Re: how much weight would i lose?

[Guest guest]

This is what I have been told...if you lose 50% you are a winner!!!

That means if you weighed 360# and your in range weight is 150# if you

lose 105# you are a winner...however, I know you would like to lose

more than 50%...that is where you have to make sure YOU are doing what

YOUR doctor has told you to do...stay on the plan...do not get off of

the plan. It is very important that you follow your doctors

glidelines!!! If I would have been better at it...these last 20+#

would be long gone!!!! But, I am a hard head....when I got close to my

goal...well, like every time I get close to my goal...I start

thinking...and thinking I can do it on my own is not what I should be

thinking...other wise, I would have never had to go to such extreme

measures...now, would I? Ha.

I feel that everyone can reach their goal...some may have to work

harder than others...but I know that if you do as you are told....eat

what you are suppose to...stay away from those foods that you should

stay away from...YOU WILL BE A WINNER in no time....

I am going to lose this last bit of weight!!!! I give myself before

the year is over...the weight will have been off and I will be in

maintenance for life!!!! I can hardly weight...what am I going to

do??? Well, for one...be more faithful with my workout progrom...the

other is to stop cheating with junk food...I SO KNOW BETTER!!!! I am

going to pray more...every day...not just once or twice a day...but

throughout the whole day!!!!!! There is power in prayer...and I am

going to start writing everything down again!!!! gym is 5 cal....and I

am going to count it!!!!

Good luck and I know you will be a great WINNER!!!! P.S. That is with

the Lap Band....I think the gastric has greater % rates??? YOU CAN DO

IT!!!! Have the Faith... :-)

~

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and 35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome !

My surgeon told me at consultation that most patients lose up to 70%

Of their weight.BUT all DRS are different with different ways &

instruction.Good Luck!

Kim

RNY 6/23/06

298/249/135

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and 35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I assume you're male. I am too. I'm 38 so about your age. I'm 6' tall

(ok 5' 11 " with my shoes off, the runt of my Dutch family). So we're

a lot a like. However, I was nearly 500 lbs when I decided to WLS

last year. I'm now 328, but that was last week so it might be less (I

don't weigh myself all that often), at six months. That's a loss of

about 34% (wow I hadn't realized it was that much). That means at six

months maybe you'd be at 240 or so. The problem with guessing how

much you'd lose, how fast, etc. is that everyone is different, every

surgeon/surgery is different too. Have you been to a surgeon's office

yet? What do they say about your prospects?

I've asked my surgeon's office staff about what my " goal " weight

should be. If you look at those crazy BMI charts you and I are

supposed to be about 180lbs. That seems emaciated to me. I've got

very wide shoulders, long arms, Dutch heritage, etc. so I'm shooting

for low 200s like maybe 220. I've still got a way to go but am

working hard at it (could always do better/more).

I would guess that those who have lost very little weight have not

followed " da rulez " . You basically can't drink much/anything with

calories in it. There's other rules too but that's a biggy. I never

drank caloric drinks much so this wasn't a hardship for me. It helps

to like foods heavy in protein. I just read a post here from someone

who doesn't care for cottage cheese. I sometimes buy three tubs of

fat free cottage cheese when it's on sale and have a cup or more for

a snack. It's great stuff.

Keep asking questions as this is a great group and we try to answer

as best we can. Good luck with your decision(s)! Here's my pictures:

http://health.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-

LOSERS/photos/browse/27de

Mike in GR

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and

35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like

me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after

gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you

exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

From what my doctor told me is most people loose 70% of their body weight

that is considered a success. From what I have seen most loose about 100

pounds in the first 6 months. It is definately a life style change. Each

surgeon has different rules. Hope this helps.

Namaste,

Marilynn

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and 35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi and Welcome.

There is no formula or guaranteed weight loss. You are considered a

WLS if you lose at least 65-70% of your excess weight within 18 months.

Not everyone reaches goal weight or gets skinny.

Our post op goal should be to be healthy and active with relief from

pre op comorbidities like diabetes and high blood pressure, back aches

etc.

