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Seven Percent Is Just the Beginning

korpikuusi
korpikuusi Posts: 7 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hello all!

I weigh somewhere around 400 lbs, and am going to talk with a nutritionist in June. With her help, I need to lose seven percent of my current weight so I can be approved for gastric bypass surgery (this is how it works in Finland). So before the nutritionist's appointment, I need to have a food log of "the before", and then afterwards, I need a food log of the weight loss diet. And if I do get approved, I'm going to need to log my intake so I know I'm getting enough protein.

I don't have high hopes, I have mental illnesses that could stop me from getting the surgery even if I lost seven percent of my weight. But that seven percent would be an awesome start for losing weight "the usual way" even if I don't get approved.

I have had a MFP account for years under various nicknames, but this time I like this nick (literally translates to "backwoods spruce") so much that I chose to return to this after being away for a while.

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  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    Awww.

    Anything we can do to help?
  • korpikuusi
    korpikuusi Posts: 7 Member
    goatg wrote: »
    Awww.

    Anything we can do to help?

    Hmm. I think general support is the best option! I'm hoping the nutritionist will be able to help me with the food stuff and so on.
  • GummiMundi
    GummiMundi Posts: 396 Member
    One day at a time, one step at a time. You can do this! :)
  • korpikuusi
    korpikuusi Posts: 7 Member
    GummiMundi wrote: »
    One day at a time, one step at a time. You can do this! :)

    Thank you!
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