help!!!!

[Guest guest]

Faye,

Relax, I have had plateaus- the weight will continue to go down!!!

Carol H

HELP!!!!

> Clear DayI had my surg. on 4-5-02 i have lost 45lbs but have seem to stop

in the last 2 weeks has anyone done this are am i wigged out over

nothing??????

> Faye...Mississippi

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[Guest guest]

I know that plateaus are normal and I hit many on my way down, however, I am

wondering if anyone lost for the first month (about 24 lbs) then stopped and

lost nothing the second month?? If so, what happened after that? My friend

who doesn't post - but does read is experiencing this and even I who am 2

years out am beginning to wonder. Would love to hear from someone who

expereinced this.

In a message dated 8/9/02 1:02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

bell_margaret@... writes:

> Faye-

> I have yet to meet anybody losing weight on any program, whether it's

> WLS or Optifast or Weight Watchers that doesn't hit plateaus. It

> drives us all crazy at some point. It's all part of the process.

> (The only thing I would ask you is if you are eating enough? If you

> don't eat enough your body will slow down/stop losing.)

>

> But you can relax, it's nothing you have done and it will start back

> up again until the next plateau!!

>

> Margaret in St. Louis

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Faye-

I have yet to meet anybody losing weight on any program, whether it's

WLS or Optifast or Weight Watchers that doesn't hit plateaus. It

drives us all crazy at some point. It's all part of the process.

(The only thing I would ask you is if you are eating enough? If you

don't eat enough your body will slow down/stop losing.)

But you can relax, it's nothing you have done and it will start back

up again until the next plateau!!

Margaret in St. Louis

> Clear DayI had my surg. on 4-5-02 i have lost 45lbs but have seem

to stop in the last 2 weeks has anyone done this are am i wigged out

over nothing??????

> Faye...Mississippi

> __________________________________________________________________

> Faye Chance

> ICQ#: 17967560

> Current ICQ status:

> + More ways to contact me

> __________________________________________________________________

>

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[Guest guest]

I " only " lost 10 pounds in the first two weeks and then lost nothing the

next two - at only a month out I was " wigged out " . Be patient and don't

worry!

in GA

HELP!!!!

Clear DayI had my surg. on 4-5-02 i have lost 45lbs but have seem to

stop in the last 2 weeks has anyone done this are am i wigged out over

nothing??????

Faye...Mississippi

__________________________________________________________________

Faye Chance

ICQ#: 17967560

Current ICQ status:

+ More ways to contact me

__________________________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I had my op the week after you, and I have had plateaus of three weeks

twice. Hopefully, I will keep losing, although it might not be as rapid

as I would like. This will be a blessing in the long run, I think. No

need to hurry. You are probably just on a plateau. Give it a week or

two.

F. Potter

HELP!!!!

Clear DayI had my surg. on 4-5-02 i have lost 45lbs but have seem to

stop in the last 2 weeks has anyone done this are am i wigged out over

nothing??????

Faye...Mississippi

__________________________________________________________________

Faye Chance

ICQ#: 17967560

Current ICQ status:

+ More ways to contact me

__________________________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Mine wasn't the second month but 1/2 of the first month.... then I lost

fine the second month. I would not panic unless it goes on for an

extended period of time. Even if she doesn't lose anything the second

month I think she is doing fine. I lost a total of about 20 pounds the

first two months because of my " slow " first month.

in GA

Re: Re: HELP!!!!

I know that plateaus are normal and I hit many on my way down, however,

I am

wondering if anyone lost for the first month (about 24 lbs) then stopped

and

lost nothing the second month?? If so, what happened after that? My

friend

who doesn't post - but does read is experiencing this and even I who am

2

years out am beginning to wonder. Would love to hear from someone who

expereinced this.

In a message dated 8/9/02 1:02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

bell_margaret@... writes:

> Faye-

> I have yet to meet anybody losing weight on any program, whether it's

> WLS or Optifast or Weight Watchers that doesn't hit plateaus. It

> drives us all crazy at some point. It's all part of the process.

> (The only thing I would ask you is if you are eating enough? If you

> don't eat enough your body will slow down/stop losing.)

>

> But you can relax, it's nothing you have done and it will start back

> up again until the next plateau!!

>

> Margaret in St. Louis

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I lost very little the first month and did better on the second month. The

important thing to remember here is that it is all normal. We are all

different and our bodies all respond differently. You will lose the weight

if you follow the instructions and do use the tool as Dr. R has instructed us

to do.

good luck on your journey and measure when you don't weigh.

in SC

[Guest guest]

Hi Faye,

I'm going to tell you what Dr. R says alot but is often ignored for various

reasons... " get rid of the scale " . I know I know there are alot of issues

associated with the scale. I didn't weigh at all except for when I had to at 3,

6 months and then at the one year mark. Of course, I always thought the scale

my enemy and definitely NOT a friend so I didn't have one for years. Anyway,

just my two cents. HUGS

aW

HELP!!!!

