Any one else here sick to death of...

Hearing from these people who are 6 - 9 months out.... 5 - 10 lbs from goal and complaining about a plateau.... I'm sorry ... I just couldn't contain myself.... so I thought I would at least post here instead of lashing out at the person who was whining..... give me a break!!!!!! Some of us would give anything to be at the weight she started out at!!!! - maybe I am just overtired... but damn.....I have no sympathy for somebody below 150 lbs whining about a plateau!!! Kiss my A**!!!!! Sorry I'm not usually like this.... maybe it's because I went to the doc today and my prealbumin and my albumin levels were totatlly normalized... which according to him means that there is a possiblity that my weight loss has stopped.... amd my body has found its equilibrium.... and I am a long way from goal....so to hear somebody whine about being stuck at 136 is just stoking my fire!!! OK .... I am finished venting.... Sorry I had to act like a bit*h... I just couldn't keep it in one more minute. Thank god you guys are here! B Here's hoping you'll understand...if you want to flame me... I probably deserve it, but see if you can resist.... I am just through tonight... and don't need one more thing! B

B- No flames from my end! I do understand where your coming from... It is hard hearing someone complaining when they weigh so little compared to others... But just try to remember to each their own... I sure hope that your doc is wrong and that you can continue to lose... Just stick with it, you never know what can happen. Hope your night got better and today brings you something to make you smile! Amber

No flames here, B ... Anyone *****ads your post can see it's coming from the heart and has worry and raw emotion behind it. I guess that's why I enjoy this forum better than any of the OH forums because it's not made up of "light-weighters" ... just other folks like me who had/have lots (make that LOTS) of weight to lose. I, too, am just about down into (but not quite) the weight range where I expect the majority of WLS patients begin their weight-loss journey, and I've used up 5 months of my surgery's "window of opportunity" to get here. I worry that I won't even come close to losing what I NEED to get lost before my weight-loss stops. I know I won't get to my goal ... something just tells me that ... but I'm going to work like heck to try to get as close to it as I can before everything levels off and stops. The way I see it, this forum is for both the UPs and the DOWNs of our journeys ... the happy times, the sad times, and the MAD times. That's why we call it our SUPPORT group ... so you vent away and know that there are those of us out here who understand EXACTLY what you mean, understand why you're venting and where your feelings are coming from. Blessings and good thoughts your way, Myra 442/430/332/150 hw/sw/pw/gw BMI 71.3/69.4/53.6/24.2

No flames here either B! (((((((huggs))))))) I totally get what you are saying and feeling. I battle with the same feelings and frustrations that you are all the time. One of the reasons I love this board and the peeps here. Everyone here has their own reasons for WLS. But, someone starting at 250 (or even less ), and at goal in less than a year doesn't get me, my issues, or my day-to-day struggles. I would give my right arm to weigh 250! Can barely remember when I did it was sooooo long ago. 136 pounds!?!? Yeah, maybe when I was 10! We all have good days and bad days. We all need to vent sometimes too. So go right ahead and vent... better than keeping it all bottled up inside. This is the best place to do it. Lots of love and understanding here too. Hope today is a better day for you. Huggs, Ruth

B, ((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))) I think you needed that. Its ok to vent here........we still you willby

Hey B... Me too, me too, me too.... Peggy ~A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step~

I so TOTALLY understand!!! I am almost 4 months out now and have lost 60 lbs-that is great for someone who only has 100 pounds to lose, but I have almost 200 to get to goal from my start weight-so even though it feels good, and I can start to see a difference, I am still morbidly obese, and it makes me crazy when people are whining about their plateau keeping from their goal weight by 10 pounds. I hope to SEE my goal weight!!! keep smiling, we are here for you-hope today has been better?!!! ~lynn 365/304/199

Let me hop on that bandwagon too. Sometimes it is frustrating to see people's starting weights and wish I *was* that weight. Or to see someone's goal to be a size 6... Hell, I hope to get to a size 16! I hear ya loud and clear B! Mercy 428/408/324/180

B, Im are right there with you. Check out my post on 8/22 titled Newbie to board. You totally mimiced my feelings. I was very frustrated until I found this board. I am over a year out, and can eat a lot more then I wish and it is a struggle every single day. AND, I still weigh more then most people started out at. I havent lost any weight in about 2 months, but I am still doing the best I can. Hang in there girlfriend, your not alone. Hugs, Sue

Hey B! I don't think you're overtired at all. I know what you mean. It is so frustrating. I have all but given up OH because I couldn't relate to people being "too fat to live" at 300 lbs. Give me a freakin break! I would kill to be 300 lbs. 250-300 was my fighting weight! I played field hockey, softball and could run a mile (very slowly, but still a mile) I thought the object of the surgery was to become healthier. What possible difference can 5 or 10 lbs. make to get to goal???? My goal is to weigh 250, maybe when I get there I'll keep going, but I just want to feel better. At 40lbs down I feel better already and that's not even 10% of my starting weight! When my brother heard that I lost 40 lbs. the first thing he said was wow, I don't see it! come on!!! I almost pushed him out of the moving car!! I know it's a drop in the bucket, but every drop counts. Steff