I'm scheduled for the sleeve procedure October 6th. I'm nervous, and excited at the same time. I have wanted this for a long time and now that it's happening, I feel that it seems too good to be true. I can't imagine myself weighing under 200 lbs! Did anyone else have issues with this? Tell me I'm normal lol

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@@campingdiva

You are normal. My biggest celebration was reading the scale at 199 pounds.

It's exciting pre op to think what will it be like being at goal weight. It's hard to imagine if you have been over weight most of your life.

Just for fun. Here is a site. It will give you an idea of what your weight loss result may be

http://modelmydiet.com/

Congrats on you surgery date. Keep us posted

Thanks!! I'll check it out. I'm definitely excited!!

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@@TracyBar

Yes it probably was me.

When losing weight it is important to slowly build and adjust your calories as you get closer to goal.

The aim is to increase it as you lose weight to enable you to maintain at a reasonable amount, this way your metabolism functions properly when you are further out.

Reality is that we need calories to function, our organs need a surprisingly large amount just for basic function.

Having them low long-term can cause a number of health issues because of this.

I was the same as you, i could eat like a rabbit and exercise like an athlete only to lose a couple of pounds. What i have learnt is that i was doing things in extreme, and the body doesn't like that.

I found the key is to eat well majority of the time and to keep exercise moderate, 3-5 days, 3 days of higher intensity (actual work out, cardio, resistance training, weight training) & 2 days low intensity (long walks, swim at the beach, bike ride or other social type exercise that gets you off your bum).

The more moderate approach worked much better, my body didn't panic and wasn't over exerted and wasn't stressed at the fact i was over exercising.

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@@campingdiva

You are normal. My biggest celebration was reading the scale at 199 pounds.

It's exciting pre op to think what will it be like being at goal weight. It's hard to imagine if you have been over weight most of your life.

Just for fun. Here is a site. It will give you an idea of what your weight loss result may be

http://modelmydiet.com/

Congrats on you surgery date. Keep us posted

that site is pretty cool :-)

I imagined myself reasonably small most of my life but in reality I never have been. It's not hard to imagine but it is hard to get there.

@@TracyBar

Yes it probably was me.

When losing weight it is important to slowly build and adjust your calories as you get closer to goal.

The aim is to increase it as you lose weight to enable you to maintain at a reasonable amount, this way your metabolism functions properly when you are further out.

Reality is that we need calories to function, our organs need a surprisingly large amount just for basic function.

Having them low long-term can cause a number of health issues because of this.

I was the same as you, i could eat like a rabbit and exercise like an athlete only to lose a couple of pounds. What i have learnt is that i was doing things in extreme, and the body doesn't like that.

I found the key is to eat well majority of the time and to keep exercise moderate, 3-5 days, 3 days of higher intensity (actual work out, cardio, resistance training, weight training) & 2 days low intensity (long walks, swim at the beach, bike ride or other social type exercise that gets you off your bum).

The more moderate approach worked much better, my body didn't panic and wasn't over exerted and wasn't stressed at the fact i was over exercising.

Everything u said is totally spot on!!! Everyone should read this post. Thanks for sharing such great info!!

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I'm just ready to not struggle with clothes and being healthier for my kids! I can't wait to get under 200 pounds either, I get sleeved 8 22 16

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Im kinda in reverse i weigh 272 but in the mirror think i look good. But the scale says scary number so im confused of what im going to experience..

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@@SoExcited101 same surgery date! Sleeved tomorrow at 1:30pm!

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@@campingdiva,

If you can’t imagine yourself thin, I guess you’re going to have to get thin in real life so you can see what you look like! Just kidding. It’s totally normal not to be able to imagine yourself thin. You haven’t been at your goal weight in recent history, so it would be impossible to know what you’d look like if you lost a bunch of weight. The neat thing about surgery is that you’ll enjoy seeing your new body the entire time as you get smaller and smaller, until one day you’re there, at goal weight!

@, which long-term health issues are you thinking of from having a low-calorie diet long-term? Just curious!

I should probably clarify what i mean by long term, 12 months is relatively safe, beyond that being at extremely low calories can cause the following:

Fatigue

Anemia

Cardiovascular issues

Gallbladder issues

Increased cortisol

Ferility issues

Psychological

Vitamin deficiency

Loss of muscle mass

Malnutrition

Reactive hypoglycemia

I know some of these are resolved with weight loss, but they can also be brought on by having extremely low calories for years.

. I can't imagine myself weighing under 200 lbs! Did anyone else have issues with this? Tell me I'm normal lol

Do you really want to waste your mind and time thinking about it? It's going to happen, ready or not.

Are you normal? I have no clue. Can you imagine yourself wearing a smaller tent size? (Hey, it's your screen name.)

You'll be fine.

. I can't imagine myself weighing under 200 lbs! Did anyone else have issues with this? Tell me I'm normal lol

Do you really want to waste your mind and time thinking about it? It's going to happen, ready or not.

Are you normal? I have no clue. Can you imagine yourself wearing a smaller tent size? (Hey, it's your screen name.)

You'll be fine.

I'm not really wasting anything. Just can't wrap my mind around it. And I camp in a camper

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I'm not really wasting anything. Just can't wrap my mind around it. And I camp in a camper

Hence, the "diva" part. Now I see.

All is cool. When the time comes, you'll use up less mindwidth to wrap around it. Have a great time all along the way.

Thanks!

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