Bob, Kittyman, Altman is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

[Guest guest]

Hey Bob, glad to hear frm you in sunny florida. We are all coming over to

your house tomorrw. Plese havr plenty of proscore and stuff. We will b

wearing parkaasl that's how you will know us.

Serious, glad all is doing good down there. Do you have a support group where

you live? I think it would be good for you. What do you think? FOr those of

you who do not know Bob, amongst other things, he has the group leaders OSSG

list and he is " a force " in the OSSG community, a big heart as well as a good

mind, generous to a fault with others, not one of those " you want my help,

you must pay me money " types that we have around here sometimes. (My husband

and I are eternally grateful to Bob, as he steadied my husband during some of

the worst alrmaing, awful of my hospital crises; just guy to guy Bob talked

him through it all.)

That rebound of 40 lbs Bob, thanks for telling us. That is brave, and I think

it helps to say truth to lies always. We ALL know " going back to square one "

pretty good by now. For so many Bob, including myself, too many carbs makes

one's eyes go into opposing spirals. Past a certain point for many of us, it

is just not decent food pscyhoogicaly and otherwise. More like an

allergy/addicton syndrome.

Now what about that gym? See, here's the thing, we all have enough to worry

about without feeling crummy about our food and health too. Take care of

business big boy. Atta boy, we are in your corner. ...and pracing/dancing

right along wit you. Okay, I took up bowling. Now don't laugh Bob. I have all

kind of joint trouble and more that we just will not go into here, but just

understand, my health is frail. Why? Cuase. Period. Okay, so I am the sort

of limping bowler. I don't care; I like bowling. I am taking my first lesson

Mon. What? lessons for bowling? Yeah, I am remedial. As usual . (grin) So

Bob-o-link dear man, you too, what are you going to do? Let us know.

love,

ceep

ps. and I am going to the shooting gallery after xmas, and to the archery

gallery as well. Heck, I am thinking of talking up paint ball only cuase it

makes me laugh to think of myself limping and chasing around trying to avoid

getting splattered with paint. (grin).

Girls just want to have fuu-uun! For me, exercise is better if it makes me

laugh (at myself)

In a message dated 12/6/02 6:26:34 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes:

<< Hey ceep....this is Bob. I'm doing pretty good. We left land last year

and moved to southern Florida and after today's snowstorm up north I am very

happy we moved. I miss all the work I did with Dr. Marcus and the support

group in MD, but they are doing fine even though Dr. Marcus retired from

practicing medicine. Malpractice ins got too expensive for him.

I'm fighting a rebound weight gain that has hit me in the last year. I'm 4

years postop and I have regained about 40 of the 240 pounds I'd lost. So, I'm

trying to go back to square 1: back on protein drinks and trying to cut back

on the carbs. I mistakenly thought being very distal would prevent a weight

gain, but I was wrong. I also need to get back in the gym which I stopped

last year for no reason. I have no fear that I will regain all my weight, but

the 40 pounds have made a difference in my clothes size and my

comfortability.

Oh, and I still don't like cats! Sorry and all the other kitty

people. I have not heard from Baron either.

How are you doing?

BobA

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