Anyone under 300lbs getting the surgery?

[Amburmist 55]

That's amazing good for you!! This makes me so excited. Thanks for sharing

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I don't want to rain on ur parade or lessen the wonderful rate of weight loss of 68lbs in 3 months, but that's not generally the norm, especially if u start out having less weight to lose. Generally u may lose big the first couple weeks but after that, it slows down to a few lbs a month...yes, i said a FEW lbs a MONTH. It can be agonizingly slow. Hell, even me having over 100lbs to lose, I'm right at about 2 months post-op and am only down 23lbs. I hate that my weightloss is going so slowly, but i just have to keep with the plan and eventually my body has to let go of the fat. Somone told me once, and it made sense, that yes, everyone's body is different...but, know that the people who are losing lots of weight quickly are excited so u see a lot of those types of posts. And it IS wonderful. But many folks who are losing super slow aren't posting, so u can get a skewed idea of really how slow the weight loss can truly be. Just keep that in mind.

[Stella210 7]

My highest weight was 289, my current weight is 251, and my surgery is in 10 days. I’m feeling a little bit terrified, but finding some comfort reading different posts. I believe I’m doing the right thing, but it is a huge life changing decision, for sure! I’m 58 and want to enjoy my senior years. I lost my husband of 29-years 9 years ago to cancer. I’m ready to date again, but first want to focus on being healthy and secure with me. Let the adventure begin!!!

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Surgery goes well and you meet somebody wonderful [emoji173]

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[Stella210 7]

I don't want to rain on ur parade or lessen the wonderful rate of weight loss of 68lbs in 3 months, but that's not generally the norm, especially if u start out having less weight to lose. Generally u may lose big the first couple weeks but after that, it slows down to a few lbs a month...yes, i said a FEW lbs a MONTH. It can be agonizingly slow. Hell, even me having over 100lbs to lose, I'm right at about 2 months post-op and am only down 23lbs. I hate that my weightloss is going so slowly, but i just have to keep with the plan and eventually my body has to let go of the fat. Somone told me once, and it made sense, that yes, everyone's body is different...but, know that the people who are losing lots of weight quickly are excited so u see a lot of those types of posts. And it IS wonderful. But many folks who are losing super slow aren't posting, so u can get a skewed idea of really how slow the weight loss can truly be. Just keep that in mind.

I've never been able to lose weight easily, trust me I know I won't be one of those people that gets magically skinny in 6months, I just want to be healthy for my family. This isn't the magic fix it's just a tool in my opinion.still excited

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[Neens 60]

2 hours ago, Stella210 said:

I've never been able to lose weight easily, trust me I know I won't be one of those people that gets magically skinny in 6months, I just want to be healthy for my family. This isn't the magic fix it's just a tool in my opinion.still excited

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I wasn't either, in fact I was insulin resistant and couldn't take the meds which made it even harder to lose weight. I never lost more than 5kg dieting and I regained them every time and added a few more kg.

Each body is different, it's not important how fast we lose the weight as long as we lose it. So whether you are a fast or a slow loser be happy you are losing at all.

Right now I'm not losing as fast as I did the first few weeks but I keep seeing the scale go down and for me that's a win.

[Flutterfly 23]

I was 255.6 the day of my surgery, which was 8 weeks ago today. Week 6 I hit my first stall and understood why so many people tell you to up your protein/calories to break through them. The scale didn't move again until I figured out how to consume more. You're going to hear this a million times, everybody is different. I decided to be less concerned about my actual weight post op. I didn't put it on overnight and I know it won't come off overnight. But, I also know as long as I am doing what I am supposed to be doing, getting my Protein in, my Vitamins, staying hydrated and moving around more, my body kinda has no choice but to lose weight. So I'm just going to let it do it's thing and do my best not to stress over it.

