I'm merely overweight! FINALLY!

shrinking_sarah
on 6/26/13 12:27 am - CA

Well, after my body composition analysis yesterday I'm not sure how much stock I place in BMIs, but it still makes me absurdly happy that today, I am FINALLY merely "overweight." BMI is 29.8. :)

Sarah, VSG Dr. Cirangle--12/28/12, HW: 265 SW: 253 GW: 130???

jenn227
on 6/26/13 12:32 am - NJ

VSG on 03/26/13

I totally hear you....congrats! No matter how you feel about the BMI's, it has to be awesome still to feel "normal" lol! You are doing fabulous!

Jenn Highest weight: 278. Starting weight: 275. Surgery weight: 253. Month 1: 25 lbs. Month 2: 8.8 lbs. Month 3: 12.6 lbs. Month 4: 7 lbs. Onederland 7/29/2013. Month 5: 7 lbs. Month 6: 5 lbs. Months 7-9: self-induced maintenance, then 5 lb gain.

sarapilar
on 6/26/13 1:57 am

VSG on 02/21/13

Photo evidence, please! ;-)

"The most difficult part of changing how you live and eat is believing that change is possible. It takes a fierce kind of love for yourself." - Geneen Roth

shrinking_sarah
on 6/26/13 8:01 am - CA

VSG

I'll do new pics on my surgery date, the 28th. ;)

Sarah, VSG Dr. Cirangle--12/28/12, HW: 265 SW: 253 GW: 130???

MayPenGirl
on 6/26/13 2:00 am - Atlanta, GA

VSG on 04/03/13

Congrats!!

Surgery date - 04/03/13; Goal date - 11/10/13 (I reached goal in 31 weeks & 4 days)

Highest weight 261 SW 258 GW 150 M1 -26 M2 -14 M3 -10 M4 -12 M5 -13 M6 -12 M7 -11 M8 -10 In maintenance since November 2013 HT- 5'6"

diane S.
on 6/26/13 2:08 am

VSG on 11/17/09

yay cool. so glad for you. diane

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Jackie T.
on 6/26/13 2:51 am - KS

VSG on 12/19/12

Good for you, i have 6 more lbs and I will be right there with you!

Highest Weight: 285 SW: 264.6 CW:163.1 Surgeon's GW: 189 PCP's GW: 165-170

My GW: 154 MFP: jteaford

(deactivated member)
on 6/26/13 5:47 am

VSG on 12/07/11

Congrats! I'm with you on the whole BMI thing, but I completely get being over the moon happy about being in the overweight category!

I'm still bitter about never getting to a "normal" BMI (my issue, I know) and even more about my doc not being really okay with it, but then telling a fellow VSGer I know here on OH that she had reached their expectations for weight loss and her BMI was exactly the same as mine and she was a woman.

Think I have some issues around this?! LOL!

shrinking_sarah
on 6/26/13 6:17 am, edited 6/26/13 8:01 am - CA

VSG

Do you think getting a body scan would help? Or did you already do that? B/c unless Dr. C has information I don't know that will justify me going lower, I will likely be ok stopping before a healthy bmi as long as my % of body fat is healthy. 9% more to go!

I think sometimes we all get stuck seeing people the way we see them based on past experience, and doctors are not immune to that. I am in the "doesn't really eat on plan, argues with us when we try to help her, doesn't lose enough" category, even though really if you look at my numbers that's not the case. And either that will change or it won't, but I'll just keep on keeping on, trying to make use of the data available to me and the knowledge and experience of those around me. :)

Sarah, VSG Dr. Cirangle--12/28/12, HW: 265 SW: 253 GW: 130???