Angelyco

I read somewhere else that she started over 400 pounds, and I've actually seen quite a few people who lost 100 pounds in 4 months on this board. When you weigh that much, it goes fast at first.

Hey guys I'm glad there is a higher BMI forum--50 still seems like a ways away for me yet. Right now I'm at 71.7--I should start my own forum :laugh: Kidding! My name is Angel and I'm doing my own liquid pre-op diet right now since my surgeon doesn't make me do it. My surgery is less than 2 weeks away! It's really hard though, now I understand "head hunger" perfectly clear. My stomach may not be rumbling, but DAMN, I want to eat! Anytime I see a commercial or my friends talk about food, I feel horrible. I know this will pass, and I've cheated a few times already in the 3 days, but I really want to lose some weight before the surgery, I was hoping for 20 pounds but I don't think I'll make it now.

My BMI is 71.7 or so, 444 lbs and 5'6". When I told my surgeon I wanted Lap-Band from the first time I met him, he never once mentioned bypass. My high BMI was never a concern to him either. He told me that surgeons who refuse to operate on people with a BMI over 50 are just trying to make the surgery easier for themselves to perform--it's not a matter of your own safety. If you run into a surgeon who won't band you, find someone else. You ARE a candidate, you just need to find a non-douche surgeon!

I soooo don't have any willpower yet... My doctor doesn't require a pre-op diet so I'm doing it on my own. At first, I was going to do 2 shakes and a small dinner, but then I wanted to go all out since a lot of people can have nothing but the shakes. Last night, I was so hungry after work on my first day of the diet that I begged my fiance to let me have dinner, and I caved again tonight. But at least today I feel so guilty that I think I'm going to try again. Besides, the hunger during the day wasn't as bad today as it was yesterday. I'm hoping I can get through this, I really want to lose a little weight before the surgery!

I start my liquid diet today...wish me luck! You're all troopers for hanging in there this long :wink2:

Your body can only process 30 grams of protein at a time...so you can take as much as you want, but you can only make use of 30 grams at a time (like at one meal, etc). So it's kind of silly to take more than that, but not everyone loses their hair, either

We'll be in surgery at the exact same time! I'll be thinking of you :biggrin: I moved to Yonkers, NY about a year ago from Dubuque, Iowa. I'm engaged to the best man I could ever ask for, we've been together 7 years now and plan to get married next April, but we'll probably elope before that . I work in Litigation Support, which is basically data management for law firms. It was just luck that I got into this industry, but I find it really interesting and I love my job. I have a total of 6 cats--3 live with me, and 3 are still at my mom's house in Iowa, but I plan to bring them here next time I go home to visit. I have my Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and I love to write poetry. I'm also pretty good with computers, I wish I could do more in a career with them. I've been overweight ever since I was in 1st or 2nd grade, the most I've ever lost was 55 pounds 5 years ago, and I gained it all back, plus 100 pounds more. It kind of scares me to think that for the first time in my life, I might be a normal weight. Nice to meet you all!

Now that surgery is actually getting closer, I'm starting to get nervous. Not about the surgery itself, but because I'm actually going through with it--and the fear that even after all of this, it still might not work.

I just bought the chocolate and vanilla protein powders from Walmart--the brand is Fortress, I believe. I haven't tried them yet, but either way, it's what I'm stuck with. I'm officially a budget bandster, I can't really spend 40-50 bucks on a tub of protein powder. These were like $13 each for the same quantity of the more expensive ones.

I wanted to use Dr. Artuso because I've heard lots of good things about him and he's really close to both my job and home. He doesn't take my insurance, though, so I'm using Dr. Philip Weber in White Plains.

You're not alone! All my insurance required was that my BMI was above 40 if I had no co-morbidities. All the other appointments and clearances I needed were just for my surgeon. My insurance was sent for approval and approved within the same morning, so it frustrates me that I still have to wait so long until I get my band (June 12th!). Anyways, my name is Angel (Angelique) and I also live in the NYC area. I am 24 and engaged to a wonderful man and live with him and our 3 cats. I work in Litigation Support. I can't wait to be a bandster!

WOW! 100 pounds in 3.5 months...I can only hope to do that well! Congrats!

Wow, nobody with my program mentioned that and I never really thought about it. The only friends I have right now though are guys and they're actually my fiancee's friends, I just hang out with them all. One guy WILL get very pissy though, because right now he's bigger than me, not by much, and already when I brought up that I'm getting the Lap-Band, he was saying things like "Oh, I'm doing Weight Watchers with my mom" and then eat a whole large pizza...yeah...anyways, he's very competitive and has to be better than everyone around him, so I know he'll be a pain in the you-know-what when I start losing. All of my friends back in Iowa will probably be supportive, but I haven't seen them in so long that it's kind of a moot point.

June 12th!

Hello all! I have Oxford insurance and WOW! I just got my surgery date Friday and the surgery coordinator just called me (10:30 AM) to tell me I was approved! :wink2: No supervised diet, and all I have to pay is $250 for the entire surgery and one night in the hospital!

I just wanted to let you all know that I tried one of the Leslie Sansone "Walk Away the Pounds" videos and I LOVED IT! FINALLY, a workout I can keep up with. It's so simple but I still felt like I was getting a good workout. I had to stop after about a mile and a half because my muscles were getting sore, which feels much better than having to stop from exhaustion!

I'm getting banded June 12th!

Congrats on the surgery date and good luck!

My program doesn't require a pre-op diet, but I'm going to do one on my own (and my dietician approved it). I'm going to do 2 protein shakes and a small dinner every day for the 2 weeks before. My surgery date is June 12th so I'm starting the diet on May 29th.

Hello all! I finally got a surgery date - June 12th! I have been bouncing around trying to get appointments with my doctors for about 2 months now and I can finally say what month I'm getting banded, so it looks like I'll be a Jazzy Junie! I'm getting banded with Dr. Philip Weber in White Plains, NY. I hope to get to know you all!

For some reason, everytime someone says they had to do the Upper GI, I was thinking of when they put the scope down your throat, and I was REALLY nervous about it in those terms. Thanks for clearing that up!

Thanks guys, I have some homework tonight now! :smile2:

Oops, I'm about 5'6. Maybe I'm just positioning wrong--I basically try to sit on my knees over him and it just doesn't work How do you all put your legs?

Thank you for recommending this! I bought this DVD pack from Circuit City that has 10 different workout programs on it, but I can't keep up with them yet. I'm looking forward to trying something a little easier to start with.

Holy crap--there is ALOT of difference in only 2 months. Good job!