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I had lap RNY 12/17/07 and weighed 440 lbs. I'm almost 9 months out and have lost 155.75 lbs. - plus I had a total knee replacement a month ago and figured that I'd be doing good just to maintain my weight and I managed to LOSE 15 lbs!!!
I know the stats being thrown around. I also know that stats can be twisted and construed to say just about anything. Besides, just as I am more than a number on a scale, I am more than some statistic. For instance, what does the term "excess weight" mean. What's "goal weight" - the insurance sheet weight, my body's weight when feeling good and healthy, what I weighed when I was 17?
BAH!
I got a life to live...I'll let others bean count over stats and what my weight should be and what percentage I should lose and what percentage I may or may not gain back. WHO CARES?? It's my life and my body and at the end of the day this surgery works as well as I work it - not the bean counter, not some computer program, not even my surgeon. It's up to ME.
So what have I done? First, I follow the rules - no drinking with meals, protein first, take my vitamins, drink water. I also exercise; I'm in physical therapy now 3x per week that kicks my butt but when I'm not doing that, I'm in the pool swimming laps 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile 4 to 5 times per week, plus one water aerobic class on Saturday morning. I hope to add weight lifting, eliptical, spinning and treadmill when both knees are replaced and ready to go. I also work a 12-step program (Overeater Annonymous) with a sponsor, attend one meeting a week, work the steps - I've been in OA for five years. I also see an addicitions therapist every other week - we work on learning new coping skills to deal with life, renegotiating relationships, setting boundaries, sort through my past, etc.
Is it worth it? Dear God, yes! I don't have time nor the vocabulary to explain what a life changing experience this has been for me. I'm doing things that I haven't done in YEARS - some things I've NEVER done. Is my life perfect? Nope. I still have the same problems in my relationships, at my job, I still hate traffic, my kid is a brat sometimes - but I've changed. I'm learning every day how to live life and love myself.
Good luck!
Jana
I had lap RNY 12/17/07 and weighed 440 lbs. I'm almost 9 months out and have lost 155.75 lbs. - plus I had a total knee replacement a month ago and figured that I'd be doing good just to maintain my weight and I managed to LOSE 15 lbs!!!
I know the stats being thrown around. I also know that stats can be twisted and construed to say just about anything. Besides, just as I am more than a number on a scale, I am more than some statistic. For instance, what does the term "excess weight" mean. What's "goal weight" - the insurance sheet weight, my body's weight when feeling good and healthy, what I weighed when I was 17?
BAH!
I got a life to live...I'll let others bean count over stats and what my weight should be and what percentage I should lose and what percentage I may or may not gain back. WHO CARES?? It's my life and my body and at the end of the day this surgery works as well as I work it - not the bean counter, not some computer program, not even my surgeon. It's up to ME.So what have I done? First, I follow the rules - no drinking with meals, protein first, take my vitamins, drink water. I also exercise; I'm in physical therapy now 3x per week that kicks my butt but when I'm not doing that, I'm in the pool swimming laps 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile 4 to 5 times per week, plus one water aerobic class on Saturday morning. I hope to add weight lifting, eliptical, spinning and treadmill when both knees are replaced and ready to go. I also work a 12-step program (Overeater Annonymous) with a sponsor, attend one meeting a week, work the steps - I've been in OA for five years. I also see an addicitions therapist every other week - we work on learning new coping skills to deal with life, renegotiating relationships, setting boundaries, sort through my past, etc.
Is it worth it? Dear God, yes! I don't have time nor the vocabulary to explain what a life changing experience this has been for me. I'm doing things that I haven't done in YEARS - some things I've NEVER done. Is my life perfect? Nope. I still have the same problems in my relationships, at my job, I still hate traffic, my kid is a brat sometimes - but I've changed. I'm learning every day how to live life and love myself.
Good luck!
Jana
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on 9/9/08 9:09 am - San Antonio, TX
on 9/9/08 9:09 am - San Antonio, TX
Hello and welcome to the BMI over 50 board.
I started at 440, lost 35 before lap-RNY. I am only 5' tall so my BMI was over 80 to start. I am 13 months out, and I now weigh about 260, give or take. I am hoping to get to 200, which will still leave me 80lbs overweight. The main difference in the journey between smaller people and super morbidly obese people is that it often takes longer to get to goal if you are SMO. People who have 100lbs to lose can do it in a year. People that have 200-300lbs to lose take longer. You can realistically expect regular losses up to 18months out, and HOPE for losing still at 2 years out. The other major difference I see is that SMO people tend to have a little more trouble knocking down those food demons. We seem to have to fight a little harder with the food addiction.
Things I can do now - walk miles, hike miles, fly and drive without seatbelt extenders, ride a rollercoaster (maybe) in 2 weeks, push away the plate, jog short distances, fit in a bathtub, shop in more stores (still plus sizes though) and cross my legs. Things I hope to be able to do when this is done - have kids, scuba dive, ride a zip line, and run comfortably for a mile or more.
Would I do it again? Yes. Most of the time I say yes, but sometimes I wonder if it was the right choice. Usually when I have no energy, or I think about my complications or I wonder about how this will affect my long-term health. I had this surgery at 29 and I worry that I will reach 60 and be so malnourished that my bones just break or something. Granted I wouldn't have lived to 60 the way things were going before!
Good luck with everything and stick around here :)
I started at 440, lost 35 before lap-RNY. I am only 5' tall so my BMI was over 80 to start. I am 13 months out, and I now weigh about 260, give or take. I am hoping to get to 200, which will still leave me 80lbs overweight. The main difference in the journey between smaller people and super morbidly obese people is that it often takes longer to get to goal if you are SMO. People who have 100lbs to lose can do it in a year. People that have 200-300lbs to lose take longer. You can realistically expect regular losses up to 18months out, and HOPE for losing still at 2 years out. The other major difference I see is that SMO people tend to have a little more trouble knocking down those food demons. We seem to have to fight a little harder with the food addiction.
Things I can do now - walk miles, hike miles, fly and drive without seatbelt extenders, ride a rollercoaster (maybe) in 2 weeks, push away the plate, jog short distances, fit in a bathtub, shop in more stores (still plus sizes though) and cross my legs. Things I hope to be able to do when this is done - have kids, scuba dive, ride a zip line, and run comfortably for a mile or more.
Would I do it again? Yes. Most of the time I say yes, but sometimes I wonder if it was the right choice. Usually when I have no energy, or I think about my complications or I wonder about how this will affect my long-term health. I had this surgery at 29 and I worry that I will reach 60 and be so malnourished that my bones just break or something. Granted I wouldn't have lived to 60 the way things were going before!
Good luck with everything and stick around here :)
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