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?

Maow!

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!

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?

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!

No, I am down 16. But thank you

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!

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. :-)

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!

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.

What are the foamies?

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.

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

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. :-)

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?

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.