Re: How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

[Guest guest]

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

Great question!

I had a goal size: 12. That's the thinnest I had ever been, so that's what

" thin " was for me. I'm 5'8 " tall and started out at 260, wearing 22/24s.

I reached the size 12goal at seven months postop and thought I was done --

bought alot of new clothes, had my brachioplasty, got ready to settle down into

my new forever size. Ha! I went on to lose another 50 pounds. I blew past that

goal so fast I never got to enjoy it. All those new size 12's went to

consignment shops to be swapped out for 6's and 4's. Now I wear a 4, a 6, or

sometimes an 8 blouse (for the new post-plastics rack!)

Pretty wild.

hugs,

Ann

[Guest guest]

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

Great question!

I had a goal size: 12. That's the thinnest I had ever been, so that's what

" thin " was for me. I'm 5'8 " tall and started out at 260, wearing 22/24s.

I reached the size 12goal at seven months postop and thought I was done --

bought alot of new clothes, had my brachioplasty, got ready to settle down into

my new forever size. Ha! I went on to lose another 50 pounds. I blew past that

goal so fast I never got to enjoy it. All those new size 12's went to

consignment shops to be swapped out for 6's and 4's. Now I wear a 4, a 6, or

sometimes an 8 blouse (for the new post-plastics rack!)

Pretty wild.

hugs,

Ann

[Guest guest]

My " goal " sort of morphed as I did. I started out at 310, and figured if I

could get down to 180, I would have been happy. The doc, before surgery,

said I'd probably be in a size 8. I chuckled to myself...and said.. " in my

dreams! " I don't ever remember wearing a size 8...not even at age 10 or 11!

Then, when I got down a little below 180, I was thinking MORE was possible.

Then, the doc asked me what my personal goal was. I took a wild stab at 155.

Never remember weighing less than that in my mature body. (From age 11

upward.) He said he felt that was reasonable. Well, 155 came and

went...and, I will be 3 years out soon, I am at 126 and in a size 4-6. I'm

now living my wildest dreams! I'm 5'6 " .

Regards~

Jacque

Distal RNY, 5/30/00

Drs. Fox and Oh

310~126

Beginning BMI 50.0

Current BMI 20.3

> We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

> My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My " goal " sort of morphed as I did. I started out at 310, and figured if I

could get down to 180, I would have been happy. The doc, before surgery,

said I'd probably be in a size 8. I chuckled to myself...and said.. " in my

dreams! " I don't ever remember wearing a size 8...not even at age 10 or 11!

Then, when I got down a little below 180, I was thinking MORE was possible.

Then, the doc asked me what my personal goal was. I took a wild stab at 155.

Never remember weighing less than that in my mature body. (From age 11

upward.) He said he felt that was reasonable. Well, 155 came and

went...and, I will be 3 years out soon, I am at 126 and in a size 4-6. I'm

now living my wildest dreams! I'm 5'6 " .

Regards~

Jacque

Distal RNY, 5/30/00

Drs. Fox and Oh

310~126

Beginning BMI 50.0

Current BMI 20.3

> We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

> My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ok Ill take a stab at this lol

The reason I chose my goal of being 150 is because its 50 lbs from

200 lbs. I never ever want to be any were near the 200 +++++++

mark again. My ideal goal would be 140 t0 145, But I think 150 &

155 is reasonable and obtainable. I wont consider im at goal tell

I reach 150 lol. Ive been sitting at 165 for ten weeks now. Its

driving me crazy

Debby R (wa)

>

>To: Graduate-OSSG

>Subject: How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

>Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

>

>We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

>that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

>interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

>weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

>the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

>interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

>as you lost weight?

>My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

>got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

>size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

>although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

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[Guest guest]

Ok Ill take a stab at this lol

The reason I chose my goal of being 150 is because its 50 lbs from

200 lbs. I never ever want to be any were near the 200 +++++++

mark again. My ideal goal would be 140 t0 145, But I think 150 &

155 is reasonable and obtainable. I wont consider im at goal tell

I reach 150 lol. Ive been sitting at 165 for ten weeks now. Its

driving me crazy

Debby R (wa)

>

>To: Graduate-OSSG

>Subject: How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

>Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

>

>We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

>that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

>interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

>weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

>the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

>interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

>as you lost weight?

>My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

>got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

>size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

>although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

>Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I based my goal on something a skinny girl in high school said: she said no one

should weigh more than 120 lbs., that there was absolutely no reason to weigh

more than that. At the high school I attended there was a particularly vicious

level of competiton among the girls on a physical level. It was okay to get bad

grades, be rude to people, but boy, you better look good!!! I was overweight at

the time, but not morbidly obese yet. Even though I knew that what she said

was really stupid, mean and not based in reality, it made me so mad, it stuck in

my head forever.

