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09-30-2010, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,952
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Last Friday was my day off. Hubby is working the night shift and I work days so we don't see each other except on weekends or days off. So he came home from work and I was having my morning coffee and cig on the porch, and he said he was thinking of jumping in the hot tub to soak his achy muscles and would I care to join?
So sitting in the hot tub is a great way to get a conversation going, there's very little distractions and nothing to do but relax and .... talk. Get your minds outta the gutter. LOL This is the first time I've been in the tub in ages and I was surprised that I sank right to the seat instead of floating like I used to. That led to me talking about how much happier I am now that I've lost the weight, etc, etc. So I asked him if he was still thinking about WLS and he said he didn't think he was big enough to qualify (someone's in denial here). So I told him I would look up his BMI later.
So I wrote down his height and weight and his BMI is 35, which puts him in the obese category. I think that's what shocked him into realizing that he needs to do something. He's got plenty of co-morbidities: he's had asthma all his life, is on a CPAP for sleep apnia, has high blood pressure, horrible cholesterol/triglycerid levels, and his father had a stroke when he was in his 50's. He gets out of breath extremely easily (I can work circles around him now) and it often turns into an asthma attack when this happens.
So I came home last night and saw that he had made notes on the pad where i had written his stats. Apparently he had called the insurance company and checked to see if they covered WLS and they cover the band if he's BMI 35 with co-morbidities.
Keep your fingers crossed - I think he might actually do this after 3 years of watching me lose the weight and keep it off. Praise the Lord!
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09-30-2010, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana, Burbs of Indianapolis
Posts: 877
Weight Statistics Most of my life Start Date:
October 8 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
342 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
164 lb Goal Weight:
174 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.8771929825 % % Lost:
Whenever my body gets there. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.9952422145 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
24.9333910035 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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That is great news!
I am sure you worry about his health and eating habits.
But as we know it has to be his desire.
Fingers crossed....
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09-30-2010, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Fingers and toes and arms etc crossed here for ya honey. My own has put on 30 pounds in the last 9 months himself. Icecream !! He had to put on jeans the other day for the first time in months and none buttoned he then put on sweat pants. He said honey I gotta do somthing I said buy new pants? He said emm noo..... like start eating like you do again and no more regular crust pizza for me. LOL. Yep if he has pizza and its regular crust I have toppings nothing else. If its thin then I will have one slice. I know what your saying Barb. So good luck on this we want them to stay around with us as long as they can because we love em so much.
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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09-30-2010, 09:28 AM
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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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Originally Posted by not quite Barbie  So I came home last night and saw that he had made notes on the pad where i had written his stats. Apparently he had called the insurance company and checked to see if they covered WLS and they cover the band if he's BMI 35 with co-morbidities.
Keep your fingers crossed - I think he might actually do this after 3 years of watching me lose the weight and keep it off. Praise the Lord! |
I am praying that things will work out for him. Thanks for sharing, this gives me hope, I have planted the seed for hubby, but promised that I wouldn't say anything beyond that. Maybe in 2-3 years he will consider it.
Thanks again. 
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23 pounds lost prior to surgery.
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09-30-2010, 09:29 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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I think denial is a worse disease than obesity!! Once you start a crack in that shell, it could spread all the way until the shell splits wide open!!
Good luck to both of you! I know how sweet it is when your spouse joins you in weight loss and getting healthy. It's made a huge difference in the happiness level at the perfesser's home!! 
CT
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If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
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09-30-2010, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: texas
Posts: 61
Weight Statistics 8-30-2010 Start Date:
8-30-2010 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.7588932806 % % Lost:
3 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.4052777778 BMI Start:
31.2444444444 BMI Current:
26.3625 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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thats great!
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09-30-2010, 09:39 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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Oh Barb, you sure must be worried about his health and the fact he called the insurance company is a huge step. Hope he sticks to the idea so you two can live happy for many, many, many years!
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09-30-2010, 09:40 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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Mel, about 6-7 months after my surgery (80-90 pounds lost) I stood Peanut in front of a full-length mirror, nekkid, and asked her to look, really look at herself (she never had - I'm sure everyone understands why). I told her that what she was doing wasn't working and she was just kidding herself if she thought it was. I also said that I didn't care if she did it the way I did it or if she found some other way that worked, but I asked her to please, PLEASE do something that'll work. Then I shut up and never mentioned it again.
A month or so later I was at the surgeon's office for a checkup and she mentioned something to the nurse about she wished she could have the surgery but didn't qualify. Nurse asked why, they discussed it, and Peanut signed up then and there for the info seminar. A week later she was bragging at her family reunion that she was going to do what I had done. Seven months later she was a brand-new, full-liquid postie! You can see the results in pics I've posted elsewhere or sometimes at the top of the banner in the display photos there.
Considering she was absolutely dead set against my surgery when I first brought it up, and still thought I was crazy when I did it, I'd call it progress!
Never give up!! But for heaven's sake, don't nag either!! It has to be right, but when it is ...
CT
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Dare to live your dream!!
If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
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09-30-2010, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 328
Weight Statistics April 6, 2009 Start Date:
October 27, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
340 lb Start Weight:
181 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
159 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.7647058824 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index50.2037387104 BMI Start:
26.7261079605 BMI Current:
25.1018693552 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It sounds like your DH is on the road to realizing that he has to make a change, and I'm sure you are a great inspiration to how successful WLS is! I hope he continues to seek out. I can only imagine how thrilled you'll be if he carries through. Good luck to both of you!!
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09-30-2010, 10:25 AM
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Keeping my fingers and toes crossed.  to you both living a long, active, healthy and happy life!!!
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