A thread for super-sized bandsters - starting BMI over 50? This is a discussion on A thread for super-sized bandsters - starting BMI over 50? within the BMI over 50 forums.
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03-22-2006, 07:51 AM
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#31 | | Token atheist / moderator
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| It's that time of month for me to start retaining water, and I typically retain about 8 lbs, so I know I won't get anywhere near an accurate scale reading, but I weighed this morning anyway. Today is my 3 week-iversary and I'm down a total of 44 lbs (hopefully in another week or so my fluid retention will drop and I'll have a lower number!). I was a BIG water drinker pre-op (160+ oz per day) so that's where a lot if it came from me in the beginning, and I can see it in my dry skin, but I do have on pants today that were too tight to wear pre-op. :dance:
Do any of you think of your weightloss in terms of going back in time? This morning, when I weighed, I thought - "Wow, I now weigh what I did this time of year on 2004, I've taken off 2 years' worth of weight!" I do that all the time. I have a mini-goal set for mid-May, and I think, "Wow, the last time I weighed that was February of 2005!"
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03-22-2006, 10:41 AM
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#32 | | holding on by a thread
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 42
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State: NJ | Ok ya'll maybe I am strange but I just went to my surgeron's web site to their BMI calculator to see how much weight I have to lose to get out of the MB category. Ok it was depressing, I dont recommend anyone doing it.
I go for my first fill on Friday. Wish me luck, I need some restriction, I have none right now. I was banded on Feb 8, did great until I started eating again.
I have to admit, I am scared to death! This is a whole new way of life and I am scared of failure. I feel like this is my last chance! | |
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03-23-2006, 07:05 AM
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#33 | | Registered User
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hello, i am pre-band-no surgery date yet-i hope in may or june.
i think i weigh 375 and @ 5'3 1/2", my bmi is 65!!! i get so discouraged
to think about it--having to lose about 200 lbs. at least. i KNOW i will be
all wrinkly and saggy and will not be able to ever have any cosmetic
surgery, but hopefully i will live longer. i would like to be able to take a
shower again w/o a shower chair-you know -maybe actually stand up!!
not have to ride my scooter when i have to go out in public. i don't use it at home--but i am sure my kids hate me having to use it for ball games,
school functions, etc...........oh, well , i know i have a long way to go--
and i am committed--i will look for the small victories ....:straight | |
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03-23-2006, 12:33 PM
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#34 | | Trusting God all the way
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 53
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City: Conroe State: TX | Hi Babyjane :wave:,
I think it is great that you are maybe getting banded in a few months. I'm really close to you in weight and was just banded 2/27. I can't begin to tell you what a difference it has made in even this short of time. I've only lost 20 lbs which you wouldn't think would make much difference considering I too have about 200 to lose, but boy howdy! It has made an amazing improvement in my energy level, my knees don't hurt nearly as bad and I can walk farther without getting winded. I can bend over (and get back up) and can even squat and return to a standing position!I am diabetic and prior to surgery was on 85 units of insulin a day plus 3 other kinds of diabetic pills. I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE INSULIN ANYMORE! Even my diabetic meds dosage has been cut in half. :whoo: I feel so much better. I try not to think about how much in total I have to lose, but am reaching for "mini goals" in 10 lb increments. These small victories seem so much bigger and are more frequent!
This is a wonderful website with lots of support. You'll find most of us share similar struggles with our weight and life problems. It's great to have a place to go that you feel absolutely safe discussing ANYTHING on your mind with NO fear of being "put down". I look forward to getting to know your better . We're all in this together. Have a very blessed day!
__________________ Ms. Vicki :flypig: If God wanted us to be thin, food wouldn't taste so good. Banded 02/27/06 Dr. Hadar Spivak - Houston, TX highest wt - 338 lowest wt - 2lbs 6oz (birth wt - teehee) Height 5'6" Band size: 10cc First fill - 04/06/06 1.5cc (.7 remained at 2nd fill) Second fill - 05/01/06 2.7cc (.7 from 1st + 2cc at 2nd ) Third fill - 08/16/06 1.0cc total fill of 3.7cc  | |
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03-23-2006, 01:44 PM
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#35 | | Registered User
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State: s.c. | ms vicki, thank you so much for the kind words--i have enjoyed this web site so much. it feels like such a friendly place--i still am trying to get insurance to pay--i will see how it goes...but i am awfully determined!! | |
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03-24-2006, 05:31 AM
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#36 | | Trying To Get There
Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 41
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State: MD | I tried to post this yesterday but it wouldn't let me.
