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I have a feeling that the doctors figure in that most of their weight loss patients will cheat a bit. So, if one actually needs a week, they will require two weeks of pre-op dieting. I think they figure in that they are dealing with people who have weight and food issues, and compensate for that. But that is only a guess. At any rate, ASK your surgeon first, and then follow what he/she says. Also figure in that they have heard it all before, and you will not be the first one to ask.
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I didn't have to do 6 months of supervised weight loss or any for that matter. My bariatrician said that I didn't have to lose weight before surgery. Although I wish he did because it would have gotten me closer to goal. I had a list of surgery prequesits that took 9 months to complete. Those 9 months seem to take forever.
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Hi I lost about 50 lbs since June and recently gained 10 lbs. I need diet ideas to get back on track would like to lose another 30 lbs.....thank you
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Carbs and all! Skipped all smooshie foods and went straight to the real stuff! As a result gained back 8lbs
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Does anyone gain weight in the first few weeks after surgery?
summer134 replied to ascicles's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Don't get too concerned --- your body is adjusting to the fact it just had surgery and the phases coming out of surgery (liquid, mushies, etc.) aren't good times to worry about your weight. I've read that it can take your body up to a month to adjust and start losing the weight. In the mean time, although it's hard to see the scale go up, know that once you even out, it WILL start doing in the right direction ... down down down!! Good luck! -
Does anyone gain weight in the first few weeks after surgery?
anewbeckiboo replied to ascicles's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I gained 6 pounds between Jan 3 and Jan 17 (surgery was Dec 23).... 4 things to consider for ME... I'm girl and it's "that time"...which brings weight gain due to Water retention I started working out hard-core last week, which can make muscles swell...swelling = water retention = weight gain With the total calories I'm eating, it's IMPOSSIBLE for the weight gain to be fat (you have to eat 3500 calories ABOVE what you are burning just by being alive and doing things in order to gain fat...I'm eating 900-1300 calories a day plus working out for the first time in years...it's not possible it's fat) Not enough calories consumed, possibly causing a kick into starvation mode. (I should be getting 1200 calories a day. Sometimes I get there, sometimes I don't) Sodium....if I eat higher sodium foods, there could be additional water retention (canned Soups can be really high in sodium, and my ankles are extra puffy lately, a sure sign of water retention for me). As of this morning...all 6 lbs are gone and I'm back to my scale low weight. Weight fluctuates...especially bad in women at different times during the month. Maybe your fiance will recognize some of the above things as possibilities for her weight gain. Good luck! Becki -
Does anyone regret getting sleeved?
CowgirlJane replied to Stacey Nicole's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My primary care doc (now, former primary care doc) had never heard of the sleeve, so no matter how I tried to describe it to her, she thought it was the gastric bypass surgery. the note she sent to the bariatric doctor was not supportive as she says too many people have complications and regain weight too. She is basing that on her gastric bypass patients! Not every doctor or nurse is really educated on bariatric issues - so - it could be your SIL is not informed about this specific procedure. -
Does anyone regret getting sleeved?
kellyw74 replied to Stacey Nicole's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my surgery May 9th of this year. Like the other's I researched and had lots of planning, classes and testing done (I am a Kaiser patient). Anyway I NEVER had once ounce of regret EVER!!!!!!!! AND being 6 months out now and being so close to my goal weight is something that I could have never done on my own! I also know that I will never be 280lbs EVER AGAIN! No way do I ever have once ounce of buyer's remorse. I would do it agian tomorrow if I needed to. I love my sleeve!!!! Kelly -
LOL:heh: I wonder would my DH go for that. But right now he's having issues with my weight loss.
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My sister-in-law gave me a beautiful silk japanese robe for Christmas... 4 sizes too small for me. She said she just guessed my size. And wanted me to try it on... ummm.. yeah.. it didn't even barely close.. so, that will be what I use to gage my weight loss. When that dang thing fits me, I'll be very happy.
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I am 28 years old and my weight is over 200 lb. To be more exact I weigh 210 lb with a height of 66. I know it's not a healthy weight but at this point I am out of traditional options. I tried all kinds of diets+exercise but nothing works for me. I have back pain, my breasts hurt and I feel constant pain in my heart. I get tired very quickly no matter what I do and I lack energy. I am constantly depressed and exhausted. I feel so lost and I don't know where to start from. Am I considered a right candidate for a lap band surgery? I know it's a very risky and serious procedure but I want to be healthy and I want to live a long healthy life without the fear of diabetes or other dangerous disease because of my weight. Should I talk to my health care provider about it? How do I approach her? Any advice is highly appreciated. Thank you!
