I am at a all time low today!!!

I went to see my Primary Care Doc and he told me the news that made me almost cry today, I weigh 292lbs and that I was at his office 11 months ago and I weighed 317. According to his scale I have lost 25lbs since then, I just wanted to jump out the window(dead serious), I was just starting to feel good about myself again. I got a call last night about the job I interveiwed for, the Chief has been asking about me and he told this Brother(A Sgt) that I have known since I was a lil kid to tell me the job is mine in 6months and I started a serious Protien Train and getting ready to workout and now this news. I had about 20 tubes of blood drawn today to see why I am very weak, I couldnt even grip my Docs hand today. I am dying to just grab me a gallon Ice Cream some  cheezits and just say **** IT( I cursed) and get back to being the fat dude again. I am off to take a long walk to church and maybe say a prayer or two, good night all!!! PS: At I did cook this blazing meal for my family(Poor Mans Sirloin Steak).

Hey there,

Don't let the scale get you down... 25 pounds is an amazing amount of weight to lose in 11 months.  Stay focused on the positives that you have .... & what is to come... a promising new job... a beautiful & healthy family.... & a healthier body.  It's ALL GOOD!  You'll find out quick what is happening with the weakness that you have going on.  It's probably a simple fix with upping a specific vitamin.  As for grabbing the ice cream & cheez it's.. we all have been there... & still are...food is our comfort & addiction when we're down & out.... the only thing we gain besides the weight.. is self remorse and self hatred for giving in to our weakness for food.... it will always be a "carrot" dangling in our face....  A walk & prayer... I bet you'll feel better than any bag of cheez it's will make you feel afterwards... Don't let this hiccup in your journey make you lose focus...you've done so well & come so far to give up or give in to this turkey. I'm saying a prayer your way... hang in there Bro....I'm also going through a little setback with my pouch where I'm aggrivated...where I want to eat but really can't (at least harder foods)  so soft foods & little bits/pieces of heavier foods is my main stay until my scope on the 21st... "This too shall pass"  Keep your eye on the prize kiddo... it'll get better.

 PS your sirloin steak sounds "bangin'"   Mickey

Thanks!! The Yankees are making me eat, they keep loosing!!

I know how you feel , I taped the game because I was going to be out when I got back and saw the score I just deleted it .......who was the pitcher tonight ? and why did Tori leave him on ....10-0 at the 5th with bases loaded and only 1 out GRRRRRR....the ^&%&^%% ( instead of swaring) redsox fan are going to be so *^&^%^%$ annoying ....

Hugs to you--- In the past, we weight loss surgery patients would have been thrilled to have lost 25 pounds.  To me, sometimes I think my surgery has spoiled me and almost made me forget that I took more work to take off the pounds than it did to get them on. Yep, sometimes just when we think we have it all together the Universe says Whoa. Please indulge me ..... "Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation-some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and t I can find no serenity unti i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.  Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake.." --- Alcoholics Anonymous (1976)  page 449 That passage has gotten me past my desire to indulge in my old habits  to stuff and numb myself with food: habits that I know darn well will cause me nothing but added pain,  guilt, and weight. You have come so far.....this is only a grain on sand on the path of your journey. all the best, Carol D.

You have come a long way, since surgery. Weight loss does slow down ,but you are still losing which is great. Do you write down what you are eating each day to see if you are getting in enough protein? How about calories? I have been using spark people.com a free web site to keep track of what I eat, and how much. You can also track fluid intake and exercise. They have a lot of helpful info and articles too. Try not to grab that icecream, but if you falter just put that incidence behind you and start back  on the program. You can turn things around and get to where you want to be. Remember that you have lost a great deal of weight, and you surely  must feel so much better than when you started this journey.  Use your wls tool to it's full advantage and it will help you reach your goals. Best of luck Sher

BroDiamond, it's Justeace from BAF.  Don't you do it!  Being fat is the reason we took these drastic measures.  I know how you feel, kinda, in the last month I've lost 3 lbs.  3lbs. in an entire 31 days.  I could have said f*** it and eaten two whole Twinkies if they didn't make me sick.  I'm only 6-months out and disappointed by my 63 lbs. weight loss when everyone else seems to be losing 100 lbs. in less than 4-months.  Don't let that scale kill your joy.  You are inline for an amazing job and correct me if I'm wrong but the way your body feels at 292 lbs is a heck of a lot different than what you feel at 317 lbs?  Remember how much your knees use to hurt, how you couldn't stand for long periods of time, or walking to church wasn't even a possibility.  You've come this far please don't let time and a number on a scale dictate your future and it is yours and God's.

I'm far from being a preachy person or invoking God's name in everything I do but he lead you to this decision and brought you this far so now when your spirits are low remember all the fears he helped wash aside so you could chart a new life.  Do the protein train, walk everyday this fall and don't be afraid of food just choose wisely and eat less and the next thing you know your weight loss will continue to improve.  Remember Rome wasn't built in a day and even if we have surgery on our side it's going to take longer than 1yr, 2yrs or even 3yrs to reverse what took a lifetime to gain.

You are loved so stop being so hard on yourself.  My brother give yourself a break and celebrate the 25lbs gone and not dwell on the weight you still want to lose.  Have a good Labor day and go outside and play.

Justeace