Stalls, Reflections, scale crazy....(pic)
Finally I have found the time to sit down and reflect upon my 3 month post-op milestone from last week. I blogged about some of the things that I have lost and gained since my surgery. Check it out if you are interested...
Also, I think I am hitting my first Stall. Scale moved 0.6lbs for the week, and this morning I discovered that it actually went UP 1lb. WTF? Egad!!!!
I guess now it's time to practice what I preach (maintaining a positive attitude.) *So easy to be positive when you haven't hit a stall yet. Lol*
In an attempt to not get too bat **** crazy about this, I've asked hubby to remove the battery from our digital scale and hide it on me. I've had to admit to myself that I am becoming a little too obsessive about that number not going down, and its not helping my mindset. So looks like I won't be doing a Monday morning weigh-in for a week or two...
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend... today we went hiking in another provincial park...
Also, I think I am hitting my first Stall. Scale moved 0.6lbs for the week, and this morning I discovered that it actually went UP 1lb. WTF? Egad!!!!
I guess now it's time to practice what I preach (maintaining a positive attitude.) *So easy to be positive when you haven't hit a stall yet. Lol*
In an attempt to not get too bat **** crazy about this, I've asked hubby to remove the battery from our digital scale and hide it on me. I've had to admit to myself that I am becoming a little too obsessive about that number not going down, and its not helping my mindset. So looks like I won't be doing a Monday morning weigh-in for a week or two...
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend... today we went hiking in another provincial park...
Toni..."Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the will to overcome it"
www.fatgirlchangingherworld.com 
Twitter:@fatgirlchanging
Surgery JAN. 19th, 2012 - Down 120 lbs & 75 inches @ my last Weigh in!!!! 
JJ_
on 4/28/12 8:06 pm
on 4/28/12 8:06 pm
Hi Toni,
It sounds like you have a fear of a stall, not a stall. If you lost 0.6 lbs in a week, then you are still losing weight. I also had a week where i lost 0.6 lbs. The following week, I lost 1.6, then 3.2,
My weight can fluctuate during the week. If the scale shows an increase, I ignore it. I know that it is not because I have overeaten that the scale is being finicky. Our bodies can hold onto water weight at various times. Relax.
Love the pic of you and your boys!
Judy
It sounds like you have a fear of a stall, not a stall. If you lost 0.6 lbs in a week, then you are still losing weight. I also had a week where i lost 0.6 lbs. The following week, I lost 1.6, then 3.2,
My weight can fluctuate during the week. If the scale shows an increase, I ignore it. I know that it is not because I have overeaten that the scale is being finicky. Our bodies can hold onto water weight at various times. Relax.
Love the pic of you and your boys!
Judy
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on 4/28/12 10:08 pm - Toronto, Canada
on 4/28/12 10:08 pm - Toronto, Canada
My weight has gone up and down several times since surgery....once as much as four pounds in a day! I'm weighing every day, but I don't let myself get too worried about it since there has always been a downward trend within the space of a week. I haven't hit what I would define as a real stall yet, but I've had a week when I didn't lose any weight at all.....but then it started moving again immediately.
You've done amazing, Toni and you will reach your goal if you keep following the rules. You and "your boys" (lol) look great in your picture...healthy and happy!
You've done amazing, Toni and you will reach your goal if you keep following the rules. You and "your boys" (lol) look great in your picture...healthy and happy!
Toni...for the very reason you spoke about, when I started this journey..I decided that I would not own a set of scales...I only get weighed at my Dr's office....I stuck to it, and boy does it ever feel good not to be tied to a scale for the first time in my life. In fact I was at my Dr's office last in Feb, and just the other day, and I've lost another 3 lbs at nearly 4 years post op!! Good luck on your journey..Patti K.
Thank you Judy, Sandy, Patti & TBIYTC; I think I really needed to hear that...I'm really grateful for your support and encouragement.... and you are right Judy, maybe it's a stall and maybe it isn't a stall, but it's OK either way...because I realize the importance of sticking to the rules and working *with* my RNY.
Like I said in my blog, I have gained so many good things from this surgery ~ a little slow down on the number dropping can't take that away from me!
Like I said in my blog, I have gained so many good things from this surgery ~ a little slow down on the number dropping can't take that away from me!
Toni..."Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the will to overcome it"
www.fatgirlchangingherworld.com Twitter:@fatgirlchanging
Surgery JAN. 19th, 2012 - Down 120 lbs & 75 inches @ my last Weigh in!!!!
Well done, Toni!
Without parroting the others, you will hit ups as well as downs once in awhile. I find that (and here comes the "TMI" factor) if I haven't had a BM in a day or two, my weight goes up. I've even weighed myself before and after and found I've lost as much as 2 lbs! (taking into consideration that was urine as well as waste).
I think people think that it's all a downhill slide after surgery, but, just like 'regular dieting', your weight will go up as well as down throughout the process. The important thing is the 'destination' (aka Goal), not how long the journey is to get there - IMO.
Without parroting the others, you will hit ups as well as downs once in awhile. I find that (and here comes the "TMI" factor) if I haven't had a BM in a day or two, my weight goes up. I've even weighed myself before and after and found I've lost as much as 2 lbs! (taking into consideration that was urine as well as waste).
I think people think that it's all a downhill slide after surgery, but, just like 'regular dieting', your weight will go up as well as down throughout the process. The important thing is the 'destination' (aka Goal), not how long the journey is to get there - IMO.
Beth
Former RNY patient revising to Sleeve then DS.
Appts: Dietitian - January 21/19; July 16/19, August 13/19, September 17/19, October 15/19; Social Worker: August 23/19; DS Orientation: March 20/19; Internist: September 30/19; Surgeon: November 13/19 (signed consent).
Surgery Date: February 28/20.
MY RNY DIDN'T FAIL ME - I FAILED IT.
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