I qualify for the sleeve due to having developed hypertension. I was 35% when I started this journey in February and am now 33% BMI. I attended the support group and others told me I looked really good then asked when I had my surgery/ how much weight I have lost. Lol. I guess I feel a little guilty if they think I already look good why couldn't I do this on my own, with out surgery? But I've tried and it just doesn't come off. I go to the gym, run a 5K but I can't turn down a chocolate chip cookie... Hypertension was a wake up call. Insurance is covering the surgery so I'm rectifying the problem before it gets worse. I guess if insurance has agreed to cover it I shouldn't feel like I'm doing something wrong or cheating the system by "taking the easy way out". I do have a real need for this. Anyone else with lower pre op BMI feel this way?

My husband is very supportive. He tells me I'm beautiful every day, no matter my size. However, I can never tell anyone else in my family. Everyone in my family is rail thin and doesn't understand why I'm always the one to polish off the cupcakes. They seem to assume I don't work out because I have all this extra weight. I regularly run 5k at the gym. I just have a real problem with food... Mainly cookies, cakes, pasta, and pizza. I'm so tired of feeling like the obese kid at family gatherings. I'm so over trying to discreetly position myself at an angel behind my sister so I look a few pounds lighter in the family photo. I don't want to feel like everyone is watching me to see how much I pile on my plate as I approach the Deseret tray.

I would really love to find a buddy, male or female who also has a lower pre op body weight and is going through or has been through the same thing.

Thank you for taking the time to read and I look forward to your reply!

_{I also had a lower BMI and just had my surgery June 8th. I'm so glad I did it, even though its been rough, its so worth it in the end. I too have got the "look" when I've told people about the surgery and have been told why don't you just diet and excercize? Duh, I've been dieting and exercizing for 20 years lol, and I want the yoyo to stop. I had several co-morbidiities so I did this half for my health as well as my weight. I would love to be buddies with you guys, I'm not quite sure how to find you again}

@@Jme82

I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you, it is nothing personal! We've been "introduced" to cancer in our family, my husband has been diagnosed with colon cancer, stage 4. So I have been crazy busy, and I hope I haven't hurt your feelings by not responding! If you still need/want a buddy, let me know, I will do my best for you. But keep in mind, I don't always see the posts immediately. Write me personally, then I'll send you my e-mail if you want to continue. All the best to you...

See the above post. Go to Facebook and search for low BMI wls friends!!

How are you doing post surgery?

I'm a bit confused, how many FB groups are there for low BMI? Before I got sleeved on May 21st I couldn't find any, now there seems to be half a dozen. I want to make sure I'm in the one from this thread. Can anyone help?

I made one and then someone else made one. But the one that everyone uses is Low Starting BMI WLS Group.

I had the sleeve on June 1st, so it's been 5 1/2 weeks and I started at 172 lbs (surgery day) and am now 160. Very disappointed at how much I can eat. No one will know i had the surgery because I'm not losing much. I lost about 8 lbs the 1st week and then like a pound a week. I can fit so much in my stomach and I still have hunger where as I thought I wouldnt

I'm a week out from surgery, with a BMI before pre op diet of 33. It's about 31 now. Pretty scared - mostly that I won't loose all the weight I want to, and that it will be a slow struggle. I'm self funding in New Zealand.

Nurse Going to Mexico give us an update! How did your surgery go? Hope all went well.

I'm just now breaking a stall very common to those on this board. It took a while ( about 3 weeks).

Nurse Going to Mexico give yourself some time. You are still in the healing stage and your body is probably holding on to weight and fluid from surgery. Immediately after surgery my weight loss was in literally tenths of a pound. Then it stopped for several days. Just stay with your program of getting as much "protein first" and water in. Try to stay away from the scale a few days. Measurements can go down without significant weight loss. Pretty soon you'll be losing at a more rapid pace. Head hunger is just that, your head wants and craves things you used to eat , but your stomach is so small it can't hold much food. I ate past my restriction a couple of times and that made my brain get the message to quit eating a bite or two earlier cause it's sooooo uncomfortable. Pain meds make it harder to sense the restriction too.

You can do this- just stay on track ????

It went well, however, I current weight 159.6 and my surgery day I weighed 172. It's been 6 weeks today, and I feel like the weight loss is slow. The majority of the weight loss was the 1st week, then like a pound a week. I can eat way more than I thought i would be able to. Can eat 2 slices of a medium pizza with no problem.

I can hide that I had the surgery because I am able to eat so much. Soup goes right down and takes no room in my stomach at all.

I still want food and feel hungry.

All in all though I am glad I had it. The jury i still out on how much I will lose. As long as my weight keeps going down I'll be happy. It just seems super slow.

Thanks for asking

My bmi is 34.5 and I go for seminar dec 15 I'm scaried bc I don't really have any health issues that count I don't think I'm looking for a buddy to I'm soo lost with all of this my dr said if I really want this then he can help me get approved by saying I have a few Heath issues bc he knows as well as I do that I have tryed everything but it just doesn't come off!! I'm just a healthy fluffy person

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