Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Dang, Anyone near goal



Recommended Posts

I have 21 pounds to lose before I hit goal and I am very excited to see what I look like. I still have a belly and a 40 inch waist so those are still areas of concern. The one thing I know is that if I could selectively take 20 pounds off my frame I would be looking and feeling great but it doesn't work that way.I want to take 20 pounds off the belly and chest and not lose anything else on the arms and legs. Well full speed ahead.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

you should be very proud of yourself, I am just starting my journey now. I hope to have as much success as you have.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I have 21 pounds to lose before I hit goal and I am very excited to see what I look like. I still have a belly and a 40 inch waist so those are still areas of concern. The one thing I know is that if I could selectively take 20 pounds off my frame I would be looking and feeling great but it doesn't work that way.I want to take 20 pounds off the belly and chest and not lose anything else on the arms and legs. Well full speed ahead.

I know the feeling...unfortunately for me the only way this belly is coming off is with the talented hands of a surgeon. I patiently waited and waited and waited for it to go away so that I could see my belly button (it is tucked neatly away in between my rolls :)) but after consulting with my lap band doc he informed me that since I was so close to goal it wasn't going away.

Here is to wishing away your belly!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

salsa - have you already set a date for your Tummy Tuck? I haven't been to the cosmetic surgery threads in a few days so I'm not up on who's next :smile: GOOD LUCK!!!

I've got 20 pounds to go as well. I really would be happy with just 10 pounds if I could have a tummy tuck and chop off this tummy. I'm getting really happy with where I'm at - except for the squishy droopy tummy.

I took my measurements this morning 41 - 33 - 40. My tummy has always been out of proportion :)

And - now the weight loss has slowed down dramatically!!!!!! It's much harder to lose a pound. But, I can walk into the bath room and notice a change and see it on the scale. So each pound packs a bigger punch.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

salsa - have you already set a date for your Tummy Tuck? I haven't been to the cosmetic surgery threads in a few days so I'm not up on who's next :) GOOD LUCK!!!

My consult is on Friday and I am hoping to have surgery the first week in July. I am a teacher so I need to do it during the summer so that I can have a stress free recovery! I don't have a post on the cosmetic surgery thread yet. I figured I will wait until I hear from the PS.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Bearing in mind my avatar is a deceptively good pic, and very small, lol, I really wish I could shave another 10 or 15 off my rear end and thighs. If I try to lose that, I'll get severely bony around the chest and arms - you can already see my rib bones in my chest - and what's left of my boobs will disappear.

I know I dont have a pannus like others end up with, but I'd really have to consider PS to achieve my ultimate figure goals - I'd need a lower body lift because most of my sag is on my backside and i'd need to put some boobs back to balance out top with bottom!

All of us look just SO much better and I think it helps to look around you and give yourself permission just to be normal and not try for supermodel!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Bearing in mind my avatar is a deceptively good pic, and very small, lol, I really wish I could shave another 10 or 15 off my rear end and thighs. If I try to lose that, I'll get severely bony around the chest and arms - you can already see my rib bones in my chest - and what's left of my boobs will disappear.

I know I dont have a pannus like others end up with, but I'd really have to consider PS to achieve my ultimate figure goals - I'd need a lower body lift because most of my sag is on my backside and i'd need to put some boobs back to balance out top with bottom!

All of us look just SO much better and I think it helps to look around you and give yourself permission just to be normal and not try for supermodel!

I agree with you and never would have considered plastic surgery if it wasn't interfering with my life. I am having terrible lower back pain, starting to get rashes and mentally I am not doing well with it. I could have handled some loose skin or some sag, but I look EXACTLY like I did before I lost the weight. But my lap band doc really encouraged me to go to a PS because of what it is doing to my back. I have feverishly worked out since right after surgery, but my belly had been stretched for the last 20 years and now that it is no longer attached to ANYTHING it is really interfering with everything. In fact I talked to my doc about why my port gets really sore when I work out and he figures it is because there is so much bounce in the stomach that is irritating it. Today's workout was BAD because it hurt so much. By the way Jacqui you do look fabulous and always give such great advice.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I was afraid that was the response I would get back. My biggest fear is that I hit goal and still have a belly. I don't think it is skin I think it is fat at this point but I only have 20 pounds left and who knows if it will come off my belly or my butt which is already pancake flat. Yiihaaa

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I was afraid that was the response I would get back. My biggest fear is that I hit goal and still have a belly. I don't think it is skin I think it is fat at this point but I only have 20 pounds left and who knows if it will come off my belly or my butt which is already pancake flat. Yiihaaa

I know down the road that I will need a TT. Everyone is different. My band doc insists that people wait a year after they hit goal. I just have this feeling that I will still be hanging after that time. Until that time I try to keep in mind the response I got from my seven year old years ago. I asked him if mommy looked fat. He said "Not with your clothes on". I'm leaving my clothes on.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I was afraid that was the response I would get back. My biggest fear is that I hit goal and still have a belly. I don't think it is skin I think it is fat at this point but I only have 20 pounds left and who knows if it will come off my belly or my butt which is already pancake flat. Yiihaaa

Who knows what 20 pounds will bring. My body proportions (with the exception of my belly) really did change in the last 20 pounds. In fact I gained a butt! I have had a flat butt my entire life, but slowly I began seeing a little bit of a butt. I have nice curves and my thighs look amazing. So the belly might go away. For me it just didn't. My question is, when you are clothed can you tell that you still have a belly? For me I can't.