When I had my WLS (at age 44, 5ft, 5 in) my goal was 120, even though I was

fully aware that it was a number based on emotion and not common sense. I

didn't fully expect to get there, and agreed I would stop when my body was

ready. My underlying goal was to get so skinny I looked sickly (I know, I

know). Watch what you pray for.

I actually did get close to my goal weight at 128, but I am definately done. I

am at a size I thought I would never see in my lifetime (2-6), but I got pretty

sick getting there. However, I would do it all again, temporary malnutrition

and all.

I'm not sure what the moral of this story is.

BarbaraJean

distal, 40 " common channel

from 300 to 128

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

as you lost weight?

My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

although I still feel fat of course

Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

I based my goal on something a skinny girl in high school said: she said no one

should weigh more than 120 lbs., that there was absolutely no reason to weigh

more than that. At the high school I attended there was a particularly vicious

level of competiton among the girls on a physical level. It was okay to get bad

grades, be rude to people, but boy, you better look good!!! I was overweight at

the time, but not morbidly obese yet. Even though I knew that what she said

was really stupid, mean and not based in reality, it made me so mad, it stuck in

my head forever.

When I had my WLS (at age 44, 5ft, 5 in) my goal was 120, even though I was

fully aware that it was a number based on emotion and not common sense. I

didn't fully expect to get there, and agreed I would stop when my body was

ready. My underlying goal was to get so skinny I looked sickly (I know, I

know). Watch what you pray for.

I actually did get close to my goal weight at 128, but I am definately done. I

am at a size I thought I would never see in my lifetime (2-6), but I got pretty

sick getting there. However, I would do it all again, temporary malnutrition

and all.

I'm not sure what the moral of this story is.

BarbaraJean

distal, 40 " common channel

from 300 to 128

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

as you lost weight?

My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

although I still feel fat of course

Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

But, remember, when I saw you the other day, from a distance, I asked me,

" Who's that little blonde? "

Didja catch that? LITTLE?

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

> >

> >We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> >that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> >interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> >weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> >the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> >interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> >as you lost weight?

> >My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> >got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> >size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> >although I still feel fat of course

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

But, remember, when I saw you the other day, from a distance, I asked me,

" Who's that little blonde? "

Didja catch that? LITTLE?

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

> >

> >We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> >that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> >interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> >weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> >the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> >interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> >as you lost weight?

> >My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> >got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> >size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> >although I still feel fat of course

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

In the beginning, I never really had a " goal, " just to go wherever it

took me. Then a year later, at my follow-up visit with Dr Gagner,

after my transection, he asked me if I had a goal. (I was about 235

lbs. then, 5'6 " ). I sort of shrugged and said I'd love to get to

150, but 175 would be fine. He nodded and said that's very realistic

and attainable. Several months later, I hit 185 and stayed there for

over a year, and figured that was my set-point, that's it. I must

admit, I was slightly disappointed at not hitting that 175, but

whatever. Then, one day, I decided to give up my oatmeal for

breakfast, and had a protein shake instead. Within a few months, I

had dropped 20 pounds, if you remember me posting this. Then the

abdominoplasty, and down another 10 lbs. to about 155.

I've been very bad lately, back up to 160. Kind of waiting for my

insurance mess to get cleaned up, to hear about my External Review

for the breast reduction, the complaint I filed with the state

against my ins. co., etc. It's the waiting. I know, I know, just

excuses.

in NJ

[Guest guest]

In the beginning, I never really had a " goal, " just to go wherever it

took me. Then a year later, at my follow-up visit with Dr Gagner,

after my transection, he asked me if I had a goal. (I was about 235

lbs. then, 5'6 " ). I sort of shrugged and said I'd love to get to

150, but 175 would be fine. He nodded and said that's very realistic

and attainable. Several months later, I hit 185 and stayed there for

over a year, and figured that was my set-point, that's it. I must

admit, I was slightly disappointed at not hitting that 175, but

whatever. Then, one day, I decided to give up my oatmeal for

breakfast, and had a protein shake instead. Within a few months, I

had dropped 20 pounds, if you remember me posting this. Then the

abdominoplasty, and down another 10 lbs. to about 155.

I've been very bad lately, back up to 160. Kind of waiting for my

insurance mess to get cleaned up, to hear about my External Review

for the breast reduction, the complaint I filed with the state

against my ins. co., etc. It's the waiting. I know, I know, just

excuses.

in NJ

[Guest guest]

My surgeon gave me a goal of 125 lbs. The middle of the recommended weight

for my height. I never weighed this in my adult life and didn't think it

was realistic for a nearly 40 year old woman. My personal goal was 150 lbs.

That put me in a size 12 and small enough to move around without shortness

of breath and joint pain.

