For everyone who thinks they are losing too slow....

January 5, 2004

I have to start by apologizing to Mindi for using her as my example. Mindi

I am sooo happy for you but seeing your size 10/12 made me jealous for about

30 seconds. If I offend you in any way for using your statistics as my

example I am on bended knee BEGGING for your forgiveness.

When I saw my Dr. a couple of weeks ago he told me I was way ahead of the

game with my weight loss. I asked him what he meant and he said that he

projects his patients will loss roughly 70-80% of their excess weight. I

started at 263 so for me that meant 96-110 pounds loss for me. At 3 1/2

months I had lost 80 pounds. In that context I am in fact " ahead of the

game " so to speak.

However to show that it is all individual let's compare me to Mindi (sorry

again Mindi).

Mindi Candi

Starting Weight 277 263

Starting Size 26/28 22

Current Current Weight 175 179

Current Size 10/12 16

Now why when we are so close in weight are we so far apart in size?

Because there are too many other variables. I am almost 40. I don't know

how old Mindi is. Maybe she is younger. I have had two children (9.9lbs

and 12.6 lbs). Maybe Mindi has no children and her hips have not spread

like the Grand Canyon the way mine have. I am 5' 4 " tall. I don't know how

tall Mindi is. Maybe Mindi exercises religiously. I try but I am not the

best about getting my five days a week in. Mindi had surgery on 6/26 and I

had surgery on 9/8. Over time (or so my Dr. says) your body does naturally

pull in to some small degree. So maybe since Mindi had her surgery first

she is seeing some of the benefit of that where as obviously I am not seeing

as much. I am definitely going to need a tummy tuck when all is said and

done. Maybe Mindi has a flatter tummy. I swear I could go down a whole

pant size were it not for the excess skin on my tummy (sigh). I am

definitely a large frame. Maybe Mindi is a small frame. Bottom line is I

just don't know enough to compare myself to Mindi.

So you see you can't judge what you are doing by what others are doing.

There are too many unknowns. Although we were close in the beginning and

are close now Mindi has obviously lost more inches than I have. Why is

anybody's guess.

What I do know for sure is that I am happy for Mindi and I am happy for me.

I would much rather be a size 16 than the 22 that I once was. Both Mindy

and I will lose the rest of the weight and keep it off forever and end up at

whatever size we end up. we will do it in our own time and at our own

speed.

Hope this helps some of you who are frustrated with the speed with which you

are losing. Remember fast or slow doesn't matter. Getting it off and

keeping it off is what counts!!!!!! )

Candi

Re: Carbs

Thanks Joan, but I am 2 pounds over the 100 pound loss. That was very

exciting........I am at a plateau though now and that stinks....its been

over a week

since I have lost anything, but people around me say I am losing inches.

Its

exciting....From a size 26/28 to a size 10/12. Cant wait till I get to

the

size 4........

Mindi

277/175/125??

Lap RNY 6/26/03

January 5, 2004