Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Welcome Leah, I'm big into exercising and weight training as well and it's great to have you join the group. Congratulations on your weightloss! Keep up the great work! Lap RNY April 9, 2004 (-79 lbs.) 348/269/140 (begin/current/goal) www.carrieburns.net > Hi, > > I'm new to this group and I thought I'd introduce myself. I had the > surgery done 1/26/04, so today's my seven month anniversary. I > started at 321, I'm at 231 right now, and am aiming to lose around 2- > 3 pounds per week and get to around 20% body fat. I had to get the > surgery done for two reasons: 1) because I have a bad hip which > prevented me from exercising beforehand, and I need to get a hip > replacement (I'm young, 29) but they wanted me down to a lower weight > to do this, and 2) because my insulin problems prevented me from > losing weight normally. I'm about 40 pounds within goal weight for > my surgery. > > Now that I'm at a lower weight, exercising is much easier. I'm also > taking Celebrex to help me with the pain. Since the surgery I've > also been seriously body building, so that the muscle tissue can > increase my metabolism and weight loss rate. I do have a fair bit of > muscle mass, though, which is keeping my weight up. I'm thinking > that when I get down to my target body fat percentage, I'll start > competing in the natural body building world. > > I'm a biochemist, so I know a lot about metabolism, diet and kcal > intake, so hopefully I can help out a lot in this forum! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Hi Leah, Glad you on board with us! Hugs, in AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thanks for the warm welcome, y'all. Another note to all you pre-op people. My surgeon for the surgery was Dr. McColgan at Laparoscopic Bariatric Specialists in Long Beach, CA. They're totally underrated. I was going to get my surgery done with Alan Wittgrove, but even with a really good Blue Cross California PPO, I had to fork out $8K for the surgery, which I balked at. Dr. McColgan and his colleagues were trained by the folks down at Alvarado, and they do the surgery exactly the same way, and they take Blue Cross California. They're also fantastic surgeons, very friendly, and quite strict about your diet so that you can get as much success from your surgery as you can possibly manage. They also have a month-long waitlist. Or at least, they did when I got the surgery. Alvarado's was longer, Pacific Bariatric was about 8 months, the surgeon at Poway Hospital was really long...these guys took me right away. My only complaint is that the hospital, Bellflower Hospital, is kind of old and shoddy. But I got good care while I was there, so it's all good. So for those of you in Southern Cali looking for great surgeons to do this, check out LBS. I forget the website, but I think if you google on the name you'll find it... Good luck! > Hi Leah, > Glad you on board with us! > Hugs, in AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Welcome back Kim! Glad you are staying. in Delaware Lap RNY 3/10/04 261/171/120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Welcome to the group. I'm sure you will have a lot to share with us. Be prepared for lots of questions. This group is a great support system for all of us. Great job on your weight loss! My husband and I also weight train. My trainer/friend has competed in Mr. Olympia, etc. I love that stuff. On one of my many attempts to lose weight I put on a ton of muscle. My husband at one point got down to about 15% body fat and he is 6'4 " . He's actually bulking up right now during training. Good luck with the body building, just be careful. You may want to try the fitness aspect and not actually body building. It's a bit more healthier. Body builders (whom a know many) destroy their bodies and are very hard on them...even the " natural " body builders. Just be careful! in Delaware Lap RNY 3/10/04 261/171/120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Kim, Thank you so much for being so honest with where you have come from and where you are going. You are truly an inspiration. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 i was told i was nlonger allowed to take celibrex because itis in the same catagory as motrin shirley of fontana socal leahspencer75 wrote: Hi, I'm new to this group and I thought I'd introduce myself. I had the surgery done 1/26/04, so today's my seven month anniversary. I started at 321, I'm at 231 right now, and am aiming to lose around 2- 3 pounds per week and get to around 20% body fat. I had to get the surgery done for two reasons: 1) because I have a bad hip which prevented me from exercising beforehand, and I need to get a hip replacement (I'm young, 29) but they wanted me down to a lower weight to do this, and 2) because my insulin problems prevented me from losing weight normally. I'm about 40 pounds within goal weight for my surgery. Now that I'm at a lower weight, exercising is much easier. I'm also taking Celebrex to help me with the pain. Since the surgery I've also been seriously body building, so that the muscle tissue can increase my metabolism and weight loss rate. I do have a fair bit of muscle mass, though, which is keeping my weight up. I'm thinking that when I get down to my target body fat percentage, I'll start competing in the natural body building world. I'm a biochemist, so I know a lot about metabolism, diet and kcal intake, so hopefully I can help out a lot in this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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