6 Month Update - AMY (long)

[Guest guest]

Amy:

You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb loss

at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

Pam Mc

[Guest guest]

Amy:

You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb loss

at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

Pam Mc

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but as you know, life

goes on!

Today is my six month MGB anniversary, and I am thrilled. How appropriate

to reach this milestone at Thanksgiving, because this year I have so much to

be thankful for. Each day is like a miracle, and I am truly appreciating my

life in a way I never could before. This surgery has changed my life. Not

just my weight, or even my health, but my LIFE.

I have made so many new, dear friends, that I will have for the rest of my

life. I have never known such true and honest acceptance. I have a new,

healthier, sleeker body, which has helped restore my self confidence, and

self esteem. I can honestly say I have never liked myself more than I do

right now. I am so proud of who I am, and what I have accomplished in life.

Now I can accept and appreciate these things, rather than hiding behind

excuses and embarrassment. I never felt truly successful, even with a

wonderful husband and three terrific kids; a job that couldn't be more

perfect, a nice house, loving parents and friends...but I was never happy

because I had no control over one very obvious part of my life - my own

body. No matter what I did, my sheer size was in my way - literally and

figuratively. My weight was always an issue. It affected every aspect of

my life, and in many ways I never realized until now. How blessed I am to

have found the MGB, and to be able to share my journey with many, many

others through the Internet which has been an additional blessing. I have

found the more I give, the more I receive. WOW. Life is better than I had

ever imagined.

Ok, so enough of the mushy stuff - you want some stats. Here you go!

MGB 5/22/00 Current 11/22/00

weight: 280 lbs. 200 lbs. (soooooo close to

that 199!)

bust: 48DDD 36DD

waist: 48 " 34 "

hips: 58 " 44 "

wrist: 8 " 6.5 "

ring: 10 7.5

no exercise/exhausted Jazzercise 5X/week - Class Manager

size: 26/28 3x 16/18 L or XL in REGULAR STORES!!!!!

I can't express my true gratitude to Dr. Rutledge. You have earned a place

in heaven, and in all of our hearts. Thank you for everything you do, and

for putting up with all of us. May you have a very blessed, and RESTFUL

Thanksgiving day with your family. The food used to be the most important

part of my Thanksgiving. This year, the true meaning of giving thanks will

be uppermost on my mind.

Blessings and friendship to all of you,

Amy.

_____________________________________________

Amy S. Poe

MGB 5/22/2000

280 * 200 * 140

READ MY STORY ONLINE:

http://onhealth.webmd.com/women/in-depth/item/item%2C91744_1_1.asp

[Guest guest]

Way to go Amy!!! Lots of Hugs 4 U!!!

Suzanne in Flagler

MGB Hopeful

[Guest guest]

Way to go Amy!!! Lots of Hugs 4 U!!!

Suzanne in Flagler

MGB Hopeful

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam!!! You look great too. You've done so well!

Aren't we just the bomb? LOL

~Amy.

Re: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

Amy:

You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb

loss

at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

Pam Mc

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam!!! You look great too. You've done so well!

Aren't we just the bomb? LOL

~Amy.

Re: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

Amy:

You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb

loss

at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

Pam Mc

[Guest guest]

Oh Amy....all I can say is AWESOME. I look forward to my own six month

anniversary on May 27, 2001 and hope I can show comparable progess - not

just in weight loss but in grace and attitude, as you have. The pre-ops (of

which I was one til last Friday) need so much to hear these progress

reports. Thanks for staying on this list and providing faith, hope and

inspiration for all of us. I am proud that you were one of my contacts!

Kate

>Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but as you know, life

>goes on!

>

>Today is my six month MGB anniversary, and I am thrilled. How appropriate

>to reach this milestone at Thanksgiving, because this year I have so much to

>be thankful for. Each day is like a miracle, and I am truly appreciating my

>life in a way I never could before. This surgery has changed my life. Not

>just my weight, or even my health, but my LIFE.

>

>I have made so many new, dear friends, that I will have for the rest of my

>life. I have never known such true and honest acceptance. I have a new,

>healthier, sleeker body, which has helped restore my self confidence, and

>self esteem. I can honestly say I have never liked myself more than I do

>right now. I am so proud of who I am, and what I have accomplished in life.

>Now I can accept and appreciate these things, rather than hiding behind

>excuses and embarrassment. I never felt truly successful, even with a

>wonderful husband and three terrific kids; a job that couldn't be more

>perfect, a nice house, loving parents and friends...but I was never happy

>because I had no control over one very obvious part of my life - my own

>body. No matter what I did, my sheer size was in my way - literally and

>figuratively. My weight was always an issue. It affected every aspect of

>my life, and in many ways I never realized until now. How blessed I am to

>have found the MGB, and to be able to share my journey with many, many

>others through the Internet which has been an additional blessing. I have

>found the more I give, the more I receive. WOW. Life is better than I had

>ever imagined.

>

>Ok, so enough of the mushy stuff - you want some stats. Here you go!

>MGB 5/22/00 Current 11/22/00

>weight: 280 lbs. 200 lbs. (soooooo close to

>that 199!)