An average weight loss is about 100 pounds in 6-7 months for the

average patient weight of 250-300 pounds.

However, not everyone loses at the pace or the same rate. Your food

choices, exercise routines, metabolism, physiology, age and overall

health dictate the rate and amount of weight you will lose.

Even if you follow the so-called rules, you will not lose the weight

YOU want. You will lose the weight your body can burn.

I barely eat, yet I must watch every crumb I put in my mouth because I

am in menopause which causes weight gain. I work out and make healthy

and very careful food choices to prevent weight regain.

Good luck to you!

Robyn

Group Owner

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and 35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dutch family hey Mike. My parents were born in " The Haag " . I have dutch parents

and german grandparents.

Re: how much weight would i lose?

,

I assume you're male. I am too. I'm 38 so about your age. I'm 6' tall

(ok 5' 11 " with my shoes off, the runt of my Dutch family). So we're

a lot a like. However, I was nearly 500 lbs when I decided to WLS

last year. I'm now 328, but that was last week so it might be less (I

don't weigh myself all that often), at six months. That's a loss of

about 34% (wow I hadn't realized it was that much). That means at six

months maybe you'd be at 240 or so. The problem with guessing how

much you'd lose, how fast, etc. is that everyone is different, every

surgeon/surgery is different too. Have you been to a surgeon's office

yet? What do they say about your prospects?

I've asked my surgeon's office staff about what my " goal " weight

should be. If you look at those crazy BMI charts you and I are

supposed to be about 180lbs. That seems emaciated to me. I've got

very wide shoulders, long arms, Dutch heritage, etc. so I'm shooting

for low 200s like maybe 220. I've still got a way to go but am

working hard at it (could always do better/more).

I would guess that those who have lost very little weight have not

followed " da rulez " . You basically can't drink much/anything with

calories in it. There's other rules too but that's a biggy. I never

drank caloric drinks much so this wasn't a hardship for me. It helps

to like foods heavy in protein. I just read a post here from someone

who doesn't care for cottage cheese. I sometimes buy three tubs of

fat free cottage cheese when it's on sale and have a cup or more for

a snack. It's great stuff.

Keep asking questions as this is a great group and we try to answer

as best we can. Good luck with your decision(s)! Here's my pictures:

http://health.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-

LOSERS/photos/browse/27de

Mike in GR

>

> Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and

35years

> old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person like

me

> should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after

gastric

> bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you

exercise

> eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

>

> I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS and

> lose very little weight...

>

> Thanks for your help....

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

:go to calorie-count.com to keep track of everything......very

cool website and its free! also adds a button and an eat meter to

the top of your computer so you can see when or how close you are

getting to your goal for the day! the eat meter is a cool visual aid.

Good Luck: Debbye

> >

> > Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and

35years

> > old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person

like me

> > should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after

gastric

> > bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you

exercise

> > eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

> >

> > I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS

and

> > lose very little weight...

> >

> > Thanks for your help....

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

yeah Mike, another Dutch person here! We're all Dutch in my family as

far back as we can go in the family tree. My daughter was born there,

before we moved to the US! Sorry for getting off track, -good

luck to you!

[Guest guest]

Thank you all,

well, I'm very happy to see this group is very active.

I'm still trying to get my ducks in a row so I can get

the surgery (I'll pay myself as it's not covered by my

insurance) and I'm really excited.

I'm so tired of this lifestyle and I hope this will

help me change it...

--- dutchflowers70 wrote:

> yeah Mike, another Dutch person here! We're all

> Dutch in my family as

> far back as we can go in the family tree. My

> daughter was born there,

> before we moved to the US! Sorry for getting off

> track, -good

> luck to you!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks!!

> > >

> > > Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and

> 35years

> > > old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person

> like me

> > > should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after

> gastric

> > > bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you

> exercise

> > > eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people

do?

> > >

> > > I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had

WLS

> and

> > > lose very little weight...

> > >

> > > Thanks for your help....

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

This site is great!!! It makes me feel " normal " I wanted to be at

my goal by now...but I am still hanging on about 20# more than I

would like...I have to make some adjustments in order to get these

last 20# off...

