Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

[Guest guest]

I was always chunky, even as a toddler. I started gaining a lot of weight when

I was about 16. My BMI is 21.

BTW, there is scientific back-up that says when we are fat from a young age, we

have more fat cells. The number of fat cells doesn't go away (unless you have

liposuction), but they can get smaller. So, it seems you would have to work

harder to get the weight off. I think this is a good reason to have the more

radical surgery (distal rather than proximal) to give yourself a better chance

of reaching your goad weight.

I read about the fat cell thing in a book called " Fit or Fat " by Covert .

I believe he is a biochemist or some sort of scientist. Most of his info does

not apply to " us " , but I think the fat cell thing is valid for everyone.

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

Re: Re: are others worried they will never get there?

Certainly fat children have either a genetic predisposition or chemical

imbalance, so perhaps our bodies can never really reach those magic MetLife

numbers, or if we do reach them, cannot stay there comfortably. I don't

think a poll would really tell the story, either, though, because some people

are just not done losing yet, even after 3 years...I know I wasn't. I'm now

thinner than I've ever been all my life, and I can't remember my weight in

high school, but I'm thinking 160-180, but just guessing. My last 20 pounds

came off maybe not even 8 months ago, and I will be 4 years out in Aug.

Then, I dropped another 7-10 pounds after my abdominoplasty. So, there are

many variables. Hmmm...

I would be curious, though, if people would mention their status as to being

a fat child and reaching a BMI under 25.

BTW, my BMI is now 25-25.3, depending on how good I was last night. )

And, I was a fat child.

in NJ

open RNY 8/99

306/155/whatever

TT & lipo 11/19/02

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In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:31:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nanpug@... writes:

[Guest guest]

I was always chunky, even as a toddler. I started gaining a lot of weight when

I was about 16. My BMI is 21.

BTW, there is scientific back-up that says when we are fat from a young age, we

have more fat cells. The number of fat cells doesn't go away (unless you have

liposuction), but they can get smaller. So, it seems you would have to work

harder to get the weight off. I think this is a good reason to have the more

radical surgery (distal rather than proximal) to give yourself a better chance

of reaching your goad weight.

I read about the fat cell thing in a book called " Fit or Fat " by Covert .

I believe he is a biochemist or some sort of scientist. Most of his info does

not apply to " us " , but I think the fat cell thing is valid for everyone.

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

Re: Re: are others worried they will never get there?

Certainly fat children have either a genetic predisposition or chemical

imbalance, so perhaps our bodies can never really reach those magic MetLife

numbers, or if we do reach them, cannot stay there comfortably. I don't

think a poll would really tell the story, either, though, because some people

are just not done losing yet, even after 3 years...I know I wasn't. I'm now

thinner than I've ever been all my life, and I can't remember my weight in

high school, but I'm thinking 160-180, but just guessing. My last 20 pounds

came off maybe not even 8 months ago, and I will be 4 years out in Aug.

Then, I dropped another 7-10 pounds after my abdominoplasty. So, there are

many variables. Hmmm...

I would be curious, though, if people would mention their status as to being

a fat child and reaching a BMI under 25.

BTW, my BMI is now 25-25.3, depending on how good I was last night. )

And, I was a fat child.

in NJ

open RNY 8/99

306/155/whatever

TT & lipo 11/19/02

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

In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:31:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nanpug@... writes:

[Guest guest]

YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If I

am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

flatten.... P.

Re: Re: are others worried they will never get

there?

>

>

> Certainly fat children have either a genetic predisposition or chemical

> imbalance, so perhaps our bodies can never really reach those magic

MetLife

> numbers, or if we do reach them, cannot stay there comfortably. I don't

> think a poll would really tell the story, either, though, because some

people

> are just not done losing yet, even after 3 years...I know I wasn't. I'm

now

> thinner than I've ever been all my life, and I can't remember my weight

in

> high school, but I'm thinking 160-180, but just guessing. My last 20

pounds

> came off maybe not even 8 months ago, and I will be 4 years out in Aug.

> Then, I dropped another 7-10 pounds after my abdominoplasty. So, there

are

> many variables. Hmmm...

>

> I would be curious, though, if people would mention their status as to

being

> a fat child and reaching a BMI under 25.

>

> BTW, my BMI is now 25-25.3, depending on how good I was last night. )

> And, I was a fat child.

>

> in NJ

> open RNY 8/99

> 306/155/whatever

> TT & lipo 11/19/02

> **********************

> In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:31:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> nanpug@... writes:

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If I

am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

flatten.... P.

Re: Re: are others worried they will never get

there?

>

>

> Certainly fat children have either a genetic predisposition or chemical

> imbalance, so perhaps our bodies can never really reach those magic

MetLife

> numbers, or if we do reach them, cannot stay there comfortably. I don't

> think a poll would really tell the story, either, though, because some

people

> are just not done losing yet, even after 3 years...I know I wasn't. I'm

now

> thinner than I've ever been all my life, and I can't remember my weight

in

> high school, but I'm thinking 160-180, but just guessing. My last 20

pounds

> came off maybe not even 8 months ago, and I will be 4 years out in Aug.

> Then, I dropped another 7-10 pounds after my abdominoplasty. So, there

are

> many variables. Hmmm...

>

> I would be curious, though, if people would mention their status as to

being

> a fat child and reaching a BMI under 25.

>

> BTW, my BMI is now 25-25.3, depending on how good I was last night. )

> And, I was a fat child.

>

> in NJ

> open RNY 8/99

> 306/155/whatever

> TT & lipo 11/19/02

> **********************

> In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:31:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> nanpug@... writes:

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Liposuction actually removes fat cells, so if you have an area lipo'd and

then regain weight, it will be an overall gain and not back in the specific

problem area. When we gain, we produce fat cells. When we lose, they just

shrink.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

> YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If

I

> am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> flatten.... P.

[Guest guest]

Liposuction actually removes fat cells, so if you have an area lipo'd and

then regain weight, it will be an overall gain and not back in the specific

problem area. When we gain, we produce fat cells. When we lose, they just

shrink.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

> YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If

I

> am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> flatten.... P.

[Guest guest]

Are you sure about that? I thought that we got all our fat cells by the age of

two. My surgeon told me that once you have liposuction you don't form any new

fat cells in that area, even if you gain overall weight. Have you heard about

that?

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

> YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If

I

> am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> flatten.... P.

[Guest guest]

Are you sure about that? I thought that we got all our fat cells by the age of

two. My surgeon told me that once you have liposuction you don't form any new

fat cells in that area, even if you gain overall weight. Have you heard about

that?

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

> YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell thing.......If

I

> am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> flatten.... P.

[Guest guest]

I thought the same thing Barbara.........I was under the impression that you

didn't create " new " fat cells past the age of two............that the

existing ones just got bigger and bigger..................hmmmmm, P.

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

>

>

> > YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell

thing.......If

> I

> > am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> > 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> > flatten.... P.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I thought the same thing Barbara.........I was under the impression that you

didn't create " new " fat cells past the age of two............that the

existing ones just got bigger and bigger..................hmmmmm, P.

Re: Re: Were you fat as a child?

>

>

> > YUP, your right Barbara.....I forgot all about the fat cell

thing.......If

> I

> > am remembering correctly we create all our fat cells by the age of

> > 2..........and like you said.....we never lose them......they just

> > flatten.... P.

>

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