Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 i hope you do post more. there is nothing wrong with wanting it all that is normal we spend alot of time wishing to be thin and having a nice body shape, but for most people it just dosnt work out that way ,and that should be ok . i know this dosent help that much when it comes to the way we feel when we see ourselves or the numbers on the scales i just want you to know that you are not alone . the next time you are looking at you self and you think yuk take out a post op phote and look how far you have come not how far you need or want to go . we need all the info you can share on this list . we need to show that not everyone will come out of this surgery whereing(sp) a little size, some of use will still have cottage cheese thighs, but you have gained a life and i look at it this way i am not gaining.( and when i say gaining i dont mean that 10 to 15 lbs that we bounce around that is normal for everyone) for me every year i put on an exstra 5lbs to 10lbs that never left. so if i dont lose anymore then this i will try very hard to be happy with my self and not punish(sp) me for not being good enough small enough trying hard enough. we are all sucesses here we do the best we can and that is enough for most people so it should be enough for ourselves. so dont be so hard on your self post the small things and let us support you with positive feed back take care amber (sorry about the spelling my spell checker is not working and i cant spell worth crud) Re: Struggling feel like a real a* & for wanting more. I promise to post more, if you do! You hang in there with me, we will make it one way or another! Ellen W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 In a message dated 4/13/2004 9:08:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ewagen@... writes: > I know personally, I > started this adventure to just plain get healthy and the DS worked! > I feel great! I can move and do it rapidly! This surgery is a > miracle. I only lost weight for the first four months after > surgery. I had a plateau for two months and then lost 20 pounds with > a hernia repair and TT at my six month mark. Since the TT, I have > lost nothing, in fact I have gained and lost 8-10 pounds over and > over again. I did see Dr. K very recently and he was happy with the > results I have achieved and I feel horrible wanting more because I > have accomplished my goal of becoming healthy. Now, my goal is to > become fit and trim and no matter what I do I can not get anywhere. > This seems to be so much a success story, Ellen, that I don't know how you can call it anything else! Pursue your goal of being fit and let the rest go! You are another enormously successful loser. Just as I said to , posting your personal experience is so important to the collective knowledge of our group. We are all individuals, experiencing the GR-DS in individual ways. I'm glad you posted and I hope to hear more from you! Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 In a message dated 4/13/2004 10:05:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, amberdt@... writes: > look how far you have come not how far you need or want to go . Very sage advice, Amber! Changing the focus is so important...seeing the glass half-full instead of half-empty. You are so wise! Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Ellen, Thank you soooo very much for your post. I can really identify with what you are saying. I guess part of my problem - besides me - is that I really am so very thankful that this surgery has saved my life and I feel like a clod wanting it all. The healthy, trim, strong body that can do whatever activities I want for the rest of my life. Part of that is getting rid of more fat. I know my optimal time is coming to a close and I find as I continue to hold at 213 that I am really concerned that I won't lose anymore at all. I've come sooo far - for the 1st time in my life I feel the success of weight loss. When I think I might not lose any more part of me says OK, if this is the way it is. Then I get sad thinking that 2/3 of the way is not enough. I see others finding success and find myself feeling like a failure. I KNOW that isn't right to compare but, I keep doing it anyway. I'm working on stopping that. Yes, I am working on posting more too. I guess I have a couple things to work on. Take care & keep in touch. in Santa > > Subject: Re: Struggling > > , > I can relate completely to how your feeling. I know personally, I > started this adventure to just plain get healthy and the DS worked! > I feel great! I can move and do it rapidly! This surgery is a > miracle. I only lost weight for the first four months after > surgery. I had a plateau for two months and then lost 20 pounds with > a hernia repair and TT at my six month mark. Since the TT, I have > lost nothing, in fact I have gained and lost 8-10 pounds over and > over again. I did see Dr. K very recently and he was happy with the > results I have achieved and I feel horrible wanting more because I > have accomplished my goal of becoming healthy. Now, my goal is to > become fit and trim and no matter what I do I can not get anywhere. > > I too do not post, but read mostly. I get inspiration from those > that are succeeding and hope from those that have struggled and win > once in a while. I have lost 81 pounds (289-208)and will be at 2 > years in June, with no loss in 16 months. I feel like I am the " one " > that failed if I look at the numbers, but at the same time feel so > grateful for losing what I could not do without DS. Right now, I am > frustrated (not depressed or angry) that I feel so wonderful and want > to look the way I feel, but get nowhere and I think I am trying even > harder than before surgery. I eat so much healthier and exercise is > very much a part of my family life. Good things have happened and I > feel like a real a* & for wanting more. > > I promise to post more, if you do! I told Dr. K that I just am not > the perfect dieter because I just can not cut out every carb and > everything sugar, but I have eliminated a lot! You know what he > said? Why should I HAVE to be perfect and why would I be trying > to " diet " ? I know in my heart that he is right. But when my brain > sees that extra 60-70 pounds hanging on it's wondering when the heck > it's gonna let go! You hang in there with me, we will make it one > way or another! > > Ellen W > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hi Amber, Thanks for your support - I guess that what this board is all about - caring about and supporting each other - knowing that we have all been driven to the point of having surgery to save our health and improve our life. So, what is it about the sugar thing???? Anyone have any answers to that question??? I find myself craving it sometimes and don't know if it's physical or mental. I know that my 1yr blood work showed my glucose was 88 about 1-1 1/2 hrs after breakfast. Is that about right? Someone suggested that might be a little low. Could that be contributing??? in Santa > > Subject: Re: Struggling > > dont feel so bad you have some time i have heard many say they lost right > around the 18to 24 month time frame . i am 21 months out and still need to > loss some more fat i have quite a bit on my thighs . i to cant stop eating the > sugar. so dont feel as though you are the only one i think you are doing > great and are not a failure just remmember to take good care of you mind and > body take care amber > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 , Dr. K told me the distance one walks isn't the important thing. What IS important is that the exercise, whatever it is, goes on for at least 20 minutes in a stretch. _____ From: LowCarb@... Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:47 AM To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Subject: Re: struggling * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Well, if I could finish a post before hitting the SEND button, I would have added, WATER AEROBICS. You will NOT know you are exercising and it will do wonders for you. Last May I started water aerobics and that was the ONLY reason I got the pani removal early. Dr. K said the water aerobics had killed the fat cells off for me. Jim * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 In a message dated 4/17/2004 12:01:41 PM Central Standard Time, sonofmosiah@... writes: Last May I started water aerobics and that was the ONLY reason I got the pani removal early. Dr. K said the water aerobics had killed the fat cells off for me. Jim ____________________________________________ Can you explain this? in Bama VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's) VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299) RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 135 lbs (377.7 to 242.2 and still going) Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 In a message dated 4/17/2004 12:01:41 PM Central Standard Time, sonofmosiah@... writes: Last May I started water aerobics and that was the ONLY reason I got the pani removal early. Dr. K said the water aerobics had killed the fat cells off for me. Jim ____________________________________________ Can you explain this? in Bama VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's) VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299) RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 135 lbs (377.7 to 242.2 and still going) Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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