18 months later, I am 130-135 lbs (depending on the time of the month) and

wearing a size 4-6. Now I am completely obsessed with that 125 lb goal.

sigh. Feeling like a failure for not being able to shed that last 5-10lbs.

How crazy is that?

Margie in NM

RNY 9-7-01

252/135ish

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

> My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My surgeon gave me a goal of 125 lbs. The middle of the recommended weight

for my height. I never weighed this in my adult life and didn't think it

was realistic for a nearly 40 year old woman. My personal goal was 150 lbs.

That put me in a size 12 and small enough to move around without shortness

of breath and joint pain.

18 months later, I am 130-135 lbs (depending on the time of the month) and

wearing a size 4-6. Now I am completely obsessed with that 125 lb goal.

sigh. Feeling like a failure for not being able to shed that last 5-10lbs.

How crazy is that?

Margie in NM

RNY 9-7-01

252/135ish

How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> as you lost weight?

> My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's not crazy at all. That's exactly why I think it's very wrong

and even irresponsible of doctors to give patients a goal weight.

All to often even the most compliant patient can get nowhere near

that number. They're doing their patients a terrible injustice.

JMHO,

in NJ

*********************

> My surgeon gave me a goal of 125 lbs.

> 18 months later, I am 130-135 lbs (depending on the time of the

month) and wearing a size 4-6. Now I am completely obsessed with

that 125 lb goal. sigh. Feeling like a failure for not being able to

shed that last 5-10lbs.

> How crazy is that?

>

> Margie in NM

> RNY 9-7-01

> 252/135ish

[Guest guest]

That's not crazy at all. That's exactly why I think it's very wrong

and even irresponsible of doctors to give patients a goal weight.

All to often even the most compliant patient can get nowhere near

that number. They're doing their patients a terrible injustice.

JMHO,

in NJ

*********************

> My surgeon gave me a goal of 125 lbs.

> 18 months later, I am 130-135 lbs (depending on the time of the

month) and wearing a size 4-6. Now I am completely obsessed with

that 125 lb goal. sigh. Feeling like a failure for not being able to

shed that last 5-10lbs.

> How crazy is that?

>

> Margie in NM

> RNY 9-7-01

> 252/135ish

[Guest guest]

Now, that's a smart doc.

in NJ

**********************

>

> My Doctor never gave me a weight goal , he told me to go with how

I felt and how healthy i felt.

> Tara

[Guest guest]

Now, that's a smart doc.

in NJ

**********************

>

> My Doctor never gave me a weight goal , he told me to go with how

I felt and how healthy i felt.

> Tara

[Guest guest]

Weird psychological goal? 120 lbs - based on my early youth reading of " Call of

the Wild " in which they refer to a beautiful woman as weighing 120 lbs. and that

being too much weight for the sled dogs to pull. Have never been able to shake

that as the ideal weight for me (I weighed about 125 at that time and was 12)!

Surgeon's goal: 130, based on my height

My first dream goal: Size 14

My personal goal: Size 8

Current stats: Size 10-12

Kate

[Guest guest]

Weird psychological goal? 120 lbs - based on my early youth reading of " Call of

the Wild " in which they refer to a beautiful woman as weighing 120 lbs. and that

being too much weight for the sled dogs to pull. Have never been able to shake

that as the ideal weight for me (I weighed about 125 at that time and was 12)!

Surgeon's goal: 130, based on my height

My first dream goal: Size 14

My personal goal: Size 8

Current stats: Size 10-12

Kate

[Guest guest]

I first set a goal of 122 because that's what all the " charts " say I should

weigh for my height, and that's what I weighed when I got married. About

my 3rd month after wls, my surgeon asked if I had thought about a

goal. When I told him, he said that was too low and that I should aim for

135. He said I would probably not be healthy and look sickly at 122. I

thought he was nuts but I figured I would just see when I got there. He

was right. I reached my goal of 135 at about 11½ months and about that

same time I quit losing (perfect timing, huh?) Any lower and I really

would look too thin and not be very healthy. I try to keep my weight in

the mid 130's now.

My surgeon told me that when we are morbidly obese our bodies adjust to the

extra weight by adding tissue and bone, etc. to help support all that extra

weight. Although after wls we lose weight, it is fat, not bone and

tissue. That's why a lot of us are in smaller clothes than we were before,

but weigh much more. The last time I wore a size 6 I weighed about 110.

Now - size 6 is 135 lbs.

D

At 07:30 PM 4/1/03 +0000, ptl4wls2001 wrote:

>We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

>that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

>interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

>weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

>the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

>interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

>as you lost weight?

