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Today I had my 4 month post surgery checkup. I am no longer in the obese category! Per my doc’s PA I have lost 62% of my excess weight. She said that their goal for all patients is to make it under a bmi of 30 and I am now 28.73. Woohoo for just being overweight!! Can’t wait to see what month 5 brings along with the new year. Let’s do this!! [emoji851][emoji1392][emoji1322]‍♀️[emoji322][emoji323]

I haven't heard that, are you sure that's a real thing? (the metabolic shock thing, it doesn't sound very scientific) I know that revisionsal surgeries are more likely to be/have complications and the long term success rate of them is less (ie whatever underlying problems that caused the original ot fail could cause this to fail) But I would imagine that the weight should come off roughly the same. However you have to account for age and weight. If your original surgery was at 350 pounds at age 25 of course weight would come off much quicker than with a revisionsal surgery at 250 pounds at age 40

Well...so I'm told by my surgeon. She calls it the "one golden shot" surgery. But, you also know about the dreaded 3 week stall, right? It can hit anywhere from 2-8 weeks out so I hear? Hang loose, and work your plan like your working your favorite corner on a Saturday night on the strip!

Last night was pretty rough...the pain wasn’t bad but the nausea was killing me! I should be able to go home today but I a little worried because what if the nauses comes back...anyone have advice for that?

Agreed - I can eat so much more food. In the end it is about the habits we built regarding food and activity. My MD said before surgery that at 18 months most can eat over a cup of food and that stretching is normal y

your doing so good, i cant wait to be done with the surgery so i can just get on with my life.

I think mine took about 10 days. I received a letter in the mail. It was a Friday afternoon. I called my doctors office the following Monday and they had gotten it too. I was anxious about getting mine quickly as well. I needed to get my surgery scheduled by the end of the year. Good Luck and I hope you get your approval soon!

You are losing more than normal. My dietician said to plan on 1 to 2 pounds a week. You are doing much more than that. This is a marathon not a sprint. How much would you be losing without the surgery?

My surgery is on 12/28/17 as well! Started the pre-op diet today! I didn't bother with a food scale because i feel like it would stress me out more then it would help me. My dietitian and surgeon said they wanted me to consume a maximum of 1000 calories a day. So far today I've had Breakfast: Protein Shake No morning snack ( but if i needed one I have a low fat yogurt plain) Lunch: Sugar free jello pudding, and a yogurt / cottage cheese depending on what i want. Afternoon snack: Protein Shake to get me to dinner Dinner: 1 half cup of chicken broth with sugar free jello and a sugar free Popsicle I love the app my fitness pal and it tracks the calories you've consumed for the day! I've been using it for years!

The best time is when you will do it. As noted, with all of the conflicting research of varying quality, it's hard to tell what time is better, if any at all, or if that view will change over time. Further, what research there is on exercise is rarely focused on us - the obese and recovering obese, so there is another variable that throws everything into question. Exercising at a sub-optimal time is better than not exercising at the optimal time. This is somewhat similar to my advice on protein drinks - while whey isolate is generally considered to be the most available and absorbable form, the one that you will drink is better than the best thing out there that you won't drink (with the possible exception of Genepro, which only seems to be good for making expensive urine.)