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04-22-2010, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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How did everyone explain the time away from work when people didn't know? I have a couple of co-workers that know and my manager, but I don't think I want the whole department knowing but I know that people will ask questions. afterwards, I just plan on continuing with the working with a nutritionist and a personal trainer to explain the weight loss which will be true, once I get back to the gym after surgery I will be working with a personal trainer and the nutritionist/dietician though the pre and post op periods.
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04-23-2010, 08:39 AM
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#22 (permalink)
| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New England
Posts: 300
Weight Statistics January 12 Start Date:
Feb. 23, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
-23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.2394366197 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.8337924702 BMI Start:
23.7238292011 BMI Current:
27.4357208448 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I told everyone in my life EXCEpT work. They are not a safe bunch to share with. I have lost 60lbs and no one has said anything about my weight. I do wear jackets/blazers which cover up a lot of issues. Eventually My weight loss will be unable to be hidden and when that day comes I will deal with it like the perfessor.
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04-23-2010, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,639
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Melinda,
I scheduled my surgery during the Christmas break. That gave me almost 2 weeks at home before I went back to work, and when I started again, I told them that I had an unplanned surgery to remove my gall bladder. (Well, I didn't know anything about the gall bladder surgery until 20 minutes before they wheeled me to the OR, so I hadn't planned that part of it, had I?   ) That explained why I was so wiped out and only doing half-days for the first week of the semester.
Ya gotta always tell the truth, 'cause they'll remember and slap you upside the face with any lies you give 'em. But you are under no obligation to tell them the whole truth. Know when to tell 'em that you're not comfortable talking about it.
CT
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07-06-2010, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York city
Posts: 31
Weight Statistics 07/17/2009 Start Date:
07/17/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
374 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
184 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.1978609626 % % Lost:
no date Goal Date:
Body Mass Index55.2241125814 BMI Start:
28.0550304558 BMI Current:
29.5316110061 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I shared it with anyone who asked cause I felt so proud and happy and not knowing it might help someone else who might be scared to get the surgery! So I feel being honest and sharing the decision you made is a good thing!
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07-06-2010, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Posts: 620
Weight Statistics Jan 7th, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
232 lb Start Weight:
129 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.3965517241 % % Lost:
Dec 2011 - Achieved in Jan 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.4287200832 BMI Start:
23.5918314256 BMI Current:
23.7747138398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well, I did tell my work because although I had saved up vacation days it would be great to be able to have a sick leave (and I did!). But I went directly to HR and explained the situation, I said I didn't want to get the risk of being judged to have chosen the surgery as a way to get healthy. They took it really well and said they had to talk to my boss and I said it was okay and they were also telling my boss I did not want to talk about it. A few weeks before the surgery my boss advised to tell my team (2 other guys at that time, now we are 5 in total) that I was having surgery and not vacation (the rest of the company would think I was just on vacation). So I did, I just mentioned I was having abdominal surgery to prevent future problems (which is true) and they never asked anything to me (which I'm very grateful).
In November I already knew I was having the surgery in January so I started spreading the word on coffee breaks that I was on a diet. I named my diet yo-sha-su (yogurt, protein shake, soup) - it was actually my liquid diet that I did two weeks prior to the surgery.  Point is, in December-January a lot of people will take a few weeks vacation and since I quit smoking for the surgery I wasn't out in breaks - it was too cold to just go out without a reason - so I can say a lot people didn't see me that often. When it came to a point that people noticed I was losing weight I would mention the diet I started in November and it was going well and so on. They'd be very supportive on how well I was sticking to the diet! And after some time people get used to it and don't ask anything anymore.
Hope you can take something useful to you from my experience. Good luck with your surgery!
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07-06-2010, 11:38 AM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OKC, OK
Posts: 440
Weight Statistics 1/1/2009 Start Date:
9/27/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
245 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.6326530612 % % Lost:
7/20/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.5397153352 BMI Start:
23.0782828283 BMI Current:
20.9802571166 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks for posting, I am doing the SAME thing. A few close friends and my husband, everyone is so supportive. But my co-workers and the ones I eat with I was worried about that...thanks for the info and I will be scheduling my surgery soon...
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07-06-2010, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota..ya sure, u betcha!
Posts: 1,738
Weight Statistics Which time? Start Date:
July 24, 2009 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
213 lb Start Weight:
108 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.2957746479 % % Lost:
Whenever.... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.0160873312 BMI Start:
21.8109738581 BMI Current:
24.2344153979 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It's YOUR choice to tell who you want.....
However, that being said, I wasn't going to tell co-workers, but I work in a cube environment and it was impossible for them NOT to overhear conversations when I was making Dr appts, taking days off, etc. So, I told a few of my "close" co-workers. Needless to say, pretty much everyone knows. I'm okay with that now and have become comfortable with it, but at the beginning it was awkward. I stick to the story about I am on a Dr monitored weight loss program and under Dr's orders to lose as I need to get the weight off my arthritic joints and reduce my blood sugar when I encounter folks that I don't feel like discussing it with.
What REALLY annoys me is when people will ask how much I used to weigh and how much I weigh now. None of their DARN business! I just smile and say, that's something I only discuss with my Dr. Why did you need to know? And keep smiling when they squirm.....and say...uh, uh. uh...
It's all an process and you will become more comfortable with things as you progress.
Just take of YOU! And only tell folks what YOU want to tell them. There are alot of responses you can give - doesn't mean you are lying to them!
salli lou
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07-06-2010, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OKC, OK
Posts: 440
Weight Statistics 1/1/2009 Start Date:
9/27/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
245 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.6326530612 % % Lost:
7/20/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.5397153352 BMI Start:
23.0782828283 BMI Current:
20.9802571166 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am so glad you asked this question....I am doing the same thing and eating with co-workers is one of those concerns after surgery and I get back to work. Thanks!!
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07-07-2010, 10:44 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 106
Weight Statistics 2/23/10 Start Date:
02/23/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
256 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.359375 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.9375 BMI Start:
24.8864746094 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Yep the only people I told were my husband of course, then my best friend who had had her WLS 11 months prior. She was my inspiration. I eventually told my mother once I got pretty far into the process, then when I got my surgery date I let her tell my Dad. Yah, I totally knew he would be a negative nelly about it and I did not want to hear it. And even now 4 months later, he still says he would have tried to talk me out of it. It just really bums him out when they are all sitting around eating and I am not. I reassure him, I am ok. I just drank and I have to wait to eat, or whatever the case may be. Anyway, it is your choice. Now, once the weight dramatically starts to fall off, you will have to tell them something. I have been known to say " I am under a very closely medically supervised diet" and things like that. Good luck. It is an awesome journey.
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07-16-2010, 05:37 PM
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#30 (permalink)
| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New England
Posts: 300
Weight Statistics January 12 Start Date:
Feb. 23, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
-23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.2394366197 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.8337924702 BMI Start:
23.7238292011 BMI Current:
27.4357208448 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I didn't tell anyone at work and I am happy with my decision.
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