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I myself and plenty of people I know weigh once a week. I mean if your whole focus in life is just weight you might need to rethink things. I am more excited about being healthy , fitting in new clothes, weight is a number.
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The advice to not weight every day is MUCH easier said than done. The whole focus of our lives right now is weight loss, so not checking weight is worse than being hungry and sitting in front of a hot cheesy delicious pizza and not atleast smelling it and thinking about a slice.....not going to happen and you have to give in and weigh yourself.
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Removing Band and having MGB Nov 19th
Band07 replied to Jerald180's topic in Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum
I was banded for over 6 years, I lost all the weight but I was miserable and always stuck and in pain. The reflux was terrible. I had it removed and was supposed to revise to sleeve but I feel like my surgeon went very conservative because I weighed around 165-170 when I had surgery. 2 years after that and an additional 20lbs later, I revised to MGB and that was in April of 2015. The MGB was a huge difference for me from the band. I do still occasionally have foods get stuck or come back up but not often. The biggest issue with MGB for me is everything I eat goes through pretty quickly and as I'm sure you've read the stories, BMs can be a horrid experience. I was afraid to leave the house the first year but now it's a lot more routine (though I still have emergencies from time to time). I use IF and I work out 6 days a week to keep the weight off and I've had no problem staying within 10lbs of my goal . -
I set an initial weight of 180 - as going into this I said I wanted to lose at least 60lbs. (The goal would be 65 from my starting weight) Ultimately though, I would love to get to 160-165. Down 36.6 thus far. I’m on week 10 post-op.
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Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
SummerTimeGirl replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Yes, if you're talking about the weight. I will be 3 months out on the 19th and have lost 70 lbs since March and 52 lbs since surgery day. I seem to be losing steadily. For a while there I was having stalls but I THINK it was due to NOT eating enough protein and possibly not enough calories either. So now I make it a point to get in enough of both and all seems to be going well so far. -
Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
Tony B - NJ replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Great point. I am scheduled for surgery in a few week and I am wondering the same thing. I guess my expectation was that the weight will be much more rapid although my brain tells me that is unrealistic. The weight went on pretty slowly over a long period of time so 10-15 pounds a month is pretty damned good. That mean over 100 pounds in a year. -
May Surgeries - check in!
Tony B - NJ replied to ChunkyCali's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
You say initial goal weight. I have been wondering if I should create a goal that was closer to achieve then reset the goal or just have the end goal in mind. Not sure what works best for most people. I would be interested to hear what people are saying on this. -
May Surgeries - check in!
Tony B - NJ replied to ChunkyCali's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
This post is very encouraging to me. You have very similar height and weight characteristics to me so I am motivated by your progress. I have not been down below 210 in over 20 years as well and am encouraged. My surgery is on 8/31. good luck and keep it up. -
I agree with everything Arabesque said. Get on top of this before it gets out of control. Start tracking your food again if you've stopped doing that. I still track mine at over six years out because I know from my past history that once I stop monitoring myself fairly regularly, things can spin out of control quickly. It's much easier to lose five or ten or even twenty pounds than 50. And by the way - regaining is unfortunately VERY common. We stop paying as close attention - we're not as vigilante as we were the first year out of surgery - diet fatigue sets in - bad habits start to creep back in. A 10% regain (10-20 lbs) from our lowest weight is extremely common. I knew that going in and factored it in to my goal. My struggle now (and probably for the rest of my life) is keeping it from going higher than that.
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it's not everyone else's body, it's yours. You do what YOU want to do. If you're comfortable with the way you look, or if you want to lose a few more pounds, then do it a couple of thoughts: many of us who end up losing most (or all) of our excess weight look pretty gaunt at first, but then the fat sort of redistributes over time, and we look a lot better (as in not as gaunt. We look healthier). Also, many of us also regain about 10% of our loss (so 10-20 lbs) in the second or third year post-surgery - without much effort on our part. I purposely went about 10 lbs under my goal to account for the eventual regain (and yes - I DID experience the regain during year 3...it's unfortunately very common) also - hair. The loss will eventually stop and it'll grow back. I lost hair from months 6-9, and it all grew back.
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Please Help, Advice Needed!
Officially Not Fatty Matty replied to Ready21's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
One way to easily track that downward trend (if you insist on weighing daily) is to keep a second list… so list 1 is your daily weight… 231, 230, 229, 229.7, 230, 228, etc… the second list is take your weight seven days ago and subtract your weight today. This will show how much you lost in the last week, but still updated daily. It really highlights stalls and for me made it much easier to assess how I was really doing without focusing on those daily fluctuations. Here is what my two graphs looked like. The first is just the normal “my weight today” and the second looks back seven days and counts how many lbs I lost. The closer it gets to the top line (0) the bigger the stall… you can see when I do it this way I really didn’t have that many TRUE stalls, even when it felt like I wasn’t losing there was still some small weekly losses. It also shows the super fast loss at first and the gradual decline. It’s a very easy thing to set up in excel or google sheets if you’ve ever work with those. -
Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?
TinDE replied to DoodlesMom's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Like the surgery isn't stressful enough! I wouldn't go uber either. Basically some stranger picking you up and dropping you off. I would rather swear a friend to secrecy before that. You could ask the facility what they do since solo adults are probably fairly common these days, they may offer a service or something, Another option is to hire a home care professional. Check Care.com I'll bet you'll find someone on there willing to help you out. Also since you won't be getting help at home, have everything set up for yourself as much as possible before surgery...foods, drinks, meds, etc. A LOT of us can lose the weight on our own. It's keeping it off that's the problem. We've all been yo-yo dieting for years or we wouldn't be here. -
How are are all our June surgery ppl doing?? I think I’’m stalled! And have BEEN stalled for weeks! I feel good, I FEEL thinner, my clothes fit loosely, I’ve lost my boobs. I feel like everyone else is dropping weight like a hot potato, so that disheartens me.
