I am a 6’1” male that started this year at 312 lbs. After my January seminar I made up my mind to make this weight loss attempt work this time. I signed up for the RNY and will be getting my surgery August 21^st.

Now to my question, I have lost 45 lbs to this point and only have 60 to 65 more to lose. After getting my surgery is it possible to lose this small amount without getting too thin? I don’t want to get under 200!

BUT I know if I don’t have the surgery this will be one more of my yo yo diets. I need the tool/incentive to make this be my last diet. Albeit it will be life long.

For you experts…

Now a silly question: I love jalapenos. I eat about a quart of sliced jalapenos every two weeks. Should I cease and desist on these during my pre-op diet and post-op for a period of time? Can they cause problems like ulcers?

Thanks,

Rick

Hi Rick,

Congratulations on how well you are doing on your diet! I really think you should talk with your doctor before going through this surgery. It's really intended for people who have to lose 100+ pounds. I totally hear you that you are afraid of gaining it back, I did just that myself. I lost 132 lbs on my own and then gained back about 70% of it. I think you should talk to the doctor you are most comfortable with like maybe your family doctor. Above all else, you really need to do what is best for your health.

Hi Rick, like you I only have less then a 100 Ibs to lose, but since I have chronic health issues related to long term obesity and diabetes, I'm going through with the surgery. I asked my surgeon if I could lose to much weight and become sickly. He said no, but if I don't take my vitamins, protein and water I will look sickly. Do what you feel is best. Good luck to you. Oh, I would try to stay away from the jalapenos. I'm no expert,but I think that might cause you some discomfort that may lead to ulcer.

Get in the habit of maintaining a food log. Learn how to do it correctly (easy) and use the results correctly (just slightly more difficult) and it will enable you to manage your weight with a remarkable degree of precision. And it works exactly the same regardless of where you're at in your journey - pre-op, post-op, rapid weight loss, maintenance. Food logs are an extremely powerful tool that are unfortunately, widely underutilized.

Monitoring, accountability, control, confidence - food logs give you all of that and more. And your log is exactly that - yours. With just a little experimenting, you can fine tune your log to your specific lifestyle, your specific metabolism, your specific goals. You can change your carb, fat, Protein or calorie goals ANY time. And see the results of your changes week by week. And most apps won't cost you a penny.

My Fitness Pal is excellent and highly recommended mostly because it has an extremely large food database which makes logging meals much easier. But there are any number of apps available and all do pretty much the same thing.

You're gonna love the new you!!

I have a quick question, has anyone gotten a pink rash all over, just days after surgery, and how about rel loose skin around eyes and long bags?

rash - yes. Well actually, hives. For me it was a reaction to ursodiol.