lizzzie_07
6 Months Post-Op
Feb 23, 2011
I think I'm literally the slowest loser in DS history. I've lost 50lbs total (43 since surgery), which I'm happy about but I have to admit I expected to lose a LOT more by now. I read my surgical report from Dr. Gagner and he had mentioned in it that a piece of tissue in my stomach prevented him from using a 37 fr. bougie, so he had to make my stomach large, to APPROX. the size of a 60 fr. bougie. So the fact that I can eat a good 3 cups of food already kind of makes sense. I've tried to compensate for this by eating only 2-3 large meals per day. I've always been a large meal kind of person, not a grazer, so this does suit the way I prefer to eat. I think if I had a really small stomach I would never eat anywhere near enough food throughout the day. I just hope this is as big as my stomach is going to get...I've now figured out why I never succeeded with dieting in the past on a long term basis. If you look at my weight loss tracker, I lose weight for maybe a week or so, and then only lose a pound here and there during the next 3-5 weeks. It has consistently been this way since surgery. And boy is it frustrating!! But now that I know that this is my pattern of weight loss, it makes those stalled weeks much easier to get through. Although every time I'm in a stall I start to get worried that this one will never end.
Beyond that life is pretty good. I'm still dating here and there which has been fun. And I feel more and more confident as the weight comes off. I think the DS has given me an amazing quality of life. I never feel weird eating in front of people like I did with the lapband, and I can enjoy all the foods I love. I do have to stop eating so many carbs though. I get all my protein in no problem, but carbs add up REALLY fast! Especially when you can eat as much as I can. So instead of 1 burger with half the bun, I'm eating 2 (or 3 if they're small) and therefore double or triple the carbs. That's all for now. Looking forward to what the future has in store!
