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Hello TeeTee,
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Hello sorry I am horrible at writing so hopefully I can make this all makes sense.
Hello I am wondering if anyone has any information or know of any doctor that is close to the Los Angeles area that works on patients that have high BMI's, my BMI currently is 83 I am 26 years old and really would like to have bariatric surgery. Because it is very hard for me to live life at this point with all this weight. I have tried a couple of doctors in the Los Angeles area and none of them will even try to help me until I get to a lower BMI. Most of the doctors I have been to have all told me the same thing that I am too big for me to be in their program so it's kind of down putting me because I feel like I don't even have the chance and that it's already too late. If anyone has any information or know of any other doctors that is willing to help someone my size please let me know thank you.Are there any bariatric surgeons that work on high BMI's in Los Angeles or close to?
Thank you so much for sharing! This is one I want to try, so knowing what to expect is so helpful. I've never been disappointed by UNJURY's flavors or taste, but this new item has me intrigued and wanting to try. Great idea about a gellato, that is something I would enjoy for sure. 
a regain of about 10% of your overall loss seems to be very common around year 3. It's not inevitable, but it seems to happen to most of us. A lot of us purposely aim at getting a few lbs below our goals to account for this, so we'll end up about where we want to be.
beyond that, it varies A LOT. Some people are very successful at maintaining their loss - others gain 10, 20, 50, or even 100 lbs. And sadly, a few gain everything back. It really comes down to how committed you are, and how closely you monitor your weight and your eating. You really have to be diligent, and you have to catch gains and deal with them before they spin out of control. It's a lot easier to lose five or ten lbs than it is to lose 50.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
Theres a huge percentage of bariatric surgery recipients that regain literally EVERYTHING- landing eventually even larger than before they started the process.
This is usually due to lack of preparation before surgery and lack of determination and commitment to make the necessary lifestyle changes afterwards.
This is why insurance and surgeons require nutritional and psychological counseling before surgery now and usually require some demonstration that the patient can and is willing to lose significant weight pre op.
When I got my RNY nine years ago I was on a huge bariatric ward with probably forty or more patients. I talked with almost everyone as I was there ( walking every fifteen minutes per doctors orders ) for a few days .
To my absolute amazement NOT ONE had visited or heard of this website ( and though I told them about it and wrote down the internet address ) - not one ever joined here .
I did hear that patients were starving as they were told not to eat fast food and that was literally all they knew to eat - so of course they went back to it .
Also every single patient just about flatly refused to walk - even on the ward in front of the surgeons team!!! Often they literally refused to get out of bed 
- even to use the Bathroom!!! 
I saw many of these original ward mates years later at my surgeons yearly party for his post ops . Many had struggled with serious health issues , some lost no weight at all , and some lost and regained and were hoping for a second chance through revision.
Very interesting... and made me VERY glad I actually followed my docs instructions.
I sure hope so. The first day was ok. The second day is a little rougher. I have moments of hunger and am irritated with my husband's lack of sensitivity. I just had to do the dishes and deal w/ his leftover food while I am starving. I am a little grumpy now, and I am not a grumpy person.....so that makes me grumpier! lol I know it will get better. I just needed a vent.
I love seeing posts like this, but I also always caution people that this is a lifelong change and regain can happen at any time. Start now by adapting healthier habits, exercise, low carb lifestyle, and mental health breaks. We all need that mental day to just decompress and stress can lead to regain. Hell, LIFE can lead to regain. I am so happy that you are feeling alive. This is the best decision I ever made 21 yrs ago and even with the regain I had, I would do this again in a heartbeat.
I can't wait to see some photos if you feel comfortable in sharing them. If not, no worries. But, you are an inspiration to many who are still on that path to finding more out about weight loss surgery. 
I don't know if I would have been as committed and capable if I had it sooner. I feel like I had it at the right time to do both the physical and mental work so I'm good with it.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
OMG .... Im so happy 4 U babe 
so glad Ure Thru the surgery and Ok ! Welcome to the losers bench ! 
Please post on the RNY board every day it will really help ... trust me.
I wish we still had chat ...
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