Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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donttread 03/03/2012

I'm a good 25 lbs. from my goal and probably 35 from my PA's goal for me. But, I'm in a long plateua on the scales. However during this time my clothing sizes have continued to change, people can't believe that I have that much left to lose.
I can run 4 miles , rock an elipitical at 8 plus miles an hour or hold myself up in the air with one arm on a desk and the other on a table without my feet touching or carry sacrete down a hill too steep for a wheelbarrow and shovel my driveway with ease. Three questions after this vent
I) I'm 52 years old how freakin fit do they want me?
2) How much does loose skin tend to weigh?
3) Can anyone recomend a good way to reliably estimate body fat percentage, I bought some scales but they are a joke.

deleted_user 03/03/2012

Congrats on your weight loss.

deleted_user 03/03/2012

1. As fit as you can be(for the age you are in).

2. Depends on how much you have.. Usually excess skin issues are not addressed until you are at goal and have remained there for a reasonable amount of time to be determined by your doc. In the meantime document any and all rashes, infections etc on paper and film and with doc and ask they be put into your records.

3. Tracking and recording body measurements at monthly or bi monthly intervals for me has proved a better guideline without the anst of stalls on the scale. d

deleted_user 03/03/2012

Congratulations on your weight loss success.

deleted_user 03/03/2012

You're doing great! What is important is how you feel about your body and fitness. Everybody is different and doctors have us all in categories that we maybe shouldn't even be in.
Plateaus suck but they pass hang in there.

farmgirl392 03/03/2012

I'm betting that you've been losing fat and gaining muscle. So the scale appears to be stuck. Sounds to me like you are doing really well. I have a friend who is a serious cyclist--always training. By the charts, it would look like he is overweight, but it's all muscle. The bottom line, I think, is that you need to be happy with where you are. We don't all neatly fit into a chart. If you are healthy and happy, don't sweat the numbers. :)

donttread 03/04/2012

Yes farmgirl to some extent that's it. I mean at 52 I'm not packing on 30 lbs. of muscle or anything like that, however I think we also hold fluid to increase blood volume when we're lifting.
It's not like I don't want to lose some more , I think right now I just need to be satisfied where I am

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