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Hi there, I'd suggest checking out the website obesityhelp.com you will find a lot of info from people who actually had wls. I had rny back in September, I'm still early days, but I already know this was the right decision for me. I can't emphasize enough the fact that wls is a tool, and not a cure. She will have to count…
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Hi there! I had Rny just over 7 weeks ago. There are tons of wls people who use mfp for tracking, but for the most part, aren't that active on the boards here. Check out the site obesity help, and bariatric pal if you're looking for people working through the same stuff. But mfp, I believe is the best for actually food…
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Congrats! I'd suggest checking out the obesity help forums. The wls community is much more active there!
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I had my surgery September 8 at the civic! Glad to hear things are going well!
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Re why have the surgery if you can maintain a weight loss on 1200. The reality is most obese people can't maintain that lifestyle long term without a powerful tool like RNY. And medically at this point, weight loss surgery statistically has the best long term outcome for maintaining significant weight loss vs diet and…
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Hi there! I will be having rny September 8. I can't believe the wait times you are dealing with. In my case in Ontario, it was about two years from referral from my family doctor, to surgery day. To me, that was a good amount of time to prepare for life post rny. I'm glad you're having such success with losing 85lbs. It…
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For sure, cico still applies, but there seems to be a bit of an exception to this. from what I've read, and been advised, some people (esp morbidly obese) when they lose massive amounts of weight, and yo yo weightloss have a messed up metabolism. Studies are showing that someone who has weighed say, 140 all their adult…
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I'd suggest checking out the obesityhelp website. it has a lot more useful info than what you will find on MFP (for this type of question) im still pre op, so no expert, but i also asked the same question as you, and received a lot of useful information. Basically protein first, but calories are king. the feedback seems…
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Just finished week 2 day 1! Found it easier than I expected. So fun to see everyone's progress!
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Just finished week 1 day 3! Feeling pumped, but I Made the mistake of looking ahead!
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Thanks so much for sharing your story! Congratulations!