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Why do people insist on say "you're not planning on losing anymore weight are you?"
Jachut replied to Cherishthepast's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think this is spot on, people just arent used to seeing anyone who isnt at least a bit overweight these days. I look at teenage girls and think I almost drove myself mad trying t lose weight because I thought I was huge (and compared to my petite pals, at a BMI of about 28, I was big enough for doctors to be concerned) and these girls now are fatter than I ever was and they are NORMAL. They're the same as all their friends and they dress to show off their "curves" which to me are not curves at all but rolls of fat. Like Lellow, I go by what people who never knew me as overweight think. Most people would say I'm lucky to be naturally thin (ha!) but they wouldnt ever describe me as really skinny or suspect that I have an eating disorder. -
Need to lose weight before I can have surgery
betty2111 replied to cbreeden28's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You can consider brazil nut to vary your meals. The ability of brazil nuts to support weight loss comes from their richness of fiber. Furthermore, brazil nuts are rich in carb and Proteins, which make them a more filling food. This means that brazil nuts can extend the time you feel full. As a result, you will consume fewer foods, which reduces the intake of calories. Actually, this is the conclusion of many scientific studies about nut's benefits on weight loss. You can read the articles https://wikihomenutrition.com/brazil-nuts-health-benefits/#1_Weight_Loss for details. Hope it could be helful! -
Just a small scale victory, but somehow, while on vacation in Hawaii, I lost almost 7 lbs! Plus, I finally broke the 240 lb barrier, weighing in at 239.7 lbs! I felt like I ate a lot of junk food, but the truth is I wasn't eating much at all (too busy having fun to eat!) and most of it was Protein. That plus snorkeling and having fun in the sun all day means weight loss galore. So, thank you, sleeve, for making my vacation a weight loss success along with a vacation success! Now if I could just kick this stupid cold I picked up on the plane ride back (*grumble grumble kids who don't cover their mouths when they cough grumble*)
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Need to lose weight before I can have surgery
cbreeden28 replied to cbreeden28's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Most weeks I do try for 4 days a week at the gym, but working full-time and having an 18 month old son to care for, some day's it is difficult to get in longer than 30 minutes of exercise. My trainer at the gym said that 30-40 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights were plenty for me. I will go by her recommendations. I'm not spending every spare minute of my day at the gym and not getting to spend anytime with me son. Sorry. I get off at 4pm. By the time I get to the gym, it's 4:20. After chaning clothes, I get started about 4:30. If I were to work out for 90 minutes, that would have me leaving at 6pm and my son goes to bed at 7pm. I just can't do that. I have to make time for my son too. So, I do the gym 3 days a week for an hour and then we take a walk at home on the weekends. There is a healthy balance to working out and a home life. You can't get obsessed with spending all your free time at the gym. Maybe if I didn't have a family and home responsibilities, it would work, but I do. I will just continue what I'm doing in the exercise department and focus more on my diet and tweeking small things here and there. Again thanks for all the advice. -
I am 6 weeks post op, lap band imbrication, I was 240 the day of surgery and lost 17 lbs in 2 weeks. Then over the last 4 weeks I have lost 6 more. A total of 23lbs. The biggest misconception for me about weight loss surgery is that I would not be hungry, boy was I wrong!! Lately I have been so hungry I could just EAT!! Like the old way, but I don't my weight loss is going slow and steady I guess, but I sometimes wonder if I could have just done this without the surgery since it is SO hard still, I thought it would be a little easier. I am grateful for the weight that I I have lost and very happy that I have not had any complications anyone else hungry? Anyone else have lap band imbrication?
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8/21 sleeve, PMS gain? Anyone else???