> Clear DayI had my surg. on 4-5-02 i have lost 45lbs but have seem to stop

in the last 2 weeks has anyone done this are am i wigged out over

nothing??????

> Faye...Mississippi

> __________________________________________________________________

> Faye Chance

> ICQ#: 17967560

> Current ICQ status:

> + More ways to contact me

> __________________________________________________________________

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had my surgery on March 22, and have lost approx. 45lbs and have not lost

anything at all in the last 4 weeks or so, staying the same. I too have been

wondering if I have stopped losing for good, has this happened to anyone

else? Am I worring for nothing?? Also I have been losing m hair like crazy, I

can see my scalp on top, Im worried! Well, anyone who has had any of this

happen please respond.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

,

Hair loss is pretty normal. Are you taking your supplements? In

particular ZMA and biotin? These two can help greatly. As for the

weight loss.... have you been keeping a measurement record? Has that

stayed the same? Are you clothes fitting different? During plateaus,

your body can and does continue to change and adjust. Are you getting

enough Protein? Try upping your protein intake. Sometimes if you

aren't getting enough protein, your body will just stop losing weight.

Hugs,

LyndaV

296/168

Re: HELP!!!!

I had my surgery on March 22, and have lost approx. 45lbs and have not

lost

anything at all in the last 4 weeks or so, staying the same. I too have

been

wondering if I have stopped losing for good, has this happened to anyone

else? Am I worring for nothing?? Also I have been losing m hair like

crazy, I

can see my scalp on top, Im worried! Well, anyone who has had any of

this

happen please respond.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm there right now. I've had 2 plateaus of no losing but have lost inches

instead. Going through one right now. I have now lost 4 inches in my bust,

9 inches in my waist, 7.5 inches in my hips, 2 inches in my upper arm, 1 inch

in my wrist, 6 inches in my upper thigh, 5 inches in my knee, and 1.25 inches

in my ankle. I've lost 65 pounds. It's OK! You will start losing again.

Your body is just resting and figuring out what it needs to do next for the

next part of the adventure of losing weight. Measure and keep a spread sheet

of how your spread is not spreading any more but is shrinking! When I'm not

losing, this keeps me going knowing that the inches are coming off instead.

Hair loss...alas, I don't have any good news for you here. I've been losing

since the end of June. It's a lot and I have thin hair. Took supplements

and have added the Nioxin vitamin for hair growth. Also used the Nioxin

stuff for hair but it has not decreased and have used it since the end of

June. I'm considering Minoxidil.

, These are some links and some information from the web site (clos.net)

I hope this will help you during this stress time for us ladies!

D.

<A HREF= " http://www.morehair.com/hair_loss_telogen.html " >Delayed Loss from

Stress: </A><A HREF= " http://www.morehair.com/hair_loss_telogen.html " >Telogen

effluvium</A> is a slowing of new hair growth

resulting from sudden severe stress, followed by a delayed shedding of hair.

The stress induces a high proportion of follicles to enter the resting stage,

and a few months after the stressful event, all of the resting follicles

begin to shed hairs at about the same time.

<A HREF= " http://www.clos.net/complications/hair/hair_loss_rxs01.htm " >Click here:

Recommendations</A>

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Women</A>

[Guest guest]

,

I think everyone is different and your friends pause in weight loss is

nothing to worry about.

I only lost 9 lbs the first month, 10 lbs the 2nd month and then 15 lbs the

3rd month.

I only weigh once a month and that is on my surgery date. This way I just

don't think about it and worry if I go a couple of weeks and do not lose.

Hope this helps.

God Bless

Connie (Va)

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you Connie. I hope you and are doing well. My

weight loss has been the opposite of yours. I lost big the first month,

then more slowly each additional month. Today makes our four month

anniversary, so I'll be filing a report today, and it looks like maybe 5

pounds lost for the fourth month. That's fine with me, though, because

I'm not in a big hurry.

Hope to see you soon, wishing you continued success with the MGB,

F. Potter

Re: Re: HELP!!!!

,

I think everyone is different and your friends pause in weight loss is

nothing to worry about.

I only lost 9 lbs the first month, 10 lbs the 2nd month and then 15 lbs

the

3rd month.

I only weigh once a month and that is on my surgery date. This way I

just

don't think about it and worry if I go a couple of weeks and do not

lose.

Hope this helps.

