Plumpy

Due to be sleeved on March 1st so will go fairly aggressive ...... I'm down 12 kgs (26.4lbs) so far from my highest weight in November 2010 SN..................Starting Wt.......Current......Goal......Lbs to Goal Plumptious.....84kgs .............84kgs..........75kgs.........9kgs (20lbs)

well somewhere along the line I got dumped off the list (sob), but here goes anyway. C&P'd from page 2........ Plumptious..............95kgs ..............90kgs........85kgs.............5 kgs (11lb) I made it to 85kgs (by the skin of my teeth due to nectarine gluttony) and this morning I weigh 84kgs, and I was actually 96 kgs at the start, so 12kgs off (26.4lbs) My sleeve is due in 12 days, so the next challenge should (in theory) be a piece of cake *she says, optimistically* I'm off to join the Easter challenge

March 1st for me - am getting excited now. My surgeon said that a week of Optifast pre-op will be plenty, as I've already taken off 10kgs and that has taken my BMI from 40.4 to 35.8 (only another 30kgs to go - sounds like nothing if you say it quickly . The trouble is I am such a piglet that yesterday when I tried starting the optifast regime early I only lasted until dinner time. I don't do hunger very well at all - I can see that pre-op will be a looooong week

It's documented that rapid weight loss can cause gallstones so, seeing as I already have some non-bothersome gallstones, my surgeon is taking out my gallbladder while he's in there doing the sleeve. Saves problems further down the track (especially as I'm self-pay - about $20,000, ouch) Glad you came safely through the probelm - onward and downward!!

:DKiwi checking in...... might just go have a peek at that other website for a bit, though

I think that eating slowly and chewing everythiing into oblivion is going to be the hardest thing for me to learn post-sleeve. Have just had two eggs for Breakfast and realised that I barely chewed ........ no wonder it takes me ages to feel full. (4 weeks and 1 day until sleeve day)

March 1st for me ....... can't wait. I'm doing my best to lose some pre-op weight (10kgs off so far), but it's darn hard work fighting the hunger. Am already looking into some cosmetic surgery sites, as I'm shouting myself a tummy tuck when I get to goal. 10kgs down, 25-30kgs to go

Are you eating cream cheese yet? If so, you could make a cheesecake with low-carb filling and just don't eat the crust. Hmmm - just re-read the comment above...... I bet cream cheese whipped up with sugar-free chocolate pudding would make a pretty damn acceptable chocolate cheesecake filling mmmmmmmmm

March 1st here - hoping to lose another 3 or 4 kgs before then (have lost 9kgs already) and then onwards and downwards after the op.

I haven't had my first appointment yet, but hopefully sleeve date will be March 1st. Still going to work on the weight though - so....... talking in kgs I will lose 5kgs (11 lbs) by Valentines (I put "would like to lose" and then changed it to "WILL lose") SN.......................Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.........Lbs to Goal Avilda.......................275.................187..............177..............10 BonnieJuneE..........325.................300..............275..............25 Cwalker....................250.................180..............170..............10 DJackson..................229.................229..............215...............14 Ibejjo........................249..................249.............229................20 Juliarh......................230..................230.............215..............15 Kimmes....................239..................222..............200..............22 Kgremmy.................225.................210..............199...............11 LeslieH.....................212..................212.............199...............13 LilMissDiva...............235..................235.............220...............15 Mommy2Girls...........275.................240..............228...............12 Moni luv...................190.................190..............178...............12 MRSKOUBIK.............317..................283.............267...............16 pattimomof3nj..........203.4..............167.1...........155...............12.1 Sailorgirl..................240.................220..............200...............20 Secret Surgery34......205.................179.............165...............14 Sleeve 4 me.............166.................166.............154................12 Yolanda240...............236.................203.............170..............33 Coops .......................238..................191 ...........177 ...............14 HollyW.......................259...................233............215................18 Plumptious..............95kgs ..............90kgs........85kgs.............5 kgs (11lb)

I'm vego as well, but still awaiting my first appointment with the surgeon. Meanwhile I've been looking up Protein quantities etc and hope to get by with tofu, free range eggs, high protein shakes, cottage cheese and yoghurt/spirulina/chlorella smoothies. That should keep my protein and Iron in the adequate range, then I'll add beans/lentils as I progress and later add seeds and nuts. Or maybe I'm being overly optimisitc that it will be that easy....

As we nurses know, there are worse things that patients can christen your clothes with, than mere puke Huge congratulations on your new look though!!!

I can't believe your insurance company is going to drop WLS, when the benefits of reaching a healthy weight have been proven over and over again. Very short-sighted of them when you think what they could be paying out for the complications of diabetes over many years to come. Anyhoo...... best of luck for operation day - I'm sure you'll be bouncing around in no time, making those of us who are still waiting for the op extremely envious.

wow - looking good!!! It must make everything so much easier to do when you're not carrying around that extra weight - can't wait until I get to that stage. You go girl!!!!

Well I heard from the nurse today and the surgeon has had an accident so has a few weeks off work..... that delays my initial consultation until January 13th - so 4 weeks from today instead of 5 days time. I've asked them to pencil me in for the first available operation slot after that, so if all goes well I'll be sleeved on March 1st. Apparently he likes his patients to do 2-3 weeks of Optifast immediately prior to surgery, so I've decided to replace 2 meals per day with Optifast meanwhile(the 3rd meal will be tofu and veges), and then onto replacing 3 meals as he requires it. Hopefully I'll can get another 10kgs off by operation day - here's hoping!!

Well, where do I start? I hadn't even heard of VSG before meeting up with an old acquaintance back in June who had lost about 60kgs after the procedure. I'd read a bit about bypass and banding, but didn't much like the sound of either of those so was really interested to find out there was an alternative. The more I read, the more confident I felt that this could be the one for me. I've bitten the bullet and made an appointment to see a surgeon in 6 days' time, and have made tentative enquiries about increasing my mortgage to pay for the operation (I don't have insurance). The op costs about $20,000 here in New Zealand, but I figure that it's my life and health that I'm talling about here so am willing to pay the price. After all, many people spend that on upgrading to a fancier car....... I know what is more important to me than that! So anyway, I've just returned from a month's holiday where I've lost 5kgs and I have a cupboard full of Optifast shakes to help get me into good pre-op condition. Starting weight was 95kgs, now 90kgs and aiming for 55kgs. I used to be about 12kgs lighter than my goal, but that was 25 years ago, so am not going to aim for scrawny, just for a healthy weight. Let's hope I can work this ticker thingy....