Re: DO YOU THINK I AM TOO YOUNG?

[Guest guest]

I don't think that age should be your main concern. Quality of life

issues are more important! I am trying to get my insurance to approve

my 19 yr olds wls. Quality of life!

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet

roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade

school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been

researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-

fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether

it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This

surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire

me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel

that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well

post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

[Guest guest]

I don't think that age should be your main concern. Quality of life

issues are more important! I am trying to get my insurance to approve

my 19 yr olds wls. Quality of life!

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet

roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade

school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been

researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-

fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether

it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This

surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire

me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel

that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well

post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

[Guest guest]

I don't think that age should be your main concern. Quality of life

issues are more important! I am trying to get my insurance to approve

my 19 yr olds wls. Quality of life!

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet

roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade

school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been

researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-

fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether

it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This

surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire

me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel

that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well

post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

[Guest guest]

I can relate to everything you said. I am 23 years old and have been on and

off of diets since grade school. Go for it! I don't think anyone is TOO

young. Aren't you glad you found out about this surgery now and not 10 or

20 years from now? Think about those 10 or 20 years and how much happier

they will be! Thats what I have to think about. E-mail me at

jamus76@... if you want to talk more!

in Oklahoma

>From: missbenten@...

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>Subject: DO YOU THINK I AM TOO YOUNG?

>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:33:58 EDT

>

>I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

>coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

>is

>drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

>this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

>overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

>Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

>should

>be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

>could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

>follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

>doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

>good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

>missbenten

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[Guest guest]

I can relate to everything you said. I am 23 years old and have been on and

off of diets since grade school. Go for it! I don't think anyone is TOO

young. Aren't you glad you found out about this surgery now and not 10 or

20 years from now? Think about those 10 or 20 years and how much happier

they will be! Thats what I have to think about. E-mail me at

jamus76@... if you want to talk more!

in Oklahoma

>From: missbenten@...

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>Subject: DO YOU THINK I AM TOO YOUNG?

>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:33:58 EDT

>

>I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

>coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

>is

>drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

>this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

>overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

>Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

>should

>be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

>could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

>follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

>doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

>good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

>missbenten

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[Guest guest]

I can relate to everything you said. I am 23 years old and have been on and

off of diets since grade school. Go for it! I don't think anyone is TOO

young. Aren't you glad you found out about this surgery now and not 10 or

20 years from now? Think about those 10 or 20 years and how much happier

they will be! Thats what I have to think about. E-mail me at

jamus76@... if you want to talk more!

in Oklahoma

>From: missbenten@...

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>Subject: DO YOU THINK I AM TOO YOUNG?

>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:33:58 EDT

>

>I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

>coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

>is

>drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

>this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

>overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

>Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

>should

>be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

>could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

>follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

>doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

>good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

>missbenten

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Hell No!  You are not too young.  I was obese since I was 7 years old

and I wish this had been around when I was your age.  I lived my entire

life as a dress rehearsal for " when I got thin " and I never got thin.  I

truly believe as do many of us that we have a faulty valve somewhere

that does not send a signal to the brain that we are satisfied....thus

we eat, hungry or not...to the point of obsession.

If you've tried it all...and I had by the age of 20...in fact at 20 I

was taking amphatemines which I got from a Dr. legally and then taking

downers to sleep at night in order to lose weight. At 22, I got married

at 232 pounds.  My whole life began to revolve around eating to feel

satisfied then beating myself up for having eaten and planning to start

another diet on Monday (because everyone know you cannot start a diet on

any day but Monday, it's illegal to do so).

You go girl!  Do it now! Don' t have a half life like I did. I had a

great career, made good money, had " it all " or so it seemed. But inside

I've always been a fat little girl from Dunellen, New Jersey who only

wanted to look " normal " .  So here I am at 57.

Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

them one. I have never been a normal weight person and I have no idea

what body shape lies under this flab.  It will be a revelation to me!

You have my hugs and my support! I'm so happy to see young people here

and getting ready to do this so that they don't live their lives waiting

for life to begin " when I get thin " .

