Mattymatt

Hmmmm .... The times I have lost weight before, I had an increase in body hair but not a large one. Maybe it's temporary?

On 1/13/2018 at 10:00 PM, hurricanerin said:

Pictures, people, pictures!

Kira and Nisse, respectively. This post is a testament to my cat-lady-ness.

Maow!

2 hours ago, spealex said:

Question for anyone on here that recently went through a revision from band to bypass. How is recovery? I have read many positive recoveries for bypass, but is there a difference when it includes a revision from band? Some people were ready to conquer the world at one week, others needed 6 weeks to get back into work. Obviously different work duties will dictate, but how long until you felt you could go about a normal day following surgery? I am having surgery on February 8th, a thursday, and had hoped to be up for light duties the following Monday.

It's going to be different for each person because each person's body is a little bit different. I go for surgery in the middle of February and I fully expect it to be difficult because I already have a sensitive stomach. After I lost my gall bladder in 2002, my stomach has never been right so I am afraid that my recovery may be long and unpleasant. Nevertheless, soldiering on!

On 1/11/2018 at 3:57 PM, CalGuy64 said:

I didn't have ED but I can say that my sex drive has drastically increased. Some days it feels like I'm 17 again (I'm 53).

Wow! I'd love to have that kind of driver again.

I don't know whether or not I am an outlier. In a strange way, I think I am because I have large collar bones that are still visible despite the excess meat that I have. I think 190lb might be ambitious. I was happiest at between 210-215. If I can go back to that person, then I will be successful. I will shoot for 190 though. But how do you really know if your underweight if you have excess skin?

1 hour ago, Down South Aussie said:

Nice Job!, my A1C sky rocketed at my last check up which is one of the reasons im moving forward with WLS.

I am sorry to hear that but at least you're taking the reins and things will get better.

I reached my A1C goal of being below 7%. The actual number is 6.7%. I wanted to have a safe margin when it comes time for surgery. They will not perform the surgery with blood sugars that are out of control and the threshold is 8%. Cause for celebration. If I can even push it a little bit lower by the time I am ready to go, so much the better. My endocrinologist was quite pleased but really wants me to be at 6.4% just to give my body the best chance to heal without complications. I can drop .3%. I got this!

16 hours ago, Toomanytacos said:

you're down 30 pounds? OMG. That's great

How many calories are you eating in a day? proudof you Matt

No, I am down 16. But thank you

1 hour ago, CalGuy64 said:

Excess skin looks like its going to be only a minor problem. I'm down about 90 pounds from my max with about 40 or 45 pounds to go. I have a little loose skin around my elbows, neck, and lower belly. I'll probably have my neck lifted in about two years (i.e after everything has stabilized). I'm starting to save for that.

Regardless I look a lot better than I did at over 300 pounds.

We have somewhat similar goals. I am aiming for 190 pounds because my bone structure is a little bit larger. I would absolutely kill to be 228 right now. LOL!

51 minutes ago, Tim81688 said:

Went to my appt. Yesterday down #30 total since 12/19
Still have no real appetite. Chewing cravings. But I walk everyday!! 4 miles in about 1 1/2hr

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Try sugar free gum to help with chewing cravings?

Great work! That's an amazing amount of weight! I am hoping I'll see success similar to this. :-)

4 hours ago, AshAsh1 said:

Down 16lbs! I tell ya, I needed this! I’ve been feeling awfully gloomy.

Pre-op diet does not look easy. I have to do Optifast for 2 weeks. Keep strong

It is hard to sleep with a CPAP machine and a cold. Do you have the full face mask or nasal pillows? I have the full face mask because the the nasal one was annoyingly uncomfortable. Have you spoken to your sleep doctor about the recent difficulties? Your machine may need some adjustment. Have you replaced air filters regularly?

Let me first say that you're doing fantastically. Don't let this little set back matter in the least. Are you in the hospital now? I am curious as to why you're going to get a revision to bypass if the sleeve is working well. Not a judgment at all, I am simply interested in the doctor's reasoning

There is no age where it is good or healthy to be overweight. We are all "too old" to be overweight. LOL!

On 1/3/2018 at 11:26 PM, Rainbow_Warrior said:

It's quite often the case, eh?

Hard truth from our family doctors or GPs that finally makes us sit up and take notice ... most often after half-hearted motivation to change and oodles or procrastination.

Good luck from here on!

Hearing the hard truth from my doctors is what set me on this path. My doctors were gentle but firm and really did not want to see me die of a heart attack or become impaired by a stroke. It's nice that they're firmly in my corner and care. My family has been mostly supportive, my father notwithstanding. But his lack of support really is a non-issue.

22 hours ago, NazX said:

Hi everyone, Newbie here, just had op on 3rd Jan. 3 days in hospital I can drink 2l of Water. Went home on day 3. 2l of Water until day 4. Day 5 I had foamies and vomiting even by drinking 100ml. Not sure why this is happening as I was ok for 4 days.

