High BMI+VSG Anyone out there
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/vsgswith150ormoretogo/
Welcome to BMI over 50! Have you had your surgery yet?
Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.
HW 491, BMI 70.4 *** SW 444, BMI 63.7 *** CW 364, BMI 52.5
I had no complications...everything has been great. I see my surgeon 10/1 and nutritionist on 9/23. Can't wait to see if they are as happy as I am.
Good luck!
14 pounds lost before surgery. My first ticker is when I hit onderland: this was my goal when I started on this journey. I want to focus on that right now...once I get there I can reevaluate.
My second ticker is my dream goal. Even if I only visit there for a short time, it would be nice to see that number just once. I am pretty sure I'll need plastics to hit this goal.
CONGRATS ON ALL YOUR HARD WORK!
Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.
HW 491, BMI 70.4 *** SW 444, BMI 63.7 *** CW 364, BMI 52.5
You are too kind. My surgeon said the same, let's do the sleeve and then we can do the "second" part of the DS. When I asked him about it the last time I saw him, he just laughed and said why bother with as well as you are doing...
Now, I just need to get the money together to be able to have skin removed next year!! :)
Good luck to you on your journey..it's going to be a great ride.
14 pounds lost before surgery. My first ticker is when I hit onderland: this was my goal when I started on this journey. I want to focus on that right now...once I get there I can reevaluate.
My second ticker is my dream goal. Even if I only visit there for a short time, it would be nice to see that number just once. I am pretty sure I'll need plastics to hit this goal.
When I hit 299, I was so excited...and now I am so close to being under 250--something I never thought possible, I can't imagine not getting under 200. I was 200 exactly when I started 8th grade!! To weight less than my entire HS career? OMG.
I don't know if I'll ever get down to 145(which would be the highest part of the 'normal' bmi) but as long as the scale keeps going down and I am "normally" heavy and not a freak of nature I am happy. I try not to stress over how quick I'm losing (right now I average 2-3 pounds a week), I just stick to my nutritionist's guidelines and make sure I exercise 4-5 times a week.
Good luck on your journey and never ever listen to what you see in the mirror!
14 pounds lost before surgery. My first ticker is when I hit onderland: this was my goal when I started on this journey. I want to focus on that right now...once I get there I can reevaluate.
My second ticker is my dream goal. Even if I only visit there for a short time, it would be nice to see that number just once. I am pretty sure I'll need plastics to hit this goal.
I had the VSG on June 1, 2009, so I am about three months out and my life has changed dramatically. I am down 87 pounds and I can walk without huffing and puffing. I enjoy my job more, my life more, and I go places now with my family and friends, something I didn't do when I was a big as a house. I love my life now and I consider this surgery my greatest gift to myself. I look forward to seeing you progress in the same manner and finding the true treasures in life. You will do great.
Toni
