Op was 10 months ago,so happy :)

[Delicious-Jax]

Right, fed up keep seeing exactly the same weight every day on the pesky scales.
Have had to shoot up the calories to 1400....which is a huge amount for me as it's such a struggle to get that amount of good food down.

Ate a fair bit of rubbish the past 36 hours and can't say I enjoyed it , either.

Anyway, back to 800 calories tomorrow and am hoping for a shift in weight by next friday.

After years of yo-yo dieting and fearing lack of weightloss, that feelings rears it's ugly head when in a stall.....so frightened I wont lose anymore weight.
We know we will be told you have to lose weight when you reduce calories BUT, when you are not losing weight after 2 weeks when you have definitely reduced calories, it gets a bit scary !!

Seems everyone else is losing loads of weight and I am stuck in limbo.....end of self indulgent moan !!!

 

[Sharonimo]

Seems everyone else is losing loads of weight and I am stuck in limbo.....end of self indulgent moan !!!

1. Your thread title is currently "Op was 4 months ago, am 4 stones lighter" .... well I am now this week 4 months post op and not quite 4 stone lighter -- am 3 lbs away from that so I am a few pounds behind you.

2. Stop comparing yourself to everyone else (in a negative way) -- you won't even notice the people who you HAVE overtaken and are doing better than -- like me, LOL!

3. Stop fretting about "stall" weeks even when it appears to be 2 or 3 weeks -- I was in limbo for the last week of July and first 2 weeks of August (either stayed the same or just minus one piddly pound) ...... but I didn't let it bother me and just simply did not report it on my diary at all, until the weight shifted on the scales again this week ..... suddenly 7 lbs have disappeared all of a sudden.

One of the Whittington patients I met tonight at the support meeting (am in London for a few days) told the whole group tonight that she only weighs ONCE A MONTH at her doctor's surgery as she doesn't want all that mental bother about "am I having a good week / bad week" etc messing up her mind frame. She only wants confirmation once a month of what the total loss has been.

I do still weigh weekly but I take a much more relaxed attitude to it -- I won't let the weekly fluctuations and vicaries of the scales when an expected loss doesn't always show up bother me as that kind of thinking *ruined* previous diets for me.

Best wishes, Jax.

 

[Delicious-Jax]

Thanks, Sharonimo
I know I really should not weigh daily...don't know how I ended up with a weighing scales obsession, I know I have to break it but, it's so hard when the scales are there every morning !!

I will weigh myself tomorrow and then not again till next Saturday...a promise to myself!

 

[Delicious-Jax]

I have lost some weight this past week, 3lbs, so am happy and relieved.....I zig-zagged my calorie intake for a few days.
One day I eat 800 cals and the next 1200.

I ,also, made sure I took more fluids in, am terrible for not drinking enough!

My BMI , today, is 41.3......can't wait untill it is in the 30's.....was 52.3 five months ago...how scarey is that.

Am toodling along nicely but, have to remind myself that even though a chocolate biscuit can fit into my calorie allowance daily, doesn't mean I have to have a couple every day !
Don't want old habits coming back and they will, if I don't remind myself to avoid them 6 days a week....treats are for Sunday !!

I am so scared of being a statistic...the one who puts all the weight back on....I know I wont because I love the way I feel and my shape is coming back, too.....don't mind what the mirror shows and am loving clothes shopping...though a tad expensive !

And the compliments keep coming !!

For anyone out there wondering if they should have a Sleeve Op....I would have it done again...not that I would ever need too but, it's the best thing that has happened to me and I feel so grateful to the NHS and Mr.Patel...I , literally, could cry with happiness.

I am becoming the person that I am, not the person who hid under that previous weight, the weight that ruined my life and stopped me doing things.....I am quite a socialiser now...can't keep me in !!

It can only get better when I lose another 4 stones or more.....don't know how it can better as I feel great already.

Am off to Cyprus to a wedding in 6 weeks....wont need the fat belt on the plane !!!

 

[Bellydancer57]

So pleased for you. Keep up the good work. You'll enjoy flying without an extension belt belt. Had to have one for most of my adult life & was always very embarrassed.

 

[Delicious-Jax]

Bought 2 tops out of Next today in a size 20...they fit !!!!!
I could have done with an 18 in one of them...how mad is that?
I was in a size 26/28 five months ago.

My hand tends to head for size 24's in shops, where they go up to that size as before surgery,would buy trousers or skirts with a bit of elastic in and kid myself I was a 24.

I had a red skirt on yesterday...in a size 20....people very complimentary, hard to get used to isn't it?

I am really looking forward to buying a whole new wardrobe in a couple of months or so, when weightloss is supposed to slow down. I seem to be losing 2-3lbs a week..which is perfect and kind to my skin, which is looking deflated !!

