LizzieRN911

Read this and read it twice or three times, put it to memory the scale will make you crazy.
you will fluctuate. Period.
your body retails fluid, your body retains waste, it takes time.
It took time to put on and it will take time to take off.
Try not to weigh yourself daily, I know that is a super hard thing to do.
Your going to go up and down, and you will all out stall. It happens to all of us. All you can do is stay your course and know that as long as the trend is downward your making good progress
A good poop and pee can be the difference of a pound or pound and a half, the clothes you wear, how wet your hair is, the little things can make you crazy but the bottom line is if you weigh yourself weekly or biweekly you will see bigger changes in the numbers and the ounces won’t make you nuts!

Hi everyone! I am new to the page and am scheduled for surgery on April 26th. I am in Northern Minnesota and am Just the right amount of nervous and excited. Can’t wait to join the looser’s bench!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this post. I too took the lifting route. i do it through crossfit. But it has done wonders for my body!! it has so many benefits when done correctly and will only help us as we get older. Congrats to you on your success!!

I am so sorry this is happening to you. Prayers that you can figure it out soon and in the best way for you! ❤️

most insurance policies that cover bariatric surgery require a BMI of 40 if you have no comorbidities, and a BMI of 35 if you have two or more co-morbidities. So you should qualify - you have both. I don't know what they mean by "fast track" - that must be something specific to your insurance company. From what I can tell from hanging out here for the last six years, most of us do have to do the six-month supervised diet, regardless of BMI. Even though at first I though it was a stupid hoop that we had to jump through, I'm glad it was required. I think it really prepared me for how life was going to be after weight loss surgery. Otherwise, the change would have been REALLY drastic...(all the changes are drastic enough as it is - but at least you spend six months gradually changing your eating habits so you kind of know the drill beforehand...)

I agree. You are likely retaining water from the sodium in the broth. Make sure you are getting plenty of water in to dilute the sodium. You got this!