Re: Anyone lost after 1 year? ()

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Hi Robynn,

It took me a year and 5 months to get to my lowest point. My weight at

orientation was 375; I was 338 at surgery. I think I was only at that

lowest point of 138 for the blink of an eye . . . I settled in at 142

until last December.

The complications from my knee replacement kept me from exercising for

about 3 months and I found that boredom is my worst enemy in regards to

food. As a consequence, my weight got back up to 153.5 and it looked

like even more because I was losing muscle.

The good news is that I am losing that regain. It is slow, but it is

going. I'm at 148 today and now that I am being allowed to go back to

the gym, I am starting to tone up.

I am only 5'1" and in order to be a "normal" weight I would need to

weigh less than 132. However at 142 I was in a size 4 and didn't

really want to get any smaller.

I think the way that it works is that once we are past our "honeymoon"

period, we can still lose weight . . . we are just more like "regular"

folks.

Sorry for such a long answer . . .

Take care,

Kay (in San Leandro)

open RNY 12/1/03

Robynn VanPatten wrote:

I do know what the WLS diet is, and I'm pretty good at following

it. I occasionally will eat a bite of something not perfect (like a

bite of dessert)...but generally, I eat protein and veggies. I never

eat bread, rice, pasta, carbonated beverages...

I just had never heard there was a PCOS diet, so I thought you

were saying that there was a special diet one designed for PCOS folks

who have had the surgery.

Post surgery, I've lost 80...altogether I've lost 206 lbs. I

have a month to go before I've been out a year. I look fine, but I

think I'd like to lose another 10 or 15 like I said. So, I've started

upping the exercise, and I'm back to no sugar, no carbs (except for

veggies and some fruits).

How long did it take you to lose your weight? Did you continue

to lose some after your one year anniversary? I've essentially been

fairly stable since January, although I've lost another 4 or 5 lbs.

since then.

GENERALLY, for everyone: Did anyone who was essentially close

to normal weight at one year go on to lose more after they reached the

one year mark?

Robynn

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Robynn, I miss you. Hurry back.

Pam Marsh

--- Robynn VanPatten wrote:

> Thanks, Kay...that is helpful. Good for you for

> getting back on the stick and heading down again. I

> keep hearing that if you " go back to basics " it will

> make all of the idfference.

>

> I'm up in Portland, so I have no idea how my

> weight is doing...haven't been able to weigh for a

> couple of days. I have worked out at the hotel gym,

> and I've been watching what I eat. Restaurant food

> is horrible, they sneak in all kinds of hidden

> calories!!

>

> Keep up the good work, and thank you for the

> information.

>

> Robynn

>

> Kay wrote:

> Hi Robynn,

>

> It took me a year and 5 months to get to my lowest

> point. My weight at orientation was 375; I was 338

> at surgery. I think I was only at that lowest point

> of 138 for the blink of an eye . . . I settled in at

> 142 until last December.

>

> The complications from my knee replacement kept me

> from exercising for about 3 months and I found that

> boredom is my worst enemy in regards to food. As a

> consequence, my weight got back up to 153.5 and it

> looked like even more because I was losing muscle.

>

> The good news is that I am losing that regain. It

> is slow, but it is going. I'm at 148 today and now

> that I am being allowed to go back to the gym, I am

> starting to tone up.

>

> I am only 5'1 " and in order to be a " normal " weight

> I would need to weigh less than 132. However at 142

> I was in a size 4 and didn't really want to get any

> smaller.

>

> I think the way that it works is that once we are

> past our " honeymoon " period, we can still lose

> weight . . . we are just more like " regular " folks.

>

> Sorry for such a long answer . . .

>

> Take care,

>

> Kay (in San Leandro)

> open RNY 12/1/03

>

>

> Robynn VanPatten wrote: I do know what the WLS

> diet is, and I'm pretty good at following it. I

> occasionally will eat a bite of something not

> perfect (like a bite of dessert)...but generally, I

> eat protein and veggies. I never eat bread, rice,

> pasta, carbonated beverages...