Here are my pictures just to illustrate. Sorry the top one is so big, it wouldn't let me just copy part of it. The belly flab pictures and my current pics were taken about 5 pounds apart, but my belly still looks the same!

12699d1206592466-before-progress-pics-7.5-month-pics.bmp

Warning: Belly Flab Pictures. You may want to skip it!

12482d1205202871-lucky-sevens-july-07-bandsters-belly-flab.bmp

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hey Salsa,

Since I am a guy I carry my weight completely different than you which is no big surprise. I wont need a Tummy Tuck most likely and I doubt my wife you be happy with another 10k expense. Do all tummy tucks have the scar under the belt line? The ones I have see the scar about makes me pass out considering the pain it appears it would cause.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hey Salsa,

Since I am a guy I carry my weight completely different than you which is no big surprise. I wont need a Tummy Tuck most likely and I doubt my wife you be happy with another 10k expense. Do all tummy tucks have the scar under the belt line? The ones I have see the scar about makes me pass out considering the pain it appears it would cause.

Yeah most have the scar all the way across. And to make you cringe even more, mine will have the scar going horizontally from hip to hip and then a vertical incision that will extend from belt line to the chest once the skin is stretched. But it will be so worth it. It is really discouraging to lose all this weight and then look in the mirror and feel like you haven't lost a thing. The doc that I just went to see said he could easily remove 10+ pounds of just skin. :ohmy:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I just have a quick question. I was told by my doctor that since I wouldn't be losing as quickly as somebody who had Gastric, that I wouldn't have a lose skin problem. I am finding that this is not necessarily the case. I have approx 90lbs to lose (I'm down 10 since surgery). It there anybody out there who has reached goal, or near goal, having lost close to that amout of weight, who DOES NOT have a lose skin problem? Please let me know. I really don't have the $$$ for plastic surgery

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Seriously, I doubt it. What a doctor calls a "loose skin problem" and what you or I might call a loose skin problem varies though - same as all my lap band literature says "we do not want to get you to some theoretical ideal weight, we just want to solve your obesity related problems. Doctors are happy with 60% of excess weight lost - many of us most definitely are NOT. I had lap band surgery determined to get to a "theoretical ideal weight" regardless of what my doctor thought.

There I am in my avatar in a bikini. Its a good photo. No, I dont have a "loose skin problem" but I do have loose skin. My body is NOT what it would have been had I never gotten obese. My stomach is loose and old looking, I've had 3 babies as well as being bigger. My bum is jiggly and saggy, and I do have teeny tiny bat wings.

If I had lots of $$$$ I would fix them for sure, despite how hard a surgery a lower body lift is. But I dont "stand out" from the crowd, I simply look a little fatter than I really am. And in my case, the problem rally doesnt justify the extensive scarring.

My boobs though, disaster. Those are being fixed. I had less than 100lb to lose as well. My fill doc thought I had already had a Tummy Tuck, and when I said I hadnt (lying on the table having a fill) he actually pulled my jeans out to peer down!! If he think THAT's the result of a tummy tuck, he's nuts, I most definitely do not have a smooth, tight stomach!

So it will probably be there, but it can be mild and easy enough to live with.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

i don't think losing slowly can determine whether you'll need a nip - tuck.

my surgeon swore i would need PS to get to my goal (his was 140) & i made him bite his tongue last wk while getting an unfill. so much i think comes into play - skin/genes/how long over weight/exercise.??

i'm creeping to goal of 125, and i'm a shorty - 5'1 on good posture days, but was always active *pre fluffy yrs*. as a pear shape, my upper body has no issues (no kids) - my bum is finally off the back of my thighs .. but i have thighs that could go on for days. my goal is to get them solid & am getting close, not so much the jiggly going on. i don't see PS a necessity at the moment, the double D's perked up to D's and they were my only concern of needing a "lift"...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Prdgrdma

      So I guess after gastric bypass surgery, I cant eat flock chips because they are fried???  They sell them on here so I thought I could have them. So high in protein and no carbs.  They don't bother me at all.  Help. 
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        It's possible for a very high fat meal to cause dumping in some (30% or so) gastric bypass patients, although it's more likely to be triggered by high sugar, or by the high fat/high sugar combo (think ice cream, donuts). Dietitians will tell you to never do anything that isn't 100% healthy ever again. Realistically, you should aim for a good balance of protein, carbs, and fat each day. Should you eat fried foods every day? No. Is it possible they will make you sick? Maybe. Is it okay to eat some to see what happens and have them for a treat every now and again? Yes.

