Underweight or more than 100% EWL? I want to know!
My Doc says he throws out the BMI chart once the insurance approves the surgery. One you get near goal you will know what is good for you. He also says you don't have to worry about getting too thin, your body will stop on its own...and it will even out if needed. Don't start eating more to gain. It is a slippery slope.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
I like your doc. My surgeon's office said the same thing, with our final weight being an 8 lb +/- fluctuation.
I am NOT dissatisfied at this weight. However, I have been on a diet for the majority of my life, or working towards a particular number. NOT getting a particular number to meet is a bit mentally distressing to me (WHEN does the race end)? Also, what is my new "hobby"/pre-occupation going to be. What i mean is, I dont know HOW to NOT BE ON A DIET.
So...since I may still be in the honeymoon phase, I get this urge to soldier on...
RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013;
Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat
Three pounds below Goal!!! Yay !
Maybe the problem is more at how you're viewing things? My understanding is that the way we eat during weight loss will the the same way we eat for forever. So perhaps instead of thinking of it as a diet, think of it as your lifestyle?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
For the same reason, I don't care for the word "journey," although I don't know of a better one. A journey has a beginning and end. This isn't a journey, it's my life. It ends when I end. To quote the late, great Warren Zevon, "I'll sleep when I'm dead."
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
That's actually a fair point. Maybe I should rename my blog.. I like the word adventure!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Whoever said this was not going to be a diet forever lied to you. If you want to maintain in the normal bmi range you will need to be very careful eating forever, and wow did my rny cherry get broken in the beginning of year four when I found out the magic spell was over and I to coud regain weight if not careful. I eat
Under what weight? My doctor thought 178 = success, I did not agree, 138 to me was sucess and in the middle of normal bmi, I spent the entire summer under 130, all still normal bmi. Weight is a personal choice as well as a number on a chart, if you look old and haggard at size 2, then what is the point. I am currently back in the 130s and a size 6, which if I wanted to be a model the only work I could get would be plus size. Weight is a matter of many factors, I started at 283.5 at 5'5, weighing 135 makes me feel pretty damn good.
