too fat to exercise
First of all, RELAX! All the stress of daily reports to your parents cant be benificial to your weight loss efforts. It sounds like you are doing pretty good and are exercising and keeping active and monitoring your food/protien. Great job. I agree with putting the scale away for a while. Tell your parents that you are doing the program as prescribed and you will update them on a monthly basis. If you do the exercises and monitor your food you will (I promise) lose weight. Your parents invested in you because they love you and want you to be healthy. That is a wonderful gift they gave you. Now they need to understand that to be successful you have to be able to work your program without interference or extra pressure. You will continue to lose weight and you will be able to update them in a month. I also agree with uping your caloric intake a bit. Keep your body guessing and let it know that you arent in starvation mode and it doesnt have to store all the fat to help keep you alive. Your metabolism will kick in again soon and the pounds will disappear. Also, by building lean muscle mass you will increase your metabolism so that you will lose weight even when your just laying around. Keep at it.
Above all else RELAX and enjoy the ride.
Swede
Above all else RELAX and enjoy the ride.
Swede
HW=400 SW=383 CW=252 GW=240
Pounds to go=12!!! Pounds Lost =148
You are only six months out so you are far from done. Honestly, I did no exercise at all for the first 7 months post-op. I also felt too fat to exercise, so I can relate. Just keep at it and you will be fine!!
Hugs!
Laura
Hugs!
Laura
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
There is NO such thing as "Too fat to exercise"...I started PRE-Op when I was at my heaviest and also when I was still using crutches and canes! Geesh!
Get thee out and MOVE or to a gym. No, it isn't easy...Yeah you gotta "work it" but nothing comes easy in life. Even if you just do something like Richard Simmons moving to the Oldies...MOVE!
Excuses are bogus! Make what you WANT to happen, happen.
Because of all my exercise (Yeah my fat ass was at the gym exercising around all the skiny womens and buff guys..So what!?) I have NO loose skin and at age 47 compete in amatuer weightlifting/bodybuilding. No excuses! WLS is NOT a free ride and you will have to WORK IT both before and after surgery in order to be healthier.
Warmly,
Jackie
Get thee out and MOVE or to a gym. No, it isn't easy...Yeah you gotta "work it" but nothing comes easy in life. Even if you just do something like Richard Simmons moving to the Oldies...MOVE!
Excuses are bogus! Make what you WANT to happen, happen.
Because of all my exercise (Yeah my fat ass was at the gym exercising around all the skiny womens and buff guys..So what!?) I have NO loose skin and at age 47 compete in amatuer weightlifting/bodybuilding. No excuses! WLS is NOT a free ride and you will have to WORK IT both before and after surgery in order to be healthier.
Warmly,
Jackie
NoMore B.
on 7/25/11 12:33 pm
on 7/25/11 12:33 pm
Aw, I think you'e doing great!
You lost nearly 100 pounds, that is a huge accomplishment.
You didnt gain weight overnight, and you unfortunately will not lose it overnight either. The first six months the weight comes off the quickest, but that doesn't mean you are stuck. Your parents are putting unnecessary pressure on you. Have they gone to any follow up appointments with you and your surgeon? Maybe they need a better understanding of the process.
The constant daily weigh-ins and questions are too much. You should try to weigh yourself only once a month, or at the most once a week. The scale is only a number, you have to go by how you feel and how your clothes fit.
You're never too big to exercise, it's all about doing what you can, and pushing yourself a bit to do more. That's all. No rules, just do what you can. I think you're doing just fine.
You lost nearly 100 pounds, that is a huge accomplishment.
You didnt gain weight overnight, and you unfortunately will not lose it overnight either. The first six months the weight comes off the quickest, but that doesn't mean you are stuck. Your parents are putting unnecessary pressure on you. Have they gone to any follow up appointments with you and your surgeon? Maybe they need a better understanding of the process.
The constant daily weigh-ins and questions are too much. You should try to weigh yourself only once a month, or at the most once a week. The scale is only a number, you have to go by how you feel and how your clothes fit.
You're never too big to exercise, it's all about doing what you can, and pushing yourself a bit to do more. That's all. No rules, just do what you can. I think you're doing just fine.
I'm going to add one thing here - something neither you NOR your parents are going to want to hear.
Maybe you had the wrong surgery. With a starting weight of 370 lbs., it may be that the VSG is insufficient for you, and you needed not only restriction, but also malabsorption. Did you consider the DS instead? If not, why not?
Even one of the biggest proponents of the VSG, Dr. Cirangle, has expressed his doubts about it being sufficient for people with higher BMIs. I know it would NEVER have been sufficient for me, with a starting BMI of about 49.
Since the sleeve is the first part of the DS, perhaps if you really really get stuck, or worse, start gaining, you could consider getting the switch added. It will be another significant expense however, and the sooner you do it, the better, in terms of the sleeve and switch working together. Sometimes the DS is done in two parts for patients with high risk, and the surgeons generally try to add the second part as soon as possible, generally within a year.
Maybe you had the wrong surgery. With a starting weight of 370 lbs., it may be that the VSG is insufficient for you, and you needed not only restriction, but also malabsorption. Did you consider the DS instead? If not, why not?
Even one of the biggest proponents of the VSG, Dr. Cirangle, has expressed his doubts about it being sufficient for people with higher BMIs. I know it would NEVER have been sufficient for me, with a starting BMI of about 49.
Since the sleeve is the first part of the DS, perhaps if you really really get stuck, or worse, start gaining, you could consider getting the switch added. It will be another significant expense however, and the sooner you do it, the better, in terms of the sleeve and switch working together. Sometimes the DS is done in two parts for patients with high risk, and the surgeons generally try to add the second part as soon as possible, generally within a year.
It happens when the person's metabolism is damaged beyond repair.
Keep at it and see how you do. In another year or so you'll know how far you can go with your VSG and can then consider an additional procedure for the DS. Yes, it would be another self pay surgery....Unless you get a job with insurance that covers WLS. Starbucks and Home Depot are two places that are often mentioned as having that kind of insurance.
As for your parents, they need to CHILL OUT. You have done fantastic to lose this much weight this fast. It is unlikely you would have lost any faster with any other surgery. You are right on track.
Keep at it and see how you do. In another year or so you'll know how far you can go with your VSG and can then consider an additional procedure for the DS. Yes, it would be another self pay surgery....Unless you get a job with insurance that covers WLS. Starbucks and Home Depot are two places that are often mentioned as having that kind of insurance.
As for your parents, they need to CHILL OUT. You have done fantastic to lose this much weight this fast. It is unlikely you would have lost any faster with any other surgery. You are right on track.
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