>My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

>got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

>size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

>although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

>Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I first set a goal of 122 because that's what all the " charts " say I should

weigh for my height, and that's what I weighed when I got married. About

my 3rd month after wls, my surgeon asked if I had thought about a

goal. When I told him, he said that was too low and that I should aim for

135. He said I would probably not be healthy and look sickly at 122. I

thought he was nuts but I figured I would just see when I got there. He

was right. I reached my goal of 135 at about 11½ months and about that

same time I quit losing (perfect timing, huh?) Any lower and I really

would look too thin and not be very healthy. I try to keep my weight in

the mid 130's now.

My surgeon told me that when we are morbidly obese our bodies adjust to the

extra weight by adding tissue and bone, etc. to help support all that extra

weight. Although after wls we lose weight, it is fat, not bone and

tissue. That's why a lot of us are in smaller clothes than we were before,

but weigh much more. The last time I wore a size 6 I weighed about 110.

Now - size 6 is 135 lbs.

D

At 07:30 PM 4/1/03 +0000, ptl4wls2001 wrote:

>We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

>that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

>interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

>weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

>the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

>interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

>as you lost weight?

>My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

>got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

>size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

>although I still feel fat of course

>

>

>

>

>Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

>Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lol I cought it , but its just so hard to grasp the word

little blonde and me being the same person whom you speak of.

Im really glad we did get to chat a few min.

Your friend Debby R 9wa)

>

>To: <graduate-ossg >

>Subject: Re: How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:21:29 -0800

>

>But, remember, when I saw you the other day, from a distance, I asked me,

> " Who's that little blonde? "

>

>Didja catch that? LITTLE?

>

>

>Thanks,

>

>

>Vitalady, Inc. T

>www.vitalady.com

>

>If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

>https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

>

> How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> > >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

> > >

> > >We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> > >that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> > >interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> > >weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> > >the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> > >interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> > >as you lost weight?

> > >My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> > >got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> > >size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> > >although I still feel fat of course

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

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> > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Lol I cought it , but its just so hard to grasp the word

little blonde and me being the same person whom you speak of.

Im really glad we did get to chat a few min.

Your friend Debby R 9wa)

>

>To: <graduate-ossg >

>Subject: Re: How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:21:29 -0800

>

>But, remember, when I saw you the other day, from a distance, I asked me,

> " Who's that little blonde? "

>

>Didja catch that? LITTLE?

>

>

>Thanks,

>

>

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> How did YOU choose your goal? A little poll.

> > >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:30:07 -0000

> > >

> > >We hear so much about " reaching " or " not reaching " goal, and it seems

> > >that goals differ greatly between people. I thought it would be

> > >interesting to know how and why we chose our " goal " . Was it a

> > >weight? A size? Getting to a normal BMI? Getting to the middle of

> > >the normal BMI range? If it's a weight or size, it would be

> > >interesting to know heights. Did you reach your goal? Did it change

> > >as you lost weight?

> > >My original goal was to weigh what I did for that ten minutes that I

> > >got thin in high school (139 pounds) but I eventually changed it to a

> > >size 10 (at 5'6.5 " ). I did reach that (size 8/10 at 155 pounds)...

> > >although I still feel fat of course

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> > >

> > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hey Guys.... I chose my goal 145 (I'm 5'6 " ) just at random, my Dr. suggested

157 and I thought perhaps a size 8 -10 would do for me.... actually my real

thought was if I can just not screw this whole thing up and end up fatter

I'll be happy... but my fairy tale goal was and still is 145. I started out

at 289 in October of 2001 and currently floating around 169-172. Wearing a

solid size 12 and still find myself wondering if 'this store' will carry my

size, and still being careful when I eat in public, and still feeling like

I'm an imposter when people don't realize I'm " really " a MO in a strangers

body. But life is getting easier, working out now is a part of my life

something I would have NEVER thought about before. This week I re started on

protien and am currently trying out several (Thanks to Vitalady). And being

more aware of my carbs, including jelly beans :z Bad I know... but one thing

I have learned this past year and a half is.... to BE Happy no matter what

the stupid scale says, and no matter what other people say, and no matter

what thoughts come. We are all beautiful people, blessed to be alive on this

earth, w/ the gift of life that we should ENJOY. I was going to try out Yoga

this week, made it to the gym, laid out my little mat like everyone else,

only to have Horror strike when the very nice instructor said " Welcome to

POWER YOGA " !!! I was of course too embarrassed to leave so I stayed and was

laughing so hard at the end at what a fool I must look like.... but I MADE it

w/o passing out so that's always a good day at the gym! I am however still

sore and this was TWO Days ago... who knew my intercostals could hurt so

much!!! But it was really very good... perhaps I'll tre REGULAR Yoga on

Sunday. Well this is getting long... Hope everyone is having a wonderful

day.... enjoying the SPRING here.....

Warmest Regards

Sondra ~ Atlanta, GA

RNY 10/01

289/169 5'6 "