DOUBLE "WOW" MOMENTs!

O-N-L-Y 3 ITTY BITTY #s TO GOOOOOOOOOOOO TO HIT GOAL ... OHHH MYYY GOSHHH, MS JULIE ... I'M GREEN WITH ENVY! WAY TO GOOOOOOO, SKINNY LADY!!! I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ... I'M ALMOST IN THE 160s & I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS THIS LIGHT. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 19, I WEIGHED 118, &, IN MY MID 20s, I WENT ON A STARVATION/BAD DR WITH DRUGS DIET (he actually lost his license) & LOST DOWN INTO THE 120s ... BUT AFTER THAT, IT WAS ALL HIGHER & HIGHER WEIGHTS SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN MY MID TO LATE 20s SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THE 160s ... I CAN'T WAIT TO ACTUALLY HIT THAT MILESTONE! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

WAY TO GO DAWN. CONGRATULATIOINS ON THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU'RE DOING. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ALTHOUGH I'LL ONLY BE 3 MONTHS OUT THE 13th OF THIS MONTH I HAVE A FEELING I'M ALSO GOING TO BE A SLOW LOSER. SINCE SURGERY ON OCT. 13th I'VE LOST 64#'s. I'VE HAD THOSE SLOW PERIODS OF NOT LOSING ANY WEIGHT BUT DO FEEL THE CLOTHES ARE MORE LOOSE. I KNOW IF I INCREASE MY FLUID INTAKE I'D SEE BETTER RESULTS. IT'S HARD THOUGH, I FEEL LIKE I SLOSH W/ EVERY STEP I TAKE. IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET THE FLUIDS IN AT WORK, WHAT W/ CHECKING ON THE NEW MOMS AND THEIR BABIES EVERY HOUR, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES W/ THE NURSING PROFESSION. WHAT KIND OF PROTEIN OTHER THAT FOOD ARE YOU USING? I'VE TRIED SO MANY DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ALL W/O SUCCESS. MY LITTLE STOMACH JUST WILL NOT TOLERATE THEM. THEY NO SOONER GO DOWN THAN THEY COME RIGHT BACK UP . ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM YOU OR FROM ANY OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE GREATLY APPRICIATED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND TALK TO YOU SOON. DONNA, SFY (southern fried yankee)

64 #s IN 3 MONTHS IS AMAZING & STILL ON THE "FAST TRACK", MS DONNA!! YOU HAVEN'T HIT THE "SLOW" PERIOD YET, YOU'VE JUST HIT THE "ADJUSTMENT STALLS" WHERE YOU DON'T LOSE WEIGHT BUT LOSE INCHES - THIS IS VERY NORMAL & ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE PROCESS TO WORK. EVERYONE LOSES A LARGE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT WITHIN THE 1st 3, MAYBE 4 MONTHS ... THEN, IT USUSALLY SLOWS DOWN BUT WE "SLOW POKES" R-E-A-L-L-Y SLOW DOWN A LOT ... I HAD A 14 WEEK STRETCH WHERE I ONLY LOST AN AVERAGE OF 1 # A WEEK (look at my profile for my monthly loses & my VERY FRUSTRATED post to Dr Byrne). MOST GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS CAN LOSE AROUND 100 #s IN 6 - 7 MONTHS ... IT TOOK ME ALMOST A FULL YEAR TO LOSE 100 #s. BUT, FOR SOME REASON, I'M NOW LOSING NICELY RIGHT NOW & I'M A LITTLE MORE THAN 14 MONTHS OUT. ALL MY "SPEEDY LOSER" FRIENDS HAVE NEARLY QUIT LOSING & ME, THE "SLOW POKE", IS STILL LOSING & CATCHING UP WITH THEIR WEIGHT LOSS NUMBERS. SO, FAST OR SLOW, EVERYONE CAN LOSE LOTS'A WEIGHT WITH THIS POUCH TOOL IF YOU DON'T CHEAT. BUT, TO KEEP IT OFF, YOU MUST CONSISTENTLY MAKE HEALTHY FOOD & PORTION CHOICES, &, EXERCISE & LIFESTYLE CHOICES CUZ AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS, THE POUCH JUST DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE GREAT BENEFITS LIKE BEFORE (see my profile for Dr Byrne's note on this). YOU CAN STILL LOSE AFTER 18 MONTHS (MS BARBARA HAS LOST WEIGHT & SHE'S 2 YEARS OUT, I BELIEVE), BUT IT IS MUCH, MUCH HARDER. I KNOWWWWW, I SLOSH ON WATER ... NOT AS BAD ON CRYSTAL LITE OR MINUTE MAID LITE ... BUT, I SWEAR THAT YOU CAN HEAR WAVES SLOSHING IN MY TUMMY WHEN I DRINK WATER! haha! NOT TO WORRY ... WHAT YOU CAN TOLERATE TODAY, YOU WON'T TOLERATE TOMORROW ... &, VISA VERSA. AT ABOUT 6 MONTHS, THAT ALL CALMS DOWN, SO BE PATIENT. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME WHAT I'M EATING, SO I'LL MAKE A SEPARATE POST ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE DOING FANTASTIC SFY SISTER ... ENJOY THE RIDE; IT'S A WILD ONE! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN (PA) & NICK (MI) ... SFYs