Kennalb posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have lost 19.5lbs since my liquid diet on the 11th and today I am up two lbs. I have not cheated, hit my water and protein goals everyday and get a small walk in as well. I'm hoping someone else has had a gain during PMS or their period? Just a bit bummed being one week out of surgery. -
My insurance will pay to have it put in, BUT
Dave_NW replied to capawana's topic in Insurance & Financing
Your bank will loan you money to buy a new car, but they wont pay to fix it if you have problems or need to sell it. Does that mean you shouldn't buy that car? Same deal. Given the huge numbers of people who have zero band issues (compared with the much lower number of people who do have band issues), the odds are in your favor that you won't have a problem. So what's more important to you; Losing the weight, or worrying about the "what if" stuff? Get your band first, and cross the other bridges if and when you ever get there. Chances are you won't ever have those issues. Dave -
Vent... having a difficult time getting bariatric doc office to submit to insurance. I did a 6 month nutritional program through my former insurance, gave release to doc office (still haven't requested it). I also did 10 months of Weight watchers from august 2016 - may 2017 and even had doctor visits in august, October, April, (and several others) where my weight was recorded and even nutrition discussed - though the visits were not specifically for that. I have talked to my current insurance several times and they are very much encouraging me to have my doc office submit for approval. Especially now since my medical tests revealed a hiatal hernia and gerd (i knew I had gerd) and that sometimes a waiver is given. However, the person at my doc office is being a bit snippy about turning it in for approval because she thinks the people I talked to at my insurance are wrong. I am trying to get them to submit but agh. (they also still have to request my ekg results since hospital was not theirs and get the online bariatric psych eval place to actually send my approval results). A bit frustrated. Just in case I started the 6 month nutrition visits through my doc back on the 6th
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Any other teachers out there? Other suggestions welcome!
readysetg070113 replied to Amp1504's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i started the pre op liquid diet and the bathroom is an issue. I am a speech pathologist so I work o a 1/2 hr schedule so I try and run to bathroom in between children. I also do home care and sometimes the 30 mins btwn houses is difficult im running straight to the bathroom. I bought a lunch box cooler maybe for the in btwn time you can drink a protein shake I put an ice pack in my "lunch box" and put my ice in my shaker cup and place in fridge at work and it stays cold not icey and it worked today pretty good. I think its all about the planning and the cooler has saved my life in my dieting journey did similar tricks when I was on weight watchers and with the band I imagine we need less food to feel full. I wont be banded until 7/1/13 so we will see -
I'm 2.5 weeks post op. I'm in a stall and it's so frustrating. I lost 28 preop which was great but only 17 (not only but you know) since surg - pretty Much all of that in 10 days. So 45 pounds since last August. I've read all about the 3 week stall and I kept telling myself to just let it go but it's harder to deal with than I thought it would be. I'm doing everything right, except exercising. Do you exercise when you're eating 600 calories a day? I'm lightheaded and muscle fatigued when I just carry something. Maybe I'm rushing it. I just really don't want to screw this up, I mean, really! I did this huge thing to help insure suscess. How utterly frustrating it is to stall!!!!! I too hold onto weight during my period, at least I did presleeve. To eat 600 calories a day and not lose weight is just really discouraging. I'm sorry I'm venting on your thread. I've read everything I can and *know* it's normal but in the back of my mind, it feels like failure.
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Approved for June 6
CelesteMarie replied to AnaTravella's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It's no biggie but they didn't give me a preop and I'm surprised about that coz I was 277 and 5'5". My surgeon was Dr. Atkinson. Weight loss center. Had my surgery at Desert Inn hospital on the 5th of this month. I followed orders the first two weeks but I don't follow to a t anymore. That's bad. I still get all my Protein in but I had pain popcorn (not supposed to) and I had alcohol one night (not supposed to). Other than that, it's going great. When I first woke up, I immediately regretted it but now I am so glad I did it. I went back to work 3 days after. Sent from my SM-N910V using the BariatricPal App -
I wish I had asked my surgeon
Cleo's Mom replied to Lady Lap Band's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
1) What band are you going to use? Will there be any fill in it right after surgery? 2) How can I reach you outside of normal office hours? 3) What will my fill schedule be like? 4) What are your expectations for my weight loss? 5) Do you use a numbing agent before fills? 6) Do you require fills under x-rays? -
I'm ten months out and down 108 lbs. I'm about 6-7 lbs. from my doctor's goal and 16-17 lbs. from my goal. Wearing a size 10/12 on the bottom and a medium on top. Pretty much all of my extra weight is in the stomach/hip area. Feeling great and trying to start jogging. Hoping that will lean out the middle section. This photo shows me and my daughter on Easter. ????
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It took only a month because I had 6 months of supervised weight loss. It doesn't have to even be 6 months consecutive. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
