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I went to see my surgeon on Thursday and I was told I had to maintain my wait at 190lbs , I am 5lbs away!!! How am I supposed to do that when I still have 3 months of nutrition classes left??? I told the Nut but she said I could go down to 185lbs. I don't want to get denied so I rather stay a 190lbs.

What do you do to maintain your weight?

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About 8 months ago I was in the same boat as you. My weight was in the range where my BMI was 41 and if I dropped below 40 I would be ineligible for surgery. I was really gung ho to make some changes but feared losing weight. People on this site recommended that I not drop below BMI 40 if that was the requirement for my insurance company. So for the past 8 months I have been mindful of not eating too much but not dieting either. I am a month away from my surgery date and gained 5 pounds over 7 months. Then I went on a cruise 2 weeks ago and gained another 5 pounds! So I guess my recommendation is to try to eat regularly and not diet and drop below your required BMI.

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@@pindoctor I was thinking to slow down with my exercises I want to eat a little off the diet but I can't my NUT looks at everything I eat .

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You're problem reminds me of one Deputy Fife had. I don't know if you are a fan of the Andy Griffith Show, but on one episode, his deputy had to gain weigh to pass his physical. But despite his best efforts, he just couldn't the gain weight needed. But somehow, on the day of his physical, he managed to weigh just enough to pass.

As he left the examination office, he opened his shirt and took off his neck chain that held his whistle. The chain was not your ordinary whistle chain, but a chain made of heavy links.

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I just got put through 2 weeks ago for gaining after I manage to get down to the proper weight I had to maintain my nutritionist told me to eat no more nor less than 1500 cals a day and like that you will maintain the weight steady I promise.. And trust me I have been struggling for a whole year and finally im having my surgery

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@@Vsgfit4life thank you I eat less than 1400 calories a day sometimes I don't make over a 1000 but I am working on it.. I will keep you posted

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Do what I did. I stuffed my pockets with weights and drank a gallon of Water. Totally worth it. I had five pounds to gain for a forty BMI and I wasn't going to gain it!!!

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I stopped working out, its seems weird to say but now is kinda not the time to lose weight I gained weight during the process but it was nothing compared to the HUGE amount I needed help to lose with this surgery esp if my insurance was going to pay for it!

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@@undeserving777 I stopped walking and exercising. My weight was coming off because of the plan I had to follow by the NUT.

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ive lost 6 pounds in one week following the plan the nut gave me i dont think ill get down to a 40 bmi my current bmi is 51 but i have 2 comorbities if that becomes an issue

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what is "comorbities"? And wow, 40 is a high BMI, for the insurance to require you be at...IMO. I am currently at 41.5 BMI, but i'm 135 lbs. over what i should be, so that is more where the insurance requires. But, i'm also diabetic, have hypertension (controlled), and because of some fluke issues with leg surgery i have mobility issues...so, doc thinks right now i'm a good candidate.

As for the losing weight, i'd add some protien shakes (low-sugar or sugar free) to your daily diet, or every other day. I have Vega Greens and Vitamins, it's vegan, but for me more importantly, it's sweetened with Stevia only. I mix it with my Breakfast smoothie.

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Your are the perfect candidate and comorbities are illnesses asociated with obesity like diabetes and high blood presure. My BMI is 35 but i have comorbities so I qualify too. I'm having my surgery in 15 days. If you want more info go to youtube there is tons of info. I also have a channel about bariatric and my journey. Www.youtube.com/c/YOMIVSGFIT4LIFE

check it out if you like

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what is "comorbities"? And wow, 40 is a high BMI, for the insurance to require you be at...IMO. I am currently at 41.5 BMI, but i'm 135 lbs. over what i should be, so that is more where the insurance requires. But, i'm also diabetic, have hypertension (controlled), and because of some fluke issues with leg surgery i have mobility issues...so, doc thinks right now i'm a good candidate.

As for the losing weight, i'd add some protien shakes (low-sugar or sugar free) to your daily diet, or every other day. I have Vega Greens and Vitamins, it's vegan, but for me more importantly, it's sweetened with Stevia only. I mix it with my breakfast smoothie.

Your are the perfect candidate and comorbities are illnesses asociated with obesity like diabetes and high blood presure. My BMI is 35 but i have comorbities so I qualify too. I'm having my surgery in 15 days. If you want more info go to youtube there is tons of info. I also have a channel about bariatric and my journey. Www.youtube.com/c/YOMIVSGFIT4LIFE

check it out if you like

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I have to maintain my weight to be eligible too. My NUT also looks at my food log and calls me out on things I shouldn't be eating. I hate to say it but sometimes I don't put down "exactly" what I actually ate just so I don't have to hear it from my NUT. I do try to stay around 1500-1600 during the week and that seems to be working for me. This past month I've been hitting the gym and eating the same and I lost 4 lbs.

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