Re: I need some encouragement

[Guest guest]

You should called the facility that you were assigned

to and see what they suggest that you do. I know that

KP Richmond gives out a binder with all pertinent

information (i.e., 1200 calorie diet plan) to assist

with losing the 10%.

Pam Marsh

--- Pamela B florenceboss@...> wrote:

> I was approved for surgery approx three years ago,

> but was told that

> I needed to lose 10% prior to surgery. I never did

> lose the weight,

> in fact, I have since put on another 50 lbs, (if you

> can believe!?).

> I am so heavy now that I am unable to walk long

> distances, (no more

> than just a few hundred yards). I cannot shop at a

> grocery store

> without a scooter/cart, and am certainly unable to

> take my 4 y/o to

> a park, movies, etc. (I won't even go into the

> co-morbidities that I

> have, i.e severe sleep apnea, pre-diabetes, high

> blood pressure,

> etc.) I so very much want to lose the weight,

> primarily so that I

> can be more mobile for my son and give him the kind

> of childhood he

> should have. But I am so very frustated with

> myself...

> How do I get back on track? Can I get back on

> track? I would need

> to lose about 100 lbs before approval of the

> surgery, and yet I feel

> as if this is impossible to do. I don't know how to

> begin; I've

> forgotten how to begin, it has been so long. (What

> sort of eating

> plan did some of you follow to lose the 10%?)

> Is there anyone out there who has gone through a

> similar experience?

> If so, I sure could use a few, (or alot of) words of

> encouragement.

>

> Pam

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Pam B-- Why would you need to lose l00 lbs.? You can't weigh 1000

lbs. Right?

> I was approved for surgery approx three years ago, but was told

that

> I needed to lose 10% prior to surgery. I never did lose the

weight,

> in fact, I have since put on another 50 lbs, (if you can

believe!?).

> I am so heavy now that I am unable to walk long distances, (no

more

> than just a few hundred yards). I cannot shop at a grocery store

> without a scooter/cart, and am certainly unable to take my 4 y/o

to

> a park, movies, etc. (I won't even go into the co-morbidities that

I

> have, i.e severe sleep apnea, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure,

> etc.) I so very much want to lose the weight, primarily so that I

> can be more mobile for my son and give him the kind of childhood

he

> should have. But I am so very frustated with myself...

> How do I get back on track? Can I get back on track? I would need

> to lose about 100 lbs before approval of the surgery, and yet I

feel

> as if this is impossible to do. I don't know how to begin; I've

> forgotten how to begin, it has been so long. (What sort of eating

> plan did some of you follow to lose the 10%?)

> Is there anyone out there who has gone through a similar

experience?

> If so, I sure could use a few, (or alot of) words of encouragement.

>

> Pam