MelissaF
My name is Melissa. I am 32 years old and had weight loss surgery when I was 29, a month before I turned 30. I am a nurse and my husband is a 8 year post op (RNY) and is doing fantastic. I had my rebirthday on December 4th, 2006!!! I am very thankful for OH's website. The support on here is phenomenal and I am so blessed to be around such wonderful people who are in the same shoes as me. I thank each and every one of you that has ever commented on a post of mine or offered me support in any way. You are each a blessing.
---------My Weight Loss Chart----------
Preop---------------------------------------328After dieting/liq.diet--------------------280
Postop-----(gained 10 lbs fluid)--------290
1 week postop---------------------------274.5
2 weeks postop--------------------------270.3
3 weeks postop----------------------------263
4 weeks postop----------------------------258
5 weeks postop----------------------------258
6 weeks postop--------------------------256.5
7 weeks postop-----------------------------251
8 weeks postop-----------------------------247
9 weeks postop-----------------------------244
10 weeks postop----------------------------242
11 weeks postop ---------------------------238
12 weeks postop----------------------------233
13 weeks postop----------------------------228 (100 pounds lost!!!)
14 weeks postop----------------------------225
15 weeks postop----------------------------225
16 weeks postop ---------------------------222
17 weeks postop----------------------------217
18 weeks postop----------------------------215
19 weeks postop----------------------------213
20 weeks postop----------------------------211
21 weeks postop----------------------------207
22 weeks postop----------------------------205
23 weeks postop----------------------------203 (got down to 201! Then gained two pounds grrrr)
24 weeks postop----------------------------197 (ONEDERLAND!!! YIPEE!!!)
25 weeks postop----------------------------193
26 weeks postop----------------------------190
27 weeks postop----------------------------189
28 weeks postop----------------------------187
29 weeks postop----------------------------186 (got down to 183 and gained up to 188 this week back down to 186)
30 weeks postop----------------------------180 (ok strange.. up then down - but loving it!)
31 weeks postop----------------------------178.5
32 weeks postop----------------------------175
33 weeks postop----------------------------174 (up to 178 and back down to 174, nuva ring insertion = gain now).
34 weeks postop----------------------------169
35 weeks postop----------------------------167.5
36 weeks postop----------------------------164.5
37 weeks postop----------------------------164.5 (nuva ring insertion past sunday, got down to 162 back up to 164.5)
38 weeks postop----------------------------159.5
39 weeks postop----------------------------158.0
40 weeks postop----------------------------155.4
41 weeks postop----------------------------153.6
42 weeks postop----------------------------152.6
43 weeks postop----------------------------147.6
44 weeks postop --------------------------- didn't weigh, was on vacation.
45 weeks postop ---------------------------144.4
46 weeks postop----------------------------144.4 (stayed the same - now off the Ring, decided hormone free for a bit)
47 weeks postop----------------------------144.0 (this stall is killing me!)
48 weeks postop----------------------------142.0 (yipee!, 2 lbs till goal!)
49 weeks postop----------------------------139.0 (goal of 140 reached 11/7/07!!! Yeeeeeah!)
50 weeks postop----------------------------136.2
51 weeks postop----------------------------138.0 (fluid? or dehydrated when I was 136.2)
52 weeks postop ----------------------------Did not weigh, was out of town for doc appointment.
53 weeks postop ---------------------------136.4
54 weeks postop ---------------------------Did not weigh, out of town for Christmas.
55 weeks postop ---------------------------134.2
56 weeks postop ---------------------------131.6 (Happy New Year! 1/1/08!!!)
57 weeks postop----------------------------133.6 (nuvaring restarted and increased weight training)
58 weeks postop----------------------------132.8
59 weeks postop----------------------------133.4 (bad eating this week :( Got up to 137, started 5DPT)
60 weeks postop----------------------------On WLS Cruise
61 weeks postop-----------------------------133.6 Post Cruise Vacation
62 weeks postop-----------------------------144 (shot up huge!!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaa, I deserved it tho, lesson learned)
63 weeks postop ----------------------------136 (doing 5DPT, gaining the control, I got off track big time.. don't do it!)
64 weeks postop-----------------------------140 (had shot up to 145 after caving on 5DPT UGH) back to just eating healthy... really never let the carb monster back on your back and EXERCISE folks!
65 weeks postop-----------------------------137 (getting there)
***Lost Track of My Weeks OH NO.. life sure takes ahold and gets busy after RNY!!! I will start logging my weight monthly from here on out.. See below for these numbers!*** I hope this has helped some newbies see that this journey has stalls and slower points.. just keep staying on track, getting off is where you get messed up and the scale is the first thing that lets you know that! *Hugs*!