[Amburmist 55]

I was 255.6 the day of my surgery, which was 8 weeks ago today. Week 6 I hit my first stall and understood why so many people tell you to up your protein/calories to break through them. The scale didn't move again until I figured out how to consume more. You're going to hear this a million times, everybody is different. I decided to be less concerned about my actual weight post op. I didn't put it on overnight and I know it won't come off overnight. But, I also know as long as I am doing what I am supposed to be doing, getting my Protein in, my Vitamins, staying hydrated and moving around more, my body kinda has no choice but to lose weight. So I'm just going to let it do it's thing and do my best not to stress over it.

When u say that u had to consume more, can u give a bit more details surrounding "more"? Like if normally u consumed 60-80g of protein/day, what did u up it to? Same with calories, what did u up them to?

Thanks for the addtl info!

[Flutterfly 23]

3 minutes ago, Amburmist said:

When u say that u had to consume more, can u give a bit more details surrounding "more"? Like if normally u consumed 60-80g of protein/day, what did u up it to? Same with calories, what did u up them to?

Thanks for the addtl info!

Hi there. I was initially told to stay between 50-60g of Protein and told that going over that for my frame (I'm only 5'3) would do more than just salvage lean muscle mass, that instead if I was taking in too much excess protein it would turn into glucose (sugar). I was drinking 2 Premier Protein shakes a day and getting 60g of protein but I wasn't hungry so the rest of my intake on most days was just herbal tea. At 160 calories x2 I was just keeping my body in starvation mode and it wasn't happy with me. I tried throwing in a two step Protein Bar for another 15g and things felt a little better, but honestly it wasn't until I ditched the second shake and replaced it with real food (a can of solid white albacore tuna mixed with avocado, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper and placed by the forkful onto salt and vinegar protein chips - this is two meals for me) did my body start to feel better and my weight started to go down again. I wonder if it wasn't so much the Protein Shakes as the nutritionist saying that your body readily absorbs more protein from real food than shakes or bars. Regardless, this was my way out of my first stall. I expect many more!

[RNY-Fall-2017 161]

On 11/2/2017 at 0:12 PM, Stella210 said:

I am 230 but have alot of health issues for only being 24, I am curious to know how weightloss is for people around my starting weight. Hopefully getting a date soon

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I just got the rny 3 weeks ago!! I was 238-242 lbs starting out and am 5’8”. My BMI was only like 36, but I’ve had super high bp (one reading was 210/109 pre-op despite being on bp meds). Happy to say that I’m off all bp meds & have lost 21 lbs total so far (15 lbs preop Fluid diet w/ no sodium broths, and 6 lost since after surgery) for total of 21 lost so far.

[jgat 5]

I'm 5'1 and my day of surgery weight was 231.7. I just had the RNY on Monday. Trying to rest and walk and get my fluids in for now.

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[RNY-Fall-2017 161]

2 hours ago, jgat said:

I'm 5'1 and my day of surgery weight was 231.7. I just had the RNY on Monday. Trying to rest and walk and get my fluids in for now.

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So happy for you & already able to post? That’s awesome! I had my RNY 3 weeks ago & was way too drained to post anything for a full week at least! Anyway many congrats to you for making it so far! I was 227 lbs on surg day & only managed to lose 6 lbs after surgery so far!? It’s crazy! I hope your wt loss goes quicker than mine! I havn’t been drinking Water as it’s made me sick, so today finally choked down 20 oz so far (& it’s only noon) so I’ll def be getting in another 20-40 oz today. If you can, sip all day on water to increase wt loss. Congrats!

[jgat 5]

Thanks. Except for the soreness of my stomach I feel pretty darn good

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[ShaeSperry 0]

Good luck!

I'm pre-op too, 25, my weight when I saw the surgeon in August was 260. I'm working on my 6 months with a nutritionist, hoping for a late February date!

[MrsGamgee 756]

I'm still pre-op too... not sure when I'll get a surgery date as things are done a little differently in Canada. I'm currently hovering around 259-261. My goal (and my surgeon's) is for me to be down to around 240 before surgery.