Eight months out today
It seems that not many people post to this forum but I thought it would be appropriate place to post my eight month update. I had surgery on February 25 and am down to around 170 pounds. Yesterday I was 169.5 and today I was 171, so I'll just average the two. 
I started out at 273.5 on the day of my surgery so I've lost a little over 100 pounds in eight months. But this last month the weight loss as stalled. I exercise on my elliptical for 45 minutes on the weekdays when I get up at 4:45 am. I typically take the weekends off because I need to sleep in and I usually am working around the house.
This stall is really starting to bother me but I'm hoping it will be over and that I haven't leveled out at this weight. My goal weight is 150 pounds, which I think is attainable. But I probably need to lay off the carbs to do that. I normally eat pretty much whatever food I want, but just smaller portions. I do stay away from sweets of any kind because I don't want to experience dumping. And....I also don't want to know if I'm not a dumper because then I'd probably start eating them again.
I'd love to hear from others on this forum on how you're doing at eight months out.
I started out at 273.5 on the day of my surgery so I've lost a little over 100 pounds in eight months. But this last month the weight loss as stalled. I exercise on my elliptical for 45 minutes on the weekdays when I get up at 4:45 am. I typically take the weekends off because I need to sleep in and I usually am working around the house.
This stall is really starting to bother me but I'm hoping it will be over and that I haven't leveled out at this weight. My goal weight is 150 pounds, which I think is attainable. But I probably need to lay off the carbs to do that. I normally eat pretty much whatever food I want, but just smaller portions. I do stay away from sweets of any kind because I don't want to experience dumping. And....I also don't want to know if I'm not a dumper because then I'd probably start eating them again.
I'd love to hear from others on this forum on how you're doing at eight months out.
Highest Weight: 290 * Surgery Weight: 273.5 * Current Weight: 176 * Goal Weight: 160
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Congrats on your steady success! I to am just beyond and getting closer to my 9 mos out. I have slowed down on the loosing as well, but am still loosing, just slower. I started at 265 and am currently 167 - 168 depending on the day, lol. I would love to get down to 140 but would be ok with 150. I have been lucky so far with the skin thing, except my belly area. I think that when all is said and done I may want to get the panilectomy thing done, I can handle the loose arms, I can keep working my weights and conquer them, but the pouchey area that hangs a bit gets to me. It doesn't stop me from my size 10 pants though,. Woohoo. Never worn a ten in my life unless you count when I was a child, lol. I am so thankful for this surgry each and every day!Teresa
A size 10....WOW! That's great. I am a little over 8 months out and am in 12s now. I started at 258 and am now around 164 (depends on time of the day...lol). I am trying to stay off the scales except once a week now. I was obsessing about it for a while.
I don't seem to dump on much. Mainly just starches like rice or potatoes so I just don't eat them (or if I do, only a few bites). My primary problem since this surgery is the horrible gas I get. Whoa, it gets bad (sorry..TMI). Otherwise, I have never felt better.
Sandi
I don't seem to dump on much. Mainly just starches like rice or potatoes so I just don't eat them (or if I do, only a few bites). My primary problem since this surgery is the horrible gas I get. Whoa, it gets bad (sorry..TMI). Otherwise, I have never felt better.
Sandi
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