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01-15-2008, 08:08 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: monaca, pa
Posts: 47
Weight Statistics 07/11/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 385 lb Start Weight:
355 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
30 lb Weight Loss:
180 lb Lb Left to Lose:
7.79220779221 % % Lost:
1 year from surgery Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 60.2929382936 BMI Start:
55.5947872577 BMI Current:
27.4058810425 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Wtf My primary doctor got in contact with the surgeon about the amount of weight he wanted me to lose before surgery, I haven't even come close to the 40 to 50lbs he wanted me to lose. As a matter of fact I've probably gained some. I lost 27 lbs at the most then gained that all back last time I was able to check. Its bad enough the anticipation of waiting for the operation, then the nerves and the people who love you are always just as nervous as you are but I've put this surgery off 2 times now because I haven't been able to meet the weight loss my surgeon wants. If my surgeon makes me put this off again, I'm done with the whole thing. By the way, he told my primary that it was obvious I wasn't sincere about the life change because I haven't lost the weight on my own first.ARGHHHHHHHHH!!! Thank all of you for being so great with questions and support, but I'm afraid this isn't going to happen for me.
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01-15-2008, 08:12 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 454
Blog Entries: 2 Weight Statistics 10/27/07 Start Date:
11 March 08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 239 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
143 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.4016736402 % % Lost:
12/25/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3323255228 BMI Start:
26.9226505417 BMI Current:
25.3285462333 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | God, that is awful!!!!! and mean. My very best wishes for you. Try and keep positive (I know, it wont be easy!). *HUGS*
__________________ Leelee  Your Attitude determines Your Altitude   239lbs - lost 22lbs pre-op= 218lbs day of surgery.   |
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01-15-2008, 08:16 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,369
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
-14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    | awww fishy  how much longer do you have? you have look deep inside yourself and answer this question. do you want and need this? whatever your answer is go for it. you know we support you. if you feel this is truly the end of the road, we support that too. either way let us know how it turns out. 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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01-15-2008, 09:22 PM
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| Super Moderator  | ((((HUGS)))) You do need to think this out yourself, though. The problem here is, not that you weren't able to lose as much as your surgeon required, but the fact that you gained it all back. This means that there is something in your eating pattern that needs to be looked at, to insure maximum weight loss after surgery. What comes post op is years and years and years of commitment. Much longer than what you need to keep up with right now. Granted, post op, the commitment will be made easier in some ways, but in other ways, it can be harder than now. Once you can resolve that, I'm sure you'll be able to show your commitment to your surgeon. Whatever you decide, stick around with us, you may yet find a way. Hang in there.
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01-15-2008, 09:47 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: monaca, pa
Posts: 47
Weight Statistics 07/11/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 385 lb Start Weight:
355 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
30 lb Weight Loss:
180 lb Lb Left to Lose:
7.79220779221 % % Lost:
1 year from surgery Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 60.2929382936 BMI Start:
55.5947872577 BMI Current:
27.4058810425 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thanks Doc, I really want to do this. I work for a company that rents barriatric beds, among other equipment to hospitals and other care facilities. I see people who are over 500 lbs and in horrible condition. When a call comes in and I have to deliver a bari-bed or a hoist to weigh someone I almost cry every time. The solution is out there and I am so close, if this doesn't happen I don't know what I'll do.