>

> I just had never heard there was a PCOS diet, so I

> thought you were saying that there was a special

> diet one designed for PCOS folks who have had the

> surgery.

>

> Post surgery, I've lost 80...altogether I've lost

> 206 lbs. I have a month to go before I've been out

> a year. I look fine, but I think I'd like to lose

> another 10 or 15 like I said. So, I've started

> upping the exercise, and I'm back to no sugar, no

> carbs (except for veggies and some fruits).

>

> How long did it take you to lose your weight? Did

> you continue to lose some after your one year

> anniversary? I've essentially been fairly stable

> since January, although I've lost another 4 or 5

> lbs. since then.

>

> GENERALLY, for everyone: Did anyone who was

> essentially close to normal weight at one year go on

> to lose more after they reached the one year mark?

>

> Robynn

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am still losing and it has been a few years... my body took a break after such a huge wt loss in such a short period of time... but i was happy in that a year later my wt has been maintained... sometimes we get so into gaining and / or losing that we forget to maintain.... and be happy about that! thanks to everyone's great postop advice, i started cutting way back on carbs...and lost 4 lb in a few days....I want to lose the last few lb and I will be getting my plastics soon after .... B --- Robynn VanPatten wrote:> Thanks, Kay...that is helpful. Good for you for> getting back on the stick and heading down again. I> keep hearing that if you "go back to basics"

it will> make all of the idfference.> > I'm up in Portland, so I have no idea how my> weight is doing...haven't been able to weigh for a> couple of days. I have worked out at the hotel gym,> and I've been watching what I eat. Restaurant food> is horrible, they sneak in all kinds of hidden> calories!!> > Keep up the good work, and thank you for the> information.> > Robynn> > Kay wrote:> Hi Robynn,> > It took me a year and 5 months to get to my lowest> point. My weight at orientation was 375; I was 338> at surgery. I think I was only at that lowest point> of 138 for the blink of an eye . . . I settled in at> 142 until last December. > > The complications from my knee

replacement kept me> from exercising for about 3 months and I found that> boredom is my worst enemy in regards to food. As a> consequence, my weight got back up to 153.5 and it> looked like even more because I was losing muscle. > > The good news is that I am losing that regain. It> is slow, but it is going. I'm at 148 today and now> that I am being allowed to go back to the gym, I am> starting to tone up.> > I am only 5'1" and in order to be a "normal" weight> I would need to weigh less than 132. However at 142> I was in a size 4 and didn't really want to get any> smaller.> > I think the way that it works is that once we are> past our "honeymoon" period, we can still lose> weight . . . we are just more like "regular" folks.> > Sorry for such a long answer . . . > > Take care,>

> Kay (in San Leandro)> open RNY 12/1/03> > > Robynn VanPatten wrote: I do know what the WLS> diet is, and I'm pretty good at following it. I> occasionally will eat a bite of something not> perfect (like a bite of dessert)...but generally, I> eat protein and veggies. I never eat bread, rice,> pasta, carbonated beverages...> > I just had never heard there was a PCOS diet, so I> thought you were saying that there was a special> diet one designed for PCOS folks who have had the> surgery.> > Post surgery, I've lost 80...altogether I've lost> 206 lbs. I have a month to go before I've been out> a year. I look fine, but I think I'd like to lose> another 10 or 15 like I said. So, I've started> upping the exercise, and I'm back to no sugar,

no> carbs (except for veggies and some fruits).> > How long did it take you to lose your weight? Did> you continue to lose some after your one year> anniversary? I've essentially been fairly stable> since January, although I've lost another 4 or 5> lbs. since then.> > GENERALLY, for everyone: Did anyone who was> essentially close to normal weight at one year go on> to lose more after they reached the one year mark?> > Robynn> > > >