Preparing for Gastric Bypass surgery

vnovick1980

My name is Vicki and I will be 60 years old in August. My physician recommended gastric bypass to me and for the first time in my life, our insurance provides coverage. I just had my initial consult and myfitness.com was recommended as a method to track my food intake and exercise. My surgery will be at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. I have battled my weight since the 7-8th grade. I had success with Weight Watchers about 32 years ago and reached my goal weight only to become pregnant. Other attempts since cause a 25-30 lb loss and then a plateau. I want to get healthy since I now have 2 young grandchildren, 5 months and just turning two. I am a breast cancer survivor and have the usual aches and pains of aging but I hope to improve my overall quality of life. I don't feel old but I'd sure like to be more agile. Thanks for having me.

jgnatca

I am almost your age and I had the bypass a few years ago. The lost weight resulted in a significant improvement in my quality of life.

My assigned dietitian had me log all my meals in to MyFitnessPal and that discipline helped a lot through preparation and recovery from surgery.

AprilMLowe

Hi Everyone!

I am looking into a Sleeve procedure because i cant get the 120 pounds off. I have been on and off my mFP for years now with weightloss success and putting weight back on. I am 38 years old, exercise cardio everyday and work as a Chef and have a calorie goal of 1450 everyday! I am active daily on here with an open food diary 4 my friends 2 see! I could use some more supported friends 4 motivation and fresh ideas! Feel Free 2 friend Me anyone!