kordie

I am a 43 year old mother of 3, ages 11, 13 and 14. I am an RN working in the behavioral health field. I am also on my second career. The first was working at a Real Estate Title Company for many years before I met my husband and had kids. After staying home with the kids when they were little, I decided to pursue a career in nursing and I love it. I have a bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies and now a bachelor's in Nursing. I am definitely an introvert, quiet until you get to know me; then I am sarcastic and funny.

My go-to is Sobe Water. I LOVE it! Zero calories with added nutrients/vitamins. I go through about 2 - 20 ounce bottles a day. Propel and Crystal Light are too sweet for me.

Hi Becca. Click on your username in the upper right corner, click on My Surgery and then on the left, click on the progress button. You can update your weight and most everything else there. Hope that helps!

I am just wondering who out there has had breast reduction surgery after losing some weight. I was originally referred a couple of years ago but the surgeon wouldn't touch me with a 10-foot pole since my BMI was 55 at the time. She wanted me to get my BMI down to around 40 before she would consider me for surgery. Well, fast forward 2 years and my BMI is now 44 and dropping and I would really like to pursue this before the end of the year (as my insurance deductible has already been met for the year). Has anyone else had the surgery before hitting goal? Any before and after pictures to share (with clothing on)? I am really excited to possibly be able to get this done soon...my boobs have been deflated balloons since I was in high school!

Nope...not 53! Try again... LOL! I am 43 and female so that puts me at about 1750. I like the idea of using the ideal weight for BMR, that puts me at about 1350. I'm definitely under that! Thanks everyone for the advice/discussion!

I am 10 weeks out and have just been looking into my BMR. Apparently my BMR is right around 1700 calories for my weight and height. Right now I am talking in about 700-900 calories a day so way below my BMR. How does this work after having surgery? I don't think I can even get close to 1700 calories in a day. Do we not worry about BMR after surgery or should I be upping my calories? P.S. I have been losing slowly.

Congrats Kimbero!