Self Sabotage

[KAS1971 0]

I knew way back in March at my 1st surgical appt. I needed to be down about 15 pounds to qualify for surgery .. they won't operate over a BMI of 50 and I was 54....now I have a follow up with the surgeon tomorow and if anything I have gained that 15 I was supposed to loose. Why the heck did I do that? Not like I didn't know this was coming up. My surgery is 29 days away.. dont see how I can possibley be down enough to go thru with this on time. Will wait and see what tomorow brings but I'm not expecting good news.. :cursing:

Edited August 15, 2010 by KAS1971

[Mimilou2004 13]

All I can say is good luck. I think maybe you are a stress eater. The band doesn't help much with that, I am sorry to say.

Mimi

[honk 780]

At my first consult my BMI was 57.3 and I was told to loose 10% body weight (30 + pounds). My surgery was postponed due to recovering from a blood clot and the day of surgery my bmi was 48.2. If you have gained weight the doctor may postpone. Many doctors do put patients on a 2 week liquid diet in which they often loose alot.

[CSinTX 0]

I knew way back in March at my 1st surgical appt. I needed to be down about 15 pounds to qualify for surgery .. they won't operate over a BMI of 50 and I was 54....now I have a follow up with the surgeon tomorow and if anything I have gained that 15 I was supposed to loose. Why the heck did I do that? Not like I didn't know this was coming up. My surgery is 29 days away.. dont see how I can possibley be down enough to go thru with this on time. Will wait and see what tomorow brings but I'm not expecting good news.. :cursing:

KAS1971 -

Don't give up, you can lose those pounds before your surgery date. Instead of doing a 2 week pre-op, do a one month pre-op. That will do it.

[KAS1971 0]

I saw the surgeon today .. I knew it wasn't gonna be good and it wasn't. He felt it should be posponed 2 months as I was up 9 pounds as expected. He says If I can get the 9 pounds off prior to the pre op diet the preop will do the rest. Pre op starts sept. 4th .. have an appt. w/ him on sept 1 to see if we should go thru this or not. 15 days to get 9 pounds off? He said he would pray for me .. I told him I needed 1 a day not just 1 ... I asked him about starting the preop a week early .. he said that wouldnt be wise as thats 2 weeks of improper nutrition going into surgery then a week post .. even worse he said 2 weeks of a liquid diet and still not make the surgery goals may make you find the nearest bridge ..lol. Will try just no carb, lots of Protein and half servings, a little wakling each night despite the stress fracture in my foot. I cant get too carried away or it will send my diabetes into a tailspin and that wont help matters. Cross your fingers

Edited August 16, 2010 by KAS1971

[Mimilou2004 13]

Best wishes, KAS and keep posting your progress.

Mimi

[PuppyBandit 2]

You can do it! Just think what a few weeks of no carbs will do. I think you will lose the 9 pounds easily if you do this. You can see the lap band on the horizon if you do this. Think of a future where food is not controllng you, but you are controlling it.

[ILKrista 36]

Best of luck to you. Don't beat yourself up too bad. Stress or sabatage, many of us do it. I had quit smoking months before I started looking into the surgery. I start the process and they tell me I can't smoke for 2 month before the surgery and I need to lose weight on the pre-op diet to qualify for the surgery. Suddenly, I'm smoking like mad again and my eating is out-of-control. Well, I can't take back what I've done. I've just got to move on from here and try to make the next month a better one. I hope we both find the strength to do it.