God Bless

Connie (Va)

[Guest guest]

I just thought I would let you all know what i am eating at 1 1/2

years out.... I am maintaining @ 133-139# depending on the day

Good luck to everyone!!

xoxoxo

cathy s in va.....

Queen of the plateau! (ask anyone-- i whined like a crazy woman while

i was losing weight....)

Breakfast

Slim Fast Bar and a cup of decaf sugar free suisse mocha

Snack

3 crackers with peanut butter and a choc rice cake

Later

1 Cow Tail (a carmel wrapped around a core of vanilla " oreo stuff "

filling)-- very sinful

Lunch

1/5 of a giant sub from Jersey Mikes about 3 1/2 inches of the big

sub W/ 3 kinds of ham, cheese, o & v let, & tom light mayo and mustard

1/2 Bag of WOW chips

Snack

1/2 cup mandarin oranges, a bunch of peanuts -dont know how many (in

the shell)

Later.....

a Snow Cone and a couple bites of jerky at the Drags

Supper

Small Hamburger and a few fries

9:00...

A small bowl of Kashi GoLean (GREAT for fiber)

I drink water with lemon, mostly

I wonder how many calories that is? I threw my calorie books away

long ago.

[Guest guest]

Hey Everyone!

DO NOT get upset if you stop losing. I stopped losing about 7 months out

and did not start losing for another 8 or 9 months. I was thinking about

having a revision, but out of no-where I started again from 185 and now I am

down to about 140. I have gained a few pounds in the last week because I am

trying to go off some of my " old " medication for high blood-pressure and

swelling that I've taken for 3 1/2 years. I think I am retaining water

because my body is so used to the medication to lose the extra water out of

my ankles.

Anyway, my main point is, just do lke Dr. R says, " Just relax, throw out

the scale, you know if you are doing the things that you are supposed to be

doing and eating, getting all your vitamins and fluids....and just enjoy the

ride. " Anyway, I have slowly, but surely come down on the sclaed and in my

clothes so DON " T FRET if you stop losing for awhile. Have a litle faith!

Angels on your Pillows,

DR. R 3/20/01

268/ pre-op 242/ 140 ( gained a few in water weight)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the encouragement i hope i can remember it always on my journey.

surgery 5/1/2002 53 lbs.

Hypichk@... wrote:Hey Everyone!

DO NOT get upset if you stop losing. I stopped losing about 7 months out

and did not start losing for another 8 or 9 months. I was thinking about

having a revision, but out of no-where I started again from 185 and now I am

down to about 140. I have gained a few pounds in the last week because I am

trying to go off some of my " old " medication for high blood-pressure and

swelling that I've taken for 3 1/2 years. I think I am retaining water

because my body is so used to the medication to lose the extra water out of

my ankles.

Anyway, my main point is, just do lke Dr. R says, " Just relax, throw out

the scale, you know if you are doing the things that you are supposed to be

doing and eating, getting all your vitamins and fluids....and just enjoy the

ride. " Anyway, I have slowly, but surely come down on the sclaed and in my

clothes so DON " T FRET if you stop losing for awhile. Have a litle faith!

Angels on your Pillows,

DR. R 3/20/01

268/ pre-op 242/ 140 ( gained a few in water weight)

[Guest guest]

Just thought I would chime in on the weight loss. I boo hooed to Dana about

not losing anything for 2 months - I told her I had figured out my calorie

intake and how could I not be losing I would have lost weight if I ate that

little before the surgery. I was talking about dieting - watching what I

eat maybe slim fast for a week to get started again. Her advice was great.

Stop dieting, stop thinking about dieting and what you are eating. Eat food

with fat in it, meat, french fries, Pizza lots of Pizza. Stop thinking

about it. Well I did and for the first time in 8 weeks I lost. I was not

burning any fat because all I was putting in was salad and worried that

Power Ade had too many calories. Well results I lost 7 pounds in 6 days, I

feel better. Now granted it took me two meals to eat 6 oz of steak but it

was good. I had KFC popcorn chicken, french fries, hot dog at the Yankee

game, ice cream, potato chips and chocolate covered raisins. Oh my god I am

reading this back and this sounds like I have gone over the edge. But you

know when I say I had potato chips I have five and I am full. I had half

of a baked potato with butter and sour cream I needed to lay down. One

piece of pizza took me one hour to eat and I had the hot dog over 9 innings.

Dana's advise was right for me anyway. I am also going to try to stay away

from that scale and not step on it a few times a day. Try this. Dr. R and

Dana are right - don't obsess it is less stressful.

Eileen

1/3/02

Re: HELP!!!!

