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Dawnita: Best of luck with the surgery. We all want that skinny belly again! Keep us informed on the details and success of it. C Tampa

From: dawnita3@...Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:43:07 +0000Subject: Bip-LOVED the "book "this am...

I just wanted you to know I really liked your post on the list this morning....it was insightful and informative for bandsters at any stage and you should save it and add it to the "files" on the webpage for Dr. A's patients to reference down the road. I love the help and encouragement I get, even vicariously from support groups and especially from the long term bandsters. One thing tho...once people are at goal, they do need to understand that they may need to increase their caloric intake a bit to maintain without getting TOO thin...and of course, that is also a concept that many WLS patients can't comprehend early on...you CAN get too thin. And that a lot of doctors recommend way more calories than ours...but I can also say that most of their patients do not lose as well or as consistently as I have seen with most of Dr A's patients...you MUST choose healthy to BECOME healthy...

Jessie Ahroni said on one of her support lists, something I have saved and posted on my computer, and on my refridgerator...."Failure often happens because we give up what we want MOST, for what we want NOW" In life and in our food choices...this is so true.

I still scan the digest about every day...but just am too busy to spend a lot of time online...sticking close to home today tho...we have about 5" of snow and it is coming down really heavy. I hit lapbandtalk occasionally, and I am on graduatebandsters and smartbandster lists too.

I am 3 WEEKS from my panniculectomy surgery. Getting a little nervous....but also looking forward to losing the "apron"...and I should be past my goal with the loss of skin as well. Hope all is well with you all!!BIG HUGS, AND GOD'S BLESSINGSDawnita MayLowpass, Oregon10/05/05 dob 240/130/125 5ft 3inches See Mylatest photos at: http://dawnita1961.myphotoalbum.com/

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what is panniculectomy surgery? i tried to look it up online but was not able to. caprise"dawnita3@..." <dawnita3@...> wrote: I just wanted you to know I really liked your post on the list this morning....it was insightful and informative for bandsters at any stage and you should save it and add it to the "files" on the webpage for Dr. A's patients to reference down the road. I love the help and encouragement I get, even vicariously from support groups and

especially from the long term bandsters. One thing tho...once people are at goal, they do need to understand that they may need to increase their caloric intake a bit to maintain without getting TOO thin...and of course, that is also a concept that many WLS patients can't comprehend early on...you CAN get too thin. And that a lot of doctors recommend way more calories than ours...but I can also say that most of their patients do not lose as well or as consistently as I have seen with most of Dr A's patients...you MUST choose healthy to BECOME healthy... Jessie Ahroni said on one of her support lists, something I have saved and posted on my computer, and on my refridgerator...."Failure often happens because we give up what we want MOST, for what we want NOW" In life and in our food choices...this is so true. I still scan the digest about every day...but just am too busy to spend a lot of time online...sticking close to home today

tho...we have about 5" of snow and it is coming down really heavy. I hit lapbandtalk occasionally, and I am on graduatebandsters and smartbandster lists too. I am 3 WEEKS from my panniculectomy surgery. Getting a little nervous....but also looking forward to losing the "apron"...and I should be past my goal with the loss of skin as well. Hope all is well with you all!!BIG HUGS, AND GOD'S BLESSINGSDawnita MayLowpass, Oregon10/05/05 dob 240/130/125 5ft 3inches See Mylatest photos at: http://dawnita1961.myphotoalbum.com/

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Tummy Tuck, I think. It is basically removing the dreaded "apron".caprise holmes <capriseholmes@...> wrote: what is panniculectomy surgery? i tried to look it up online but was not able to. caprise"dawnita3juno" <dawnita3juno> wrote: I just wanted you to know I really liked your post on the list this morning....it was insightful and

informative for bandsters at any stage and you should save it and add it to the "files" on the webpage for Dr. A's patients to reference down the road. I love the help and encouragement I get, even vicariously from support groups and especially from the long term bandsters. One thing tho...once people are at goal, they do need to understand that they may need to increase their caloric intake a bit to maintain without getting TOO thin...and of course, that is also a concept that many WLS patients can't comprehend early on...you CAN get too thin. And that a lot of doctors recommend way more calories than ours...but I can also say that most of their patients do not lose as well or as consistently as I have seen with most of Dr A's patients...you MUST choose healthy to BECOME healthy... Jessie Ahroni said on one of her support lists, something I have saved and posted on my computer, and on my refridgerator...."Failure often happens because we

give up what we want MOST, for what we want NOW" In life and in our food choices...this is so true. I still scan the digest about every day...but just am too busy to spend a lot of time online...sticking close to home today tho...we have about 5" of snow and it is coming down really heavy. I hit lapbandtalk occasionally, and I am on graduatebandsters and smartbandster lists too. I am 3 WEEKS from my panniculectomy surgery. Getting a little nervous....but also looking forward to losing the "apron"...and I should be past my goal with the loss of skin as well. Hope all is well with you all!!BIG HUGS, AND GOD'S BLESSINGSDawnita MayLowpass, Oregon10/05/05 dob 240/130/125 5ft 3inches See Mylatest photos at: http://dawnita1961.myphotoalbum.com/ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search.

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Dawn, I am a new member and one of my concerns is the extra skin. The apron is a good way of describing it. lol I am a pretty hefty lady especially in the stomack. How bad does this problem get?J Currie <giftedtch@...> wrote: Tummy Tuck, I think. It is basically removing the dreaded "apron".caprise holmes <capriseholmes > wrote: what is panniculectomy surgery? i tried to look it up online

but was not able to. caprise"dawnita3juno" <dawnita3juno> wrote: I just wanted you to know I really liked your post on the list this morning....it was insightful and informative for bandsters at any stage and you should save it and add it to the "files" on the webpage for Dr. A's patients to reference down the road. I love the help and encouragement I get, even vicariously from support groups and especially from the long term bandsters. One thing tho...once people are at goal, they do need to understand that they may need to increase their caloric intake a bit to maintain without getting TOO thin...and of course, that is also a concept that many WLS patients can't comprehend early on...you CAN get too thin. And that a lot of doctors recommend way more calories

than ours...but I can also say that most of their patients do not lose as well or as consistently as I have seen with most of Dr A's patients...you MUST choose healthy to BECOME healthy... Jessie Ahroni said on one of her support lists, something I have saved and posted on my computer, and on my refridgerator...."Failure often happens because we give up what we want MOST, for what we want NOW" In life and in our food choices...this is so true. I still scan the digest about every day...but just am too busy to spend a lot of time online...sticking close to home today tho...we have about 5" of snow and it is coming down really heavy. I hit lapbandtalk occasionally, and I am on graduatebandsters and smartbandster lists too. I am 3 WEEKS from my panniculectomy surgery. Getting a little nervous....but also looking forward to losing the "apron"...and I should be past my goal with the loss of skin as well. Hope

all is well with you all!!BIG HUGS, AND GOD'S BLESSINGSDawnita MayLowpass, Oregon10/05/05 dob 240/130/125 5ft 3inches See Mylatest photos at: http://dawnita1961.myphotoalbum.com/ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. sassysandi@... S.A.F.E. Saving Americas Families Everywhere @ www.safe.zoomshare.com There are none so blind as those who refuse to see!!! Please be advised that the taking of any of my post, writings, or material of any sort and transferring them to any other group, organization, website, etc. without my permission may be in violation of my personal copywrite and is expressly forbidden.

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