thoughts....of doing the right thing....

[johan22 0]

my surgeon put me on a pre-op 1500 calories diet,which is the first time in 42 years that actually work and also give me a full feeling after every meal!! some restrictions,yes. no sweets,carbs....but i'm never hungry.

i already lost 12 lb in 2 weeks...

don't get me wrong i will have sleeve surgery later this month,

I'm just thinking if it is still the right thing to do.

after that i think "of cause it is,you won't last forever on this diet..."

...

my insurance cover it so money is not something to consider.

my wife (bmi 25) is supportive, not trying to talk me out of it,but i can feel she would prefer me not doing it.

my bmi is 51......

[loser 0]

I have thought the same thing. I know I am going to loose some good poundage on the preop diet. My Insurance BC&BS won't cover any type of bariatric surgery so I am an out of pocket payer, but I am still going to go with the surgery.

I always loose on a diet, and there in lies the problem. I loose weight, feeling great and then slowly start overdoing it, and before I know it I have the weight back. This time I am taking measures to prevent that from happening.

The "Sleeve" shall set me free... lol,, sorry I get a little over zealous at times.

[i1Linda 15]

my surgeon put me on a pre-op 1500 calories diet,which is the first time in 42 years that actually work and also give me a full feeling after every meal!! some restrictions,yes. no sweets,carbs....but i'm never hungry.

i already lost 12 lb in 2 weeks...

don't get me wrong i will have sleeve surgery later this month,

I'm just thinking if it is still the right thing to do.

after that i think "of cause it is,you won't last forever on this diet..."

...

my insurance cover it so money is not something to consider.

my wife (bmi 25) is supportive, not trying to talk me out of it,but i can feel she would prefer me not doing it.

my bmi is 51......

Tdriver -

I completely understand your thought process. However, I know myself and I know my history with dieting and that's why I had this surgery. I am a fantastic dieter (1200-1500 cal /day) for about 8-12 weeks. Then....I always fall off the wagon and can't get back on it. Burn out, boredom, just plain hungry - don't know but always gained the weight back plus a few. I started dieting mid-June and had my surgery just about the time I was tired of "dieting". The surgery took care of that, not hungry very often anymore and recharged the weight loss.

I was looking back at different weight loss sites (like Nutrisystem) and looking at my weight loss and goals in diets past. I had set goals like 210lbs, 199lbs, 180lb was my lowest goal. Never would I have considered a "normal" BMI as a goal, it never felt attainable. But it is now. Very attainable. I am currently 13lb from a "normal" BMI and 27lb away from my ULTIMATE goal. Even better, I have no doubts I can keep the weight off forever. In diets past, I have always kept my "fat clothes", just in case. Let me tell you, my fat clothes are long gone from my house, even my old favorites. It's the best feeling.

Good luck with your pre-op diet and your surgery. Keep us posted on your journey.

[WingRider 1]

Hello,

The guys all seem to lose well during preop, hell I lost 10 on my 3 day preop, but as pointed out, those pounds will come back just as easy as they came off. If you don't believe me, try it. Go back to eating the way you were. I feel that finally after years of struggling, dieting, exercising, I finally have a tool that will allow me to control what I put into my mouth which will allow the exercising to do its job. I also know that the sleeve is going to help me control/stop the return of the excess weight, unlike anything I have ever had before.

Bill

[mb20mom 9]

Yes I thought this exact same thing. Since I am a Kaiser patient, I was required to take a pre-op class for 6 mos and try to lose 10% of my weight. I was so successful at this (typical 1500 cals per day diet) that I thought for awhile I can continue like this and lose all the weight. Then the holidays came and I let myself eat again.

I am reminded that the surgery will allow me to not fall back into bad habits, and keep me on track as I continue to lose weight. I don't trust myself to be able to lose the weight without it because all my life I'm either in "diet mode" or "eating mode" and I need to be in "lifelong healthy eating mode"! I am confident the surgery will be just the tool I need to keep going and lose another 100lbs....just 16 more days!