What are the foamies?

On 6/28/2012 at 11:10 PM, aarval said:

What are your stories guys? Why WLS?

I am coming off of the worst year of my life in terms of physical health. In 2017 I was hospitalized for a week with diabetic ketoacidosis. It literally took my care team 7 days to get my blood sugar down from the high 800s to the 200s. Then I found I had sleep apnea and needed to adjust to sleeping with a machine. Finally, at peak misery, I attended a weigh loss surgery information session in September of 2017. It took all of self control not to break down in tears during the whole shebang. I came to WLS at the urgence of my primary care and endocrinologist. Traditional diet and exercise had not worked in the past and I realized that attempting to do the same thing and expecting different results is madness. Now in February, I am finally going to do it and maybe make the second half of my life the best years.

On 1/5/2018 at 11:10 AM, BigTink2LilTink said:

I will look into that app, but I've been using MFP off and on over the last year or so. I just recently updated it and notice that it now easily syncs my Samsung fitness information to MFP database for tracking my workouts and calories burned. So I'm excited about that. Fell off the wagon a bit over the fall here, and now I'm refocused on getting to my goal so I'm like full steam ahead in the gym and calorie counting.

You have the right attitude. A can do attitude helps a lot.

On 1/6/2018 at 10:41 PM, Danny Paul said:

Im basically a Liberterian type of guy. Its none of my business what you do in the privacy of your home as long as you dont cause harm to others. If you feel the need to eat what you want then that is totally up to you. Im sure as an intelligent adult you will make the choices that you feel are in your best interests. I do applaud your honesty.

During my six month pre op prgram I had to attend support group meetings (which I still attend) two nuggets offered were 1- treat your WLS as a golden ticket. You really get this one chance to redo what made you obese in the first place and 2- be careful what you reintroduce into your food eco system. If it got you obese once it will do it again.

Since Im the person who cant eat just one I opt to eat none. I have no self control. For those of you who can excercise self control you eat what you feel is appropriate for you. Im glad to see this thread have varying points of views. If everyone agreed it would be a very boring and a non informative forum. Lets just be civil to each other while we work toward our goal of having a healthy and happy life.

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I am with you on this one. Once I get through surgery, my goal is to never touch the trigger foods again. My goal is to make life about not living to eat, but living for life. I don't have self-control either so it's wise for me to treat those trigger foods like an alcoholic abstains from alcohol.

Way to go!

You're under care so I would try not to worry and leave it to the professionals. If they're unconcerned, I would say you need not be either. :-)

7 hours ago, Stephany. Diaz said:

Hi everyone! I have Horizon NJ Health Medicaid, they required me to come to their office once a month for 3 months to participate in a medically supervised weight loss program.....i only have 2 things left to do. The sleep study and the endoscopy. My current weight is 217 ,bmi 38.5 . I have high cholesterol and excessive day time sleepiness. Does anyone know if I will qualify? I'm so anxious to know, I really so hope I qualify I have been struggling with my weight my whole life

Pending the outcome of the sleep study, you may qualify based on having both sleep apnea and obesity. Ususally for folks with a BMI of less than 40, a co-morbidity is necessary. In this case, having sleep apnea in addition to obesity may qualify you. However, you really need to call your insurance provider's information line for specifics. That will give you the best info available.

Are you still under the surgeon's care in the hospital?

9 hours ago, colleenfrances said:

I'm curious, did you tell your place of employment about your WLS? I work in a very tiny place with 8 people total. Being the only fat one of the bunch, I'm nervous if I should tell them or not because I'm not sure if their reactions will be supportive or negative. If I'm going to be having surgery and out of work for possibly 2-3 weeks, they will need to know what's going on. I'm not sure if lying/making something up would be best or not. Did you tell your work what was going on? If yes, What did they think?

If I were the boss, I know how I would act. I would be positive and supportive of you because a healthy employee is a productive and happier one. I also know that if you are healthier, my insurance costs go down so I would be rooting for you on that front as well. If I really needed your position filled, I would simply go to a temp agency for the time that you are out. Temp agencies can be expensive but the expense can be deducted on income taxes. That being said, I cannot really predict how others would react because the business world is often about the bottom line and rarely considers matters beyond profit and loss. I would advise being honest - even if the outcome is not what you hope for, you do not compromise your integrity.

It's funny, last week I had an interview where I really did not care one way or the other how it would go - if these guys passed me up, there would be plenty of others to go to. I interviewed for a security guard position and turnover rate is so high in contract security, as long as you haven't committed a felony and you have a warm body with pulse, you'll get hired. I am coming off of disability and did not want to go back the career I was working. Anyhow, at the interview, I told the hiring manager I would be getting weight loss surgery just for giggles but he hired me anyhow. I'd like to think that he actually gives a damn about me and my health but I'd be deluding myself.