Babyjane my heart goes out to you and if there is anything that I can do let me know. I can check with you to see if you are drinking your water, eating breakfast, having more veggies, exercising ie hand weights and more. You don't have to wait for surgery. Somebody coined the phrase long time ago.....Live Like You're Banded.....water, exercise, protein.....:)
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Dr. Moazzez Fair Oaks Hospital VA GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! 12.5 +3(380) 12.12 -2(378);) 12.19 +1(379) 1.9.07 -3(376):p 1.17 -3(373):clap2: 1.23 -1(372) 1.30 +2(374):bored 2.6 +1(375) 2.20 +1(376):speechles I won't go weigh in 2.27 and 3.6 :phanvan 3.14.07-3(373):) 3.20 +4(377) 3.27 +4(381) 4.3 -10(371):omg: 4.10 -5(366):biggrin1: WOW Not anymore 10.2 (378)
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03-24-2006, 01:59 PM
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#37 | | Registered User
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teresa, thank you---i am sure i will start doing more to get ready
for the band---i have already done some small things--trying to chew food extremly well, eating slower, etc--i love water, but still do not thnk i drink enough. when i drink large amounts-it just sloshes around in my stomach for hours. i also take diuretics--so peeing and drinking are big
parts of my day!! the banana with the boobs is so cute!!:biggrin1: :D | |
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03-24-2006, 02:42 PM
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#38 | | Token atheist / moderator
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| Babyjane, you are going to shine! :)
I'm down just over 50 lbs. Judging from how my pants fit, I'd guess 30-ish of that to be fat. I wish I had the presence of mind to take measurements and nekkid pics the night before surgery, but I fell asleep -- with a lot of stuff undone that I had planned to get to. I plan to shop this weekend for a body fat analyzer.
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03-25-2006, 06:32 AM
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#39 | | Registered User
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| Hi everyone! I'm pre-op, have approval, waiting for a date. I currently weigh 341, 5'9" tall. I have a goal to weigh 180lbs. I have been obese all my life, since childhood, not so bad then, but after getting married and babies the weight has crept up. I'm not quite as heavy as I was when I delivered by children, but I'm getting close. The lowest weight I ever remember was 210 when I was on nutrisystem. I looked darned good, that was also 17 years ago :( .
Hoping to be a loser soon! | |
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03-27-2006, 06:59 PM
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#40 | | NWWLS 9.8.05 Dr Watkins
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 35
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City: Lynnwood State: WA | I was Banded September 9, 2005
I can not be more happy. my weight before surgery and before i stopped the nasty diet coke was 347. I have had several small fills, my last was 0.25cc on 3.2.06 and it kicked in the last few days. I have lost 7 pounds in less then a week.
Last weekend i had had it, my clothing looked like i was a slob, I went out and purchased a new pair of jeans, i had been in my sameold sameold 24-26 gloria vanderbelts. Well i got a size 20 and they are a bit loose. I know many say dont go and get new clothing, but OMG let me just say this, spend a bit on some clothing so you can see your weight loss.
I got some 10.00 t-shirts at wallyworld but spent 30.00 on jeans at Macy's. IT WAS WAY WORTH IT!!!!
Vicky
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03-27-2006, 07:09 PM
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#41 | | Account Suspended
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City: Knoxville State: Tennessee | You have to love threads like this!!
To all of you who love your band and are working with it and not against it...KUDOS!! You guys sound like you are all doing amazingly. I only hope I do half as good. Keep up the good work. I love to hear from happy bandsters.:) | |
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03-27-2006, 07:52 PM
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#42 | | Token atheist / moderator
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I know many say dont go and get new clothing,
| Oh geez... between Jan - Dec '04 I lost 120# on a modified low-carb diet. I bought an entire wardrobe for every new size. Of course I also kept a few of my big n' baggy comfies, which are now my everydays. :rolleyes
I was so happy to be in the lower sizes, I'd got to "look" just to see if I was down another one yet, and come home from LB with 5 bags of clothes. So the good news is, I have a few sizes' worth of clothes, and it should be a while before I need to buy anything, I have 32 to 22, 5x to 1x, and everything in between!
We could host a heck of a clothing swap on this thread!
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03-28-2006, 08:49 AM
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#43 | | Bye Bye.
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City: State: | I started at a BMI of 48.9 back in November, I am now a 34.2 BMI.
The wildest difference is indeed the clothing. Sometimes I pull a pair of pants out of my closet, and look at it and think "that won't fit me:, then I put it on, and it is too big! | |
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03-28-2006, 09:54 PM
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#44 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by Teresa Skinner I'm wanna be 350 pounds  | That was my first goal!
I'm 5'9" and weighed 403 before I had my surgery on July 27. I had lost 80 pounds by the end of the year but have since gained back 20... *sigh*
For some reason I just never thought I'd have to worry about gaining weight back this soon! :faint: I know why it's happened and I'm trying to take back my control. I could really use some good thoughts and prayers if you're so inclined.
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03-28-2006, 10:06 PM
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#45 | | Token atheist / moderator
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| Why are you gaining your weight back -- what can we do to help? I can't do much in the prayer category, but perhaps advice? Suggestions?
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