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11-11-2008, 05:47 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Famous Potatoes
Posts: 100
Weight Statistics September 26, 2008 Start Date:
November 19, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
356 lb Start Weight:
285 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
71 lb Weight Loss:
145 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.9438202247 % % Lost:
October 31, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 63.0556815319 BMI Start:
50.4799697657 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    |  Attending my first support group meeting tonight
I've always felt that my weight problem was mine to solve and never talked to anyone else except a doctor about it, and even my PCP complains about my unwillingness to discuss it as much as he would like. So tonight I'm going to my first support group meeting and I'm not sure how I'm going to feel about being in a room full of people talking about something I always felt is not a 'public' topic to discuss. Are they going to expect me to say anything?
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11-11-2008, 06:04 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
Posts: 21
Weight Statistics May 2005 Start Date:
August 7th, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
380 lb Start Weight:
227 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
153 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.2631578947 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 57.7724913495 BMI Start:
34.5114619377 BMI Current:
24.3252595156 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Congratulations on going to your first support group. I really think you'll enjoy it. Most support groups do not require u to say anything if you don't want too. Just sitting there and listening to others can be very helpful! Have a great time!
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11-12-2008, 12:34 AM
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Hope you had a good and informative time.
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11-12-2008, 01:24 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 871
Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Start Date:
December 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
259 lb Start Weight:
227 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
32 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.3552123552 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8747795414 BMI Start:
40.2068531116 BMI Current:
23.9115646259 BMI Goal:
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I went to my support group meeting this evening too. They don't require me to say anything. We had a guest speaker tonight.. so we got to listen to his lecture on upcoming programs in our Bariatric center to help promote health and well being. Hope you found yours to be informative and enlightening.
__________________ Martha My top 2 reasons for WLS... Joshua and Jessie.  13 lbs lost before surgery.  |
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11-12-2008, 04:10 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 4,633
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
141 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.3571428571 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.1325692042 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
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I've never done any support groups aside from RR...I'm interested in how this went...I seriously thought about starting a local support group here in my community....let me know what you thought about it!
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11-12-2008, 06:52 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North West, NJ
Posts: 1,913
Weight Statistics 1/14/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
242 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
62 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.6666666667 % % Lost:
Summer 09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.3448979592 BMI Start:
34.7195918367 BMI Current:
25.8244897959 BMI Goal:
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How'd it go?
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11-12-2008, 09:24 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 5,331
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.7876106195 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.5654269972 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
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congrats on moving forward!!!
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11-12-2008, 09:50 AM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mira Loma, CA 91752
Posts: 434
Blog Entries: 6 Weight Statistics April 15, 2006 Start Date:
May 10, 2006 Surgery Date:
6' 3"
Height:
345 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
156 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.2173913043 % % Lost:
anytime Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.1173333333 BMI Start:
23.6208 BMI Current:
24.9955555556 BMI Goal:
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These support groups can be therapeutic in nature--at least they are for me. I can vent any current issues, ask questions of other post ops, and openly discuss my experiences with other people who have the very same interests--success with their RNY experience. I attended these support meetings the first 7 months as a post op, and lost 100 pounds. I stopped attending the meeting, as I thought I'd attained my goal wt. 2 months later, I got on the scale, and noted a 20 pound WT INCREASE. I went back to meetings, lost those 20, and continued on to a total wt loss of 155 pounds. It took a total of 24 months for me. Statistically is has been shown that those post ops who attend support meetings on a regular basis, are the patients that do the BEST from WLS. I just attended one last night, my third one this month. Hope you enjoyed your meeting. DAVE
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11-12-2008, 09:59 AM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 1,362
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
203 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
98 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.5581395349 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
30.8626730104 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
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Support, whether online or at live meetings, are integral to long term success, according to studies on WLS. I am not a fan of our meetings. They seem to be infomercials for whatever guest speakers are attending that night. I get far more support here. It is nice to see "real" people, though.
__________________ Judijo  7/2008: I no longer qualify for WLS! BMI <40 with NO co-morbidities!  9/29/08: 5 months post-op and 70 pounds gone forever, babeeee!  11-29-08: 7 months post-op and down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!   Starting weight: beginning of nutrition classes, August, 2007 My blog on my weight loss journey and thoughts that go with it. My MySpace Page. |
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11-12-2008, 02:37 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Famous Potatoes
Posts: 100
Weight Statistics September 26, 2008 Start Date:
November 19, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
356 lb Start Weight:
285 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
71 lb Weight Loss:
145 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.9438202247 % % Lost:
October 31, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 63.0556815319 BMI Start:
50.4799697657 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Last night they had a guest speaker, a man who runs a fitness program every week that costs $10 per week. I don't live in Boise so that's not really feasible for me. Then the people who are post op all introduced themselves and said how much weight they've lost. I'm 43 and I was one of the younger people there, which felt odd. The had some food samples there but I didn't look at them.
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