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I'm a great dieter. I've dieted my way all the way up to 300 lbs. I guess I've lost about 500 lbs. over the years. Trouble is, I should have lost about 650 lbs. Weight loss surgery is the tool that will help me to get the extra weight off, and I'll take the responsibility of keeping it off with good choices and exercise. So begins my journey.
Do I need an eating disorder? on June 24, 2008 11:57 am
My one year labs came out really good. I did have to get a CAT scan because I'm feeling a hard lump in my stomach. At first the doctor didn't think it was a hernia, after reviewing the CAT scan, he does think it's a hernia, but I'm not going to have it fixed now. It's not giving me trouble, and I'm hoping it will help me get a get tummy tuck later on.
I've lost a total of 93 lbs. that includes the 2 week liquid diet before surgery. I am disappointed that I didn't lose like a lot of others in one of my support groups, but I did find out something that makes me upset. Three months ago, I was admiring two of the women in my group and congratulating them about how wonderful they look. Now, 3 months later, I saw them the other night and they look horrible. Talking to them in private I found out that one of them only eats one meal a day of half a baked chicken breast and 1/2 a cup of steamed broccoli (hasn't changed what she eats for like 6 months), then the rest of the day she drinks sugar free smoothies. She was whispering to me to let me know how to lose weight like her. When I told her that wasn't healthy, she stopped talking to me. I'm afraid she's in big trouble with an eating disorder. Then the other one was whispering to us that she even quit her job because it was interfering with her working out at the gym for 5 to 6 hours a day, and she too seems to be living on Smoothie King. Both of these ladies lost over 150 lbs. in one year. I swear, this has really started me thinking. Is that what it takes? I don't want another eating disorder. I think our over-eating was bad enough.
I've been religiously sticking to 1,200 calories per day and tracking everything on www.thedailyplate.com and my husband and I started walking in the park every night. We either walk 1 or 2 miles. He's a doll to do that with me. He's thin and works his butt off at work, but he's been a real trooper to support me. I just don't know what else to do to jump start my weight loss. I'll just keep doing the right thing and hope for a better result.
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Still hanging in there on June 1, 2008 6:51 am
I was just going through my little weight loss chart and I discovered that I never lost more than 6 lbs. in a month except for one month I got real sick and lost 9 lbs. And, then there's the 4 or 5 months I lost nothing. It's no wonder I've been disgusted at the process. However, I can't complain about losing almost 90 lbs. through this year. I do feel a huge difference, but I can't help feeling disappointed when I see people that had surgery the same time as I did and they are down 120 lbs., 150, 200. Wow. What in the world happened to me?
At my one year check-up, my doctor and NUT both said they thought I was doing really well. I had my mind set on losing another 60 lbs., but they raised that and said I should lose another 40 lbs. over the next 6 months. We'll see.
I'm still having low grade stomach pains, but NOTHING like the horrible pains I went through for so long when we didn't know that I was severely lactose intolerant. Wow that was a hot mess. However, I found a hard spot, or lump, right above my waist, to the left of my belly button. I asked the doctor to feel it. He said it's not a hernia because it has no "give" like a hernia. He made me get another CAT scan last Tuesday. It's still not showing anything wrong. I thought my stomach was just getting hard from all the sit ups. 
I've been journaling everything I put in my mouth on The Daily Plate. I love that program. I stay as close to 1200 calories as possible, give or take. That's a good amount to feel satisfied, but not enough to ever make me gain weight. My carbs are still sky high, but it's almost all good carbs. I really avoid refined carbs as much as possible. I've also been using my treadmill and/or walking in the park, about 4 days a week. I really need to step up the motion. This is probably the most serious and prolonged "diet" of my life. I pray to God it gets easier at some point.
I have an appointment with a rheumatologist next week. My shoulders are hurting worse and worse. I can't even shave under my own arms anymore. My daughter suggested I see a rheumatologist to start the elimination process as to what's up with this pain.
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Big disappointment on April 9, 2008 12:12 pm
Yes, that's the reason I don't update. Nothing changes. I've been going up and down from 228 to 223 for about 6 months. It's extremely hard to get fired up to do anything when nothing seems to work.
Most of my bad attitude comes from depression. I've been out of work since I was fired from having the surgery. I've put in probably close to 100 applications, and nothing. I do not want to take antidepression medicine. I did try once or twice but it made me feel so weird, and also caused me to have a panic attack for the first time in my life. I'm afraid to try any others.
I started the 5 DPT to see if I can get my eating more under control. I'm still not a big eater, but I'm a grazer of the wrong damn food. I eat small bits of junk all the time. My stomach hurts (hunger pains?) just about constantly. I really think it's from IBS, but food stops the gnawing in my gut. That's what I'm up against.
