New here! Any low BMIers?

[lea0228 16]

Every now and again the Low BMIers come out of the closet and it's great to see so many of us still making this decision for our long-term health' date=' no matter what other people think. I, like so many of you, have lost and gained the same 50 lbs so many times, it might as well be 150 lbs for how it has plagued me. I also have auto immune stuff going on now, my hips and joints ache all the time, and I just can't move around to keep up with my young kids and my job (I'm a Kindergarten teacher). My surgery is July8th and I can't wait! I've been trying to eat better in preparation and have lost 2 lbs so my BMI is now 31, but it can swing up to 33 in a heartbeat! It's really reassuring to see the great results other lower BMIers are having... lead on![/quote']

My surgery date was feb 28th so Tomorrow i will be 7 weeks out. My BMI was 33 and so far I have lost a total of 29 lbs. I feel like it is coming off so slow and even had a 3 week stall. But still I have no regrets.

[nume2013 10]

I had a BMI of 33. After 10 days of liquid diet, I was at BMI of 30.3 when I went to the hospital. I am overall very healthy, but being post-menopausal, I knew it would be very hard to lose any other way, so I decided to have WLS. I am 3 days now and doing well. I had my surgery in Houston with Dr Sherman Yu and he was wonderful I was self- pay.

[sherri3388 36]

The day of my surgery I went in with a BMI of 30.9, a little lower than it had been in the previous weeks. I'm looking forward to being "normal" weight after about 20 years. I'm on my way.

[danelle235 79]

The day of my surgery I went in with a BMI of 30.9' date=' a little lower than it had been in the previous weeks. I'm looking forward to being "normal" weight after about 20 years. I'm on my way.[/quote']

That's great! When did you have surgery again? Are you finding the weight is coming off slowly, or are you happy with your progress? Have you begin exercising?

[abj 11]

Hi Amy, my name is Alice. I am also in beginning stages of this. I went a seminar about 6 years ago and the sleeve wasn't available then---I could not see doing the other choices-- so I continued on my lifelong journey of TRYING. I have maintained at about 230 lbs for about 10 years-- so do not know where I would be had I not TRIED. HOWEVER, I am 64 and the sleeve has been presented to me by so many-- that I feel this tool is what I need. I did lose 100 lbs when I was about 30 -- I know I can do it and hope you can too. My BMi is 39.