    • NovelTee

      I'm not at all hungry on this liquid pre-op diet, but I miss the sensation of chewing. It's been about two weeks––surgery is in two days––and I can't imagine how I'll feel a couple of weeks post-op. Tonight, I randomly stumbled upon a mukbang channel on YouTube, and it was strangely soothing... is it just me, or is this a thing? 
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        I actually watched cooking shows during my pre-op, like Great British Baking Show. It was a little bizarre, but didn't make me hungry. I think it was also soothing in a way.

    • Clueless_girl

      How do you figure out what your ideal weight should be? I've had a figure in my head for years, but after 3 mths of recovery I'm already almost there. So maybe my goal should be lower?
      · 3 replies
      1. NickelChip

        Well, there is actually a formula for "Ideal Body Weight" and you can use a calculator to figure it out for you. This one also does an adjusted weight for a person who starts out overweight or obese. https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/68/ideal-body-weight-adjusted-body-weight

        I would use that as a starting point, and then just see how you feel as you lose. How you look and feel is more important than a number.

      2. Clueless_girl

        I did find different calculators but I couldn't find any that accounted for body frame. But you're right, it is just a number. It was just disheartening to see that although I lost 60% of my excess weight, it's still not in the "normal/healthy" range..

      3. NickelChip

        I think it's important to remember that the weight charts and BMI ranges were developed a very long time ago and only intended to be applied to people who have never been overweight or obese. Those numbers aren't for us. When you are larger, especially for a long time, your body develops extra bone to support the weight. Your organs get a little bigger to handle the extra mass. Your entire infrastructure increases so you can support and function with the extra weight. That doesn't all go away just because you burn off the excess fat. If you still had a pair of jeans from your skinniest point in life and then lost weight to get to the exact number on the scale you were when those jeans fit you, chances are they would be a little baggy now because you would actually be thinner than you were, even though the scale and the BMI chart disagree. When in doubt, listen to the jeans, not the scale!

    • Aunty Mamo

      Tomorrow marks two weeks since surgery day and while I'm feeling remarkably well and going about just about every normal activity, I did wind up with a surface abscess on on of my incision sights and was put on an antibiotic that made me so impacted that it took me more than two hours to eliminate yesterday and scared the hell out of me. Now there's Miralax in all my beverages that aren't Smooth Move tea. I cannot experience that again. I shouldn't have to take Ativan to go to the lady's. I really looking forward to my body getting with the program again. 
      I'm in day three of the "puree" stage of eating and despite the strange textures, all of the savory flavors seem decadent. 
      I timed this surgery so that I'd be recovering during my spring break. That was a good plan. Today is a state holiday and the final day of break. I feel really strong to return to school tomorrow. 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      Now that I'm in maintenance mode, I'm getting a into a routine for my meals. Every day, I start out with 8-16 ounces of water, and then a proffee, which I have come to look forward to even the night before. My proffees are simply a black coffee with a protein powder added. There are three products that I cycle through: Premier Vanilla, Orgain Vanilla, and Dymatize Vanilla.
      For second breakfast on workdays, I will have a low-fat yogurt with two tablespoons of PBFit and two teaspoons of no sugar added dried cherries. I will have ingested 35-45 grams of protein at this point between the two breakfasts, with 250-285 calories, and about 20 carbs.
      For second breakfast on non-workdays, I will prepare two servings of plain, instant oatmeal with a tablespoon of an olive oil-based spread. This means I will have had 34 grams of protein, 365 calories, and 38 carbs. Non-workdays are when I am being very active with training sessions, so I allow myself more carbohydrate fuel.
      Snacks on any day are always mixed nuts, even when I am travelling. I will have 0.2 cups of a blend that I make myself. It consists of dry roasted peanuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, and Brazil nuts. This is 5 grams of protein, 163 calories, and 7 carbs.
      Breakfast and snacks have been the easiest to nail down. Lunch and dinner have more variables, and I prepare enough for leftovers. I concentrate on protein first, and then add vegetables. Typically tempeh, tofu, or Field Roast products with roasted or sautéed vegetables. Today, I will be eating leftovers from last night. Two ounces of tempeh with four ounces of roasted vegetables that consist of red and yellow sweet peppers, sweet potatoes, small purple potatoes, zucchini, and carrots. I will add a tablespoon of olive oil-based spread, break up 3 walnuts to sprinkle of top, and garnish with two tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese. This particular meal will be 19 grams of protein, 377 calories, and 28 grams of carbs. Bear in mind that I do eat more carbs when I am not working, and I focus on ingesting healthy carbs instead of breads/crackers/chips/crisps.
      It's a helluva journey and I'm thankful to be on it!
       
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×