I'm in month 5 of my 6 month "waiting period" before my surgeon submits my paperwork to insurance. I'm hopeful to have RNYGB in early 2019 if all goes well. I've heard that success is considered losing 50% of your excess weight. However, I am about 120 lbs overweight and would really like to lose 100 lbs or more. Am I dreaming? Or is that attainable? I am 5' 3" and weigh about 233. I exercise daily for a minimum of 30 minutes and have every intention of sticking with the exercise, water, and nutrition plan. I just feel like I will be disappointed to only lose 60 lbs!

2 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

The VET presence is sorely lacking, and understably so. The neophytes are hostile , confrontational know it all little buggers, myself included, and VETS are busy and owe us nothing in the end.

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Dang! Sorry OP for jacking your thread!!!!!

@GreenTealaelvery well-said! TY!!!!! Loved the children need parents part!!

4 minutes ago, summerset said:

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Oh no I can't see the emoji!

Just now, GreenTealael said:

Oh no I can't see the emoji!

Maybe cuz it's a European emoji? hahahaaha I said "peein"!

3 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Dang! Sorry OP for jacking your thread!!!!!

@GreenTealaelvery well-said! TY!!!!! Loved the children need parents part!!

I'm the annoying @$$ kid in the back seat saying "did you know..."

Just now, FluffyChix said:

Maybe cuz it's a European emoji? hahahaaha I said "peein"!

Quick , describe it

Lol

2 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh no I can't see the emoji!

Weird. I can choose them from a drop down list.

That's ok, FluffyChix! I benefit from everything I read on here! Or mostly everything!! You all have been very helpful to me.

? It's the dyin' laughing one with the head tilted! Can you see it here? But I think it's the one with the German accent. ha!

1 minute ago, FluffyChix said:

? It's the dyin' laughing one with the head tilted! Can you see it here? But I think it's the one with the German accent. ha!

Oh i know it well!

8 minutes ago, Briswife15 said:

That's ok, FluffyChix! I benefit from everything I read on here! Or mostly everything!! You all have been very helpful to me.

Remember! This tool is what YOU make of it as what @allwet said!! I'm not settlin' for "goal" until I've whipped that ass into exhaustion and it falls over in the desert brayin' and breathin' heavy! LOL. Proverbially of course! *snort*

To come back to topic I think these 60% EWL after 5 years or so are pretty much common after some decades of WLS. I don't know how many people really get to a normal or near-normal weight and maintain it after 10 years or so.

I don't know many people IRL who had WLS. One had lap band as well and gained it all back. Another one got to a normal weight and gained part of it back. Another one got lap band and revision to bypass and after looking at a picture of her a few months ago she gained at least most of it back.

About the people on the boards who vanish - who knows? After all I vanished from the boards for years and years before a revision got me back to one.

When it comes to weight and regain and the like I think too many people are asking the wrong question. Usually the question is: "What are these people doing to get to a and maintain a normal weight?" I personally think the question should be: "What enables these people to do the necessary things to get to a and maintain a normal weight?"

Edited October 23, 20187 yr by summerset

15 hours ago, Briswife15 said:

I'm in month 5 of my 6 month "waiting period" before my surgeon submits my paperwork to insurance. I'm hopeful to have RNYGB in early 2019 if all goes well. I've heard that success is considered losing 50% of your excess weight. However, I am about 120 lbs overweight and would really like to lose 100 lbs or more. Am I dreaming? Or is that attainable? I am 5' 3" and weigh about 233. I exercise daily for a minimum of 30 minutes and have every intention of sticking with the exercise, Water, and nutrition plan. I just feel like I will be disappointed to only lose 60 lbs!

I'm 5'2 and started at 234. I've lost 54ish pounds and my doctors goal weight for me is 140. That is still above normal by a little bit but he never gave me a goal in the beginning. It wasn't until my 6 month post op when he gave me his idea weight for me. So from beginning to finally reaching goal weight is losing 94 pounds. I've lost 57 percent of excess weight. The formula they gave me is pounds lost divided by pounds to lose X 100= percent lost.

Mine looks like this: 54/94(100)= 57%

OP: The normal BMI range for a person 5’3” is 105-141 lbs. If you only lose 60 lbs then you’ll still be in the obese category. IMO, I think you should try to lose as much as possible, especially in the honeymoon period (i.e. the first 12-18 months) when losing will be “easier.” The key to weight loss is in the kitchen not the gym. You will need to change poor eating habits for life (therapy can help) as your WLS tool will not make up for overeating, eating simple carbs & processed food, too many liquid calories, including alcohol, and all the rest. This is also true for “normal” skinny people. Good luck, you can do it!

Thanks, MarinaGirl. I totally agree that I wouldn't be happy only losing 60 lbs and still being obese after WLS. Thanks for your encouragement and advice!