It's thought us December peeps needed a post op thread! Anyone here?

Hello! I had my RNY on December 17th HW 324 CW 222, GW 175....I'm hoping to be there by Dec!

Oh you will get there, you are doing great!

I had my RNY on 12-21... Down 97 lbs, CW is 157. I'm ready to be done but doc says I will probably lose a little more. I'm happy with my size, health, etc. don't want to lose much more and then have saggy skin etc. but I'm not complaining...health issues have resolved so I'm grateful.

I had my RNY last December, 12/10/13.

I'm having trouble with my surgery group.

My surgery group says that RNY patients usually lose between 60 and 80 percent of their excess weight. But they don't say if that excess weight is more than you weighed as a young adult or more than the height weight charts say. They seem to mean, although they haven't ever said it plainly to me, that the excess weight is more than a normal BMI. But then when I've tried to pin that down, they say BMI's only work in general terms because each person is different. They add that having the goal of improved health is more important than weight loss.

So I'm left with liking my improved health and all the NSV's of losing the weight. And I do, because those are really great feelings I haven't had for decades!

But that doesn't stop me from bragging! For example, so far I've lost 85 pounds since I started this journey; my starting weight was 290 and my current weight is 205.

My weight in college was 210, when I was really physically active and scrimmaging with the college soccer team. My "normal weight" from the height/weight charts is 187. My "ideal weight" for the BMI is no more than 189.

So, here's the brag: If the excess is more than the height/weight charts, I've lost 82%! If the excess is more than the BMI ideal weight, I've lost 84%! And if the excess is more than college weight, I've lost 106%!!!

No wonder my surgery group has been telling me since I've weighed about 230 and less, that I've lost enough and could stop at any time!

I hope you've all experienced that kind of excess weight loss! I'm confident your health has improved as mine has!

Man I've missed being on this forum! I have lost 113 pounds since my surgery December 11, 2013 and I have lost 10 sizes in clothes. I am a little bummed because I would LOVE to weigh 130 as my ultimate goal but my surgeon said that it was too much of a heft goal and to expect to lose another 20 lbs but it would be really hard. Kinda

bummed me out but nevertheless I am continuing to work out and strive for another 20 to 30 lbs. How is everyone

else doing?

The most I've lost since my surgery on 12/10/2013 was 95 pounds. I met that goal after about eight months from surgery. Since then my weight has been around 195 to 205. I've noticed it go up when I have liquids with my meals. And it goes down when I'm more strict about not having liquids with my meals. That makes sense since I always eat less, because I get full faster, when I don't drink liquids with meals. And that's what my surgeon's group recommends too.

I have to NOT fall back into old habits of eating like everyone else does, and how I used to. I HAVE to eat the new way that goes with this surgery.

Eating for me is such a socially, ingrained, programmed thing. It's hard again now, to maintain or lose weight. But it's not as hard as it was before surgery.

And I'm confident I can maintain, and maybe even lose a little more if I continue the recommended habits I learned from my surgeon's group.

Hi!! I've missed the forum too!! I've lost 119 lbs since my surgery December 9, 2013 plus 16 lbs before surgery for a total of 135 lbs!! I had my gallbladder out November 24, 2014, that was a breeze!! I now have to start exercising again, with the holidays and recovery I just haven't gotten to it. I have 5lbs more to go to reach the goal my Dr. set. I would like to lose 10 more pounds. But I'm very happy with where I am now if I don't lose anymore. It's good to hear from you!!

Even though not many of us seem to be following this thread, I hope we're all active in the other threads on bariatric pal, and with in-person bariatric support in our communities. What say you all?