DS'ers who started off 400 lb +& are 1 year or more post op

August 1, 2001

Hi Eveyone.

My name is Bonnie and while I have been signed up to this group for

several months, I have never ben active here only because I get fuzzy

brained trying to keep track of who is who bu I need some help and am

hoping there might be some people here who can help.

I would like to find people who have had BPD/DS surgery and who are 1-

2 years or further post op. You see, I am 14 months out and my

weight loss has stopped for over a month now, very slow crawl for

nealy three months an I'm worried that it's over and the rest is up

to me which even that I might be able to cope withif only I an find

out how to approach this from here. Do I diet now, do I eat more to

loose more like a lo of DS people do??? WHat? I have noticed that

my BM's are not nearly as fatty as they use to be so does that mean

I'm not eating as much fatty foods thus why my weight loss has slowed

down or does it mean my body is absorbing more of it. SCARY

THOUGHT ! I don't notice that my eating habbits have chnged any but

then I have never been real concnered about gms of this and that et

since surgery. genrally just make sure I eatlots of meats (which is

not a problem for me as I love meats anyway) and I don't worry abou

everything else and the weight has melted away until now. I haven't

ost an ounce in about 5 weeks now and even the previosu 4 weeks from

that I only lost 4 lb so ..........is it over? I this as far as the

surgery takes me? OR is it like some very sweet caring and

encourging people are telling me and just that the boy is needing

time to calm down from loosing so much so quick and if that is the

probelm, when can I expect my body to get a gripe and go on

loosing. Driving me nuts ! ANyone who has been here and is like I

said,1-2 years post op or more, PLEASE, write me either here or my

email. Thanks!

Bonnie Kendrick

BPD/DS 5-30-00

Pre op wt: 443 lb

Present weight: 247 lb

down 196 lb 14 months

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