LOW BMI Pre-OP? I have questions...

[Teachamy 1,042]

Hi All,

I have a BMI of 35 with comorbidities and am hoping to finally have surgery in Dec. I was just wondering...should I expect to lose more slowly than others, since I ony have about 70 pounds to lose? What were your experiences, timeline, etc? Your help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Amy

[HoosierGirl 780]

I started off in the 37 BMI range....needed to lose 82 lbs to reach my surgeon's goal and 92 lbs to reach my personal goal. Surgery date was 2/4 and today, I am down 75lbs. Should be at my goal weight by the end of the year. So, I don't feel that it was slow. Also, I have done everything I was instructed to do with diet and exercise. Good luck!

[Teachamy 1,042]

Hoosier Girl,

I just read your vacation tips on your blog. HILARIOUS! Thanks for the laughs. I was hoping peanut M&Ms could be considered Protein. BUMMER! So seriously, did the cheese fries make you sick? (I can't eat them anyway, I have celiac, so I have to stay away from the deep friers that also fry batter) Since lactose and I don't get along very well, and wheat, barley, and rye also can't be tolerated, I wonder what the VSG will prevent me from tolerating in the future...definitely avoiding the cheese fries!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I was at the borderline of a BMI of 35/36 and I have done just fine losing weight. Just like everyone else. I don't eat those foods you mentioned because I eat high Protein with veggies. Sometimes I do eat a little bit of fruit to boot.. You will do just fine my dear.....Hang in there.....

[HoosierGirl 780]

Hoosier Girl,

I just read your vacation tips on your blog. HILARIOUS! Thanks for the laughs. I was hoping peanut M&Ms could be considered Protein. BUMMER! So seriously, did the cheese fries make you sick? (I can't eat them anyway, I have celiac, so I have to stay away from the deep friers that also fry batter) Since lactose and I don't get along very well, and wheat, barley, and rye also can't be tolerated, I wonder what the VSG will prevent me from tolerating in the future...definitely avoiding the cheese fries!

Cheese Fries are the DEVIL!!! Ugh - I feel sick just thinking about it! And I knew there had to be a catch with the Peanut M&M's because they weren't on the recommended foods list. Can't blame a girl for trying!!! Ha!

Other than potatoes, I am able to eat most things. Some of my pre-surgery favorites don't hold the same allure anymore. Personally, I don't think the changed tastes are sleeve related. I think my old favorites taste badly because I have been eating good food since surgery (all organics, nitrate/nitrite free, sulfate/sulfite free, no HFCS, wild caught fish). So all the "junk" isn't tasty anymore.

Example...fixed nachos for the Colts game yesterday. (Pre-sleeve, nachos were my favorite!) I stopped eating well before I was full because they just didn't taste that great.

So hopefully, your taste preferences change after surgery because you are eating healthful foods.

[Hollisterfan27 26]

I have BMI of 40

[marfar7 1,533]

Absolutely. The loweru weigh the slower ull lose. I started at 174 (bmi of 29) 12 wks ago and have lost only 18 lbs. I spose I could speed up my loss by actually dieting but that's why I had wls to begin with, so I never have to diet again. I guess it'll take forever to lose the last 26 but I'm not going anywhere....

If I stayed the same and didn't lose 1 more lb, @I'm happy to have lost almost 100lbs. I wear a size 8. Id luv to bw a 4 someday, but if that never happens, I'm ok being an 8 (rather than a 22)

[gamergirl 4,610]

I started at BMI 36 I think. About 10 weeks since pre-op liquid and I've averaged 3.2 lbs a week. In a normal world that is not slow but I am unsure whether sleevers would consider it fast or slow. Me, I'm happy to be losing at whatever pace, as long as I'm losing.

[newme101513 25]

cheese Fries are the DEVIL!!! Ugh - I feel sick just thinking about it! And I knew there had to be a catch with the Peanut M&M's because they weren't on the recommended foods list. Can't blame a girl for trying!!! Ha!

Other than potatoes' date=' I am able to eat most things. Some of my pre-surgery favorites don't hold the same allure anymore. Personally, I don't think the changed tastes are sleeve related. I think my old favorites taste badly because I have been eating good food since surgery (all organics, nitrate/nitrite free, sulfate/sulfite free, no HFCS, wild caught fish). So all the "junk" isn't tasty anymore.

Example...fixed nachos for the Colts game yesterday. (Pre-sleeve, nachos were my favorite!) I stopped eating well before I was full because they just didn't taste that great.

So hopefully, your taste preferences change after surgery because you are eating healthful foods.

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Sooo good to know, that was one of my fears that I would still crave foods but not be able to eat them. I'm glad to hear that they don't temp you as much now.

[Madam Reverie 2,958]

It is true.. I used to love Ambrosia Devon Custard. Tried it the other day and it made me feel dirty inside. Conversely, I rarely eat fish and for the last week, I have been craving Prawns. Today, with full doctor approval, I ate prawns and they went down slowly and beautifully. I'm putting my money on the things I'm craving, being the things I need...

[bnape29 30]

I started off in the 37 BMI range....needed to lose 82 lbs to reach my surgeon's goal and 92 lbs to reach my personal goal. Surgery date was 2/4 and today' date=' I am down 75lbs. Should be at my goal weight by the end of the year. So, I don't feel that it was slow. Also, I have done everything I was instructed to do with diet and exercise. Good luck![/quote']

Hoosier Girl- I'm a Hoosier Girl myself

Was ur surgery @ StV's r StFr?

[HoosierGirl 780]

Hoosier Girl- I'm a Hoosier Girl myself

Was ur surgery @ StV's r StFr?

Neither. My insurance denied me (my BMI was under 40 and had two co-morbidities, but they were managed by medication - so DENIED!). After getting over being mad, I got determined and found a center of excellence facility in Tijuana, verified the doctor's credentials and had surgery in Mexico. Would have preferred to stay closer to home, but believe things happen for a reason.

And your date is THIS WEEK! So excited for you...who is your doc?

[Teachamy 1,042]

Thanks to everyone for replies. Largely due to my comorbidities, I have been eating organic for a long time. I have been working with a nutritionist for 11 years! (And a personal trainer for 4...) So this surgery is as much a treatment opportunity for my autoimmune conditions as it is a tool to help me see the results of my efforts. I am definitely an emotional eater though, and even though I eat healthy food, I eat way too much. VSG should help with that. Keeping my fingers crossed surgery can be scheduled for Dec!

Amy