Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

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@dc0520---WHOOHOOOO!!!!!!

I have a funny to tell....

I was in Hobby Lobby yesterday and I turned an isle and started walking down it, only to realize it was THE MIRROR isle! The one I usually panic and avoid quickly! Well, I glanced to the left and caught my reflection. Whoa--is that me?? I like what I see!! So I kept going down the isle, looking right-then left-then right-then left...at ALL the mirrors!! It brought me to tears how OK I was with what I was seeing in the mirror!

So then....once I was through the isle, I turned my cart around and went BACK down the isle again!!! Did some more shopping...and when I was ready to go, I went down the mirror isle just one more time on my way to the check out! Hehee!!!

:P

And after 2 weeks at 182, my scale finally showed 181 this morning! I wasn't really too worried because I knew I've been eating what I'm supposed to be, so I knew at some point my body would let some more go. And I'm due for my period in the next day or so even--which in the past guaranteed about a 3-5 pound gain. So I welcomed that 1 pound with open arms!

@@amylynns

So funny, with the mirror aisle. I totally relate. I have a large mirror in the hallway and every time I go that way I catch a glimpse of my reflection. I still wonder if that's really me. Can I really be that small?

I love it! The mirror aisle. You are almost in the 170s amylyns!!!!!!we started pretty much the same so I love that we are losing the same ❤️ I smile when I see my reflection in store windows. Funny how that's what makes our day!

Hi everyone,

I have a question, did any of your doctors or NUTS talk about expected weight loss? I know, everyone loses at their own rate, but I have no real feel for what is the average expected weight loss with Gastric bypass. I remember vague conversation about a certain percentage of excess weight being expected. Does anyone know anything about this?

Edited March 7, 201511 yr by Beni

Auri - Congrats! That is awesome. Thanks for inspiring me.

I've been averaging 1200 calories a day. I'm 5ft 10in so my Nut says that's ok. And I'm fairly active.

Oh and I had the sleeve, not bypass

Beni - at 6 months the average bypass patient should have lost 40% of their excess weight. I made my dr give me a ton of medical documents for statistics, I'm a nerd like that ????

Hi everyone,

I have a question, did any of your doctors or NUTS talk about expected weight loss? I know, everyone loses at their own rate, but I have no real feel for what is the average expected weight loss with Gastric bypass. I remember vague conversation about a certain percentage of excess weight being expected. Does anyone know anything about this?

I heard of this website. http://obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-bypass/how-much-can-i-expect-to-lose

Here's another link to the same calculator: http://obesitycoverage.com/how-much-will-you-weigh-after-surgery/

The calculator does results for RNY, sleeve, and lap band patients.

I might have heard of it on this very thread. Many thanks to whomever mentioned it. It's been very helpful to me and my wife.

I had an RNY. She had the sleeve.

I say the closer you are to the weight calculated by this website, or if you lose even more, you should pat yourself on the back, and count it as a MAJOR victory. I do!

And definitely pat yourself on the back for all the health improvements you get!

hey ladies and gents im 196 and i want to lose 46 more. what do you guys think?

hey ladies and gents im 196 and i want to lose 46 more. what do you guys think?

You are also VERY tall. You look AMAZING at 196. If I were you, I'd play it by ear, so to speak. Keep making healthy choices and being active and see where your body settles. I'm betting you'll be closer to 160 than 150 for a health, maintainable weight. At your height, anything below 180 would put you in the "normal weight" BMI range (not that I'm a fan of the BMI scale).

All that to see, you look FABULOUS now. Congratulations!

@@Glyndalin thank you sweets, I'm looking for opionions because my family says I look like a stick but I think its just because they were usto me being gigantic. I would not mind 160 at all, I don't remember ever being 160 lol. If I can get to 150 even better, I know for a fact that I need to work out to get the body I want though. Someone asked how many calories we are averaging at, I don't even keep count anymore but I'd say I get 300 to 500 now, and some days that I decide to sleep all day I get in maybe less than 100. I've been stalled for a while now but I also had a period and I usually lose 5lbs after it goes away. Thank you for your input I really think I'm going to just keep doing what I'm doing and see where I end up like you said.

@@Getting-used-to-new-me

Thank you so much for that link on the weight question. I was able to calculate my expected weight loss. I was 270 and I'm 5' 5" and the website stated I can expect to lose 100 lbs. That will place me at 170 pounds. Fantastic, I will be very happy with that. I'm 197 right now and I already feel amazing. Only 27 pounds away from what is expected. Anything else is bonus but I am not going to fight it. I'll let my body dictate and I will focus on health instead.

@@Bronxmerci

I'll start by saying you look amazing right now. I understand wanting a little more but don't beat yourself up. Please don't sacrifice your sanity and beauty for a line in the sand. I don't know how you will look that much smaller but i worry if your curves will be gone. Take it a day at a time. Only you will know when you look at yourself and go, I am good. Focus on health and muscle too. Some people look great super thin others do not. I would reassess every 5 pounds.

I was going for 150lbs but at 197lbs and size 16, I feel really good. I am not done but I think once I make it to size 12, I am going to take a serious look at myself. The only thing i truly want is to be at a size that any line of clothing will fit me. I want to be normal.