What do you do Robyn???

> >

> > Hi I'm very seriously considering WLS. I'm 360lbs, 5'11 " and

35years

> > old... Based on your experience, what would you say a person

like me

> > should expect (how much weight is expected to be lost) after

gastric

> > bypass? I know a lot of it has to do with what you i.e. you

exercise

> > eat well, etc... But, if you follow the rules as most people do?

> >

> > I guess I'm scared as I have heard there are people who had WLS

and

> > lose very little weight...

> >

> > Thanks for your help....

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi .

To answer your question, not much of anything in these lazy crazy days

of summer. LOL

Thanks for asking.

Robyn

>

> What do you do Robyn???

>

[Guest guest]

, to expand on my prior answer. I never reached goal weight and I

was driving myself crazy dwelling on it. I am 50 years old and in

menopause.

I have accepted that I am 30 pounds overweight according to the

charts. However, my goal is to avoid weight regain and maintain my

current weight.

I workout for a minimum of 90 minutes and perform a 1000 calorie burn

workout and SWEAT! I am beginning my plastic surgeries for skin

reduction and that will scuplt my body into the best it can be.

Robyn

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> This site is great!!! It makes me feel " normal " I wanted to be at

> my goal by now...but I am still hanging on about 20# more than I

> would like...I have to make some adjustments in order to get these

> last 20# off...

>

> What do you do Robyn???

[Guest guest]

" and perform a 1000 calorie burn workout and SWEAT! "

Robyn,

What is this workout? I have allot of days I don't take in 1000

calories, this work out would be good to incorporate into my program.......

Mike T

Re: how much weight would i lose?

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>>

>> This site is great!!! It makes me feel " normal " I wanted to be at

>> my goal by now...but I am still hanging on about 20# more than I

>> would like...I have to make some adjustments in order to get these

>> last 20# off...

>>

>> What do you do Robyn???

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mike!

Here is my workout

I start my gym time with cardio and fat burning. To be effective you

need to do a minimum of 20 minutes of cardio. To burn fat you must

increase your exercise time to a minum of 40 minutes.

Cardio-treadmill. To determine your maximum heart rate 220-your age

[mine is 50]. My max rate is 170. 85% is 155 for me. I start with

sprints. I start at 5 miles per hour at a 10 incline and jack it up to

15. That really gets my heart pumping. After 3 minutes I decrease to 4

MPH at level 7 and then up to level 10 and then level 8 and then level

12 and then back up to level 15. I burn 424 calories in 40 minutes

with a 5 minute cool down.

Elliptical- I workout at level 10 for 30 minutes and burn 394 calories.

Stairmaster- 15-20 minutes at varying levels. 200 calorie burn.

I rotate my workout to avoid becoming conditioned to the same routine.

I also add the bike and upper torso machines and cut back on the

stairmaster that day.

Then I do weight training and resistance machines for one hour

alternating the different muscle groups [arms, legs, ahoulders and

back, torso] on each workout day. I do not count the calorie burn from

weight training since my goal is toning.

Trust me when I tell you I SWEAT!!! That means my metabolism is fired

up and I am getting the benefit of my workout!!!

Have I lost scale weight? Not really. But I have lost 2 inches off my

waistline and I am avoiding weight regain as I suffer through the

hormonal chaos of menopause. And the exercise does help my depression

and mood swings.

Good luck to you.

Robyn

>

> " and perform a 1000 calorie burn workout and SWEAT! "

>

> Robyn,

> What is this workout? I have allot of days I don't take in 1000

> calories, this work out would be good to incorporate into my

program.......

>

> Mike T

>

> Re: how much weight would i lose?

> >>

> >>

> >> This site is great!!! It makes me feel " normal " I wanted to be at

> >> my goal by now...but I am still hanging on about 20# more than I

> >> would like...I have to make some adjustments in order to get these

> >> last 20# off...

> >>

> >> What do you do Robyn???

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > We are a very active support group.

> > If the email becomes overwhelming,

> > please change your setting to NO EMAIL!

> > Please contact Group Creator

> > Robyn@...

> >

> >

> >