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15-year-old with a BMI about 40. ESG
flgirl23 replied to Jon1rene's topic in Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Forum
I would not do the gastric balloon and honestly for a 15 year old, I don't think ESG is a good option either because you have to be really committed to lifestyle changes for it to work and it is hard enough for adults to lose weight on it. I would recommend like the other person posted - nutritional counseling, weight watchers, and at most a prescription weight loss drug such as Wegovy or Saxenda. Wegovy has had results as good as an ESG but can be quite expensive if not covered by insurance. -
Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?
DoodlesMom replied to DoodlesMom's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My husband thinks I should be able to lose the weight on my own without surgery. He thinks it's too drastic of a step to take. Your husband sounds so supportive. He's even doing the preop/liver shrink diet with you? That's love!! Thank you for your prayers. -
Question need answering Help Please
Arabesque replied to michellenoe10's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Always a lot of advice here so never be afraid to ask. Maintenance is when you hit the point of balance between the calories you’re consuming & the calories your body needs to function. Eat more calories than your body needs, you gain, eat less you’ll lose, eat the amount it needs you’ll stabilise. Out of curiosity, why are you still having protein shakes for two of your meals? You may not be consuming a broad range of the nutrients you’re body actually needs. What are your bloods like? I know every plan is different but … It was important to me, my surgeon & my dietician that I transitioned to eating ‘real’ food as soon as possible. Man cannot live on protein shakes alone. My diet had to be sustainable in the long term & for how I wanted to live my life - not just losing but maintaining. Personally, I haven’t had a protein shake since I began the puréed stage. I even stopped multivitamins at about 8months (I was at goal then). Good luck. I hope you find a way forward soon. -
Your stall will break when your body is ready. They always do. Your body is going through a lot & needs to take a moment. I never changed a thing I was doing when I stalled. I figured I didn’t want to stress my body more by changing my calories or activity again. The stalls always broke. You’ll soon work out your weight fluctuation window. Mine is about 1kg (2lbs). It’s just life. Unless you are eating or drinking the exact same amounts of the exact same thing, & you’re peeing & pooping the exact same amounts every day, you’ll will see fluctuations. The trick while you’re losing is to look at the downward trend & not just on your daily weight. Good luck & congrats on your weight loss so far.
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July 2021 Surgery People!
ShoppGirl replied to Sammys_VSG_Evolution's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am a somewhat slower loser too. 35 pounds since surgery 5 months ago. It keeps coming off though. Try not to compare yourself to others and just focus on the downward trend. Many people on here say they continue to lose for like two years so the weight should come off even if it takes a little longer than you’d hoped. -
I had RNY 4 years ago. The past few months it seems I’m easily gaining weight. My weight is still healthy. I’m 135 and 5’1. What can I do to stop the gain before it happens??’
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It depends greatly on whether the implant is in front of or behind the muscle. Weight loss with implant in front of muscle ( which is done less commonly but doesn’t affect ability to breast feed afterwards) definitely leads to sagging. Learned the hard way.
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Stupid BMI requirements/Food funerals!
Wahinebythesea replied to lizonaplane's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Wow - that's rough! My surgeon took my starting weight and if lost "too much" on the pre-op liquid diet before surgery, that was just fine. And when I presented for surgery, they just asked me what I weighed - didn't bother actually verifying it. -
Question need answering Help Please
ShoppGirl replied to michellenoe10's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Just that you are eating the amount of calories to sustain the weight you are now. If that is the case you would either need to decrease calories or add exercise to lose more. But two shakes and a sensible dinner that shouldn’t be the case. I bet it’s just a stall. Albeit a long one but it does take much longer between the pounds lost the further out we get too (closer and closer to goal it’s gets much harder). -
Hi, I am in the UK too and waiting sleeve surgery and in my 60's. I have thought about the excess skin but put it away till its an issue, at least 12 months away. Like everyone else has said loosing the pounds is better. My weight is restricting my life at the moment and I am sick of it. I want my life back..
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Question need answering Help Please
GreenTealael replied to michellenoe10's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Only your doctor can really help you figure that out. But sometimes when people think they are done losing early on it because: 1. They are close to their goal weight and the weight will come off much slower with many plateaus 2. They have accidentally placed themselves in maintenance through their diet. 3. There is some other medical changes like starting new meds -
Question need answering Help Please
lizonaplane replied to michellenoe10's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I know that people are often prescribed weight loss medications after surgery, especially if they have stopped losing weight or if they regain weight, but I'm not a doctor, so I don't know if that's right for you. First, how long has it been since you last lost weight? Maybe you're just in a stall! Stall can last 3 weeks or more. Also, weight loss slows down as you get further out from surgery, so maybe your weight is just slowing down. Also, if you have stopped losing weight because of psychological reasons, like binge eating or grazing, weight loss medications may not help, because most of them (not too sure about Victoza) work by curbing appetite, and if we are eating for psychological reasons, it's not really our appetite that needs control - it's our minds. In that case, you might consider seeing a therapist. Again, having said all that, I think the first place to start is to see your surgery team and ask what they think. Good luck!
