Re: Question and trying to get back on Track.....

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You were at 353. Let us say your goal was 153. That'd be 200 to lose.

You lost 142 (or 71%)

You're not at 243 (for round numbers), which would be 56%.

If you're a proximal RNY, that's above the national average, actually. By

most standards, you are considered a success if you lose & maintain 50%

and/or get rid of your comorbs.

BUT, I know what you mean about how YOU feel, never mind the technicalities.

What kind of surgery did you have? Who's the doc? What kind of post-op

regimen were you given?

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Question and trying to get back on Track.....

> Hi everyone -- I don't post often, but I have been tryig to figure

> out how to calculate my weight loss. I understand that to be a

> sucessful wls person, you have to loose between 70 - 100% of your

> weight. Three years ago I weighed 353 lbs. I lost down to 211 lb.

> and now am back up to 240 - 245. Can someone tell me how do you

> calculate your percentage? I have been feeling like a complete

> failure. I lost all that weight during the first 18 mos. and have

> since been fighting weight gain. In Jan. 2003, I had a upper GI done

> and was told everything was fine. I realize we are supposed to have

> bounce back weight gain, but I never imagined it would be this much.

> I know that I'm not doing what I'm supposed to do. I have been

> exercising for the past couple of months and trying to watch what I'm

> eating, but not with much luck. I realized that because I was

> excersing, I felt that I could have that extra cookie or some of

> those chips. For the past couple of months my weight has been going

> up 5 lbs and then down 5 lbs. Arrrgh!!! I try to do the protein

> drinks, to try to get me back on track, and at work I have no

> problems with it. The problem is when I get home, I am constantly

> eating whatever I can get my hands on, all the way up to bedtime. I

> don't even think about the protein drink. Any suggestions?

>

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I am wondering if you are really wanting to know the percentages or if

you are wanting to do something different. The only reason I ever want

to know percentages is to either find out my progress or beat myself up.

I am going to make a suggestion and hope you are not offended. I think

therapy would help tremendously. It has helped me in the past to deal

with why I was eating and my new body image. I am considering going back

to therapy as soon as medicare kicks in.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/335/???

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:44:16 -0000 " gkay3 " writes:

> Hi everyone -- I don't post often, but I have been tryig to figure

> out how to calculate my weight loss. I understand that to be a

> sucessful wls person, you have to loose between 70 - 100% of your

> weight. Three years ago I weighed 353 lbs. I lost down to 211 lb.

>

> and now am back up to 240 - 245. Can someone tell me how do you

> calculate your percentage? I have been feeling like a complete

> failure. I lost all that weight during the first 18 mos. and have

> since been fighting weight gain. In Jan. 2003, I had a upper GI

> done

> and was told everything was fine. I realize we are supposed to have

>

> bounce back weight gain, but I never imagined it would be this much.

>

> I know that I'm not doing what I'm supposed to do. I have been

> exercising for the past couple of months and trying to watch what

> I'm

> eating, but not with much luck. I realized that because I was

> excersing, I felt that I could have that extra cookie or some of

> those chips. For the past couple of months my weight has been going

>

> up 5 lbs and then down 5 lbs. Arrrgh!!! I try to do the protein

> drinks, to try to get me back on track, and at work I have no

> problems with it. The problem is when I get home, I am constantly

> eating whatever I can get my hands on, all the way up to bedtime. I

>

> don't even think about the protein drink. Any suggestions?

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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