I really feel like such a loser, and not in the good way. I won't give up though. I'm not ready to throw in the towel. This old girl still has some fight in me.
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---------My Weight Loss Chart---------- on October 23, 2007 10:12 am
THIS CHART IS UPDATED WITH EACH POUND LOST
Original high weight............. 308
5-23-2007 ......................... 292 Morning of surgery (after liquid diet)
5-30-2007 .......................... 280 (was too sick to weigh in between)
Total loss in May = 28 lbs.
6-8-2007 ............................ 277
6-9-2007 ............................ 276
6-10-2007 .......................... 274
6-12-2007 ........................... 271
6-13-2007 ........................... 269
6-15-2007 ........................... 268
6-16-2007 ........................... 267
6-18-2007 ........................... 266
6-22-2007 ........................... 265
6-23-2007 ........................... 261
6-26-2007 ........................... 260 - 3 days no loss
Total loss in June = 18 lbs.
7-09-2007 ........................... 259 - 13 days no loss
7-15-2007 ........................... 258 - 6 days no loss
7-20-2007 ........................... 257 - 5 days no loss
7-25-2007 ........................... 256
7-26-2007 ........................... 255
7-28-2007 ........................... 254 - 2 days no loss
Total loss in July = 6 lbs.
8-02-2007 ........................... 253 - 5 days no loss
8-13-2007 ........................... 252 - 11 days no loss
8-21-2007 ........................... 251 - 8 days no loss
8-22-2007 ........................... 250
8-27-2007 ........................... 249 - 5 days no loss
8-28-2007 ........................... 248
Total loss in August = 6 lbs.
9-03-2007 ........................... 247 - 6 days no loss
9-08-2007 ........................... 246 - 5 days no loss
9-21-2007 ........................... 245 - 13 days no loss
Total loss in September = 3 lbs.
10-05-2007 ......................... 244 - 14 days no loss
10-10-2007 .......................... 243 - 5 days no loss
10-11-2007 .......................... 242
10-17-2007 .......................... 241 - 6 days no loss
10-19-2007 .......................... 240 - 2 days no loss
10-24-2007 .......................... 239 - 5 days no loss
Total loss in October = 6 lbs.
11-04-2007 .......................... 238 - 11 days no loss
11-05-2007 .......................... 236 - (I caught a stomach virus)
11-06-2007 .......................... 235
11-07-2007 .......................... 234
11-08-2007 .......................... 233
11-10-2007 .......................... 232
11-13-2007 .......................... 231 - 3 days no loss
11-14-2007 .......................... 230
Total loss in November = 9 lbs.
Total loss in December = Not one damned pound
Total loss in January = Not one damned pound
2-04-2008 ............................ 229
2-07-2008 ............................ 227
2-10-2008 ............................ 226
2-15-2008 ............................ 224
2-22-2008 ............................ 223
Total loss in February = 6 lbs.
Total loss in March = Who knows?
Total loss in April = Who knows?
5-29-2008 ............................ 220
5-30-2008 ............................ 219
Total loss in May = Who knows? Maybe 2 lbs.
6-01-2008 ............................ 218
6-24-2008 ............................ 215
Total loss in June = 3 lbs
7-08-2008 ............................ 213
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240 Pounds -- 2 days later on October 19, 2007 8:02 am
I'm totally shocked at this. I lost 3 lbs. in 11 days. I haven't lost weight like that since the first 2 months after surgery. The thing I'm doing different is counting calories. It makes me sad that I had WLS, but I still have to count calories just like the same dieting I did for so many years.
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My Story I wasn't a fat child. In fact, I was a very thin child. I remember family members used to make fun of me for not getting to the table fast enough. My grandmother even bought me some tonic named "Beef, Wine and Iron" supposedly to help me gain weight. If only they could see me now. I didn't gain any substantial weight until puberty, and that was the beginning of a life long fight with the scale. I have been a very successful dieter. I go on a diet and I don't cheat. I stay focused. However, when I get sick of the diet, (because they are SO limited) that's when the pounds come back. I never regain "just" what I lost, it's always everything I lost plus 20 to 30 pounds. This last substantial weight gain was caused by coming off of the Atkins diet (after almost 2 years), then I quit smoking. I ballooned up to 300 lbs. and had a physical melt down. My lower back and my knees are killing me. I have a BMI of 56, but so far I have no other co-morbidities. I'm so scared I'll be refused. My sister is having the surgery on March 8, 2007. She had no co-morbidities at first either, then everything just fell apart at the same time -- high blood pressure, diabeties (sp), etc. I'm afraid that's what's going to happen to me. I'm praying I'll get the surgery before I fall apart. I'm finished with all of the testing. I'm just waiting for my insurance to approve me.
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