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I'm over 500lbs How can I overcome my fear of me not breaking chair or worrying about if something can hold my weight
Are there any specialized weight loss programs or services designed for individuals like me with a higher BMI? I weigh over 500 lbs
So, I've posted in this group before about being uncertain about Bariatric surgery but knowing it's a tool to literally save my life. I had an initial appointment booked with surgeon Dr. David Brandon Williams at Vanderbilt (where all my specialists are), but canceled it again (5th cancellation).
Well I'm back in the medical hospital again with erratic blood pressure, severe headaches due to my IIH, and off and on chest pain and today the internal medicine doctor seeing me point blank said "you've got to get this weight off you or you may not survive the full life you want to live. This weight is killing you".
So I've rebooked the appointment and it's on 9/18. I've got to do it, no matter what.
I'm almost 33, 5'1" 271 pounds, BMI of 51.2, (I've gained about 5 pounds in 2 weeks).
My current co morbid conditions are Right Heart Strain/Heart Failure (just diagnosed), labile hypertension, severely high cholesterol and triglycerides, fatty liver disease, Type II Diabetes that is not well controlled, past history of PE, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, widespread arthritis, frequent shortness of breath, Sleep Apnea, PCOS.
My mom died at 50 of a massive heart attack and lung failure, maternal grandfather passed at 76 of a massive heart attack. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension run rampant in my family.
I don't want to be next in the line of deaths in my family due to weight related conditions. So I'm finally ready to start this.
Hey everyone my name is Daniel Scott Sobel, as of today I stand in at 6'5" and weigh 743 Pounds (BMI = 88.1), My highest I was 829.5 Pounds (BMI = 98.4) which was earlier this year on my 24th birthday. I've always been fairly mobile for my size because of my height and the fact I was always very large. I am looking to get a duodenal switch but I have to get down under 600 for that to happen, I just don't have the discipline to do that. I've been in rehab centers but my insurance won't cover more than a 2 month stay. I feel like I don't have much time left
Do a quick search online for chair exercises or the Sit and Be Fit program on PBS. At my highest I was right around an 80 BMI. I was almost immoble as well since walking more than a few feet at a time was very painful (knees, back and ankles). Something as easy as raising your arms up and down, circling them....doing the same thing for your legs several times a day can help increase stamina. Stretching and bending as much as you can doing something even as mundane as folding laundry and placing in a basket on the floor while sitting does count too.
526 / 488 / 208 / 200
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Thanks for replying to my question and answering it
Sadly only a small fraction of those whose lives could be so much improved with weight loss surgery actually go through with it. You are not alone in this choice.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
A pedal exerciser can be a way to get your arms and legs moving.
Stretching in also good. When we sit too long we can get stiff. Move to another chair during a commercial.
Does your program offer exercise consults? I hate to recommend anything that might hurt you medically.
Hi all
I've been dancing with making a commitment to WLS for at least 15 years. I was on this board regularly but got swept up in life.
My Max was 450 or so. I was in a surgical program in Portland, OR an 10lbs from my surgery weight (395) when long standing marital problems resulted in a move back to my hometown in PA.
I'm currently at 310 but as I close in on turning 70, that knee surgery that I never could qualify for has caused havoc. I need to get more of this weight off so I can start becoming bionic.
Patty
