Re: plateaus and frustration

[Guest guest]

,

Many of those who lost 25 lbs in 2-3 weeks had much higher BMIs than you

did! Those who were 250 lbs to 300 or more naturally would lose alot more

in a shorter period of time. I lost 81 lbs in 8 months and my hubby lost

125 lbs in the same amount of time.....but he weighed alot more than I did!

25 lbs in 8 weeks for you is very good considering the problems you went

thru....obvioulsy the surgery is working becuz you are losing!

Dont compare yourself to others..... Be happy you are losing.....thats all

that matters!!

Judie

[Guest guest]

,

Many of those who lost 25 lbs in 2-3 weeks had much higher BMIs than you

did! Those who were 250 lbs to 300 or more naturally would lose alot more

in a shorter period of time. I lost 81 lbs in 8 months and my hubby lost

125 lbs in the same amount of time.....but he weighed alot more than I did!

25 lbs in 8 weeks for you is very good considering the problems you went

thru....obvioulsy the surgery is working becuz you are losing!

Dont compare yourself to others..... Be happy you are losing.....thats all

that matters!!

Judie

[Guest guest]

,

I understand your concern. I havn't had the surgery yet, but I've

been connected at the hip to my friend who had the surgery on Oct.

30, 2000, and I've been attending the support groups for the last

year. I was supposed to have the surgery on July 30, but have been

rescheduled for September 14.

My god-daughter had the surgery on June 13 and for lunch today she

ate four ritz crackers with cream cheese, 4 slices of salami, and

four little slices of gouda and washed it down with about 6 oz of

pepsi. She is not lactose intolerant, however, lactose is a form of

sugar and the pepsi is certainly not the best choice since post-op

Dr. Rabkin requires that you stay away from sugar because it is

absobed by the body immediately and turns into fat.

Let me cut to the chase. Are you avoiding sugars, hidden kinds like

in carbohydrates (starches and vegetables and fruit)? Are you

drinking enough water and eating enough protein (60 grams/day)? Are

you exercising? Are you avoiding alcohol?

You may also want to contact your surgeon and check-in with him.

Also regular plateaus are normal. Your body needs a chance to catch

up with itself. My friend, at 9 months post-op just broke a 2-month

plateau. She was frightened by a plateau I believe at the 2nd and

4th month as well.

Also, Judie is right. Each person's weight loss is going to be

different.

Hang in there...don't step on the scale every day. My god-daughter

is sticking to once a month weigh-ins and I'm going to try and do the

same.

Remember you have six months to lose 50% of the weight that you need

to lose and then another year to lose the majority of what is

leftover. If you lose it too fast, that can be equally bad.

Sorry for the lengthy input.

Dory

> HI all your Ds er's

> i am exactly 8 weeks today and very frustrated i have only lost 25

pounds and

> feel like the surgery is not working, i see people who have lost

that in 2

> weeks, i am so confused as to if i am not eating enough or eating

to much,

> can anyone out there tell me if they have only lost this small

ammount in 2

> months, and how they are handling it.

>

> thanks

> in nyc

> lap/ds june 5th

> hernia repair-emergency june 17th

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I understand your concern. I havn't had the surgery yet, but I've

been connected at the hip to my friend who had the surgery on Oct.

30, 2000, and I've been attending the support groups for the last

year. I was supposed to have the surgery on July 30, but have been

rescheduled for September 14.

My god-daughter had the surgery on June 13 and for lunch today she

ate four ritz crackers with cream cheese, 4 slices of salami, and

four little slices of gouda and washed it down with about 6 oz of

pepsi. She is not lactose intolerant, however, lactose is a form of

sugar and the pepsi is certainly not the best choice since post-op

Dr. Rabkin requires that you stay away from sugar because it is

absobed by the body immediately and turns into fat.

Let me cut to the chase. Are you avoiding sugars, hidden kinds like

in carbohydrates (starches and vegetables and fruit)? Are you

drinking enough water and eating enough protein (60 grams/day)? Are

you exercising? Are you avoiding alcohol?

You may also want to contact your surgeon and check-in with him.

Also regular plateaus are normal. Your body needs a chance to catch

up with itself. My friend, at 9 months post-op just broke a 2-month

plateau. She was frightened by a plateau I believe at the 2nd and

4th month as well.

Also, Judie is right. Each person's weight loss is going to be

different.

Hang in there...don't step on the scale every day. My god-daughter

is sticking to once a month weigh-ins and I'm going to try and do the

same.

Remember you have six months to lose 50% of the weight that you need

to lose and then another year to lose the majority of what is

leftover. If you lose it too fast, that can be equally bad.

Sorry for the lengthy input.

Dory

> HI all your Ds er's

> i am exactly 8 weeks today and very frustrated i have only lost 25

pounds and

> feel like the surgery is not working, i see people who have lost

that in 2

> weeks, i am so confused as to if i am not eating enough or eating

to much,

> can anyone out there tell me if they have only lost this small

ammount in 2

> months, and how they are handling it.

>

> thanks

> in nyc

> lap/ds june 5th

> hernia repair-emergency june 17th

>

>

>