Flo in land

missbenten@... wrote:

>

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

>

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[Guest guest]

Hell No!  You are not too young.  I was obese since I was 7 years old

and I wish this had been around when I was your age.  I lived my entire

life as a dress rehearsal for " when I got thin " and I never got thin.  I

truly believe as do many of us that we have a faulty valve somewhere

that does not send a signal to the brain that we are satisfied....thus

we eat, hungry or not...to the point of obsession.

If you've tried it all...and I had by the age of 20...in fact at 20 I

was taking amphatemines which I got from a Dr. legally and then taking

downers to sleep at night in order to lose weight. At 22, I got married

at 232 pounds.  My whole life began to revolve around eating to feel

satisfied then beating myself up for having eaten and planning to start

another diet on Monday (because everyone know you cannot start a diet on

any day but Monday, it's illegal to do so).

You go girl!  Do it now! Don' t have a half life like I did. I had a

great career, made good money, had " it all " or so it seemed. But inside

I've always been a fat little girl from Dunellen, New Jersey who only

wanted to look " normal " .  So here I am at 57.

Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

them one. I have never been a normal weight person and I have no idea

what body shape lies under this flab.  It will be a revelation to me!

You have my hugs and my support! I'm so happy to see young people here

and getting ready to do this so that they don't live their lives waiting

for life to begin " when I get thin " .

Flo in land

missbenten@... wrote:

>

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

>

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[Guest guest]

Hell No!  You are not too young.  I was obese since I was 7 years old

and I wish this had been around when I was your age.  I lived my entire

life as a dress rehearsal for " when I got thin " and I never got thin.  I

truly believe as do many of us that we have a faulty valve somewhere

that does not send a signal to the brain that we are satisfied....thus

we eat, hungry or not...to the point of obsession.

If you've tried it all...and I had by the age of 20...in fact at 20 I

was taking amphatemines which I got from a Dr. legally and then taking

downers to sleep at night in order to lose weight. At 22, I got married

at 232 pounds.  My whole life began to revolve around eating to feel

satisfied then beating myself up for having eaten and planning to start

another diet on Monday (because everyone know you cannot start a diet on

any day but Monday, it's illegal to do so).

You go girl!  Do it now! Don' t have a half life like I did. I had a

great career, made good money, had " it all " or so it seemed. But inside

I've always been a fat little girl from Dunellen, New Jersey who only

wanted to look " normal " .  So here I am at 57.

Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

them one. I have never been a normal weight person and I have no idea

what body shape lies under this flab.  It will be a revelation to me!

You have my hugs and my support! I'm so happy to see young people here

and getting ready to do this so that they don't live their lives waiting

for life to begin " when I get thin " .

Flo in land

missbenten@... wrote:

>

> I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

> coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school is

> drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

> this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

> Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it should

> be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

> could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

> follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

> doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

> good luck to everyone pre!!!

>

> missbenten

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sweetie!

You go for it! My 16-yr-old daughter, was also born overweight, with

layers of cellulite all over her body (later we found out that her birth

mother, at 5' weighed over 300#). It is so unfair to not even be given a

chance! You and have something else in common, she has studied voice

for 6 years now. Her teacher sings with the Chicago Lyric Opera and is very

large herself, but you are right about the business in general--except for

opera singers, you need to be thin to " make it. " Another area of prejudice

against the overweight.....

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

In a message dated 6/23/00 4:36:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

missbenten@... writes:

<< I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

is

drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

should

be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

good luck to everyone pre!!!

missbenten

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sweetie!

You go for it! My 16-yr-old daughter, was also born overweight, with

layers of cellulite all over her body (later we found out that her birth

mother, at 5' weighed over 300#). It is so unfair to not even be given a

chance! You and have something else in common, she has studied voice

for 6 years now. Her teacher sings with the Chicago Lyric Opera and is very

large herself, but you are right about the business in general--except for

opera singers, you need to be thin to " make it. " Another area of prejudice

against the overweight.....

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

In a message dated 6/23/00 4:36:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

missbenten@... writes:

<< I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

is

drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

should

be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

good luck to everyone pre!!!

missbenten

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sweetie!

You go for it! My 16-yr-old daughter, was also born overweight, with

layers of cellulite all over her body (later we found out that her birth

mother, at 5' weighed over 300#). It is so unfair to not even be given a

chance! You and have something else in common, she has studied voice

for 6 years now. Her teacher sings with the Chicago Lyric Opera and is very

large herself, but you are right about the business in general--except for

opera singers, you need to be thin to " make it. " Another area of prejudice

against the overweight.....