[NtvTxn 1,262]

I haven't had surgery yet....my semianar appt. is April 6th. I'm self pay and going to Texas since the cost is less there. I can't imagine that you'll regret making this life change. Good luck to you!

[2b4me 0]

Hi,

I go for VSG on January 23.

I and my family and friends, for the most part, are "you need to pick yourself up by the bootstraps" people. So I did. The problem is that I have to do it so many times over. I have gained and lost more than 400 lbs in my life. When I thought I was at a good weight and especially a great physical fitness level (could squat 500 lbs + had no health issues), my doc said I was still obese. I could not do it alone. Since then, I've gained more than 100 pounds.

My concern is about regaining the weight after surgery:

"We know that 5 percent or maybe even more of these patients over time can regain weight," said Dr. Daniel Jones, director of the bariatric program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "A large part of that has to do with the fact that the factors that caused them to be overweight to begin with are still out there." (ABC News, 2008).

There is much more information out there now. For instance, we now know that ghrelin is a great anti-maintenance culprit (i.e. see medical studies by googling "ghrelin and bariatric surgery". Even though most of the ghrelin producing part of the stomach is removed during VSG, some of the hormone producing cells still exist in my body. If I am not aware of these issues, I can't do much to change anything, which is one reason for my yo-yoing. So, although I don't know everything there is to know about VSG before the surgery, I do know that without VSG, I will most certainly be successful at only short-term diets.

Now and after surgery, it is my goal to eat less and "do" less for ghrelin production. VSG itself, is one of those things. So for me, bariatric surgery is part of the "pull up your socks" belief -- I am doing everything I think I can to be so much better than I was and than I am now as far as my weight and its affect on my health and well being are concerned. On my other 'flaws', well, there ain't no surgery for them! Vive la difference!

Edited January 10, 2010 by 2b4me
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[2b4me 0]

FONT="Georgia"]Hi,

I go for VSG on January 23.

I and my family and friends, for the most part, are "you need to pick yourself up by the bootstraps" people. So I did. The problem is that I have to do it so many times over. I have gained and lost more than 400 lbs in my life. When I thought I was at a good weight and especially a great physical fitness level (could squat 500 lbs + had no health issues), my doc said I was still obese. I could not do it alone. Since then, I've gained more than 100 pounds.

My concern is about regaining the weight after surgery:

"We know that 5 percent or maybe even more of these patients over time can regain weight," said Dr. Daniel Jones, director of the bariatric program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "A large part of that has to do with the fact that the factors that caused them to be overweight to begin with are still out there." (ABC News, 2008).

There is much more information out there now. For instance, we now know that ghrelin is a great anti-maintenance culprit (i.e. see medical studies by googling "ghrelin and bariatric surgery". Even though most of the ghrelin producing part of the stomach is removed during VSG, some of the hormone producing cells still exist in my body. If I am not aware of these issues, I can't do much to change anything, which is one reason for my yo-yoing. So, although I don't know everything there is to know about VSG before the surgery, I do know that without VSG, I will most certainly be successful at only short-term diets.

Now and after surgery, it is my goal to eat less and "do" less for ghrelin production. VSG itself, is one of those things. So for me, bariatric surgery is part of the "pull up your socks" belief -- I am doing everything I think I can to be so much better than I was and than I am now as far as my weight and its affect on my health and well being are concerned. On my other 'flaws', well, there ain't no surgery for them! Vive la difference![/font]

[thinoneday 445]

TDriver, as you've probably heard before, "the decision is yours" but having been a constant dieter my whole life, i agree with all the other folks here, you do really well, and then when you go back to eating "normal" here comes all the weight again. . . if diets worked honey, you wouldn't have a bmi of 51 now would you? you really have to think if you are really ready for this. . . even a slight doubt, then hold off. . .you must be physically and mentally ready to accept this because it's not reversible. . . Good luck