Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 In a message dated 12/23/2003 8:36:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, fossey2@... writes: > You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! > I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! > > bravo!! Now... the hard part .. Know that we are all behind you ... all of us!!! Three days.....a week max .... and this sugar monkey will off your back. And for the record... " next time " ... you can kick me in the butt... because thats how it works. Thats what friends do. We all need a little push in the right dirrection every once in a while. No biggy. Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA 275/148/126 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 In a message dated 12/23/2003 8:36:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, fossey2@... writes: > You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! > I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! > > bravo!! Now... the hard part .. Know that we are all behind you ... all of us!!! Three days.....a week max .... and this sugar monkey will off your back. And for the record... " next time " ... you can kick me in the butt... because thats how it works. Thats what friends do. We all need a little push in the right dirrection every once in a while. No biggy. Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA 275/148/126 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Mandy, You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! ;O) Happy Holidays! RaeShel 373/210/160? surgery June 6th 2003 > > > > oh heavens ReaShel, > > > First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL. > You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body > feels. > > Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) .... > so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING > HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you > can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and > going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you > .. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad > memory. > > Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel > drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding > sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you > but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL > HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER> > > Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress, > RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM > HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena. > > Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress. > > If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain > all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is. > > You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food > to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a > " bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into > eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was > removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the > stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and > passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what > causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again .. > a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion > of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less > surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing > fats....but but but ... > > if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ... > hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts > about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight. > There I've said it. YOU CAN. > > But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour... > where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics. > Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the > highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to have > had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your > willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which I > applaud you. > > You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and > deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** ) > > Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of > sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy... > > > Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA > 275/146/126 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Mandy, You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! ;O) Happy Holidays! RaeShel 373/210/160? surgery June 6th 2003 > > > > oh heavens ReaShel, > > > First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL. > You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body > feels. > > Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) .... > so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING > HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you > can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and > going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you > .. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad > memory. > > Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel > drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding > sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you > but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL > HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER> > > Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress, > RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM > HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena. > > Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress. > > If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain > all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is. > > You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food > to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a > " bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into > eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was > removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the > stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and > passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what > causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again .. > a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion > of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less > surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing > fats....but but but ... > > if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ... > hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts > about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight. > There I've said it. YOU CAN. > > But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour... > where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics. > Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the > highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to have > had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your > willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which I > applaud you. > > You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and > deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** ) > > Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of > sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy... > > > Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA > 275/146/126 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 RaeShel, I just saw your eyes open wide, and your mouth gape open!!! It's so great to have something sink it, and get back on track, for someone just say the right thing for you to hear. You've done wonderful, and you're on the downhill side. Joan LAP RNY 11/18/03 Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA 282pre-op/275surg/243/140 Mandy........ Mandy, You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! ;O) Happy Holidays! RaeShel 373/210/160? surgery June 6th 2003 > > > > oh heavens ReaShel, > > > First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL. > You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body > feels. > > Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) .... > so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING > HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you > can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and > going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you > .. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad > memory. > > Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel > drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding > sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you > but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL > HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER> > > Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress, > RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM > HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena. > > Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress. > > If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain > all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is. > > You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food > to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a > " bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into > eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was > removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the > stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and > passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what > causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again .. > a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion > of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less > surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing > fats....but but but ... > > if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ... > hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts > about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight. > There I've said it. YOU CAN. > > But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour... > where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics. > Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the > highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to have > had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your > willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which I > applaud you. > > You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and > deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** ) > > Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of > sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy... > > > Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA > 275/146/126 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 RaeShel, I just saw your eyes open wide, and your mouth gape open!!! It's so great to have something sink it, and get back on track, for someone just say the right thing for you to hear. You've done wonderful, and you're on the downhill side. Joan LAP RNY 11/18/03 Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA 282pre-op/275surg/243/140 Mandy........ Mandy, You are absolutely right! Thanks for kicking me in the butt!!!!!!!! I only have 50lbs more to goal.I ain't quittin' now! ;O) Happy Holidays! RaeShel 373/210/160? surgery June 6th 2003 > > > > oh heavens ReaShel, > > > First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL. > You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body > feels. > > Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) .... > so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING > HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you > can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and > going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you > .. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad > memory. > > Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel > drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding > sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you > but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL > HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER> > > Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress, > RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM > HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena. > > Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress. > > If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain > all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is. > > You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food > to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a > " bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into > eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was > removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the > stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and > passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what > causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again .. > a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion > of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less > surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing > fats....but but but ... > > if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ... > hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts > about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight. > There I've said it. YOU CAN. > > But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour... > where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics. > Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the > highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to have > had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your > willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which I > applaud you. > > You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and > deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** ) > > Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of > sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy... > > > Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA > 275/146/126 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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