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

In a message dated 6/23/00 4:36:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

missbenten@... writes:

<< I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

is

drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

should

be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

good luck to everyone pre!!!

missbenten

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In a message dated 6/23/00 8:13:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

florence@... writes:

<<

Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

them one...

Don't worry, Flo, you'll soon be able to take that picture!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/23/00 8:13:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

florence@... writes:

<<

Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

them one...

Don't worry, Flo, you'll soon be able to take that picture!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanne,

Elementary kids are just as bad! Now when you get skinny, you'll have to

worry about those testosterone-laden boys hitting on you!! LOL

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

In a message dated 6/24/00 5:10:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ybuzzy@... writes:

<<

Dear Flo, I was so very lucky. I was thin until I was almost 30, then got

very

fat and have never been able to lose it. But, I know exactly what you mean

about

putting your life on hold - I have done that for 25 years!!! I have hidden

away in

my house and everything was about " when I get thin " . I never married,

never had

kids, rarely went on vacation etc. I remember the first time a friend came

to

Florida to visit me after I had gained 100 lbs. The look on her face, the

shock,

was horrible. I cannot wait to be thin again, this is not living, this is

barely,

existing!!! Also, I teach at an inner city middle school and I am tired of

the

kids giving me a hard time about my " big booty " !!!!

That's it - I'm convinced!!!!! Thanks for listening!!! Joanne in

Ohio

>>

[Guest guest]

Dear Flo, I was so very lucky. I was thin until I was almost 30, then got very

fat and have never been able to lose it. But, I know exactly what you mean

about

putting your life on hold - I have done that for 25 years!!! I have hidden away

in

my house and everything was about " when I get thin " . I never married, never

had

kids, rarely went on vacation etc. I remember the first time a friend came to

Florida to visit me after I had gained 100 lbs. The look on her face, the

shock,

was horrible. I cannot wait to be thin again, this is not living, this is

barely,

existing!!! Also, I teach at an inner city middle school and I am tired of the

kids giving me a hard time about my " big booty " !!!!

That's it - I'm convinced!!!!! Thanks for listening!!! Joanne in Ohio

Flo Ballengee wrote:

> Hell No! You are not too young. I was obese since I was 7 years old

> and I wish this had been around when I was your age. I lived my entire

> life as a dress rehearsal for " when I got thin " and I never got thin. I

> truly believe as do many of us that we have a faulty valve somewhere

> that does not send a signal to the brain that we are satisfied....thus

> we eat, hungry or not...to the point of obsession.

>

> If you've tried it all...and I had by the age of 20...in fact at 20 I

> was taking amphatemines which I got from a Dr. legally and then taking

> downers to sleep at night in order to lose weight. At 22, I got married

> at 232 pounds. My whole life began to revolve around eating to feel

> satisfied then beating myself up for having eaten and planning to start

> another diet on Monday (because everyone know you cannot start a diet on

> any day but Monday, it's illegal to do so).

>

> You go girl! Do it now! Don' t have a half life like I did. I had a

> great career, made good money, had " it all " or so it seemed. But inside

> I've always been a fat little girl from Dunellen, New Jersey who only

> wanted to look " normal " . So here I am at 57.

>

> Tonight I went out for dinner with a group of friends. They asked me to

> see a picture of what I looked like when I was younger (they meant

> thinner) so they could see what I would be built like. I couldn't show

> them one. I have never been a normal weight person and I have no idea

> what body shape lies under this flab. It will be a revelation to me!

>

> You have my hugs and my support! I'm so happy to see young people here

> and getting ready to do this so that they don't live their lives waiting

> for life to begin " when I get thin " .

>

> Flo in land

>

> missbenten@... wrote:

> >

> > I am a 20 year old female. I have been up and down on the diet roller

> > coaster for as long as I can remember. One my memories from grade school

is

> > drinking slim-fast with my fourth grade teacher. I have been researching

> > this surgery for 2 years now, and boy am I ready. I was just born

> > overweight. I have tried everything...pills, dieting, low-cal low-fat.

