Amazing yet sometimes confusing journey. Pic inside.

Me this past weekend. I have lost 163 lbs!


Hey Everyone!

Just thought I would ask everyone's opinion on something. I am 12.5 months post op...almost 13months actually. I am wondering how I should know what my new "goal" is. My original goal was 150lbs. I have hit that and would like to go further. My weight has been crazy the past month or so. One day I'm 148lbs...then the next day I'm 153lbs! Then I go back to 150lbs etc etc. It makes me a little crazy. I know it shouldn't but it does. Is this normal?

I am a type A personality and like to know whats going on at all times and with this surgery I just don't know anything! Am I done losing because I'm a year out? Am I now maintaining? Do I gain and lose these 5lbs because of something I am ingesting? Too many calories? Too much sodium? Or is this just normal for a year out? I would LOVE to keep losing. I would love to reach the "130's" but I just don't see that happening.

Truthfully....I am SCARED TO DEATH of gaining weight. I have worked so hard to get to where I am today and I know how easy it would be to gain it all back. Alot of my friends and family cant understand why I want to keep losing or why I'm still not satisfied and I don't really have an answer. What I do know is that unless you've experienced being 300lbs at 24 years old, you just wouldn't understand. That's why I come to this site. All of you understand what its like to be heavy. I promised myself that no matter how small I got, I would NEVER forget that 300lb girl I left behind. I have never let this weight go to my head because I remember where I have come from and I think that's important.

Does anyone have any opinions? After losing 163lbs, do you think at 13 months post op I can lose 10-30 more pounds??? Does anyone else live with the constant fear of regain?

Are you currently at a normal BMI? If so, work on maintaining, not loosing. If not, strive to reach normal weight range for you height.

163 pounds at 13 months in amazing.  You should be proud of what you have accomplished.  I too live in constant fear of regain.  I think that is a good thing for me.  As long as I have that fear I will not become complacent and go back to old habits. 

How tall are you?  Without knowing your recommended weight for your height and body type it is hard to say if you can lose another 10-30 pounds. 

Oh yes! My BMI...I should have talked about that. It's so depressing to think that I have lost ONE HUNDRED AND FREAKING SIXTY THREE POUNDS and I am still considered "overweight". I am little and boney yet overweight? Doesnt make any sense to me. I am 5'3 and a 1/2 so my BMI is 25.4. For me to be "normal", my BMI would have to be 24.9! For my BMI to be "normal" I have to weigh 145lbs which I'm very close to BUT what happens if I have bounceback weight?!!

You look fantastic.

 Omg! I love the hello kitty glasses!

 You look wonderful! 

Have you talked with your dietician about your goals? I think she would have good advice for reaching your goals, and maybe factoring the bounce back. I totally understand the fear of regaining--I think about it and I haven't had surgery yet! Stay strong and focused!! 

I love your glasses!

I'm in the very beginning of the process so I can't offer advice on things specific to post-surgery. I can however tell you to stop weighing yourself every day!! That's a recipe for driving yourself crazy if I've ever seen one. You're tormenting yourself unnecessarily with weigh-ins this frequent. 163 lbs is a TREMENDOUS  accomplishment, and everyone's body can fluctuate several pounds from day to day due to water... or just because. Please remember those 2 things.

Can I just say I am so excited to see this post! I am 24 also and about 360. You look GREAT! most of the people on the site are older and their before and after photos are amazing too but I have always wondered how younger before and afters look. I had the lapband and had alot of issues and am getting a revision to RNY. I see my surgeon on August 20th for a date. Seeing your sucess has me even more excited!

Yes you can lose more if you work at it. My current BMI is 21. I like where I am now. Only you can decide what's good for you and how much effort you are willing to out in to stay there. I am quite confident if I didn't work so hard I could maintain at about 15 pounds heavier than I am now, which would still be in the normal BMI range for my height, but I like putting in the extra work to maintain where I am.