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alikelley    12

alikelley
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This Friday, April 8, 2016, I have my first appointment with the nutritionist. I'm so nervous and worried about my weight. I'm borderline for the program because I am 5'2 weighting 225 pounds. My surgeon told me to not gain any weight but do not lose more than 6 pounds going beneath 219 pounds. I supplied them with records of my weight loss over the last 5 years.

At my heaviest, I weighed 243.3 pounds. At my lowest, prior to having my gallbladder removed, I weighed 187.2 pounds. I lost a lot of weight dealing with gallstones during my last pregnancy. But, as soon as I was able to keep food down again, I shot up to 225 pounds and I've been here steadily the last 18months.

This has been nerve wrecking. I've already started to remove foods and drinks from my diet and I got down to 220 pounds. Then I went out with friends for a birthday dinner and went back up to 227. Now I'm worried that since I'm two pounds over, I'll have to start my 6 month waiting period all over again.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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katanne    215

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I'm not at that point, but I've seen MANY people here post about being in a similar situation. My advice is to ask the dietitian what calorie target you should shoot for to maintain your weight and diligently track everything you eat so you stay within range.

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Bellalover    43

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You shouldn't have to restart. I gained two pounds with no repercussions. Good luck!

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@alikelly -- I was told that my insurance is EXTREMELY strict and that I could gain 0 net lbs over the 3 month pre-op period. Every month I went in to the office with extreme fear. I ended up losing a big 1.5 lbs in 2 months because I was so afraid I would gain. Woo hoo...get this though--this month, ever since I started coming on this website, I have been extremely motivated! Maybe its because the surgery is coming, or maybe its the good weather we had over the last few weeks in NY area, but I have lost 7 lbs in last 2 weeks. Go figure. Last 2 weeks been eating things that are VSG friendly: Protein bars, Protein shakes, Water, various Protein Snacks. Seems to be working. I think if you are strict between now and Friday you could drop that 2 lbs. Especially because you couldn't have gained 7 lbs from one night out with friends. Probably a lot of Water weight. Good luck!

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alikelley    12

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All this information has been helpful!

Thank you so much!

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alikelley    12

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So, today is my second appointment. I am seeing my nutritionist today. And after all that worrying, I ended up losing five pounds since Monday. Now, I'm 222. Sigh. I can't win.

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Killian    265

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So, today is my second appointment. I am seeing my nutritionist today. And after all that worrying, I ended up losing five pounds since Monday. Now, I'm 222. Sigh. I can't win.

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Don't go beneath 219 right? You are 3 lbs above that..still in range. Stay on target...post-289078-14602287156881_thumb.jpg

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alikelley    12

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So, today is my second appointment. I am seeing my nutritionist today. And after all that worrying, I ended up losing five pounds since Monday. Now, I'm 222. Sigh. I can't win.

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Don't go beneath 219 right? You are 3 lbs above that..still in range. Stay on target...attachicon.gif stayontarget.jpg

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Thank you so much!!!

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alikelley    12

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Just a question for anyone who is post op, how long should I stay off work? I've saved up 2 weeks of leave and I work in an office (government). Do you think this is a good amount of time to heal and get through the fatigue I've heard of.

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