I love the new me showing through...or is it the real me that was covered in that fat and knocked my confidence hugely?

 

[Bellydancer57]

Fantastic. Bet you look great. Like you I am finding it lovely shopping in shops like Next which were prohibited to me before surgery. I was a size 30 & now buying 18. Good on you.

 

[Delicious-Jax]

My stall is definitely over, for now !

I know I said I wouldn't weigh daily but, I still am !
Partly because I can't believe I haven't put a pound on....keep waiting for the scales to shoot up a few pounds....have to keep telling myself to believe this is a new chapter in my life, I have a fantastic tool that enables me to have such an amazing amout of control...Thank you Mr.Patel !
This morning I weigh 16st 5lbs...exactly 5 stones lighter than I was 10 days before surgery.

I can feel bones and I have a waist, fat has gone from my back ....and the list goes on....ooooh and I have ankles again !!.

I have another 6lbs to reach my first goal of 15st 13lbs....a weight I haven't been for 20 years.
Then I need to set my next goal before my final goal of around 11st 7lbs.

Don't want to go any lower than that as I am the wrong side of 50 and my skin wont be kind to me any lower than that....it's being very kind at the moment...maybe a few wrinkles showing but, I am considering having some fillers done after weight settles at final goal.
Time to enjoy the new look me......life is good again !!!

Can't wait for another couple of months to see how my shape evolves further

 

[Wonderlust]

Thats excellent news.

I keep thinking I really must send Mr Patel/Beth a message of thanks.

Apparently I was more than a little bulshy for the first couple of days post op...

 

[Delicious-Jax]

Thats excellent news.

I keep thinking I really must send Mr Patel/Beth a message of thanks.

Apparently I was more than a little bulshy for the first couple of days post op...

I was thinking the same...not that you were a little bolshie ! but, a heart felt message of thanks and appreciation.

They are a great team, aren't they !

 

[Wonderlust]

They certainly are.

Depending what the Lymphoedema specialist says next Monday I am seriously thinking on taking them up on their offer of transfering my care to his NHS practice at Kings.

BTW you don't seem to have PMs available...

 

[Delicious-Jax]

They certainly are.

Depending what the Lymphoedema specialist says next Monday I am seriously thinking on taking them up on their offer of transfering my care to his NHS practice at Kings.

BTW you don't seem to have PMs available...

I think I may have a bit of a crush on Mr.Patel...I'm always praising him when people say how well I look....I always start going on about how lovely he was, etc !!!
Think it's quite common to have a crush on your surgeon !

Will look at how to establish PM's .

 

[Wonderlust]

I think I may have a bit of a crush on Mr.Patel...I'm always praising him when people say how well I look....I always start going on about how lovely he was, etc !!!
Think it's quite common to have a crush on your surgeon !

Will look at how to establish PM's .

I can't say I am having the same experience

 

[Delicious-Jax]

Congratulations on the 100lb loss !!!

 

[Wonderlust]

Congratulations on the 100lb loss !!!

Thanks, 100 down, 200 more to go lol

 

[Delicious-Jax]

All is well and the scan showed the lump on my side to be fatty tissue that has reformed round an incision site...so, no hernia, such a relief !!

I am happy to be the lightest I have ever been in 20 years...so another acheivement....people really noticing my weightloss now. Am learning to be gracious when receiving compliments, not used to taking compliments but, do enjoy the praise !

People ask, of course, how I have lost so much weight and I have no problem in telling them!

Another 4 stones to go but, have lost 5st already, so have passed the halfway mark with a great deal of ease, I have to say.

It hasn't been hard at all,it's not like I am on a diet.
I eat most things, though have only had bread a few times and haven't had much red meat, just minced lean beef in home made shepherds pie.
I have had one glass of wine in the past 5 months but, it felt wrong and my stomach really didn't like it, so wont be doing that again!

Can't believe the time has passed so fast, I mentioned before that when you are waiting for your Sleeve Op, time passes so slowly. Seems to be on fast forward after

I am planning some big changes in my life as I now have the confidence and belief in myself...I want to enjoy life as much as possible and plan to have a world trip next year....also going to be selling up and moving house, probably not far from where I live now as I still want to be near family and work.

Feel refreshed and regenerated......amazing what weightloss can do for your confidence!

 

[Wonderlust]

Well done!

Glad you've got over the halfway point!

 

[wannabeminime]

Well done jax, you've done really well! Hope I can follow in your foot steps! I know what you mean about wine, my sleeve doesn't like it either. Such a shame! X

 

[rickysmrs]

Well done what a fantastic achievement you even sound confident and happy in your post. xx

 

[Nickynoodles]

Fantastic weight loss jax, keep up the good work


Nicky xx