Random Update with Honesty (1year4months out)
--I'm 1 year and 4 months out from my surgery.
-- I started at 320.6lbs and at the time of this post I am at 182.
--I am on pace to hit my doctor's goal at the right time. (175)
--I have never stalled except for one month when I switched to Actos over Metformin. (I have PCOS.) Switched back and lost steadily again. (Actos causes water retention.)
--The surgery is seriously a miracle of modern science. It works.
--Sometimes I'm scared I'll get anorexic, though I know this is irrational. I love to eat.
--I eat junk.
--Often.
--I just don't eat much junk at a time.
--After 6 months of HARDCORE journaling, I freed myself. I doubt I have gotten all my protein in since that time.
--I don't pee as much, which probably means I'm dehydrated a little bit. But I do try to drink a lot.
-- I sometimes drink carbonated beverages, but not often. It's a total novelty now.
-- I don't desire sugar, whereas before, I CRAVED it constantly. Now I couldn't care much less.
-- Most of my bad eating habits are fixed, because most of them revolved around eating TOO MUCH.
--Now I eat exactly what I want, but it's such a small amount.
--I do try to make sure I chose protein items first in my meals.
-- I don't usually order things or eat things without protein in them unless it's my day off. (Sunday - I have one day off and usually allow myself a treat or two. With a stomach this small though, the treat becomes the whole meal. I try to make up for those with protein shakes.)
-- I am SO happy with my weight loss. I never imagined I would be so successful so quickly.
-- I still feel obese even though I know I am not. I believe this is due to the saggy belly skin. The body shape looks the same to me in the mirror, so it's hard to realize sometimes how much smaller I actually am.
-- My husband picks me up all the time now, especially during intimate moments.
--Sometimes I miss eating large amounts of food. But I know it's all in my head.
-- My life has started over.
-- I feel like I am living the teen years I never got to experience:
-I'm flirting with guys (hubby's cool)
-Guys flirt with me constantly
-I got drunk for the first time in my life (was always too big before to really feel any effects of alcohol)
-- I still get light headed occasionally when I stand up. The doc says it's probably b/c of the weight loss and my legs sometimes have trouble pushing the blood up that quickly. It used to be worse, so it has definitely improved.
-- I was on a running program but then had some lower back pain so the doctor advised me to do low impact until they can give me a steriod shot for a bulging disc!!! Can you believe that? So now I'm about to join the gym so I can do spinning.
-- I got dehydrated one time during a stressful week where my cat almost died and was in and out of the vet. He's ok. But I didn't realize how behind I had gotten on my eating/drinking until I felt nauseous every day. I learned after talking to my surgeon assistant that you just have to eat/drink though the nausea and soon you'll catch up, but it's harder for us than for people with normal stomachs obviously.
-- People still tell me every day that I look like I'm losing weight. It's been over a year. It never gets old.
-- I no longer have a butt.
-- I do want a tummy tuck and arm tucks eventually.
-- If you're thinking about having the surgery, just do it. But do follow the rules. And if you break them, make sure you do them at least 90% of the time. At least UNDERSTAND them. We're all different. You'll find what works for you.
--This totally worked for me.
-- I started at 320.6lbs and at the time of this post I am at 182.
--I am on pace to hit my doctor's goal at the right time. (175)
--I have never stalled except for one month when I switched to Actos over Metformin. (I have PCOS.) Switched back and lost steadily again. (Actos causes water retention.)
--The surgery is seriously a miracle of modern science. It works.
--Sometimes I'm scared I'll get anorexic, though I know this is irrational. I love to eat.
--I eat junk.
--Often.
--I just don't eat much junk at a time.
--After 6 months of HARDCORE journaling, I freed myself. I doubt I have gotten all my protein in since that time.
--I don't pee as much, which probably means I'm dehydrated a little bit. But I do try to drink a lot.
-- I sometimes drink carbonated beverages, but not often. It's a total novelty now.
-- I don't desire sugar, whereas before, I CRAVED it constantly. Now I couldn't care much less.
-- Most of my bad eating habits are fixed, because most of them revolved around eating TOO MUCH.
--Now I eat exactly what I want, but it's such a small amount.
