Question:
follow up
Here is the thing. I just had all this done and I am not diabetic and I am also hyPOthyroid. Someone once told me that you would start losing again a few years after the surgery. I thought maybe someone else had the same thing happen. I take all my supplements and would jump off a tall building if my doctor told me it would help(I always have done everything the doctor told me.) That is one of the reasons I think I have kept the weight off all this time. I just wondered if anyone else had this happen. I do appreciate all your concern. Rest assured I am okay. I just thought maybe this had happened to someone else. You guys are the best!!!!!!!!! — CAMFR (posted on December 22, 2008)
December 22, 2008
Hi Carole,
Congrats on being healthy and ok. If you are hypothyroid like I am; make
sure they do a thyroid panel once in a while to make sure your dosage of
medication is still working the way it should. If it needs adjusted listen
to your doc. Sometimes thats all it is. You didn't state your age(not
that you needed to)but the truth is the older we get our body goes thru
some changes directly related to the aging process. A loss of weight can
be one because we tend to eat differently and less than when we were
young.
If you are near menopause this makes a difference as well.
Make sure you take vitamins and minerals; eat balanced and healthy;
exercise. If you experience any other problems or start feeling sick;
check with the docs. Good Luck to you and God Bless you, Merry Christmas,
vinnigirl
— vinnigirl
December 22, 2008
Greetings Carole Ray: I think perhaps I am the person you referred to as
again losing weight after a long plateau. Most folks are of the mind-set
that there is a honeymoon period (first 18 months) and it is down-hill and
just plain difficult to lose weight after that period. I never believed
that; but, I plateaued and there I stuck. I believe I wrote about this at
My OH site. But, I have been slowly inching down since August of this
year, losing 30# and am now only 30# from my normal goal weight -- where I
was for most of my life. Congratulations on your 5 year success story!
Christine Gibson, MS, MA,OH Coach and WLS Support Group Leader
— Christine Gibson
December 22, 2008
— .Anita R.
December 22, 2008
Your thyroid medication will have a BIG impact on how and when you will
lose weight. I was losing weight like CRAZY for the first 8 months until
my doctor made a DRAMATIC decrease in my dose of thyroid medication. After
that I was under dosed, and my weight loss stopped. I did not GAIN weight,
but I did not LOSE weight either. I am now in the process of trying to get
the proper dosage adjusted for my current weight. It is taking several
months to occur with blood tests and gradually increasing the dose of the
medication. I am now losing the weight at a much slower pace. This is
probably much healthier for me that the far more rapid weight loss that I
was experiencing earlier. I was passing out before when I stood up because
my metabolism was ramped up so much because of the high levels of thyroid
hormone in my system. This causes a high risk of heart attack among other
health problems. I need to get blood work done every three months to check
my thyroid levels and then get my medication adjusted accordingly. As long
as you keep on top of your thyroid levels, you should be fine. I hope this
helps. Hugh
— hubarlow
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