Re: Lots of Info!!

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Success=Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst. Debi

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> To: bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com

> Subject: Lots of Info!!

> Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 9:04 AM

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> OK, first for Mike & Chris: I got lucky as I am #299 in the #300 person

> FDA trial in the USA.

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> Second: my port. I CAN FEEL IT BECAUSE I'VE LOST SO MUCH DOGGONE

> WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> Straight from my nurse's mouth to your guys eyeballs!!! It's still in

> place but it can tend to rise up against the muscle from time to

time...no

> problemo!!

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> Third: The WINDOWS!! Easy answer. Just like we plateau now (which is

NOT

> A BAD THING!!) our bodies recognize the change we've made with surgery

and

> the brain, in each surgery's time-span, recognizes the alteration and

> therefore adjusts to it. As long as the brain has not recognized the

> change, it will allow our bodies to lose weight. After recognition, the

> body will strive to hold on to the weight for survival purposes. Simple,

> huh??

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> Fourth: PLATEAUS. says...(!) our plateauing is not a bad thing.

> The body has just realized we have lost weight and is saying, " give me

(the

> bod) a little break here to figure out what you've done to me so I may

> compensate. " We need to push on the water, which is the mechanism for

> ridding the body of fat, and stick to full-bodies proteins like

hardboiled

> eggs, chicken tenders, fish. For a great snack, try turkey jerky. Also,

> I've been craving sweets. Nursey says if we cut out sweets for 3 weeks

the

> craving will be gone. Now see, I didn't understand why I was still

> craving. Well....I'd have cottage cheese with a 1/2 pear which is

fructose

> (sugar). So, ofcourse, within 2 hours, my bod wanted more sugar.

Another

> helping of cott ch and a pear and the vicious circle continued. So, in a

> word or 2, STOP THE SUGARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (SH_T). Sorry Kit.

But,

> I know you understand more than anyone!! By the by, I MISS YOU!!!

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> Hope this info has helped some of us. Gotta run, grandbabes showing up

> NOW!!!!

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> Love you guys...

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> Debi size 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> Success=Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst. Debi

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