Update

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Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great summer. 

Just thought I would share an update.

Things have been going well I think. I'm down to 301 lbs (345 pre-revision).

First off...we had new little baby boy a month ago!  Mom and baby are doing well. Mom is a champ, as always! This will be our last.

No issues for me with the first revision step to VSG (May 2015). I did an UGIS which showed some moderate reflux, but I'm not having any symptoms. Started a PPI and not having any concerning related symptoms.

I've started a few new obesity medical treatments over the past few months, including Wellbutrin/Naloxone combo and recently started Saxenda (Victoza). There is pretty good evidence supporting relatively-mild (but not insignificant) weight loss with each of these regimes. I must say, I feel they are having a bit of an effect, with decreased hunger and decreased cravings. Alone, I wouldn't imagine these would give me what I need to deal with this issue, but I think they are a helpful adjunct to the surgeries and lifestyle mods.

Recently started Proferrin substitute, as per the boards suggestion (since I could not tolerate Vitalady's Iron). Seems to be going well. No issues on labs.

I've also started a new intermittent-fasting eating regime. I do a 16:8 (fast:feed). Basically, I start eating at noon and stop at 8pm. There are a number of speculative thoughts behind why this might help, but a few more obvious ones are lower insulin levels for prolonged period everyday and decreasing your overall calorie intake (as long as you're not binging during the feed window - which I haven't been). It working well for me, as I'm usually not that hungry in the morning and I want to avoid eating late at night. Some body-builder-type friends of mine put me on to it, and I think it will be an effective tool for me to use. I don't feel deprived at all, so this might be a keeper for me.

Meeting with the surgeon tomorrow for the final consent. Aiming to book surgery for early January.

I hope everyone is doing well and keeping your heads up!! 

Will touchbase again soon.

Bests,
R

Please, only positive comments, thanks.

[caprice]

Oh. Okay.

Well, then. Best wishes on your upcoming surgery.

[newyorkbitch]

It is not appropriate for you to say "only positive comments." If you put it out there, people may respond as they wish, as long as they post within this board's guidelines. If you don't want honest feedback, don't post here.

Have you spoken to an endocrinologist about this fasting regime?

Is weight loss the only reason you have started psychotropic medications ? It seems to me your VSG is working so far, slowly but surely. And you are planning the second part of the DS next year.

What are you not telling us?

Oct 5, 2015 14:33:28 GMT -5 @revision said:

Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great summer. 

Just thought I would share an update.

Things have been going well I think. I'm down to 301 lbs (345 pre-revision).

First off...we had new little baby boy a month ago!  Mom and baby are doing well. Mom is a champ, as always! This will be our last.

No issues for me with the first revision step to VSG (May 2015). I did an UGIS which showed some moderate reflux, but I'm not having any symptoms. Started a PPI and not having any concerning related symptoms.

I've started a few new obesity medical treatments over the past few months, including Wellbutrin/Naloxone combo and recently started Saxenda (Victoza). There is pretty good evidence supporting relatively-mild (but not insignificant) weight loss with each of these regimes. I must say, I feel they are having a bit of an effect, with decreased hunger and decreased cravings. Alone, I wouldn't imagine these would give me what I need to deal with this issue, but I think they are a helpful adjunct to the surgeries and lifestyle mods.

Recently started Proferrin substitute, as per the boards suggestion (since I could not tolerate Vitalady's Iron). Seems to be going well. No issues on labs.

I've also started a new intermittent-fasting eating regime. I do a 16:8 (fast:feed). Basically, I start eating at noon and stop at 8pm. There are a number of speculative thoughts behind why this might help, but a few more obvious ones are lower insulin levels for prolonged period everyday and decreasing your overall calorie intake (as long as you're not binging during the feed window - which I haven't been). It working well for me, as I'm usually not that hungry in the morning and I want to avoid eating late at night. Some body-builder-type friends of mine put me on to it, and I think it will be an effective tool for me to use. I don't feel deprived at all, so this might be a keeper for me.

Meeting with the surgeon tomorrow for the final consent. Aiming to book surgery for early January.

I hope everyone is doing well and keeping your heads up!! 

Will touchbase again soon.

Bests,
R

Please, only positive comments, thanks.

[west4thavenue]

R, just a couple of questions to get me up to speed.

When you say this fast:feed "may be a keeper" for you, are you indicating that you would continue this routine after the second part of your DS surgery?

Also, do you have Type II Diabetes?

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Hi West4thavenue,

Thanks for the reply.

No, not planning on doing this eating regime after the DS. This is a lifestyle mod to help get my weight down in preparation for the DS. Its working really well for me I feel. Surgeries are great tools, but lifestyle mods are still important for me, I feel. I've even been exercising (a little) too!!

No, never been diabetic. Saxenda has recently been approved for obesity tx in Canada (I think they are already using it in the states). Both it and the buproprion/naloxone were recommended by an internist friend of mine for medical management to help reduce my weight as much as I can between surgeries. He does a lot of work with obese patients (before and after surgery) and feels that the lower I go into the DS (especially as a revision), the better chance I have of meeting my goal (I agree with this). The plan is to re-eval the need for them after the next surgery.

Cheers,
R