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08-16-2006, 06:05 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Snowy Colorado
Posts: 177
Weight Statistics 11/13/06 Start Date:
3/27/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
227 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
127 lb Goal Weight:
95 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8502202643 % % Lost:
before I am 60 (3 1/2 yrs) Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.8865896264 BMI Start:
24.9384574039 BMI Current:
23.9938188659 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  I Just Took The First Step
I AM TICKLED PINK...I WENT TO MY FIRST CONCULT WITH THE PSYCHOLOGIST YESTERDAY AND WAS GIVEN AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE 10-WEEK PREPARATION CLASS FOR WLS. I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST CLASS ON THE 28TH. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY IT IS SO MANY WEEKS OF CLASSES? WHAT ON EARTH COULD THEY POSSIBLY COVER? ANYWAY..THEY HAVE YOU MEET WITH THE PSYCOLOGIST AGAIN AT 8 WEEKS AND THE SURGEON THEN AS WELL. THE TIME AFTER THE CLASS IS ABOUT 2 MONTHS TO SCHEDULE THE WLS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.  I AM SO HAPPY ! | 
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08-16-2006, 08:11 PM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 372
Weight Statistics July 11,2006 Start Date:
July 11,2006 Surgery Date:
Height:
235 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.829787234 % % Lost:
July 11,2007 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41 BMI Start:
22 BMI Current:
22 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi not sure why it is so long but I think that is a great thing! There is so much to learn with this surgery and not only about what to eat but what to expect emotionally and it sounds like with that amount of time you should have a great idea of what to expect all around. Good luck and congrats on your first step! Enjoy and learn all you can!!!
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08-17-2006, 01:02 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,703
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Yes, despite all the research you have done, there's always something new you will learn. Consider it time for yourself to prepare for all aspects of the surgery, so you will be able to take whatever happens to you in stride, and can have a smoother and better recovery, and be able to deal well with the maintenance phase, which will be for the rest of your life.
Compared to the rest of your life, a few months in preparation is not so long.
(((((((((HUGS))))))))))
Last edited by DocSanae; 08-17-2006 at 08:40 AM.
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08-17-2006, 05:44 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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WOW congratulations on that first step and the sessions ahead for you.
I think these sessions will benifit you!
ALL the best and good luck
and keep us posted on your journey.
I do think this is starting to become a new requirement
of surgery as my surgeons office has to now offer pre ops
therapy groups sessions. THEY used some post ops (i was in the group)
to learn from us to be able to hold thise in the near future for the
new pre ops and i do believe its just another added want from
the insurance companies for approval.
I think its awesome because at about 10 months out i needed to get in some weight management councling sessions. This surgery is a tool and we still have to learn to eat healthy and break old habits before they creep back in to our lives. GOOD luck and i bet you will get so much
from these informative sessions.
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08-18-2006, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, USA
Posts: 2,495
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Hey I am so excited for you sweetie. You are on your way....how thrilling. I do believe that the more informed you are the easier it will be to make the transition and that this is a great way to start. Best of luck to you and keep us posted as you go along.
Janae
__________________  "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...it means that you have learned to see past the imperfections. "
Surgery date April 4th 2006 
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08-21-2006, 07:48 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Snowy Colorado
Posts: 177
Weight Statistics 11/13/06 Start Date:
3/27/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
227 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
127 lb Goal Weight:
95 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8502202643 % % Lost:
before I am 60 (3 1/2 yrs) Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.8865896264 BMI Start:
24.9384574039 BMI Current:
23.9938188659 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  I Am Having Up & Down Days Now...is This Normal?
I have this weird feeling...like maybe I should try one more diet or maybe I should see if there is something to take like Optifast or Slimfast or Jenny Craig that I haven't tried......I know they won't work...but ....  | |
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08-21-2006, 08:03 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 156
Weight Statistics 7/26/06 Start Date:
10/3/06 Surgery Date:
Height:
314 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
169 lb Weight Loss:
53.821656051 % % Lost:
10/3/07 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52 BMI Start:
24 BMI Current:
24 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by colosn0w  I have this weird feeling...like maybe I should try one more diet or maybe I should see if there is something to take like Optifast or Slimfast or Jenny Craig that I haven't tried......I know they won't work...but .... |
I can tell you that it wont hurt to try to loose weight right now. I started this journy at 314 lbs and on 6/26. On 7/26 was my first consult and I had only lost 4.1 lbs Not too great but I hadnt started working out nor did I give up carbs or start totally watching what I was eating. Once I met with my surgeon he told me some weight loss would be great and if not to maintain but dont gain. I read the binder of paper work on what to expect in the up coming weeks and there it was a 1200 calorie a day diet for preop patients, plus walking at least 1/2 a mile a day. As of today I am down 18.75 lbs (since the 314) and I am walking more then a mile a day. My goal for the next 12 days is to loose 6.5 more lbs before my next appt on 9/1. Im ready to knock his socks off!
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08-22-2006, 02:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,703
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Up and down days are quite normal. People around you will say something and you will will be swayed by them, or something you read, etc etc. It's quite normal. If you have the time to read through everyone's posts, you will notice that every single person who has been on this board since before their surgery have up and down days, and have posted about them.
Keep in mind why you decided to go for the surgery. You health, what you can do now, what you can't do when you would like to, things like that.
It may help you to make a list of what you need to do to improve your present quality of life, and what you would like to do, once you are able to lost the excess weight that you carry now.
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08-22-2006, 06:39 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Snowy Colorado
Posts: 177
Weight Statistics 11/13/06 Start Date:
3/27/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
227 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
127 lb Goal Weight:
95 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8502202643 % % Lost:
before I am 60 (3 1/2 yrs) Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.8865896264 BMI Start:
24.9384574039 BMI Current:
23.9938188659 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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thank you so much..i appreciate hearing from you
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08-23-2006, 12:23 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, USA
Posts: 2,495
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Yes, up and down is quite normal, and no losing weight pre-op is not a bad thing, but I would still plug away at the hoops for surgery in the meantime so that you are that close. Remember if you are approved and ready to rock, you can always opt out, but if you don't start the process and are frustrated by the results of your diet...it will take longer. Best of luck.
Janae
__________________ "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...it means that you have learned to see past the imperfections. "
Surgery date April 4th 2006
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