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12-10-2007, 09:36 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 183
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
186 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
28 lb Weight Loss:
61 lb Lb Left to Lose:
13.0841121495 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
35.1405536146 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
  |  A stupid question courtesy of my mom... My mom & I were watching the show Big Medicine a couple weekends ago and she started asking some questions about the surgery. I'm currently waiting for insurance approval after being denied back in 1/06. Wish me luck with it! Anyway...my mom asked a stupid question but it couldn't have been that stupid because I didn't really have a logical answer to give her... She asked, "How does your body know when to stop losing weight?" I simply said, "It just does..." Can anyone explain it any better so I can pass this info on to my mom? Thanks!  You guys are always a wealth of information!
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12-10-2007, 10:14 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Basically, it'a a matter of math. Your intake equals your expenditure. That's when our body weight stays stable. In other words, if you have a big body, you need to eat a lot to move the mass around. If you have a small body, you don't need that much to move the mass around. For an average house wife, the amount of energy you need per day is around 10-14 kcals per lb. So, if you are a 130lbs person, you need about 1300 kcal, with the nutirents in good balance, of course, to maintain at 130 lbs. What you eat post op is much lower than that at the beginning, and around the first year is out, will probably go up to 1000 kcal or so. Now, our body is so geared that it will go into "starvation mode" when the intake is very low compared to what it needs. So, post op, while you are unable to eat much, and with the changed plumbing, absorb much, your body will go into starvation mode, trying to hang onto everything that comes in. The fact is, even with hanging on, it's not enough, so you still lose. However, there will come a point when the starvation mode equals the amount your are getting in, and that's what will finally stop your weight loss. In truth, of course, it's more complicated than this, but to put it in a nutshell, that's what goes on.
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12-11-2007, 12:42 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 821
Blog Entries: 47 Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 355 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
163 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.9154929577 % % Lost:
may 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.9469822485 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | it's always interesting when people ask that particular question. Some people seem to be under the impression as we get smaller and smaller that we'll just not stop losing... It's great that the doc can explain the how's/why's of how we do settle out. what I've seen over the last, wow..since end of year 2000, with people post op is they hit bottom, get really small and then go up sometimes around 20 lbs to 'settle' at a stable weight. This can be frustrating and confusing if you're not aware of this and often people freak thinking they are regaining weight.
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12-11-2007, 06:19 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 183
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
186 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
28 lb Weight Loss:
61 lb Lb Left to Lose:
13.0841121495 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
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12-11-2007, 06:24 AM
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| Super Moderator | Past 2 years, usually arouond 3 years or so. So long as you keep to the "program", the way gastric bypass post ops are supposed to eat, you don't have to worry about your weight going up more than the 15-20 lbs that's considered normal..
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12-11-2007, 07:00 AM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Watertown, NY
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics 5/07 Start Date:
8/1/07 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 225 lb Start Weight:
137 lb Current Weight:
132 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1111111111 % % Lost:
8/1/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 41.1485431842 BMI Start:
25.0548907388 BMI Current:
24.1404786681 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thanks for explaining that doc, I get that question from everyone!!!
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12-11-2007, 07:10 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,556
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | anyone mind if i ask another question on top of this one? so if the rebound is about 20 is it safe to lose an extra 20 in the honeymoon to prepare for the bounce back?
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12-11-2007, 08:04 AM
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| Super Moderator | That might not be a good idea, Kenya. Just go along with where you settle. You probably will lose another 20 or so, but at the same time, that will put you at around 140, which for your height is on the lower end of normal range BMI. Your best balance is probably at around 150 or so lbs, healthwise. You may go below 140 without trying to, and if you do, then after a few years, go back up to 150 and stay there, you'll be at where it's best for you. You need to keep in mind, "thin" does not necessarily mean healthy. I've been reading up on some data that's be published recently, which shows that long term, low BMI can compromise your health, just as high BMI does. Though the normal BMI range is 24.9-18.5, from what I've seen personally, between 23-21 seems to be the best place to be, for most people where overall health is concerned.
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12-11-2007, 08:24 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 687
Weight Statistics 6/16/2007 meda-fast Start Date:
July 19,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 325 lb Start Weight:
201 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
51 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1538461538 % % Lost:
no time line i just want it to be lost Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4506427916 BMI Start:
32.4387052342 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hmmmmmmmm! this was a great read. I was wondering these same things 
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12-11-2007, 12:03 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 4,301
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
179 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
160 lb Weight Loss:
19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.197640118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.8882001837 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | what great information, thanks!
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