Hello!

I've looked through the site in the past, decided to post today.. I'm one month post-op from my RNY surgery.

Abit about me..

I'm 31. Live in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada).

I first applied to the weight loss program back in September/October of 2014 and was 'rejected'. Part of the process in Winnipeg is that you fall within certain criteria. Now, I fell within all the criteria but my doctor is an idiot and put my height 3 inches lower than I actually am (I'm 6'1, not 5'10 like he thinks), weighing just under 370 lbs.

The criteria to get into the program is:

18-55 years old

Non-smoker

BMI 40-55 (35-39 if you have contributing conditions)

Shown previous interest in weight loss

I reapplied in April/May of 2015, and heard back the FOLLOWING DAY that I was approved and my group orientation would be mid-June 2015.

Keep in mind, the weight list is 2-3 years before you go to orientation.. So not sure how I got bumped to the front.

Had my group orientation in June 2015 - they just go over the program, expectations, etc... and hand out material to review. Also need a blood test and weigh in. Handed all that in within a week and saw the Nurse, Dietitian, Kinsiologist (spelling?) and Psychiatrist end of August.

At my August appointment everyone except the Psychiatrist sets certain goals... Not weight goals, but eating goals, exercise goals, etc.. The Psychiatrist just made sure I wasn't crazy.

Some of my goals included 1800 calories per day with an increase in veggies. Exercise goals included 120 minutes of cardio a week, with easing into resistance training in 6-8 weeks. I started going to the gym, that was no problem.

They had us keep track of everything on an app called My Fitness Pal (great app).

So I left that appointment with another set of appointments 3 months later. I saw the same group November 30, 2015. They reviewed the goals and where I was at and agreed I could proceed to the next phase - see the surgeons and go for surgery. Had I not of met goals, or they wanted to adjust and reassess, I would have had to see them 3 months after my November appointments before going on to the surgeons (and yes, people get kicked out of the program at some point if they can't meet goals). The entire point of the program was to see if you could meet and maintain certain goals pre-surgery.. if you couldn't, it was an indicator that you'd likely have major issues post-surgery.

I met with the surgical team mid-January and had my RNY surgery at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg on Feb 9, 2015.. So about a month post-op now. Had to do a two week pre-ope diet of NOTHING except Water and 5 diabetic boosts a day. Lost 25 lbs during those 2 weeks.

Going well, back to work on monday. A tad tired, but it's getting better every day. Slowly getting back onto solid foods.

There's my story

Well a month and a day since surgery.. Bought new jeans yesterday... lost 6 inches

Congrats!

Well done!! Hope everything goes well going back to work. Take care of yourself

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Awesome. I had it 2-24-16 went back to work about a week ago. Lost 32lbs so far since surgery and 50 all together .

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Here's my April update!

Down to 295 lbs.. no end in sight.

Hey another Manitoban! I actually applied to the Manitoba program when it first got introduced but my BMI was too high. I then applied in 2013 to the Saskatchewan program and just had my surgery on Monday. Long wait and maybe I should have tried to re-apply in Manitoba but I figured the wait would be longer anyway. Happy to see someone near me on this forum!

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How are you both doing? I'm also from Winnipeg and my surgery is November 7 this year.