--I do try to make sure I chose protein items first in my meals.
-- I don't usually order things or eat things without protein in them unless it's my day off. (Sunday - I have one day off and usually allow myself a treat or two. With a stomach this small though, the treat becomes the whole meal. I try to make up for those with protein shakes.)
-- I am SO happy with my weight loss. I never imagined I would be so successful so quickly.
-- I still feel obese even though I know I am not. I believe this is due to the saggy belly skin. The body shape looks the same to me in the mirror, so it's hard to realize sometimes how much smaller I actually am.
-- My husband picks me up all the time now, especially during intimate moments.
--Sometimes I miss eating large amounts of food. But I know it's all in my head.
-- My life has started over.
-- I feel like I am living the teen years I never got to experience:
-I'm flirting with guys (hubby's cool)
-Guys flirt with me constantly
-I got drunk for the first time in my life (was always too big before to really feel any effects of alcohol)
-- I still get light headed occasionally when I stand up. The doc says it's probably b/c of the weight loss and my legs sometimes have trouble pushing the blood up that quickly. It used to be worse, so it has definitely improved.
-- I was on a running program but then had some lower back pain so the doctor advised me to do low impact until they can give me a steriod shot for a bulging disc!!! Can you believe that? So now I'm about to join the gym so I can do spinning.
-- I got dehydrated one time during a stressful week where my cat almost died and was in and out of the vet. He's ok. But I didn't realize how behind I had gotten on my eating/drinking until I felt nauseous every day. I learned after talking to my surgeon assistant that you just have to eat/drink though the nausea and soon you'll catch up, but it's harder for us than for people with normal stomachs obviously.
-- People still tell me every day that I look like I'm losing weight. It's been over a year. It never gets old.
-- I no longer have a butt.
-- I do want a tummy tuck and arm tucks eventually.
-- If you're thinking about having the surgery, just do it. But do follow the rules. And if you break them, make sure you do them at least 90% of the time. At least UNDERSTAND them. We're all different. You'll find what works for you.
--This totally worked for me.
Your Totally AWESOME!!!! I needed to hear what you said!!! This is what is real. When someone can come on here and tell us what this is about! I know I will continue loosing, i cannot eat like I did before surgery. This is the best I have heard. Everyone tries to say that you have to follow everything to a T. Well, we are human an mistakes will happen and we will learn from them. I am only 2 weeks out and have almost lost 20 pounds. The weight is falling off. I walk 2 miles a day on the treadmill and make sure I get my protein. But it is very difficult to eat the way everyone tells you to. There is no way I could eat 6 times a day or something every two hours. And I cannot guzzle water down. It takes a while to ge****er down and I used to drink more than 64oz a day. So its not like i dont like water, I just cant drink all day like that. Dont get me wrong I really try and I am sticking with the no sugar and low carbs. I just see in the future eating different than I ever have. Thanks so much for the wonderful encouragement! Leslie
"I am so happy with my new life, would not change it for anything!"
Great post!
Thanks for sharing !
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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I think that the important thing is to do what you can when you can. Don't force anything, and continue working toward your goals. I am also one of those people where nothing is off limits, but I also know there are certain foods that cannot be in my house. This keeps me from eating out of boredom and instead, I am allowing myself to have something I love occasionally.
Drink what you can and monitor your hydration. Eat what you can when you can. And each of us will learn the lessons our individual bodies what to tell us.
Lori H.
Drink what you can and monitor your hydration. Eat what you can when you can. And each of us will learn the lessons our individual bodies what to tell us.
Lori H.
Thanks for your post! I love to hear the good, bad and ugly from those ahead of me. I also love to hear everyone's success. It is hard to imagine being in Onderland, but when I hear from those such as yourself, it seems possible :) Congrats on your awesome loss!!
HW-304 / SW- 286 / CW-198.25 / GW-170
Thank you for posting. I was really scared that if I messed up even once that I was going to fail. I like hearing that it not all for naught if I mess up now and then. And it is true we are only human, and we have to find what works for each of us ourselves. Thank you for reminding me of this.
Christine
The faith of a mustard seed will see me through
The faith of a mustard seed will see me through
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