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So twice today I have heard "wow! You have lost a ton of weight! You look great!"
Now I should be thankful for the you look great part. But I have not lost a ton. There may have been days where I felt like I weighed as much as a blue whale. But I have not lost 2,000lbs.
Why can't they just say a lot of weight? Why must the amount of weight lost be similar to that of an elephant?

So twice today I have heard "wow! You have lost a ton of weight! You look great!"
Now I should be thankful for the you look great part. But I have not lost a ton. There may have been days where I felt like I weighed as much as a blue whale. But I have not lost 2,000lbs.
Why can't they just say a lot of weight? Why must the amount of weight lost be similar to that of an elephant?

I feel my hip bones when I lay down and I tap my collar bones when I'm sitting at my desk. I have also started to feel my ribs. It's odd time to feel those because I have always carried my weight in my stomach area. Even my fiancé comments on how boney I'm getting.

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

Your stomach is still numb and healing and it has no idea what you can and can't tolerate. You are at risk of a leak or infection in your staple line until 6+ weeks out. Why aren't you following your doctor's plan? Is it really worth the risk?

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

And Cheri I want to thank you again for being such an inspiration and voice of reason. A lot of your posts resonate very deeply with me and I just want you to know your contributions to this board are very very much appreciated.

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

I've talked to several bariatric patients and many say their surgeon DID or DID NOT even give them a goal weight. My surgeon belongs to a practice that bears the stamp of "Bariatric Surgery Center for Excellence" and along with having that stamp and those ratings, you can bet that he keeps close tabs on numbers when it comes to his patients.
That being said, there is a fine line between encouraging and demanding. Your surgeon (hopefully) didn't just fall off the turnip truck and (again hopefully) realizes that everyone is extremely individual. I'm guessing that he was giving you something to "shoot" for and if you don't get there, then I agree with BTB, maybe he can figure out how to bump your loss higher.
My surgeon gave me a goal. It was to have a "normal" BMI. At 9 months post-op he checked his notes and looked at charts and looked me up and down and said "nope that isn't going to work for you, let's raise that number higher." What a relief. Much later he said at a motivational speech (audience comprised of post-bariatric patients at ALL levels of post-op and all types of surgery) "I don't give a da*n what you weigh today. DID you carry forth the promise of living a better life and are you living your life the way you imagined you could when weight was a factor holding you back?" Gotta love a surgeon who says that (when you know he is also all about the numbers!)
So I would not go to this appointment with a defeatist attitude. Do the best you can for you, and do not let anyone tell you that you have failed at anything.

I actually thought I read through the entire post. My apologies for the obvious inconvenience of my question. I must have missed Alex's post clarifying what they are. My bad. Sometimes people miss posts especially when reading from their iPhone app.
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Giggle? No, but my kids do when I tell a joke!

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

I'm in my first true stall at 5 1/2 month. Have been bouncing between 176 and 174 for the past three weeks. Two of those weeks I was on prednisone, so I don't know if I lost weigh but am retaining a ton of Water. But I am giving myself a hug pat on the back that I didn't gain while on it.
20lbs left to lose, so I'm expecting more stalls and slower loss.
My wedding dress fits perfect right now. Only alteration needed is a hem. So I'm really hoping I can maintain until after the wedding in October, then jump start the losing again. It's a corset back so even if I go down a few lbs it shouldn't make too big of a difference. Just can't lose any more of the boobage between now and then. :-D
Size 16 wedding dress which is about a 12 street size. Preop I would have had to order a size 26.

So, I have a specific request for those still following the thread:
Can you list any stalls and how long they were?
I did it in my detailed original post, but I want to see what we get. I know that stall posts are inevitable, but we see so many people that just don't bother to flip to page two or three to see this post and get reassurance. Listing them here will not only put the details out there for when we're long gone from these boards but it will also keep the thread alive and out there to keep motivating folks that are feeling discouraged.
I stalled around 6 months for 9 weeks.
I stalled somewhere between 9-12 months for 9 weeks.
I regularly "stall" for nearly three weeks a month.
My loss pattern has always been slow, something I find just as frustrating as anyone else, I assure you! It's also hard for me to accept sometimes that all I get as a "reward" for a week's hard work is to see four tenths of a pound drop away.
As I slowly work those last seven baby pounds off to return to my initial goal weight, I get just as frustrated as someone that expected to reach goal by 9 months to a year post op.
I sometimes have to re-read these posts, too, for reassurance that it was slow going the first time and will eventually happen again.
Thanks again to everyone that has and will contribute here.
~Cheri

Exercise only accounts for so much. A majority of weight loss comes from quality and quantity of food.
I have MS so strenuous exercise is not a possibility for me. But I still lose at a decent rate. Also on average men tend to lose weight faster then women.
To the op, you are still new at this. Your body just went through major major surgery and then you lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Your body is probably taking a little bit of time to readjust. Also are you tracking your measurements? When you don't lose lbs you might be losing inches.
Do you have a preop pic? Take a pic today and compare the two. I'm sure you will see some difference. Are you eating a lot of salty foods? Maybe sodium is too high and you are retaining some Water.< /p>

Some stupid new term they are trying to coin in "health conscious" colorado.
Damn boulder hippies and capital hill hipsters throwing off the curve for the rest of us.

I am north of Boulder and I hear you on the hippies..

Some stupid new term they are trying to coin in "health conscious" colorado.
Damn boulder hippies and capital hill hipsters throwing off the curve for the rest of us.

Some stupid new term they are trying to coin in "health conscious" colorado.
Damn boulder hippies and capital hill hipsters throwing off the curve for the rest of us.

You can tell for sure.
Good job on your loss so far and not throwing in the towel with your first stall.
Keep rocking your sleeve and your positive attitude.

I don't mind your rant. Heck, I rant a lot in this here trailer court that my double-wide sits on.
I don't mind answering the same questions a multitude of times. It is a challenge for me to answer in a different way, use some humor, and be nice at the same time. Maybe that's why I am #3 in reputation points out of over 65,000 members.
Or it could be because of my stunning face...or the payoff...not sure..

Three months out is still so new. I'm 5 1/2 and still so new at this. In the early stages it is normal to mourn the loss of your "friend" food. But it does get better. It does get easier. Soon life as a sleever and eating becomes the new normal. Small bites chewed well will become your normal way of eating.
Maybe talking to a specialist who work with bariatric patients or something similar would help. Or a support group. Something so you don't feel alone in this journey.
But try to keep your head up. You are doing awesome!!

Three months out is still so new. I'm 5 1/2 and still so new at this. In the early stages it is normal to mourn the loss of your "friend" food. But it does get better. It does get easier. Soon life as a sleever and eating becomes the new normal. Small bites chewed well will become your normal way of eating.
Maybe talking to a specialist who work with bariatric patients or something similar would help. Or a support group. Something so you don't feel alone in this journey.
But try to keep your head up. You are doing awesome!!