Almost at 200lbs lost....I want to drop another 30 my wife says no but what you guys...
Depends...If you are doing this for fun or for your health. Remember there is usually regain. If your doctor says another 30(or more) I would go with them...They are usually right. When I went in for my pre op they said I was a medium frame. I just laughed at them...What, I was a high school lineman!! Sure enough they were right about my frame...You can look at my photos on my page. This is a life long journey...Changing the way you eat. I hit my goal...Started feeling good about myself and regained 40 pounds...Pepsi, candy, breads, fried, fast food...You get the idea. You are doing great...Work the tool you have been given. Follow the doctor's guidelines (orders) and you should be fine. Enjoy the ride.
Keep losing.. You still have enough fat. Healthy level body fat for men is 5-10%. Maintnace is a ***** It wOuld be nice if you have some "buffer" so if you gain 5-10 lbs... It would not be a disaster.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
You have done a great job! Congratulations!
That said, I would vote for losing additional weight as long as you don't go below whatever is considered a healthy weight range for you. Sadly, it appears some regain should be planned for.
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
You look great, especially for having lost so much. The smile on your face tells is all! Did you have plastics done already? If not, your skin elasticity is superb! My surgeon wants me to get down to about a BMI of 22 to give me some buffer for regain. I think you could still lose more and not look sickly! If you have not added resistance training to your post-op exercise routine, I would do that. Even though muscle will weigh more, the definition you will get will look great, not to mention all the other health benefits of having lots of lean body mass!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