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01-15-2008, 10:19 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 1,651
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 373 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
147 lb Weight Loss:
61 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.4101876676 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 62.0636686391 BMI Start:
37.604260355 BMI Current:
27.4544378698 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | The doctor wanted me to loose right around 40 pounds before surgery and he send me to another doctor for weight loss. I was on Opitfast diet for 3 months. For the first month I was on only veg. except for corn and peas and, 4 protein opitfast drinks, one protein optifast bar & I could have the opitfast soup then the next month and a half I was on the same veg. and only 3 to 4 oz. of meat a day. And then I was on 4 optifast drinks and one optifast bar and then I had to omit the soup becasue if the meat. The last 2 weeks I stayed with strickly the optifast protein drinks and the one protein bar and the last 4 days or so before my surgery I stayed strickly with the 6 protein shakes. On the day of my surgery I lost 36 pounds and the doctor said I did a terrific job losing the weight. It was so hard becasue I had to cook normal meals for my husband but I made him eat alone lots of times becasue it was just so hard to watch him eat. When he ate his meal I kept myself ocupied. I got very creative with the veg. and the soups also. I added salsa to the soups and only about a tablespoon of cream with no carbs and a little ketchup and that was good. I wanted that surgery so bad becasue I was so sick of all my weight and could not hardly do anything anymore. I stuck to it and my surgery was suppose to be Aug.6th but the doctor wanted me to loss more weight just so the surgery would be safer for me. I did it and they said that it was just enough weight that I lost to have the safer surgery. I would do it again in a heat beat becasue with the 100 pounds gone I feel so wonderful and am full of energy. Just feel so good all around. Keep trying and when you get the weight off you are suppose to, you will be so happy with the sugery and its results.
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01-16-2008, 09:49 AM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utah
Posts: 349
Weight Statistics 10/2/2007 Start Date:
10/5/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
142 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.4773519164 % % Lost:
18 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.7540828402 BMI Start:
24.1266272189 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I felt the same way about the presurgery weight loss because I had already proven to myself that I couldn't feep the weight off. But the doctor was right, I needed to be able to demonstrate that I would be able to stick to a diet plan after the surgery in order to be successful. The surgery doesn't immediately take away all the cravings for the foods we loved and abused. If you haven't been in the mindset of watching what you eat and making good food choices for a period before your surgery, you will be in a difficult place after the surgery. For one thing, you will be trying to wean yoursef off a high carb diet at a time when you already don't feel well because of surgery. Your "head hunger" will be at full strength and it will cause you to feel depressed and deprived when you can't eat it. Believe me, it will be much easier on yourself if you begin the good eating habits now. Follow your doctors eating plan and get yourself in the best possible position, both physically and mentally, before you go in for surgery. It is the beginning of a new way of life that you will follow for the rest of your life and it will be so worth it. When you need support just come here. There are always plenty of great people to give advice or a gentle nudge to help keep us on track. We will all do all we can to help you reach your goal. We want you on the losing side!
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01-16-2008, 10:03 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 3,693
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
154 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4277286136 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
29.8565197429 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | sorry to hear you are going thru this, a lady i work with, her granddaughter is going thru the same thing, it can be very discouraging when you want and need something so bad and i know it seems like the doctors are being impossible, but all they have is your best interest in mind, they want you to be successful. we are here for you with whatever you need, i know you can do it, keep your head up and im right here if you ever need to talk !!
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01-16-2008, 03:06 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 1,981
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
182 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
104 lb Weight Loss:
32 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.3636363636 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
32.2363315697 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I'm really sorry that you're having such a hard time. I know from my life's experience that diet's don't work for me and I was glad that my doctors office does their own pre-op diet thing to help patients lose weight. I do 5 medifast shakes a day and in 4 weeks I lost 27 lbs. I also can have a cup of chicken broth at night (low sodium) and thankfully it's worked for me and I've stuck with it. No cheating! That's NEVER happened to me in my life, but my eye is on the prize. Have you spoken with your doctor about a medically supervised drastic weight loss plan specialized for you? My diet is 450 cals a day - that's pretty drastic! Stay strong and keep your head up - your day will come!
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01-16-2008, 06:35 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New England
Posts: 179
Weight Statistics Sept 20 2007 Start Date:
April 8 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 270 lb Start Weight:
214 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
56 lb Weight Loss:
74 lb Lb Left to Lose:
20.7407407407 % % Lost:
April 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.8231292517 BMI Start:
37.9042579995 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Is there any other docs u coyld see.
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