are others worried they will never get there?

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I know there are many out there that are or have worried they

would never reach goal. I have seen others post things such as don't

worry you will get there.. Just hang in there.. I have seen others

write that they are slow losers but are then reassured that they

would get there. Well, I am getting really worried. I had open ryn

June 26, 01. Ucla with Dr. Sawicki. I started at 313.5. I consider

myself to be a slow loser.I pretty much lost 85 pounds the first 11

months or so. Then i stopped losing for 8 months. Then at 19 months

out i lost another 21 pounds and haven't lost any thing since then. I

have no problem with the maintaining the weight lose. So I am 21

months out and have lost about 107 pounds. That seems to be a

significate amount of weight. It has taken me nearly 2 years and i am

still at least 70 pounds from goal. I don't think i will reach goal.

I know people say that the majority of people reach goal by at least

the one year mark maybe 1.5 years. well, i am way past that and

worried i will never reach goal. I see some people write that at

least your health is better and that is what is important. That is

true. However, My health isn't really better.. I am still diabetic on

meds. still high blood pressure still have gerd on meds still. etc.

still have everything i had before surgery.I do the

water/protein/exercise/vits regemine very high protein/ low carb/low

fat. What else should i do to help this along? Thanks for

everything .. Sorry for the lenght. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I know there are many out there that are or have worried they

would never reach goal. I have seen others post things such as don't

worry you will get there.. Just hang in there.. I have seen others

write that they are slow losers but are then reassured that they

would get there. Well, I am getting really worried. I had open ryn

June 26, 01. Ucla with Dr. Sawicki. I started at 313.5. I consider

myself to be a slow loser.I pretty much lost 85 pounds the first 11

months or so. Then i stopped losing for 8 months. Then at 19 months

out i lost another 21 pounds and haven't lost any thing since then. I

have no problem with the maintaining the weight lose. So I am 21

months out and have lost about 107 pounds. That seems to be a

significate amount of weight. It has taken me nearly 2 years and i am

still at least 70 pounds from goal. I don't think i will reach goal.

I know people say that the majority of people reach goal by at least

the one year mark maybe 1.5 years. well, i am way past that and

worried i will never reach goal. I see some people write that at

least your health is better and that is what is important. That is

true. However, My health isn't really better.. I am still diabetic on

meds. still high blood pressure still have gerd on meds still. etc.

still have everything i had before surgery.I do the

water/protein/exercise/vits regemine very high protein/ low carb/low

fat. What else should i do to help this along? Thanks for

everything .. Sorry for the lenght. Thanks

[Guest guest]

I was a fat kid from the age of eight and throughout most of my life. I

managed to get to 140 lbs for about 2 seconds (lol) while I was in high

school by going on a starvation diet and living on yogurt and water pills for

3 months. (would NOT recommend this program) Through dieting throughout my

life, I managed to balloon up to my top weight of 399 before surgery. It has

taken me 14 mos to lose 181 lbs and I haven't been this small in 20 yrs. I

think it is unrealistic to expect someone who started out SMO in the high

300's or above to reach a " normal " BMI within the year. Even my surgeon had

to modify his expectations and his stats when he started taking more SMO

patients. He used to have an 85% success rate of his patients losing 100 %

of thier excess body weight and reaching goal within the first year. He came

to realize that when you are operating on patients who are 400, 500 or 600

lbs this is unrealistic and his stats showed that. My surgeon's philosophy

is that the slower it comes off the more likely it is to stay off. I have

pretty much followed a high protein, low carb regime for these past 14 mos.

(not as religiously as some but very infrequent lapses for a day at most) and

am pleased thus far with the progress. Would I like to lose more? YES Do I

think I will get closer to goal? YES. At this point, I can actually see the

light at the end of the tunnel ( and no it is not an oncoming train) So for

me, even if I never lost another pound this whole experience has a been a

success for me. BTW, this weekend I went shopping and actually fit into a

size 16. Now for some that may seem like not a big deal. But since I haven't

been this size in over 20 years, believe me it was a big deal and I almost

cried when it fit. I would never have even tried on that size but the clerk

insisted even though I kept saying it is too small. Imagine my shock.

Lap/RNY 1/17/02

Dr. Wayne English

399/219

[Guest guest]

I was a fat kid from the age of eight and throughout most of my life. I

managed to get to 140 lbs for about 2 seconds (lol) while I was in high

school by going on a starvation diet and living on yogurt and water pills for

3 months. (would NOT recommend this program) Through dieting throughout my

life, I managed to balloon up to my top weight of 399 before surgery. It has

taken me 14 mos to lose 181 lbs and I haven't been this small in 20 yrs. I

think it is unrealistic to expect someone who started out SMO in the high

300's or above to reach a " normal " BMI within the year. Even my surgeon had

to modify his expectations and his stats when he started taking more SMO

patients. He used to have an 85% success rate of his patients losing 100 %

of thier excess body weight and reaching goal within the first year. He came

to realize that when you are operating on patients who are 400, 500 or 600

lbs this is unrealistic and his stats showed that. My surgeon's philosophy

is that the slower it comes off the more likely it is to stay off. I have

pretty much followed a high protein, low carb regime for these past 14 mos.

(not as religiously as some but very infrequent lapses for a day at most) and

am pleased thus far with the progress. Would I like to lose more? YES Do I

think I will get closer to goal? YES. At this point, I can actually see the

light at the end of the tunnel ( and no it is not an oncoming train) So for

me, even if I never lost another pound this whole experience has a been a

success for me. BTW, this weekend I went shopping and actually fit into a

size 16. Now for some that may seem like not a big deal. But since I haven't

been this size in over 20 years, believe me it was a big deal and I almost

cried when it fit. I would never have even tried on that size but the clerk

insisted even though I kept saying it is too small. Imagine my shock.

Lap/RNY 1/17/02

Dr. Wayne English

399/219