8 month update
Yes, it's my 8 month surgiversary !!!!
For those curious about how weight comes off, here is how it has worked for me, a 55 year old woman.
Pre-op weight loss over 5 months 34 pounds.
Month one -20
Month two -12
Month three -10
Month four -7.5
Month five -8.75
Month six -9
Month seven -5
Month eight -8
That is a loss of 80 pounds since January 24, 2011, total weight loss of 114 pounds !!!!
The last few months I have been working on losing 20 year old fat. I am now working on losing 30 year old fat !!!!!
My surgeon said that he would consider me a sucess at 170 pounds. Kaiser HMO wants me to weigh 126. HA HA HA HAHA HA HA ...... I would be thrilled to be between 160 and 170.
I eat healthfully, so stray from exactly what I'm supposed to eat from time to time; but pretty much eat dense protein first always, a few healthy vegies each day, some fruit and a bite or two of a carb now and then. I exercise 3 to 4 days a week, for a half an hour, and try to take a walk each day for 10 to 15 minutes (hard right now in the desert....)
For those curious about how weight comes off, here is how it has worked for me, a 55 year old woman.
Pre-op weight loss over 5 months 34 pounds.
Month one -20
Month two -12
Month three -10
Month four -7.5
Month five -8.75
Month six -9
Month seven -5
Month eight -8
That is a loss of 80 pounds since January 24, 2011, total weight loss of 114 pounds !!!!
The last few months I have been working on losing 20 year old fat. I am now working on losing 30 year old fat !!!!!
My surgeon said that he would consider me a sucess at 170 pounds. Kaiser HMO wants me to weigh 126. HA HA HA HAHA HA HA ...... I would be thrilled to be between 160 and 170.
I eat healthfully, so stray from exactly what I'm supposed to eat from time to time; but pretty much eat dense protein first always, a few healthy vegies each day, some fruit and a bite or two of a carb now and then. I exercise 3 to 4 days a week, for a half an hour, and try to take a walk each day for 10 to 15 minutes (hard right now in the desert....)
Briar Rose 
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs. 
That is AWESOME!!!
I've stalled so much that in month four I lost -2lbs, and months eight & nine I lost NOTHING. Yep nothing. And I wasn't doing anything different in those months, my body is just fighting me letting go of the fat. So I've lost the same amount as you except I just turned 11 months post op. Oh well, I have this tool forever.
-114 is freaking amazing...CONGRATS!
I've stalled so much that in month four I lost -2lbs, and months eight & nine I lost NOTHING. Yep nothing. And I wasn't doing anything different in those months, my body is just fighting me letting go of the fat. So I've lost the same amount as you except I just turned 11 months post op. Oh well, I have this tool forever.
-114 is freaking amazing...CONGRATS!
-8lbs lost during the 6 month insurance hoop jumping,
the rest is since surgery.
the rest is since surgery.
I love the "I will have this tool forever" comment; because I look at it the same way; how I eat today, tomorrow, this week in general; will be the way I eat, exercise, work and play for the rest of my life. When the weight loss stops; it will stop. I will be happy where ever that is ! I have a new life style that I am loving, and wake up every day excited to see where the NEW ME takes me !!!
Briar Rose
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
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