VSG Maintenance Group
Made It to Healthy !!!
I've made it to 149.8, a healthy BMI !!! My PCP recommended that I not go below 155, and my surgeon was pleased with 155 and cautioned me against going lower than a BMI of 24. I've set 141-146 as the range I'd like to be at, with my red line at 149. I am currently at 850 calories a day and losing 1-2 pounds a week. I plan to add calories back in at increments of 100, until I start to maintain. I had quite a struggle to get my calories up to 850, so I'm starting now so the steps are small and I don't go much below 140 "figuring it out".
I look forward to learning from all of you !
Diane
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
hey congrats on your success and thanks for posting. I also dropped below goal quite a bit. my surgeon was not concerned. it slowly came back over the years as i became able to eat more. So glad for your success. check in here often. Diane (also)
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Congrats!
You are wise to have a plan in place. Adding calories can be a chore as an early post op. If you lose a little too much, that's okay. You can always purposefully and carefully add a few pounds back on.
Please stick around and post regularly. It's really great having the different kind of support we offer here!
