3 pound/week loss since day 13. ????
At the most, I had a 2.6 pound week.
Fingers crossed this week gets me 1 more pound lost so I can finally say I dropped 3 in a week

Edit to add: in the past I would always get extremely frustrated and beat my fists against the wall in starting a new diet/weight loss plan/exercise program because it would take me WEEKS to see any kind of loss or progress whereas other people were dropping pounds with ease. My personal progress wouldn’t start anywhere til about week 6-8 historically.

Then I had my fabulous first 13 days post-surgery where I dropped 23 pounds then.....wham!... hit a solid brick wall. Lost 1.8 pounds in the next 21 days. Talk about depressing.

Now that I’ve just rounded the corner from week 8, I’m having progress again. Kinda in the exact same spot in a new plan. Makes me hopeful that maybe I’ve broken through some kind of steel-plated barrier that my body has set in place.

Fingers crossed I’ve broken through. The next 2 weeks will show me either way

I can sooooo relate!

I’m 7 weeks and 2 days out and have lost 27lbs since surgery. I haven’t had any long stalls, but have had 2x where I didn’t lose for 4-5 days straight. Hopefully that means my body adjusts fairly quickly.

Omg, back up 2 lbs! Ladies, do you find that your cycle really messes things up? The week leading up seems to see me put on some weight AND not only do I get hungrier, I actually seem to have less restriction. Have any other ladies noticed this too?

29 minutes ago, froufrou said:

Omg, back up 2 lbs! Ladies, do you find that your cycle really messes things up? The week leading up seems to see me put on some weight AND not only do I get hungrier, I actually seem to have less restriction. Have any other ladies noticed this too?

Yes! That is exactly what I was saying above. I lost 1.6 pounds overnight at the end of my period. Also my periods have changed since the surgery. I have had 2. This last one was really really long and crazy.

Just now, Everythinganna said:

Yes! That is exactly what I was saying above. I lost 1.6 pounds overnight at the end of my period. Also my periods have changed since the surgery. I have had 2. This last one was really really long and crazy.

It is SO annoying! Normally I don't feel hungry until midday, but during PMS I am hungry when I wake up and last thing at night. I guess we just have to roll with it.

I’m past the age to be having my cycle, but I have read many posts about cycles coming early, often and long as well as other changes after surgery. I’m sure there’s an adjustment period as our hormones are all over the place following surgery as well as all the hormones that are released with fat breaking down.

Yeah after being on chemo for a full year at the age of 40, then needing a hysterectomy at the age of 45, monthly fluctuations are way back in my rear-view mirror.
Sucks, because I started gaining even more weight early because of the early induced menopause.
On the upside, I’ve already been through that so now I don’t have to deal with all of the weight gain that comes from pre and peri- menopause post surgery.
Lol, I’ve already been through all of that hot mess. ??