~~~~~Weight Loss By Month~~~~~~
Surgery Weight - 280
1 Month ---------- 258 (down 22 pounds)
2 Months -------- 244 (down 14 pounds)
3 Months -------- 228 (down 16 pounds)
4 Months -------- 215 (down 13 pounds)
5 Months -------- 206 (down 9 pounds)
6 Months -------- 190 (down 16 pounds)
7 Months -------- 179 (down 11 pounds)
8 Months -------- 169 (down 10 pounds)
9 Months -------- 158 (down 11 pounds)
10 Months-------- 147 (down 11 pounds)
11 Months --------142 (down 5 pounds)
1 Year!!!! ----------136 (down 6 pounds)
13 Months --------132 (down 4 pounds)
14 Months --------133ish
15 Months --------140 (see blog 2/08 entry for explanation).
16 Months --------140ish still
17 Months --------140ish still
18 Months --------145 (oops, time to get back on track!)
Preop 48/328 = 14.6%
month 1 22/280 = 7.9%
month 2 14/258 = 5.4%
month 3 16/244 = 6.6%
month 4 13/228 = 5.7%
month 5 9/215 = 4.2%
month 6 16/206 = 7.8%
month 7 11/190 = 5.8%
month 8 10/179 = 5.6%
month 9 11/169 = 6.5%
month 10 11/158 = 7.0%
month 11 5/147 = 3.4%
month 12 6/142 = 4.3%
month 13 4/136 = 2.9%
month 14, 15 was up up some (see blog entries)
month 16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOALS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Have more room between me and the steering wheel. ~Done
2. Sit at a movie theatre more comfortably. ~Done
3. Go down 2 dress sizes and get into smaller scrubs. ~Done
4. Lose 75 pounds total. ~Done
5. Do a half our on the treadmill and even do some jogging. ~Done
6. Get below 250 pounds.~Done
7. Not be worried about a seat belt not fitting ~Done.
8. Lose the double chin. DONE!
9. Go to an amusement park and fit in all the rides.
10. Take CPR recertification with ease. ~Done
11. Get up and down off the ground with ease. ~Done
12. Get my blood sugars under control WITHOUT medications!! ~DONE!!!
13. Get below 200 pounds and be in ONEDERLAND!! ***DONE*** 5/15/07!!!
14. Get to wear clothes in the misses department instead of the womens plus. DONE!
15. Fit into an airplane seat comfortably without an extender. DONE!
16. Be able to pull the tray down in front of me on an airplane. DONE!
17. Weigh less than my husband does.~Done!
18. Loss 100 pounds! ~Done!!
19. Get to less than 175 pounds! ~ DONE!!!
20. Wear a 12 in pants. ~DONE!!!
21. Wear a medium in scrubs! Pants -DONE! Top -DONE!
22. Get to my doctor's goal of "165 or less" - DONE!!!!! 8/10/07
23. Lose half myself (164 pounds)! DONE DONE DONE!!! 8/11/07
24. Wear a bathing suit and jetski again (this will be huge for me!)
25. Actually have my OBGYN be proud of my weight for once when I see her. ~DONE!!
26. Continue exercising 4-5 days a week with light weight training. ~~DONE!!
27. Get to goal (140 pounds)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES DONE! 11/7/07
28. No longer be considered obese. ~DONE!!!
29. No longer be considered overweight and have a "normal" BMI. DONE DONE DONE!!! 9/20/07!!!
30. Wear a 10 in pants. ~ DONE!
31. Get off all prescription mediations other than my synthroid and actigall. ~DONE!!!
32. Get into a small bottom and top in scrubs! DONE!!!
33. Get to a DREAM size of 8 in pants, medium shirts. SIZE 7/8 PANTS/MEDIUM SHIRTS - DONE!!! 9/11/07
34. Get into a size 6 pants and small/medium shirts as GOAL! DONE!!!!!!!! 10/3/07
35. Get into.. dare I say it? A 4 in jeans? Done!
36. Run a 5K! (tentatively planned for thanksgiving day '07) **update** weather was 20 degrees.. with my cold intolerance, wasn't happening.. so I will keep this as a future goal still! ***NEW DATE****April 19th, 2008 EARTH DAY RUN!!!! --DONE!DONE!DONE! I ran it in 30:04 seconds. Did another one about 4 weeks later for "the cure" and ran it in 30:43 seconds (in honor of my angel Dixie!) Next goal.. 10k in the fall as it is getting really hot now.
37. Get to Dr's revised goal of 135 (Angie said this would be safe for me to get to). ~DONE!!!
38. Waist size to be BELOW 30 inches. DONE!!!
39. Get my body fat percentage below 20% (currently 12/07 = 21.3%) Done = 16.9% on cruise!
About Me
Before & After
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