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11-05-2007, 03:22 AM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 32
Weight Statistics April 25, 2007 Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 306 lb Start Weight:
219 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
69 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.431372549 % % Lost:
May 11, 2010 - Our 25th Anniversary Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.5220588235 BMI Start:
33.2951989619 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Plastic Surgery I haven't even had my surgery yet but I have a stupid question. The excess skin, is there a way to tone that up, excercise and get rid of it or are the only options plastic surgery. I read on one of these that some insurances do cover it, does any one have Health Partners in MN and how are they with this? A lot of you who've lost a lot, judging by your before and after pics, you seemed very toned, how do you do it? Are there certain exercises you can do during the weight loss period to help that? Just wondering. Thanks. |
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11-05-2007, 11:36 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 6,864
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
136 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
122 lb Weight Loss:
-4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.2868217054 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
20.0814954841 BMI Current:
20.6721277043 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    | haha! this is the seven million dollar question lol! i havent toned anything. im waiting to hit goal to hit the weights at the gym to be honest. im not sure what others have done but i really dont want to go under the knife again. my insurance does/will cover it provided i have documentation of rashes and such, which i do, but im just not sure PS is for me. so i plan to try to work out and see where that gets me.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07    |
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11-05-2007, 12:54 PM
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| WLS Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan
Posts: 357
Weight Statistics 07/25/07 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 288 lb Start Weight:
201 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
41 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.2083333333 % % Lost:
08/2007 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.785467128 BMI Start:
30.5586072664 BMI Current:
24.3252595156 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I can't wait to have a tummy tuck!! Even when I was thin I always had a "pooch". Can't wait to have a flat tummy for the first time in my life!
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11-05-2007, 01:27 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 2,691
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:
155 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
125 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.6428571429 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.5650951557 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Kenya is right...everyone is different. If you don't have the money for surgery, you find creative clothing to hide some of the skin. I've heard/read insurance will cover tummy tucks, provided you have documented skin infections. Keep in mind too, everyone has different degrees of elasticity. I think I heard that the less pigment you have, the more elastic you are (the better the chance of that skin "bouncing" back) I may have this backwards...I'm sure Doc can clarify. Also, if the skin has stretched (due to child birth of just with weight gain), that skin is NOT going back where it came from. I was hoping I could pull this off with just a tummy tuck; HOWEVER, I now want my arms done and a possible breast lift. I'm 42 years old and way too young to have my boobs hanging down around my waist!!!  I've heard of people losing so much, they had to have complete body lifts done. My biggest thing is...if I lose enough and my jeans are smaller, I don't want to have to tuck my stomach into my pants every morning, yanno? |
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11-05-2007, 01:47 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Honeoye, New York
Posts: 193
Weight Statistics 10/01/07 Start Date:
10/01/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
76 lb Weight Loss:
60 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.5734265734 % % Lost:
10/01/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.7890398753 BMI Start:
32.8870572511 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Kath - hear hear!! I agree completely and with having two children and being over weight for 40 years - it's not going to firm itself!!! |
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11-08-2007, 03:48 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: coarsegold california
Posts: 1,277
Weight Statistics 8/23/07 Start Date:
8/22/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
104 lb Weight Loss:
41 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.0158730159 % % Lost:
I have no idea Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.3305858766 BMI Start:
33.0436622856 BMI Current:
26.6228558699 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | It is completely obvious that my extra arm skin is not going to go back to normal. I have already decided if insurance does not cover an upper arm tuck, I will save up for one. I really want to be comfortable in short sleeves and I really want to wear tank tops again to show off my tattoos. I already and did have rashes on my stomache and under my breasts so hope insurance might cover those?!?
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11-08-2007, 06:33 PM
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| WLS Mentor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,445
Blog Entries: 7 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
157 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
114 lb Weight Loss:
12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.0664206642 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
25.3376951331 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I totally get where you guys are coming from but when I had this surgery I had major issues with healing and the sutures they used so I'm sorta concerned about having Frankenstein-like incision lines. It took like 8 weeks to heal these little lap scars!
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11-09-2007, 06:39 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Honeoye, New York
Posts: 193
Weight Statistics 10/01/07 Start Date:
10/01/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
76 lb Weight Loss:
60 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.5734265734 % % Lost:
10/01/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.7890398753 BMI Start:
32.8870572511 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | would the incisions for the arm tuck be noticable? |
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11-09-2007, 06:54 AM
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I've seen CraigT's scars and you really can't tell unless you look closely, and know where to look.
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