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i chose 120lbs as it was the mid-point for the "normal" BMI weight range for my height (5'2"). no real rhyme nor reason why i decided this way, other than i had no other ideas, ha also, i figured it was doable since i was that weight in my twenties. its worth noting here my surgeon said that he would consider my weight loss a success if i reached 175lbs (or was it 165?, i can't remember)
by the time i got to 127, i decided to stop weight loss as i felt i was looking too thin.
kept losing weight anyway, got down to 109, then settled into 115-ish for 2 or so years, but for almost the past year ive been consistently closer to 120 (am 4 years post op today).
p.s. despite weighing less today than what i did when i decided to stop weight loss, in my opinion, i think i look better now (less gaunt and frail looking).

The calculator in the link spits out an ideal body weight that sits at BMI 21. I'm at a bit more than 90% EWL according to this calculator at BMI 23 (which is an absolutely normal weight). I guess the second round of plastics will remove a bit more weight but not two BMI points.
I'm like errr... no.
Pretty triggering, this "ideal weight" stuff? Patients are driving themselves crazy anyway and EWL is another potential thing to obsess about. Bonus points if not reaching a normal BMI is used as a reference but this ideal-weight-thing.

EWL = Excess Weight Loss: the difference between staring weight and ideal body weight. If your starting weight is 300, and your ideal body weight is 150, you have 150 pounds of excess weight. If you lose 75 pounds, you have lost 50% of your excess weight (% EWL).
Ideal body weight calculator - https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/68/ideal-body-weight-adjusted-body-weight

100%. But I've gained 15-20 lbs in the last three years or so - but I think it's still much higher than the average (average for bypass being 70%)

Yea I just don’t know where they get the ideal body weight?? Is it based on a certain BMI? I don’t think it’s necessarily consistent from one source to the other which would throw off the calculation a bit.

Went to buy new clothes yesterday, and I needed a SMALL. My problem now is finding clothes that are small enough!
 

Hey y’all! I would love to connect with my fellow low(er) bmi people! It can be harder for us to get approved for surgery and get support from our loved ones. Bmi 30-39.9. Are you self-pay, insurance-paid, Mexico or the U.S., what’s your pre-op bmi? Where are you located? We’re your family and friends supportive? What made you choose surgery?
I’ll start….
bmi of 30.6
self-pay
Surgery in Tijuana, Mx in April (hello….hot surfer dudes!)
I live in a bubble on the gulf coast
family freaked out at first, but overall supportive.
I chose surgery (gastric bypass) as this was recommended to reduce or eliminate my 15-year history with GERD. Also bikini body would be nice 🤔

Hey guys! This isn’t as much a success story as it is a progress story but I just had to share!

I had surgery in late April of this year and got weighed at my doctor’s office today and I officially crossed under the 25 bmi border! I’ve still got a ways to go but I have more energy and feel like I have my life back! Now I can keep up with my son’s sports activities!

I’ve had a couple of bumps along the way (who doesn’t?) but with dedication and prayer have moved past them.

Here’s my progress pic!

Cheers!

Queso

Your story is so inspiring! I can't wait until my BMI is 25!

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Congratulations 🎊🎈🎉!

Congratulations and well done!

Hey guys! This isn’t as much a success story as it is a progress story but I just had to share!

I had surgery in late April of this year and got weighed at my doctor’s office today and I officially crossed under the 25 bmi border! I’ve still got a ways to go but I have more energy and feel like I have my life back! Now I can keep up with my son’s sports activities!

I’ve had a couple of bumps along the way (who doesn’t?) but with dedication and prayer have moved past them.

Here’s my progress pic!

Cheers!

Queso

Just had to reset my phone Face ID….

This. 100%

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!

This. 100%

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!

It’s a good thing! It means your heart doesn’t have to work as hard to pump blood. It’s normal with eating normal amounts and especially with an active lifestyle. Mine has gone down a lot too. When I was active years ago, mine would get down to the high 30s in my sleep. It’s bragging rights!

It’s a good thing! It means your heart doesn’t have to work as hard to pump blood. It’s normal with eating normal amounts and especially with an active lifestyle. Mine has gone down a lot too. When I was active years ago, mine would get down to the high 30s in my sleep. It’s bragging rights!

A lot of it is due to the stress you & your body has been going through. The hair you’re losing is hair you would lose as part of your usual Hair loss cycle. It’s just this cycle has been accelerated. You are growing new hair but at it’s usual rate which you normally don’t even notice. The new growth hasn’t been affected which is why taking rogaine, etc. is really an unnecessary expensive. supplements to supposedly support Hair growth again only help your new growth not your existing hair which is dead & is supposed to fall out at some time.
It usually last about 3 or 4months & that seems to be about the same for people who take additional supplements, etc. But even knowing about how long it lasts & that it’s part of the process it still can be difficult to accept the clumps in the shower. If your hair is long, cut it shorter so the loss isn’t as noticeable.(Also the clumps won’t look as much with shorter hair than long strands.) It will also take less time for your new growth to catch up & be the same or similar length to your shorter hair.

You will experience stalls. You will lose some hair. You will experience Constipation. Your taste buds & sense of smell can become temporarily extra sensitive making some foods taste or smell awful. You will experience loss of energy, feel weak & tired. You may experience some blood pressure drops. You may still feel hungry (real or head). You may not feel hungry at all nor be interested in eating. Your tummy will be sensitive & can be fussy about certain foods one day & fine with them the next. You may vomit or be nauseous. Multivitamins can make you nauseous. You may experience the foamies - spit up thick saliva & maybe regurgitate the last bite or two of what you ate (generally happens if you eat too much, too quickly or food that is too dry or coarse)?
They may only happen to you a couple of times or not at all. But you can trust they do get better & pass. Stalls break. Hair regrows. Food taste yummy again. Some things pass pretty quickly. Some take a little longer & others we learn how to manage (like constipation & the foamies).
These experiences are all part of the process. Not because you’ve done something wrong or are failing as some think & beat themselves up about. We’re experiencing a lot of psychological & physiological stress: the surgery, healing, recovery, our changed & reduced diet, the head battles, reassessing the how & why we eat, etc. They ‘re just how our body reacts to cope with the stress.
And you can rely on: We all lose weight at our own rate. The more you have to lose the faster you’ll lose to begin. The closer to goal the slower your rate of loss will become.
Hope I haven’t scared you. Rather you be prepared than go through the anguish of doubting yourself because you didn’t know. I’d rather go through those things for a few months then be obese. It’s all very much worth it.
All the best.

This. A boutique clothing shop owner called me tiny this weekend. I fit the small. Our brains haven’t caught up to our bodies!