2 months post-op

Feb 08, 2010

I often look around at other peoples profiles for inspiration and guidance....

One of the things i search for is their height.....I am 5'1", my starting wt. was 250 lbs.
When I see pictures of people before, i say to myself thats about what my body shape is.....
When I look at their wt. and ht. they are like 350 lbs and 5'7" to 5'10"...
So I have concluded that I'm not overly heavy, I'm underly tall...lol

My wt. loss since RNY has been unpredictable at best....it seems i woke up 15 lbs lighter...i did really well for the first month...with a 31 lb loss for the first month.....
Then it seems i lost and gained the same 3 lbs for the next 3 weeks, then it started falling off again...now I'm back to around 1/2 to 1 lb a day.....

I had to do some more research, i evaluated my eating, my movement or lack thereof....

I notice that 550-700 calories are not created equally.....if they consisted of any of the "bad carbs", low fat or not, I'm not gonna see any movement out of that scale....if i stick to my pouch rules and do protein first....i see results....

I went to a couple of profiles of very successful RNY patients and i read their blogs....my favorite is Martitalinda....she says "protein, water and motion" are her core values....

I have followed that, and I have had heart to heart talks with my friend Pammie (ticklezngigglez)....Pam will tell me straight out no holds barred...."NO, don't eat that"....she is my conscience...

My BFF irl Misty, is the shake queen, it has been very difficult for me to chug them things down....she has been very successful with WLS, it was with her encouragement and her trust in our Dr. that I pursued this....I'm so thankful to her...

So with all that said.........for all those doing research and you come across this....it is so worth it....just follow the rules and you'll be amazed....stay away from the starchy carbs....period

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