Question:
When people speak of total weight loss after surgery....
do you mean including your pre-op diet phase as well? I am confused because I lost 16lbs before surgery on liquids, then since RNY (12/06/07) I have lost an additional 16 lbs. I tell people I have lost 32 lbs...not just 16. Is that incorrect? When someone says they lost 30lbs in one month is that really all after the surgery??? — Lisa S. (posted on December 27, 2007)
December 27, 2007
hello, I do the same thing I lost 16 before and 64 after and I am 10 weeks
out but I tell people I lost 75 puonds
— biglou
December 27, 2007
I tell people my total weight loss including my pre-surgery weight loss. I
take full credit for that initial 20 lbs. and it's all part of the
journey.
-Jasmine
— Jasmine130
December 27, 2007
I dont include it! My total loss from the day of surgery is 54 pounds but
I lost a total of 75 since I started the preop diet. Good Job on your
weight loss! It is so much fun having your clothes get to big! Good Luck
— nicole30
December 27, 2007
Some do, and some don't. If you go to support group meetings, the patients
that speak normally make the distinction of pre-op and post-op weight loss,
then state the total.
— Dave Chambers
December 27, 2007
I was speaking of the 20 lbs that I lost during the pre- op phrase. I have
not had the surgery as yet I am schueled for surgery on January 18,2008.
carol
— just-ducky
December 27, 2007
I speak of the weight I have lost since my surgery, in general, since what
I lost before wasn't because of the surgery. I have lost 25.5 pounds
since my surgery date of 11/07/07, but I lost 14.5 pounds before the
surgery for a grand total of 40 pounds.
~Shirley
— Shirley D.
December 27, 2007
Sadly I didn't lose any before surgery, so mine is all after surgery. Good
luck and welcome to the losing side!
— crystalsno
December 27, 2007
yes, i included the pre-surgery weight. this is because you still lost
that weight. my highest weight, no matter when it was, was at 330. i now
weigh 170, but want to weigh 145, and can't get there. maybe i won't ever
get there...sadly, but hopefully this issue will be resolved.
email me at [email protected]
www.pamfit.com
pam
— Pam Fottrell
December 27, 2007
when i speak to people about my weight loss i do it two different ways.
When it is someone from my weight loss group i only talk about what I have
lost since the operation. Anyone else I include everything i lost. At 7
months out I have lost 82 pounds since the operation but a total of 109
pounds.
— Alvernlaw
December 28, 2007
Lisa honey you tell them anything you want. You have lost 32 pounds and
shout that from the rooftops if you please. If they want you to break it
down for them, I think they are being a little too nosy unless they are
really close friends. You break it down if YOU want to, and if you don't,
just tell them your success, 32. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
December 28, 2007
Hey Lisa, I know as of Christmas Eve (34 days out) I had lost 40 pounds and
that was all following surgery...my doctor did not have me do any type of
post-op liquid (or any other type) diet (just said to eat lightly the last
48 hours or so as to not have too much stuff hanging around in there). I
would give yourself full credit for the whole amount. Besides, you
wouldn't have been on the liquid diet if it had not been for having the
surgery, right? Good Luck to the New You in the New Year! Leslie
— PuddinCat
December 28, 2007
Hey Lisa, I know as of Christmas Eve (34 days out) I had lost 40 pounds and
that was all following surgery...my doctor did not have me do any type of
post-op liquid (or any other type) diet (just said to eat lightly the last
48 hours or so as to not have too much stuff hanging around in there). I
would give yourself full credit for the whole amount. Besides, you
wouldn't have been on the liquid diet if it had not been for having the
surgery, right? Good Luck to the New You in the New Year!
— PuddinCat
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