Question:
Wondering if my weightloss is normal at 4 1/2 months post op?
I know that everyone is diffrent and so i sthe weight loss. I have lost 70pounds since surgery. I exercise everyday (the 2 or 3 mile walk away the pounds, and do other floor exercises as well sit ups etc). Sometime I think I am right on track and then see others profiles and wonder if I am not in the norm. I also notice platues big time around my period. Also I was reading about birth control on the site..but could not conclude the decision..does our bodies absorb the pill less effectively after the surgery? if so which pills work teh best? I have no idea wasn't anything I thought about pre surgery (duh)any help would be greatly appreciated. cheers, Missey — Melissa Y. (posted on March 14, 2003)
March 14, 2003
Well you did not say what your starting weight was, but it sounds to me
like you are doing just fine. I am 3 months out and down 52 pounds. Keep up
the good work!
— Sheryl W.
March 14, 2003
As for weightloss- there is no normal. Go with your feelings... sounds to
me you are doing just fine. As for the B/C, that is absolutely correct.
Please use a condom with your B/C pills during the rapid weight loss
period- or you CAN find yourself pregnant. There are many women who are
*so* shocked to *find themselves pregnant* when it is preached to them from
day ONE that their B/C may not work as well. B/C should be just as
important as your vitamins, or exercise or anything else we pay more
attention to (or sometimes alter) to fit us after WLS.
— Karen R.
March 14, 2003
Missey, first, congrats on the exercise! GOOD FOR YOU! Question: how much
did you weigh when you had surgery? I, too, am 4 1/2 mos post op (RnY
11/12) and I'm down 65 pounds, but over 56 inches! I've gone from a 26/28
to a 16/18, which I feel is a better reflection of my journey than those
darn numbers. I, like you, stress over the pounds. But some of my dear,
dear friends (and my Doc, I might add) said focus on the clothes, the
energy, the other stuff and you'll see how well you are doing. For me, the
difference in not only my clothing but my eyes, skin and energy levels are
outstanding. If I stopped here, I'd be a new woman! Now, that isn't to
say that a size 10 (or less) wouldn't be wonderful!
Like you, I am taking the pill. I started after surgery, so I hope it
doesn't slow me down, but if it does, that's fine. I don't want to lose
too fast, because I'm young and I'd like a chance for my skin to catch up
as much as it can...I know a TT is in the works for me someday. I hold
steady until a few days after my "friend" and then lose about 3-5
pounds seemingly over night. That's normal my surgeon and OB/GYN says.
toodles, Jen, rny 11/12
— Mrs. Rich
March 14, 2003
Congrats on the great loss! I have been told by both my gynecologist and my
surgeon that I am absorbing my birth control pills. I am on desogen.
Theonly downside is, even though I am on the pill, I am getting my period
every 2 weeks or so! My doctors tell me this is a side effect of rapid
weight loss.
— fieryfish
March 14, 2003
I am 4 1/2 months out too I started at 275 and now i am 197 about 77 pound
loss so it sounds like you about that same as the rest of us. I know we are
not suppose to compare but that is hard not to do. I know I do the same
thing too. your better at this than I am though because I am afraid I am
not excersizing like I should. you doing great. keep it up.
— terri R.
March 14, 2003
Missy, I was 305 day of surgery, and at 4 mos was down 71lbs. I am 7 mos
out today and down 100, with 55lbs to go...I stopped taking the pill right
before surgery and haven't gone back on it yet, to many hormones that can
effect my weight loss. Until I get closer to goal, I am using a condom, I
don't want to follow w/ my weight loss plus add any hormones to my body.
Plus, until I get under 199, the patch isn't an option and I can get a cap
or IUD b/c of the fluctuating wieght loss. Good Luck to you. Heather
(Open RNY 8/15 - 305/205/150)
— heathercross
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