Your weight loss reasons

My son is in gr 10 health and phys, doing his main project on you guessed it Gastric RNY, diet, life, health concerns etc,,, he is preping a graph to show starting weight and reasons for wanting (5 catagory) to have this surgery, ie diabetes, arthritis, heart condition, general well being and other.  No names are used, its just a graph, If you want to I would love starting weight and reason for decision info? He says 20 or more answers would help

Mine is 325lbs and arthritis

he can feel free to add mine....Turning. 50 this year, hypertension, starting to fear more co-morbidities and want to get moving and live life! curent weight 285, start opti Oct 22nd, surgery Nov 5th

373 lbs, and its quality of life (joint pain, and other complications tht.may come) also personally this will.definately help.my.self esteem and sense of.self worth. i.hope he gets a lot of responses so he can show the variaty of.reasons.

that is awesome he is active in your process like this.

my starting weight is 308 but I'm really short :) and my reasons are arthritis and blood pressure and of course to look better!!

 

Hi, i am 45 and my starting weight was 277 lbs and did it because of high blood pressure and asthma....Thanks Krista..

Hi, starting weight 286lbs, current weight 165lbs!!  11 months out from surgery.  Reasons were high blood pressure (my mom has been medicated all her adult life, mine was going up and up, and I didnt want that) and the ability to do active things with my family - biking, hiking, Wonderland. 

Good luck with your project, my daugher is in Gr 9, I wonder if she will have this project next year??

Laurie

Starting weight was 294. reasons were, high blood pressure - resolved, diabetes- resolved, arthritis although not resolved much more manageable. Basically healthier and more mobile now

Mt starting weight was 266 (I'm short) and I didn't have any other issues other than some mobility but family history of diabetes and high blood pressure.  I'm 37 and have a 4 year old son who I just want to be able to play with, so really quality of life.  

I'm 5'7" and I weigh 320. I want to have surgery so that I can stay active and do things with my family, I'm worried about comorbidities (heart issues and diabetes in my family) and because there are these awesome Fluvog boots that I've been eying forever..

I am not comfortable posting my weight so I sent you a private message. I hope this helps, any questions please ask.

This post is good therapy, thanks for asking!