One Year Concerns

[ButterflyRainbow 1]

So this Saturday is my one year surgiversary and tomorrow is my 1 year appointment with my doctor and I have been looking forward to this appointment for a few weeks now, then I saw my profile on here and it seems as if I lost most my weight in the first 5 months of surgery and only 10 lbs in the last 7. I stopped weighing myself because I would drop 10 lbs in a week and then not lose anything for weeks so instead of weighing weekly I would only weigh monthly last month I weighed myself and I had only lost 5 lbs from the month before and then I saw on here the weight I had posted and I have barely lost anything. I hate the scale and always have and I noticed quickly that the scale is still no friend of mine so I don't really pay much attention to it but I pay more attention to how I feel and I feel great, look great, and I know I still have a ways to go but my only concern is I see others around my starting weight and they have lost double what I have lost and have reached their goal by their one year post op. I still can not eat much and I am way more active than ever before, I know I will need to pick up my work outs more but I am wondering if this has happen to anyone else? I did learn early on with weight issues and dieting that everyone is different and their bodies are different so I am not going to worry to much about it and keep doing what I am doing just feeling a little discouraged by numbers. Damn you scale you did it again.

Thanks guys!

[James Marusek 5,244]

Congratulations on your weight loss of 114 pounds. I am 34 months post-op RNY gastric bypass surgery. This is my perception of the "Maintenance" phase. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

[ButterflyRainbow 1]

Thank you James this really does help.

[recordsmom 52]

Thanks for asking this question. I'm coming up on my 1 year surgiversary at the end of this month and am just 6 pounds away from the goal my surgeon set for me. Personally, I'd like to lose another 10-15 pounds to give myself a cushion. Thanks James for sharing your insights. They're very helpful. I think I'm going to try your anti-hunger essential oil mix. Just one question, does it smell very strong? I have some coworkers who are very sensitive to smells and I don't want to incur their wrath!

Cheryl