How post WLS do you have to be to be considered a grad?
I'm only 10 months out and 3lbs over goal. I'm changing my goal. Honestly, I never thought I'd make it down to 140. Now I'm thinking at 5'2" I could do 125-130.
I thought I'd check in here and see what happens on this board.
I thought I'd check in here and see what happens on this board.
Beginning 265/surgery 255/goal 140/ low 122/ current 158!!!
Post RNY 12/6/07, Post Abdominiopasty/Hernia repair 3/4/09
Hi there. I am 5'1" and my Dr. wants me to stay no higher than 126. I got as low as 115 (too small looked sick). Now staying around 122-125 (period time always go up a lil). I just had a Tummy Tuck too Aug. 26 so I am swollen and my weight is fluxuating. My hubby likes me around 140. The Dr. said I can chose what I want. I want the 125 lol. Size 4 is nice, and I just bought alot. I do not want to go above 130 personally cuz I am so short. Just my opinions. Congrats to you. You did awesome!!!
*LMAO* We have the same Dr. We just PCS'd from Ft Sill to Ft Hood.
Dr W is the one who chose 140 as a goal for me. Since I was 265, I didn't argue. Now that I'm down to 143 (and not seeing Dr W anymore), I'm thinking lower.
Did he do your tummy tuck?
Dr W is the one who chose 140 as a goal for me. Since I was 265, I didn't argue. Now that I'm down to 143 (and not seeing Dr W anymore), I'm thinking lower.
Did he do your tummy tuck?
Beginning 265/surgery 255/goal 140/ low 122/ current 158!!!
Post RNY 12/6/07, Post Abdominiopasty/Hernia repair 3/4/09
Yup he did my TT. Did a pretty good job, I am just swollen. He told me he set my goal at 140 PRIOR to the TT, but he took into account he was doing TT. So you might want to ask the new Dr. if that goal weight is prior to TT. Do you have alot of skin? I am such a dork, I saw Dr. W was your surgeon after my post lol. You did awesome on the weight loss...you should be really proud. Anyway, best of luck to you.
I don't have a lot in comparison to many that I've seen. I have what is referred to as a "twin tummy". It's really common in people who've had multiple births. Even before my WLS I had extra skin on my stomach. It hasn't really gotten worse as I've lost though. My tummy hangs a bit but not to the point that my underpants dissapear. Maybe 2-3 inches. My upper arms aren't beautiful, but they're actually improving with time. It really appears that the skin is retracting some all on it's own there. My inner thighs are horrible for the top 6-8 inches, but I can live with that.
My main concern is my stomach and even that's more about all the muscle damage from the twins than it is about the skin. I have this basketball size bulge above the belly button. I feel like I look pregnant. My doctors have told me that the diastasis (gap between the abdominal muscles) is 4-5 inches wide. Lots of moms have a diastasis of around 1 inch. Most twin moms that I've spoken to end up with one that's about 2 inches at most. Because of mine, I have absolutely no abdominal strength at all. My back kills me. For me, having that tummy tuck is less about the cosmetic effect than about fixing my muscles. I can't wait to have those muscles repaired so I can feel strong again.
In case you wonder how I ended up with such a large diastasis...I'm only 5'2" with a pretty short trunk. The twins were 7lb15oz and 6lb12oz at birth. That's almost 15lbs of baby alone...not taking into account two placentas and double the fluids and such. I've got a pregnancy picture of me weeks before they were born on my profile. I was so large I couldn't fit behind the steering wheel at all. I actually had one cashier at the grocery store look at me 2 weeks before they were born and just say "wow". *LOL*
My main concern is my stomach and even that's more about all the muscle damage from the twins than it is about the skin. I have this basketball size bulge above the belly button. I feel like I look pregnant. My doctors have told me that the diastasis (gap between the abdominal muscles) is 4-5 inches wide. Lots of moms have a diastasis of around 1 inch. Most twin moms that I've spoken to end up with one that's about 2 inches at most. Because of mine, I have absolutely no abdominal strength at all. My back kills me. For me, having that tummy tuck is less about the cosmetic effect than about fixing my muscles. I can't wait to have those muscles repaired so I can feel strong again.
In case you wonder how I ended up with such a large diastasis...I'm only 5'2" with a pretty short trunk. The twins were 7lb15oz and 6lb12oz at birth. That's almost 15lbs of baby alone...not taking into account two placentas and double the fluids and such. I've got a pregnancy picture of me weeks before they were born on my profile. I was so large I couldn't fit behind the steering wheel at all. I actually had one cashier at the grocery store look at me 2 weeks before they were born and just say "wow". *LOL*
Beginning 265/surgery 255/goal 140/ low 122/ current 158!!!
Post RNY 12/6/07, Post Abdominiopasty/Hernia repair 3/4/09
Welcome to the Grad Board Her's another chart I like it goes by AGE, Height & Weight.
I'm VERY SHORT 4'10 but I have a Large Frame and I'm almost 47 SOOOOOOOO I will weight more than someone who is 21. Now is that a "normal' BMI maybe not but my docs are happy with it.
http://www.thinnerself.com/files/calculator.htm
Robin
I'm VERY SHORT 4'10 but I have a Large Frame and I'm almost 47 SOOOOOOOO I will weight more than someone who is 21. Now is that a "normal' BMI maybe not but my docs are happy with it.
http://www.thinnerself.com/files/calculator.htm
Robin
4'10" - 47 I'm short but not petite and I will weigh more than a 5th grader
Start weight 220
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" Dr. Seuss
I like this one better than any other I've seen. It says that my "ideal weight" would be 110. I don't want to be that thin. BUT it also says my goal weight should be 120. That's exactly what I was thinking would be the absolute lowest I'd ever want to be.
I'm 5'2", 32, and have a large frame. I'm short but have those wide Italian hips and shoulders. I'm not even sure I'd like to get all the way down to 120. *LOL*
I'm 5'2", 32, and have a large frame. I'm short but have those wide Italian hips and shoulders. I'm not even sure I'd like to get all the way down to 120. *LOL*
Beginning 265/surgery 255/goal 140/ low 122/ current 158!!!
Post RNY 12/6/07, Post Abdominiopasty/Hernia repair 3/4/09
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