> I had my surgery on March 22, and have lost approx. 45lbs and have not

lost

> anything at all in the last 4 weeks or so, staying the same. I too have

been

> wondering if I have stopped losing for good, has this happened to anyone

> else? Am I worring for nothing?? Also I have been losing m hair like

crazy, I

> can see my scalp on top, Im worried! Well, anyone who has had any of this

> happen please respond.

> Thanks,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Have you tried Chromium Picontilate? I take about 400 mg twice a day and

that controls the cravings. I started at that dose three times a day, and

after a week the cravings were much better. you are supposed to take it 1

hour before you eat, but that made me sick, so I take it with food and I feel

much better. Nothing else has worked for me.

Hope that helps,

Hanida

[Guest guest]

,

I take glutamine, in a powder form, for my sugar/alcohol/carb

cravings. A tsp, dissolved on the tongue, really works for me. I

also try to take at least 3000 mg amino acids daily but I'm not

always consistent. I know that they work, because I feel much better

when I am consistent. I'm fighting the weight thing also, I really

hate this stuff...

> I am having so much trouble staying on this eating program! I

don't

> know what to eat! I am hungry all the time and I crave lots of

> sweets. I start out the day fine, with an egg usually, and then by

9

> am I'm ravenous. It's like I don't feel full unless I have a

> carbohydrate. I'm trying to lose weight while doing this

anticandida

> thing (I'm about 40 pounds overweight) but not sure if I should

stop

> bushelful of vegetables? Also, what sort of fast/cleansing could I

> go on over a weekend to help rid myself of these carb cravings? Is

> there any supplement I could take to specifically deal with carbs?

> The homeopathic remedy that I bought tastes terrible so I think I'm

> going to try Yeast Fighters. I guess my main question is…what do

you

> all eat? And have you lost weight or found weight loss easier

after

> being cured?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, .

I've lost 41 pounds since May 1st and the trick for me was to put myself on

1200/day calories; and think of it as a health plan rather than a diet to lose

weight. It has helped my determination to remain on it for the rest of my

life. I eat small amounts every couple of hours to keep from getting dizzy or

sick feeling. I write down everything I put in my mouth, including vitamins,

water or medicine. Got used to the calorie counts very shortly so I didn't

have to keep looking everything up. I also keep a list handy of the things I

can eat for shopping purposes. It will included good places to eat out

eventually.

Hope this helps.

Kathy

A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel - unless you have kittens!

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

That sounds like a really good idea! If you don't mind me asking,

what is on your shopping list? I would love to use it as a starting

point for my own if you wouldn't mind sharing. Plus, I think if

I reduced my calories, and sugar and wheat, my husband would have to

do the same (b/c I cook) and he wants to lose weight too. Now if I

could only find time to exercise!!

--who is crying inside because she is surrounded by donuts

and reese's christmas trees that she cannot eat. Work sucks.

> Hi, .

>

> I've lost 41 pounds since May 1st and the trick for me was to put

myself on 1200/day calories; and think of it as a health plan rather

than a diet to lose weight. It has helped my determination to

remain on it for the rest of my life. I eat small amounts every

couple of hours to keep from getting dizzy or sick feeling. I write

down everything I put in my mouth, including vitamins, water or

medicine. Got used to the calorie counts very shortly so I didn't

have to keep looking everything up. I also keep a list handy of the

things I can eat for shopping purposes. It will included good

places to eat out eventually.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Kathy

>

> A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel - unless you have

kittens!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I know the feeling!!! It's so hard at work! Snacks and goodies are

everywhere!!!

>--who is crying inside because she is surrounded by donuts

>and reese's christmas trees that she cannot eat. † Work sucks.

[Guest guest]

I know! I need to build a stockpile in my desk of goodies! Any

suggestions? Also, on another note...is any soup broth good for us?

Are there ingredients in soup broth that I should look for?

Court

> I know the feeling!!! It's so hard at work! Snacks and goodies are

> everywhere!!!

>

>

> >--who is crying inside because she is surrounded by donuts

> >and reese's christmas trees that she cannot eat. † Work sucks.

[Guest guest]

>

> Don't worry, , we'll all be here to support you! )

>

> in CA

Thank you ! And thank you all! I've decided to get really

serious about this so that's the reason for all my questions...I

appreciate all the responses and good advice. In fact, I can't wait

to go grocery shopping!

Court

[Guest guest]

I Have to face my first holiday party tomorrow evening, and I am scared

silly. I have not cheated in over a month, but I have NEVER been able to go

to a party and not eat forbidden food! No self control at all! I think I

will try visualization. Maybe if I think of my candidia as that plant from

" the little shop of horrors, " I might not be so inclined to feed it. After

all the more sugar I feed it, the bigger it will get! That might do the

trick!

Good luck making it through the rest of the holidays!

Hanida