Talk about freaking stalls - 3 yrs out
Maybe it'll make all the new ops feel better but even at 3 years out my body does weird stuff. I had back surgery and gained 15 lbs from fluid, steroids, just general surgical weight that magically appears. I came home and felt so fat and bloated and of course everyone tells you it'll leave quickly. Mine didn't. For 2.5 weeks I carried this unwanted and undeserved "weight". It drove me crazy - yep. After 3 years of doing this i still haven't wrapped my head around this.
Lesson: figure it out sooner rather than later! Weight that magically appears WILL eventually go away! And stalls happen. I just always find a few lbs before I "stall".
This journey is very psychological. I regret not getting into therapy much sooner so I could have avoided building and supporting these crazy irrational thoughts when it comes to things like food, eating, weight, scales and body image.
I hope this helps some of you when it comes to 3 week stall or whatever stalls you encounter (and another lesson - do not get on a scale for 4 weeks after surgery and you'll never knew you "stalled".
www.sexyskinnybitch.wordpress.com - my journey to sexy skinny bitch status
11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.
HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 
85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op
~~~~Alison~~~~~
Ugh, same thing here. I dealt with tons of fluid retention due to the double mastectomy and my weight went up a little, despite the girls' getting cut off. I am almost 5 weeks out and still not back to normal yet. I had the side of my rib cage retain so much fluid after I went back to work last week it created a side book that went from the armpit down to the waist, and jutted out several very sore inches. So hang in there, at some point we will heal!
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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Psychological is SO RIGHT ON...How're ya doing after the surgery, chicki-poo? Hope daily improvement is what it's all about. One day, soon, you will look to this trial and be amazed at: 1. how you ever made it through it- and 2. how very much you've learned and grown for having gone through it. It is all of it good- and benificial for instruction--makes who we are--and YOU, Girl, are something else!!! Love and hugs- Bonnie
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
Im wonderful. No pain. No interference with daily living. Im happy as can be, weight and all. :)
www.sexyskinnybitch.wordpress.com - my journey to sexy skinny bitch status
11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.
HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op
~~~~Alison~~~~~
