InspirationMySon

I am late posting this week again but hope everyone had a terrific holiday & if you shop today try & stay sane!!! This week I weigh in at 192, down 53 pounds in 2.5 months since surgery I am so excited!!!

Some people get that with to much sugar or fats. It could also be reactive hypoglycemia I would contact your surgeon.

I am thankful for my husband because without him my life would be very different. He has loved me despite my imperfections & faults. He has supported me thru illness, pregnancy & getting my RNY. Without my husband I also wouldn't have our son. Together we are better then we are on our own, we encourage each other to be better.

Down from 198 last week to 193.4 this week

It's not that bad at least not my experience. I found a therapist to work with in addition to the program therapist in case I had any bad days & I wanted to ensure I had my "person" available when I needed. The questions are pretty straightforward if they are the same as my programs. I think working with the therapist is the part that freaks people out.

It wasn't bad just looked terrible! Good luck with your journey.

http://obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-bypass/how-much-can-i-expect-to-lose

Either way you are working towards a healthier you! The first few weeks are rough! This is how awful my belly looked on 9/11/14 I got operated on 9/8/14.

I am in! Hmm goal weight is 148, current weight 198, starting weight 231. I am almost 2 months out. But cheating is so easy in the months coming.

You all look awesome!! I had surgery on 9/8 the day of I was down to 231, my highest ever 278, but SW with the program was 245. Currently down to 198!!! 1st picture is 11/2013, 2nd was about 2 weeks after surgery, third was 2 weeks ago & the last was just last week. Pictures are hard to come by before surgery I hid from the camera.

It's going to be ok! Promise! My surgery was supposed to be at 1pm going into pre-admission at 11am... But others ran over & things happened so I didn't have surgery until after 10pm that night. So I understand your anxiety but it will all workout like it's supposed to.

SW was 245 at 5'5" & on 9/8/14 my surgery date 231, at my one month check-up 217 & today 10/5 I am 198. At week 3 I had a bit of a stall, something in learned is called hibernation syndrome. Basically your body figures out what's going on & says wait a second. But I highly suggest not measuring your weight loss by others, just remember the first 6-9 months will be your best. Congratulations on your success thus far, and working towards being a healthier you.

In a good way or bad way? I have lost enough to lose volume & my bra is also very annoying... I have constant underwire poking me under the arms... So it's good if it's due to weight loss all but annoying! Bad if it's just post surgical nuisance. Good luck.

How did it go with the pizza? I think just eating the toppings was a great idea however you should worry about how other people make you feel too. It's great you try & make people comfortable but you should feel comfortable as well. How's your wife doing? I had a brain tumor removed in 2008 it took about 2 months for me to get to feeling like myself. I wish I had the support it sounds like your wife has during her process.

Yeah that just grosses me out too. I am thinking ham salad, chicken salad & egg salad... How did that phase go for you?

I am hoping to have shed 50 of these pounds that are making it hard for me to be the best role model for my son. I also hope to be running!! I just want to be able to do it; maybe do a 5k for a charity.

Awesome job!! It looks like your being active & really taking advantage of this 2nd chance at being a healthier you!! I hope you feel better dehydration is no good:(

Nice job! I am trying to be around 50 pounds lost as well for my 3 month in December. So far I am down 12 pounds since my surgery 10 days ago so I hope I figured out your formula;) I am glad that the unintended Facebook post was a nice coming out for you. Good luck with the rest of your journey!

You seem to have made the most out if your second chance at life, congratulations on your accomplishment. Thank you for sharing with all of us!

You have had many bumps in the road to healthy, and you have handled them all well it seems. Stay positive & focus on healing try not to worry about work right now. You just need to take it one step at a time one goal at a time. Get out of ICU, get healthy enough for your next surgery. And get back to being a fabulous you only healthier

You look amazing! You were beautiful to begin with but now you just seem to beam in your pictures!!! I hope I can make goal as quickly & as successfully as you! Your doing an amazing job keep up the hard work.

You look awesome! And you have major guts to show us all your tummy!! You go girl! I had lose skin before this all started on my belly from pregnancy & from getting a c-section so I am curious if I will have to/want to get that done as well. How bad was the pain? That's a lot to recover from good luck with your healing!!!

I went to a local agricultural fair & sipped water & brought a protein drink with me. The food all looked & smelled really nasty too me, it used to be "fun" to get French fries or the like. I was just enjoying walking around. Other people who came with us were trying to get me to eat crap because they don't know - even still I said I was on a diet & they still wanted me to eat crap:(

Sorry I didn't think you were going to I didn't misunderstand you. My intent wasn't to offend you some other people were talking about it like it was a trigger for them. I was just strategizing since it's one of those days WLS patients should plan for. So in your own words it's hard to know what people are saying when they post as it's clear what I was saying was lost.

I would say that turkey would be about as much as any of us should really be eating that day. Everything else is fat & carb laden so if it doesn't cause dumping it's going to slow your weight loss. Plus there is a really good chance stuffing will get stuck it's sticky & in some cases dry. I plan to get some reduced fat gravy so I can enjoy moist turkey. Maybe some green beans or some other veggies if I have progressed to that. I read a post some place else about really being "good" have until you reach your goal because it starts with things like Thanksgiving & you just come undone. We all worked hard to get here so let's think of other rewards for ourselves like getting a new shirt, a pedi or our hair down to reward ourselves for exercising self control & sticking to our diet?