No, you are not a failure.

Grim_Traveller
on 6/24/16 2:15 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

Julie, you meant this for other people, not me. Right?

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/24/16 2:24 pm

RNY on 08/05/19

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VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Grim_Traveller
on 6/24/16 6:26 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

chassibi
on 6/24/16 3:03 pm

Thanks for posting this. I struggle with this same issue. I cannot help myself from weighing daily and nothing anyone says will likely change that. But I do need to take it easy on myself about the loss.

Consult Weight:276/Surgery Day Weight: 241.6 /Goal Weight: 150

Starry Eyed
on 6/24/16 4:52 pm

VSG on 04/20/16

Thanks for posting this. I'm starting month 3 and this has been on my mind daily. I needed to be reminded of everything you said here!

High Weight: 307 Start Weight: 297 (11/5/15) Surgery Weight: 278 (4/20/16) Pre-Op: (-19) M1: (-24) M2: (-8) M3: (-10) M4: (-9) M5: (-7) M6: (-6) M7: (-7) M8: (-5) M9: (-4) M10: (-3) M11: (-5) CW: 185

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Kelly L.
on 6/24/16 5:32 pm

VSG on 05/16/11

Great post Julie, thanks for the advice. I am not newly post-op but I still need to hear this!

Kelly

Oxford Comma Hag
on 6/24/16 5:47 pm

RNY on 09/12/11

Can I get a hallelujah? I agree wholeheartedly, and I would like to add: you (general you) are not a failure because you had your heart set on being a size X and didn't get there. I see posts, though thankfully not as many, in which someone is convinced she's a failure because she's a size 10 but her friend Sally is a size 2. The size in your trousers doesn't define your post op sucess. Stop comparing yourself to anyone else.

I fight badgers with spoons.

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Grim_Traveller
on 6/24/16 6:27 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

Uhhhhh . . . when you say "the size in your trousers," what exactly do you mean?

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Oxford Comma Hag
on 6/24/16 6:54 pm

RNY on 09/12/11

Oh boy, talk about a double entendre. That should read 'The size tag', otherwise that's a completely separate problem, possibly needing a urologist or trip to the ER after four hours.

I fight badgers with spoons.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

Suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Grim_Traveller
on 6/24/16 8:55 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

Ok, good. Should I also stop comparing myself to everyone else?

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

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