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Topic: RE: HAS ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF??
HI MY DOC SAID NO MATTER WHAT SURGERY YOU HAD IF YOU DON'T WORK WITH IT ANY ONE CAN GAIN IT BACK. TAKE CARE. YOUR VBG SISTER ROBIN
Topic: RE: stressed
FOR ME THIS WAS THE BEST THING I EVER DID. IF NOT I WAS GOING TO DIE. AND BOY DO I LOVE LIFE. THATS WHY I HAD THE VBG. MY DOC. PUT THE BAND AROUND MY TUMMY. AND I TOOK IT FROM THERE I NEVER HAD ANY PAIN. IF I HAD TO I WOULD DO IT AGAIN WITH MY EYES CLOSE.(SMILE) I HOPE THAT NEVER HAPPEN. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS WANT YOU WANT. IF YOU'R NOT SURE PRAY ABOUT IT, AND TALK IT OVER WITH YOUR LOVE ONES.I FEEL THE VBG WAS THE BEST SURGERY FOR ME. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL TAKE ME ONE YEAR TO LOSS 100LBS. SO THE ONES WHO HAVE THE BIG ONE,(THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT SMILE) CAN LOSS 100LBS. IN 6 MONTHS. I DON'T MINE THE WEIGHT COMING OFF SLOWER. BUT WHAT EVER YOU DO MAKE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TAKE CARE YOUR VBG SISTER. ROBIN
Topic: stressed
I'm currently waiting on an approval from insurance (I'm sure everyone in here knows how it is)... and I'm really stressed out. I keep going from one extreme to another about how much I really do want and need the surgery, and I'm afraid that I will never come to a solid reality about how I feel about this. Right now, I know that I need the surgery and if I don't have it, I may very well never lose the weight, as I have been trying my whole life, and at the rate that I've been gaining my weight, I'll probably weight close to 400 lbs, by the time I'm 30. I just don't know how to reassure myself that it will all be ok, and that this is the right decision. Can anyone give me any advice that may be able to help me in this decision making process, as soon it may be too late. 
Topic: RE: Not Losing and Getting More and More Depressed!!
I'M A VBG AND I CAME TO A STAND STILL FOR TWO MONTHS. THE BEST THING I DID WAS TO GIVE UP MY SCALE. I KEPT DOING WHAT I WAS DOING. AND ONE DAY I GOT ON THE SCALE AT THE SPA AND THE WEIGHT CAME OFF. AND I DO WORK OUT SOME TIMES. I'M TRYING TO LOSS 100LBS. BY MAY 5TH. TAKE CARE ROBIN
Topic: HOT YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE...........
HELLO TO MY VBG FAMILY .IT'S ME ROBIN I'M 10 MONTHS OUT AND 70LBS. LIGHTER. CHECK OUT MY NEW PICTURES. MUCH LOVE TO ALL ROBIN 
Topic: RE: Not Losing and Getting More and More Depressed!!
Lenore-
This is just my opinion, but I don't think you're eating enough. I am not the model poster because I seem to do everything others do not. I don't eat 2 oz, I eat until I am full. I don't monitor protein or water. I drink diet sodas, and sometimes I drink with my meals. My rule of thumb is to try and make good food choices (I don't always), I avoid soft, high caloried foods **** cream, milkshakes, hot chocolate, etc...) but I do have a little bit every now and again, I try not to snack, and I walk about 2 miles a day during the week and on the weekends I walk if I want to. I am a little over six months out and I've lost 93 pounds which my doctor shows is above average so I can't be doing everything wrong. If I didn't eat hardly anything I would be miserable. Try not to put so much pressure on yourself. I have heard (and I hope I'm not misquoting this) that you should take your goal weight and multiply by 10. That is the maximum number of calories you can consume per day and lose weight. Someone please correct me if I have this wrong. Good luck and hang in there.
Natalie 
281/188/140/125
281/188/140/125 Topic: RE: Not Losing and Getting More and More Depressed!!
As a matter of fact, I didn't have as much of a sweet tooth as I do now and that seems so strange! Not that I eat that much of it, but I did go through a phase where I had M&M with peanuts every night. I knew I had to quit that, but it was difficult. I justified it by saying I was getting protein from the peanuts which is STUPID!! I've tried increasing my water and I can see why you lose weight doing that because you are running to the bathroom every half hour!! Hey, if it works, I'll do it!! I see Joyce again in a couple of weeks and I sure hope I've lost because I haven't since my six month check-up! I wasn't satisfied with what they told me my goal would be because it's about 40 pounds more than my "ideal weight", but now I would gladly take the goal weight and be happy! I'm feeling a little better than the last time I posted, but I'm still very frustrated. Thanks for replying! I hope you start on the losing path again soon too. Good luck!
Topic: RE: HAS ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF??
Hi Lia,
Your doc is right...we can lose and keep it off, but it is totally up to us to make the right food choices and keep exercising. I am 6 months out, but I found out that this is all in my hands. I wasn't working out like i should and my weightloss slowed considerably. I got back on track and dropped 6 pounds in a week. I am still in the honeymoon phase, but the more I lose now the less I have to lose when the honeymoon is over Truth is it is just as easy to gain with the RNY as the VBG after a few years, so its not about the surgery type its about how you use your tool!
Good luck to you. I wish you all the best!!!
Big Hugs,
Sara
356/269/175
Truth is it is just as easy to gain with the RNY as the VBG after a few years, so its not about the surgery type its about how you use your tool!
Good luck to you. I wish you all the best!!!
Big Hugs,
Sara
356/269/175 
Topic: RE: HAS ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF??
It is true that you cannot eat as much, but you can consume just as many calories if you eat the wrong foods. I agree, eat right and exercise and you will succeed. I think that is true with most types of wls.
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