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Onyx999

Pre Op
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About Onyx999

  • Rank
    Advanced Member
  • Birthday 03/29/2014

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  • Gender
    FEMALE
  • City
    Cedar City
  • State
    Utah
  • Zip Code
    84721
  1. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    That depends on your overall history. How long have you been overweight, by how much, and what have you tried so far? If you've only been this heavy a few years, I would strongly encourage you to try other things first, or if your BMI is less than 40. OTOH, if you've been on multiple diets, have been significantly overweight since childhood, then this might be an excellent opportunity for you. No healthy eating plan, with or without WLS, is going to say going out drinking frequently is a good thing. Most healthy plans allow things like that once you reach goal, occasionally, but that's not what my college days were like LOL! You do say you're tired of wasting your life being unhealthy, but I believe you have no co-morbidities yet, right? So who says you are unhealthy? You may be very different from me, but when I was that age, it was all about looking good, not health. And while I'm not judging you at all for that, it's understandable, but it can definitely affect your commitment to something this huge. I really don't think I was emotionally mature enough then to really take on something lifelong. Maybe you could commit to trying 3-6 months of low carb, high Protein meals, without the very low calorie counts and portion sizes required by WLS, to see how committed you could be with this. If you do something like Atkins, you can also eat high fat and it keeps you full, while still losing weight due to the extremely low carbs. I was successful at that several years ago, but could not sustain it longer than 8 months in the end. So even I am worried about how I will do post-op, just counting on the hope of not wanting sweets and possible dumping. I've been overweight my entire life, and was getting close to 200's about three years ago (making me still 60-70 lbs overweight for my height/bone structure) with a BMI of 32-34 at that time. Im now 267 lbs putting my BMI at 40-41. I don't take offense easily so no worries there and I appreciate your advice. I tried montignac for a year about 5 years ago, atkins for about 6-8 months about 4 years ago, nutrisystem for 2-3 months 2 years ago (only a short time because 1 i couldn't afford 300 dollars a month for it, and 2 I gained 15 lbs the first month and another 10 lbs the second month despite following the plan to a T) Plus other methods that I had heard about from one source or another. But i've never been able to keep the weight off, and I thankfully don't lack conviction. But I want to be healthy. I don't care what others think of me, I care what I think of myself. I don't want to be skinny, I want to be able to walk around with my friends and not feel dizzy and winded like im going to pass out. I want to dance without feeling disgusting like I don't have a right to do so and without any of the above mentioned things. I have contemplated surgery for the last 2 years and finally decided to go for it when it occurred to me that I couldn't breathe when i bent down to tie my shoes, and when I realized that I weigh less than 100lbs less than my 47 y/o mom who is morbidly obese with sleep apnea and a slew of other things. It was a slap in the face that said if i didnt do something soon then i would be looking at my not so distant future. Like she was my reflection only id get it 20 years earlier, because her and I have very similar stats. Needless to say I cracked amd cried like a baby. She is 5'7" and weighs 360, i'm 5'6" and weigh 267. That is entirely too close for comfort, and I want to be better. P.S TO ALL: I'm not really in to alcohol, and didn't realize that a lot of people turn to alcohol to replace food after surgery. So if that could be cleared up that would be cool haha thank you
  2. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    I hope so, I love english breakfast tea with cream But it can always be an occasional treat or something
  3. Thanks for replying I'm not sure what all the stuff at the gym counts as lol
  4. Awesome!! My first consult is on friday the 13th Luckily i'm not superstitious haha Good luck with all the tests and keep us posted on how its going!!
  5. I am 20, 5'6", and weigh 267 or so. I go to Curves (gym for women) with my grandmother and I was wondering if thats a good workout for post op? You do an hour long workout, 2 circles around and its half cardio half equipment stuff? I want to make sure that it is enough exercise
  6. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    Yeah i'm not really big on bread as it is. i do love cheese though lol and how long after surgery before you can drink coffee or tea? Can you have either?
  7. Onyx999

    Waiting game...

    Hopefully I dont have to go 6 months, i was on nutrisystem for 2-3 months and gained 15 lbs (i still dont know how that happened) but i have been contemplating surgery for 2 years before mentioning it to anyone. But i can wait 6 months if need be, ive already waited this long and post op ill have all the time in the world to enjoy having the waiting period over haha
  8. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    Thank you! ive been scouring the site for all the info i can find and for me it will be a lifestyle change, and i know i will miss some things but to me it will be well worth it and who is to say that you can never eat bread again? Obviously you want to wait til youre closer to goal weight i imagine, but i doubt anything horrible will happen for one bite of bread. Honestly i know right now as a pre op the main (if not only) thing i will miss, unless i cant drink tea.. That would suck lol i love brittish style tea I would miss my Monster energy drinks. I've quit them before, and chose to go back to them, so i know i can do it i just wont start up again haha Do you guys think 20 is too young for WLS? Im tired of wasting my life being unhealthy, but ppl seem to think im too young to have tried other methods.
  9. Onyx999

    New Teacher, surgery soon

    I'll be 21 next month so its nice to see someone close to my age Im leaning towards the VSG what about you?
  10. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    Yeah Ive just been going back and forth with worrying and then being excited lol
  11. Onyx999

    Pre op worries

    I exercise regularly now, make sure I get my 70+g Protein, all supplements and weigh once per week, (no more). I can't over eat anymore period. If I eat too much sugar, (it has to be WAY too much), I'll dump painfully, (just not worth it). My relationship with food is forever changed. available when I was in MY 20's. What do you mean dumping? Not sure what that is
  12. I too am brutally honest, so thank you for not sugar coating. But i didnt realize last night that a lot of post op ppl have a problem with alcoholism so i wish now that id used better examples. No ive had drinks in the past and never been a "drinker". I was worrying about limitations that WLS would give me, simply so that i would know about them. I already have limitations from being fat! Haha so naturally this isnt really a problem for me, but if id have to be vegan bcuz of WLS id want to know. Ya know? I don't watch TV, so i'm not sure what a dear me is?

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