Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 In a message dated 9/10/01 6:01:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, andem4@... writes: > I barely eat anything, yet the scale won't budge. Maybe you need to get yourself out of starvation mode???? Not eating enough can create problems just like eating to much! I'm sorry to hear about your cat...that is so hard to deal with. ~~* AJ *~~ Age 37 5'8'' Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75 inches 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25 inches 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5 inches 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25 inches My personal website: www.WLS4AJ.homestead.com Check out the Bellingham Support Group at WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 In a message dated 9/10/01 9:07:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, andem4@... writes: << I think I am just having a really bad day overall. We had to put our cat to sleep today due to acute kidney failure. >> I am very sorry about you losing your cat, it's so very sad when we lose a pet. From personal experience it seems that cats tend to hide their sickness quite a bit, so don't blame yourself. I hope that your weight loss starts up again and things go better for you. Sheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 I know the feeling. Losing a cat is about the worst thing thing that can happen. I worry every day about losing my spoiled brat. I hope your daughter adjusts to the loss. Luckily she won't remember this in a few years. The plateau thing is horrible but we are in the same boat. > I barely eat anything, yet the scale won't budge. I am almost 8 weeks out > and for the last week the scale has stayed the same. I know I am doing very > well overall, but it is so hard to see those numbers remain the same or even > creep higher. I know part of my problem is that Aunt Flo showed up today and > I feel like a balloon. After trying birthcontrol pills and getting really > sick, I don't know whether it is worse to have a near constant period or feel > really sick. > > I think I am just having a really bad day overall. We had to put our cat to > sleep today due to acute kidney failure. We had no idea she was that sick. > I feel so guilty because I have been so focused on my weight and my son > starting preschool that I didn't notice how sick the cat was. My poor > daughter (2 years old) keeps asking about her as that was her buddy. She > kept calling the cat's name at the top of her lungs. Normally the cat would > come running to play with her, but poor didn't understand why she > wasn't there. We tried to explain, but at 2 she just doesn't get it. I am > 32 and I still don't get it either. I really loved that cat too. > > Just feeling sad.... > > Kathy M. > DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares > 213 pre-op > still 173....after more than a week! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Oh Kathy, I was laughing so hard at the " Aunt Flo " remark... until I read further about your cat. I am so very sorry. I understand what you're going through because my beloved cat is 18+ years old and I see her heading downward - it's scary. I'm so sorry... you'll be in my prayers tonight. {tender hug} dee --- andem4@... wrote: > I barely eat anything, yet the scale won't budge. I > am almost 8 weeks out > and for the last week the scale has stayed the same. > I know I am doing very > well overall, but it is so hard to see those numbers > remain the same or even > creep higher. I know part of my problem is that > Aunt Flo showed up today and > I feel like a balloon. After trying birthcontrol > pills and getting really > sick, I don't know whether it is worse to have a > near constant period or feel > really sick. > > I think I am just having a really bad day overall. > We had to put our cat to > sleep today due to acute kidney failure. We had no > idea she was that sick. > I feel so guilty because I have been so focused on > my weight and my son > starting preschool that I didn't notice how sick the > cat was. My poor > daughter (2 years old) keeps asking about her as > that was her buddy. She > kept calling the cat's name at the top of her lungs. > Normally the cat would > come running to play with her, but poor didn't > understand why she > wasn't there. We tried to explain, but at 2 she > just doesn't get it. I am > 32 and I still don't get it either. I really loved > that cat too. > > Just feeling sad.... > > Kathy M. > DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares > 213 pre-op > still 173....after more than a week! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Kathy, So sorry about your cat. Having had to put down (thank heavens at different times!)two dogs and a horse, I know what a hole it leaves in your life and heart. Don't beat yourself up about not noticing; sometimes things just creep up on us. Just be thankful for the love and devotion you received from your cat over the years and for the love and care you gave her. It was a love mutually blessed. Marcia > Re: Ugh! Plateaus! > > > Oh Kathy, I was laughing so hard at the " Aunt Flo " > remark... until I read further about your cat. I am > so very sorry. I understand what you're going through > because my beloved cat is 18+ years old and I see her > heading downward - it's scary. > > I'm so sorry... you'll be in my prayers tonight. > > {tender hug} > > dee > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 ---- Original Message ----- To: <duodenalswitch > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: Ugh! Plateaus! | I barely eat anything, yet the scale won't budge. I am almost 8 weeks out Kathy - First, sorry to hear about your cat. Its always sad to lose a family member and our animals are just that. Secondly, you have your answer to your plateau in your first sentence, above. If you are barely eating anything, your body has gone into starvation mode and is trying to hoarde those calories. I found, and know that MANY other post-ops have, that the more quantity you can eat, the better you lose. Concentrating, of course, on proteins first. It never ceased to blow me away that I lost better when I could eat more. And, upping the fats help, too -- if you're tending to do lower fat. I know 8 weeks out, its harder to eat more -- but try it as best you can and see. Give it a try for a week or two -- I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Take good care - Kris G Cincinnati, Ohio 5'7 " , 40 years old 8/22/00 - 283 - BMI 44.3 - Size 22 8/22/01 - 139 - BMI 21.8 - Size 6 Reached goal set by Dr. of 147 at 9 months/3 wks. ciao to 144 lbs. & 150 inches in 1 year Open BPD/DS 08/22/00 Bowel obstruction surgery 4/21/01 Dr. Maguire, Kettering OH HumanaFreedom Plus Plan iwillbefit@... http://www.newlifeteams.org _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Sorry you're feeling down, Kathy. I know how you feel about the cat. We moved here (NC) from Ca. in Oct with our 2 cats. In Dec. we had to put one down and this past weekend we had to take the other in. She had the worst bladder infection the vet ever saw. He was shocked that it hadn't killed her. She's on meds now. But I feel so bad because she must have been hurting for a long time and we didn't know that was the problem. For you it won't help but maybe for your dd a new kitty might help her. Micky Ugh! Plateaus! > I barely eat anything, yet the scale won't budge. I am almost 8 weeks out > and for the last week the scale has stayed the same. I know I am doing very > well overall, but it is so hard to see those numbers remain the same or even > creep higher. I know part of my problem is that Aunt Flo showed up today and > I feel like a balloon. After trying birthcontrol pills and getting really > sick, I don't know whether it is worse to have a near constant period or feel > really sick. > > I think I am just having a really bad day overall. We had to put our cat to > sleep today due to acute kidney failure. We had no idea she was that sick. > I feel so guilty because I have been so focused on my weight and my son > starting preschool that I didn't notice how sick the cat was. My poor > daughter (2 years old) keeps asking about her as that was her buddy. She > kept calling the cat's name at the top of her lungs. Normally the cat would > come running to play with her, but poor didn't understand why she > wasn't there. We tried to explain, but at 2 she just doesn't get it. I am > 32 and I still don't get it either. I really loved that cat too. > > Just feeling sad.... > > Kathy M. > DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares > 213 pre-op > still 173....after more than a week! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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