jennifer W.

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Today I woke up and I was itching my knee and I have an indent on my knees!! I didnt know we had indents on our knees! I felt bone! I remember a few months ago I realized I had a collar bone and now I have knee bones!

I did!  Im ashamed that I keep dipping my hand in the cookie jar. Ive been nibbling on chocolate, cookies, and chips.  When I say nibbling I mean nibbling.  Its a bite here and bite there.  Ive been craving salty and sweet foods. I think that I am getting discouraged.  IM trying not to because I know my total weight loss is great.  Ive lost 126lbs in less then 7mons.  I went from losing 20-25lbs a month to 4! I should be happy that IM still losing.  How do I stop nibbling? I keep telling myself not to but I do it anyway. I have no self control.  :(
On a positive note...I just bought a Wii and I bought a dance game and I love it!  I do about an hour of it and I sweat and feel great afterwards. 
My highest weight was 365, my surgery start weight was 342. I am currently weighing in at 215. I went from a size 28 down to a 16.  I should be so happy and I usually am so why am I stickin my hand in the cookie jar?

I am 5 months post-op and have lost 115lbs. I feel wonderful.  I am actually beginning to feel like a "normal" person.
I bought pants from goodwill this past week and size 20 and 18, Ive been stuck at a 22 for quite some time.  I tried the size 18 on thinking there was no way they would fit and they fit wonderfully!!  The 20 fit too but were loose in the waist.
I am below 250lbs. I am almost below 225.
My goal was to below 225lbs by the time I went back for my 6mon check-up. I think I will accmplish it and may aim to get belwo 215lbs.
My jewelry is loose on me which is always nice. I went from a size 28w to an 18. I went from a 3/4X toa XL shirt in misses.
I started doing turbo jam twice a week, then I walk once a week. Do weights and and light cardio 1-2 times.
i feel so good!

I went and had my appointment with the doc and had my weigh-in.  I lost 12.5lbs in 10 days! I was super excited! I felt bad because a few other ladies who had surgery the same day didnt lose as much so I kept it to myself.  But now IM sharing so I feel better. :)
Super excited and happy! 
The only thing that stunk was that I have to get a ct scan to make sure im ok since IM having pain. 
Id rather be safe then sorry, though.

I got approved by my surgeon for RNY surgery on Monday!! He said that if he opens me up and sees any signs of inflammation he will not perform it but instead do the lapband.  I decided im ok with it either way.  I lost 22lbs in three weeks so I am feeling good!  IM a little nervous but I think thats normal

Ive been losing pretty well, so far 18lbs.  So no complaints there.  I was told today by my surgeon that if the colonoscopy I have to get done prior to surgery shows any inflammation he will not perform the RNY.   He did tell me he would do the lapband.  But the research Ive done doesn't really give me a whole lot of confidence.  Even when he said he would do that surgery he said it reluctantly like he thought the RNY or sleeve would be better.  Which I agree!  I'M so frustrated, sad, angry, etc. Then I get a call from the nurse saying one of my tests came back and I need to have another one.  It just seems like things keep complicating the surgery.  It makes me think that maybe I shouldn't have it. 

So I get a call last week from the nurse informing me that I may not be a canidate for the RNY. They want to do a colonoscopy and after that I will be able to find out if im having it or not.  I really wish they wouldve told me this prior to starting the pre-op diet.  Worse case scenario is I cant have the RNY and I will have to do the lap-band and my date will be pushed back.  It frusterates me because they said I was a canidate and Im already scheduled and I already recieved all the information for the surgery but now their not sure....ugh! I feel frusterated.

Yesturday I had my first meeting/orientation.  Never in my life did I realize how many papers, handout and information would I recieve.  I already started my liquid diet and unfortunately I started having diarrhea from it...ick.  Ive already started feeling like my journey is beginning.  I started realizing today how often I put food in my mouth.  My son gave me his let over crackers and my immediate reaction was to put it in my mouth.  Instantly I spit it out and I couldnt believe I did that.  Later for lunch I went to take a bite of his food and stopped myself barely.  I never realized how often I eat from his plate.

I am completely baffled and amazed by all the before and after pictures.  I've seen so many pictures where people have lost over 100lbs in less then a year.  How is this possible?  Does it really happen that fast? If it does I'M all for it, but just in case it doesn't someone please tell me that its OK to lose slowly. 
Whats the normal weight loss per week? IM actually not so concerned with weight im more concerned with inches and how I feel.