... I decide I can handle the weight loss without surgery?

As I posted in older threads, my wife was diagnosed with a very aggressive autoimmune disease last March.

This was my wake-up call to change my life.

I wanted to get my surgery done the last week of March, during spring break from the school district I work for.

But I've already lost 33.0 pounds and my BMI is down to a 35.1(on my digital scale). My 1st goal is 200lbs and it seems much closer at 43.4lbs vs. 76.4 lbs.

Do I get sent packing if I do this the old fashioned way?

Edited February 26, 201610 yr by Rhodes

Hell, no! I'm very proud of you.

Ultimately, whether we have surgery or not, we have to grab ourselves by the collar, shake ourselves, and go ... "WTF?! Get your act together, dude!"

I think I can speak for most people on the forum and state that we all lost weight over our lifetime, but maintaining that weight loss is where we failed. Good luck losing that weight and learn from the pages of this forum on how to maintain the loss.

tmf

we are all here to learn what works for any weight loss glad you're here I just came on board last week but everyone is great and try to lift each other up emotionally and just learn together I didn't know this was available as I couldn't go to support meetings and have missed having someone to kinda answer to and listen to and maybe help someone myself welcome!

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I don't know why but my name

is showing up on some posts totally unrelated to me . I am post op had

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Didn't even finish this one before it appeared I am post op had my surgery on Jan 29 2015 am having some problems losing I am kinda trying to go back to Protein drinks as I know I am not getting enough protein at all. I am 66 yrs young and not very helpless at all hope this helps some of the confusion since my user name is showing up on things I've never posted and I go to end of posts to do this thanks for understanding

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By the way I am very mellow and easy going (not easy)ha I usually like most people I meet unless they are cruel to kids pets or normal people ha like me

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Thank you all for the support.

I'm still moving in the right direction.

I find logging all my food/exercise into myfitnesspal.com App on my phone a huge benefit. It really keeps me honest and has been a huge motivator to push through the hard times.

I'm down 37 pounds and by my digital scale, my BMI is down from a 42.3 to 34.4.

(UPDATE)

Forgot to add:

My hip, knee, and ankle pain (we all know what I mean) is almost at 0%!

Edited March 30, 201610 yr by Rhodes

@@Rhodes sounds like your working your plan very well

Keep us posted!

Wtg!!!

Good on you!

Glad it's going so well.

I don't think you get kicked off - but I don't know what you would expect to gain or to add to the discussion from being on the forum ? wishing you both all the best though!

I don't think you get kicked off - but I don't know what you would expect to gain or to add to the discussion from being on the forum ? wishing you both all the best though!

Because he's going through the exact same thing as the rest of us are in our struggle to lose weight and keep it off. He's just doing it without having most of his stomach removed, so kudos to him! The benefit of this forum's emotional support and diet guidelines and suggestions and camaraderie and encouragement is just as helpful to a non surgical patient trying to overcome obesity.

I don't know, this is what happened to the last person here who decided to forgo surgery, lose weight the traditional method and still post here.

- jammed o mol m

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