Wow Dawn looking good! Thats such great news! I cant wait for my day to come One more week for my surgery date WOOHOOO!! I just had all my pre-opts appointments today and in another hour I have my appointment with surgeon. They gave me a big binder from the hospital with all kinds of info in it, wow it boggles my mind. I just hope I can do everything Im suppose to and start off on the right track to a new healthy life! Good luck to you Dawn Im sure you will get to goal in no time. Your doing GREAT! Keep me in your prayers for next Tuesday Thanks so much and God Bless Denise

I WAS ON "INFORMATION OVERLOAD" GOING THROUGH ALL THOSE PRE-OP APPOINTMENTS. I CAME HOME & JUST PASSED OUT FROM ALL THE ADRENALINE I WAS PUMPING! I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM NICK NEEDING ME TO PICK HIM UP AT WORK &, POOR THING, I JUST FELL RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP ... WOKE UP ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER & SHOT OUT OF BED! THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE B-E-S-T THING I HAVE EVER GONE THROUGH (other than marrying my Nicky)! WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR YOU! YOU'LL DO FANTASTIC! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK

You're doing great, Dawn!! Congratulations on all your successes! Like everyone else, I am curious as to what you are eating/drinking. I'm still having a hard time finding protein supplements that I can eat or drink without gagging or getting nauseous. How do you know if you are a slow loser? I feel like I am but no one has told me that officially. I guess since I'm not even 2 months out yet that it may be too early to tell. But I've "only" lost 33.4lbs so far. I'm not complaining though!!! I'm in Onederland now and I'm ecstatic about that. I will never be "2-something" again! Take care, Dawn. Keep up the good work. Susan 233/199.6/140

THANKS MS SUSAN! I'M REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THIS DIP IN THE SCALE! I JUST WROTE MS DONNA ABOUT "SLOW LOSERS" ... I THINK IT'S ON THIS THREAD BUT QUICKLY, YOU'RE WAY TOO EARLY TO KNOW. BY 6 - 7 MONTHS, MOST GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS WILL HAVE LOST 100 #s, OR NEAR THAT ... IT TOOK ME NEARLY A YEAR TO HIT THE CENTURY MARK. I MEAN I STRUGGLED FOR EVERY POUND AFTER ABOUT THE 1st 65 #s. SO, NOT TO WORRY ... AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT CHEATING THE RULES, YOU'LL LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT OVER THE FIRST HALF YEAR. YOU'VE JUST LOST OVER HALF A POUND AVERAGE EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR 60 DAYS ... THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! NOT TO WORRY; JUST FOCUS ON THIS JOURNEY DAY-BY-DAY, DECISION-BY-DECISION & YOU'LL BE DOWN A TON IN NO TIME! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Dawn congrats on all of your success thus far, i am sure there is more to come. David

THANKS SO MUCH, MR DAVID ... IT'S KINDA SURPISING TO HIT THESE LOSSES THIS FAR OUT, BUT I'M DIGGIN' IT & REALLY PUMPED ABOUT HITTIN' GOAL! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Wow, Lady D you are doing great even with the meds and I agree about the panni...if I had it done I could wear 8's now maybe even 6. You will get to goal no doubt about it!! You are an inspiration to anyone who is on this board and you are such an informed patient and friend. HW 290lbs CW 168lbs Lost 122lbs to go to goal....33 (goal of 135lbs) Height 5'1" Love in Christ, Joan M