> > Nothing seems to work. I am a vocal performance major, and whether it

should

> > be or not appearance means a lot today in the music industry. This surgery

> > could mean everything for me. All of these e-mails really inspire me to

> > follow my instinct and have it done! I am so excited and I feel that I am

> > doing the right thing. Congrats to everyone that is doing well post, and

> > good luck to everyone pre!!!

> >

> > missbenten

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In a message dated 6/24/00 10:07:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ybuzzy@... writes:

<<

Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was

walking

upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

some

remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

down

the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

LOL! He probably died if his friends were around!

Debbie in IL

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/24/00 10:07:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ybuzzy@... writes:

<<

Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was

walking

upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

some

remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

down

the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

LOL! He probably died if his friends were around!

Debbie in IL

[Guest guest]

Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was walking

upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

some

remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

down

the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

DebLaMan@... wrote:

> Hi Joanne,

> Elementary kids are just as bad! Now when you get skinny, you'll have to

> worry about those testosterone-laden boys hitting on you!! LOL

>

> Regards,

> Debbie in IL

> Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

> Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

>

> In a message dated 6/24/00 5:10:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> ybuzzy@... writes:

>

> <<

> Dear Flo, I was so very lucky. I was thin until I was almost 30, then got

> very

> fat and have never been able to lose it. But, I know exactly what you mean

> about

> putting your life on hold - I have done that for 25 years!!! I have hidden

> away in

> my house and everything was about " when I get thin " . I never married,

> never had

> kids, rarely went on vacation etc. I remember the first time a friend came

> to

> Florida to visit me after I had gained 100 lbs. The look on her face, the

> shock,

> was horrible. I cannot wait to be thin again, this is not living, this is

> barely,

> existing!!! Also, I teach at an inner city middle school and I am tired of

> the

> kids giving me a hard time about my " big booty " !!!!

>

> That's it - I'm convinced!!!!! Thanks for listening!!! Joanne in

> Ohio

>

> >>

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[Guest guest]

Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was walking

upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

some

remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

down

the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

DebLaMan@... wrote:

> Hi Joanne,

> Elementary kids are just as bad! Now when you get skinny, you'll have to

> worry about those testosterone-laden boys hitting on you!! LOL

>

> Regards,

> Debbie in IL

> Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

> Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

>

> In a message dated 6/24/00 5:10:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> ybuzzy@... writes:

>

> <<

> Dear Flo, I was so very lucky. I was thin until I was almost 30, then got

> very

> fat and have never been able to lose it. But, I know exactly what you mean

> about

> putting your life on hold - I have done that for 25 years!!! I have hidden

> away in

> my house and everything was about " when I get thin " . I never married,

> never had

> kids, rarely went on vacation etc. I remember the first time a friend came

> to

> Florida to visit me after I had gained 100 lbs. The look on her face, the

> shock,

> was horrible. I cannot wait to be thin again, this is not living, this is

> barely,

> existing!!! Also, I teach at an inner city middle school and I am tired of

> the

> kids giving me a hard time about my " big booty " !!!!

>

> That's it - I'm convinced!!!!! Thanks for listening!!! Joanne in

> Ohio

>

> >>

>

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[Guest guest]

They were!!! J/O

DebLaMan@... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/24/00 10:07:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> ybuzzy@... writes:

>

> <<

> Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was

> walking

> upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

> some

> remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

> voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

> down

> the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

>

>

> LOL! He probably died if his friends were around!

> Debbie in IL

>

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They were!!! J/O

DebLaMan@... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/24/00 10:07:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> ybuzzy@... writes:

>

> <<

> Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was

> walking

> upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

> some

> remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

> voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

> down

> the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

>

>

> LOL! He probably died if his friends were around!

> Debbie in IL

>

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They were!!! J/O

DebLaMan@... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/24/00 10:07:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> ybuzzy@... writes:

>

> <<

> Yeah, these kids are a trip!!! A few weeks before school was out I was

> walking

> upstairs (not easy when you are fat either) and a boy was behind me and made

> some

> remark about " my big booty " and I just turned around and in my most pleasant

> voice said, Well, thank you for noticing " - I thought he was going to fall

> down

> the stairs!!! What a hoot!!! Joanne/Ohio

>

>

> LOL! He probably died if his friends were around!

> Debbie in IL

>

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