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Wow!!! Thank you for all your inspirational words.What you all have said to me means more then you will ever know.all of you are such an inspiration to me .I am going to post for now on. Thank you !!
Soooo glad to meet you!!! I always wonder how many Readers we have.
I'm over 8 years out and I have only 2 regrets. #1 Not having WLS when I was younger and #2 Increasing my calories because everyone said I was getting too thin.
DON'T LISTEN TO ANY ONE!!! LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!!! If you feel healthy, not skin and bones and especially not at the bottom of your normal BMI KEEP GOING!!!!!! Everyone has bounce back weight so you want to go as low as you can so the bounce back puts you at a "Good" number on the scale for your body.
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
WARNING TO SELF AND TO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN!!! AVOID 'BAD' CARBS AT ALL COSTS!!! THEY ARE ADDICTING!! THEY WILL SLOW DOWN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DURING THE LOSING STAGE (and you won't even notice)!! THEY WILL MAKE THE SCALE GO UP AFTER THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER.
Success in Maintenance starts with GOOD CHOICES during the Honeymoon Period.
I feel I need to repeat this: I am a FIRM believer in Good Whey Protein Drinks!!!!! It is sooooo much harder to do Maintenance without them!
Happy Friday!!!!! Is it a long weekend for you because of Monday being Presidents Day? My families all home but I'm working today and oh Monday I have training all day....
Maintenance: 8+ years out
Breakfast:
Protein: Matrix Mint Cookie 35g
Snack: Apple slices
Snack: Nuts/Berries/Cheese
Lunch: Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, and Cheese
Protein: Matrix Mint Cookie 35g
Snack:
Snack: Nature Valley Almond Crunch Bar
Dinner: Probably eating out
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
I had RNY one week after you, and I hit my goal at 9 months as well, so cool!
But, I have a few family members who say I should start eating more because I look "skinny enough". My response to them is always the same. I didn't have RNY to get skinny, I had it to get healthy. When I reach my goals I won't just be smaller, I'll be strong and healthy. And if they can only see that I've lost weight, they aren't looking hard enough.
Yeah, I know what you're going through and I hope you find a way to either help them understand or find a way to just block out their negativity and be happy and proud of yourself.
You've done a GREAT thing for yourself!!
49/F 4' 11" Highest Wt. 183.8--Surgery Wt. 173.0--Current Wt. 115.2--Goal Wt. 115.0
What Laura said! People started asking me if I had lost too much once I got into the normal BMI category. I am in the middle of it and was thinking that I was too skinny based on their comments but recently realized that I'm really not (ribs are not sticking out - bones are covered with the proper amount of padding). It sounds like you are in a good place (weight and health wise)!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
My hubbys grandpa aged 87 called me a fat ass. Ok that wasnt the exact reason but its what tipped the scales....I was to have surgery in 2015...I gave it one more try and lost 20 pounds and gained more plus... It not the name calling so much its the knowing that I am fat, and unhealthy.
Im putting my foot down and giving it all up to be healthy and feel good about myself. I want to get outdoors more and have a more fullfilling life.
I guess it was a wake up call because I kept trying to lose and failed. I have lost 15 lbs since starting in december and my surgery is tuesday....
Lap Banded 01/31/2007
First RNY Consult: 12/06/2016
RNY Revision 02/21/2017
I believe the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you --Joyce Meyers
Hi Morgan,
I started with a BMI of 40. No issues just 100 pounds overweight. Worked out with a trainer, ran half marathons and never could lose and keep the weight off. Tried WW, HCG, jenny craig, etc.... the weight always came back. I had RNY 2 years ago i work my tool everyday. It was the best thing i ever did for myself.
Bonnie RNY 2/11/15 by Dr. Takahaski
5'3" SW 230 pounds, GW per Dr. Takahaski 150 pounds, CW 132 pounds (10/1/17)
BMI 19% Bod Pod test 1/29/17 13.1 mile half marathon, 1 hour 59 mins (8/21/2017)
Do not listen to them. They are just not used to seeing you at a normal weight. They will get used to it eventually. Sadly too many people listen to well-meaning family/friends and eat more to stop their loss. Many of them then start to gain and then have trouble losing the regain. Do not let this happen to you. Keep following your plan.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I have never posted on here but have been activlly reading these posts sinces a month before my RNY that I had on
5\ 9\2016. My highest weight was 194 and my surgery weight was 187.8 .I am 5 ft tall and my BMI was about 37 ish. Idid not have alot of support going into this because most people felt that I was not heavy enough.I had comorbititys though.High blood pressure,diabetes,fatty liver and ashma .I also had a fundoplictation procedure when I was 12 years old now 43 That had slipped and ended up tucked in my chest cavety.Because of my past surgery I needed to have an open procedure.My surgery was a long one lasting 5 and half hours .I had a esophageal hernia that needed repair and a lot of inhesion to deal with.with all that being said and done I am 9 months out and weigh 118 pounds as of yesterday and in a size 2 .My blood pressure is normal. I have no more diabetes and I hardly ever have to use my inhaler for my ashma.Now my family is being so negitive and telling me that I am losing to much weight and need too stop losing.I feel really good about my self right now on my sucess,But am extremely sad on my familys disapproval.I am in need of some suport from people that understand what I am going trough.Thank you so much for listening
Thankfully I didn't eat to bad at the training. It was a long day though.
Your Menu sounds Great!
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