>bust: 48DDD 36DD

>waist: 48 " 34 "

>hips: 58 " 44 "

>wrist: 8 " 6.5 "

>ring: 10 7.5

>no exercise/exhausted Jazzercise 5X/week - Class Manager

>size: 26/28 3x 16/18 L or XL in REGULAR STORES!!!!!

>

>I can't express my true gratitude to Dr. Rutledge. You have earned a place

>in heaven, and in all of our hearts. Thank you for everything you do, and

>for putting up with all of us. May you have a very blessed, and RESTFUL

>Thanksgiving day with your family. The food used to be the most important

>part of my Thanksgiving. This year, the true meaning of giving thanks will

>be uppermost on my mind.

>

>Blessings and friendship to all of you,

>Amy.

>

>_____________________________________________

>Amy S. Poe

>MGB 5/22/2000

>280 * 200 * 140

>READ MY STORY ONLINE:

>http://onhealth.webmd.com/women/in-depth/item/item%2C91744_1_1.asp

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh Amy....all I can say is AWESOME. I look forward to my own six month

anniversary on May 27, 2001 and hope I can show comparable progess - not

just in weight loss but in grace and attitude, as you have. The pre-ops (of

which I was one til last Friday) need so much to hear these progress

reports. Thanks for staying on this list and providing faith, hope and

inspiration for all of us. I am proud that you were one of my contacts!

Kate

>Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but as you know, life

>goes on!

>

>Today is my six month MGB anniversary, and I am thrilled. How appropriate

>to reach this milestone at Thanksgiving, because this year I have so much to

>be thankful for. Each day is like a miracle, and I am truly appreciating my

>life in a way I never could before. This surgery has changed my life. Not

>just my weight, or even my health, but my LIFE.

>

>I have made so many new, dear friends, that I will have for the rest of my

>life. I have never known such true and honest acceptance. I have a new,

>healthier, sleeker body, which has helped restore my self confidence, and

>self esteem. I can honestly say I have never liked myself more than I do

>right now. I am so proud of who I am, and what I have accomplished in life.

>Now I can accept and appreciate these things, rather than hiding behind

>excuses and embarrassment. I never felt truly successful, even with a

>wonderful husband and three terrific kids; a job that couldn't be more

>perfect, a nice house, loving parents and friends...but I was never happy

>because I had no control over one very obvious part of my life - my own

>body. No matter what I did, my sheer size was in my way - literally and

>figuratively. My weight was always an issue. It affected every aspect of

>my life, and in many ways I never realized until now. How blessed I am to

>have found the MGB, and to be able to share my journey with many, many

>others through the Internet which has been an additional blessing. I have

>found the more I give, the more I receive. WOW. Life is better than I had

>ever imagined.

>

>Ok, so enough of the mushy stuff - you want some stats. Here you go!

>MGB 5/22/00 Current 11/22/00

>weight: 280 lbs. 200 lbs. (soooooo close to

>that 199!)

>bust: 48DDD 36DD

>waist: 48 " 34 "

>hips: 58 " 44 "

>wrist: 8 " 6.5 "

>ring: 10 7.5

>no exercise/exhausted Jazzercise 5X/week - Class Manager

>size: 26/28 3x 16/18 L or XL in REGULAR STORES!!!!!

>

>I can't express my true gratitude to Dr. Rutledge. You have earned a place

>in heaven, and in all of our hearts. Thank you for everything you do, and

>for putting up with all of us. May you have a very blessed, and RESTFUL

>Thanksgiving day with your family. The food used to be the most important

>part of my Thanksgiving. This year, the true meaning of giving thanks will

>be uppermost on my mind.

>

>Blessings and friendship to all of you,

>Amy.

>

>_____________________________________________

>Amy S. Poe

>MGB 5/22/2000

>280 * 200 * 140

>READ MY STORY ONLINE:

>http://onhealth.webmd.com/women/in-depth/item/item%2C91744_1_1.asp

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy Amy Amy: You are an awesome woman! You are a size 16 awesome woman. You are

painfully thin. heh heh...and we are going to be shopping fools!

Your Shopping Bud

> ** Original Subject: RE: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

> ** >

> ** Original Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:38:29 -0700

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Thanks Pam!!! You look great too. You've done so well!

>

> Aren't we just the bomb? LOL

> ~Amy.

>

> Re: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

>

>

> Amy:

>

> You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

> months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb

> loss

> at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

> Pam Mc

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy Amy Amy: You are an awesome woman! You are a size 16 awesome woman. You are

painfully thin. heh heh...and we are going to be shopping fools!

Your Shopping Bud

> ** Original Subject: RE: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

> ** >

> ** Original Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:38:29 -0700

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Thanks Pam!!! You look great too. You've done so well!

>

> Aren't we just the bomb? LOL

> ~Amy.

>

> Re: 6 Month Update - AMY (long)

>

>

> Amy:

>

> You really have a way with words. It truly expresses my feelings at just 2

> months after surgery. You look really great Amy! I hope I have an 80 lb

> loss

> at 6 months. Keep up the great work!!

> Pam Mc

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I wanted to let you know how happy I am for you. This hasn't been easy for you

but you've really put in the work necessary to achieve what you have.

I wanted also to solicit your continued input because I think I'm going to be a

" slow loser " and I think that to keep things in perspective I'm going to have to

solicit support from some of those people who have been through it. So here I

am with my hat in hand!!!! (*G*)

I'm one of those people who seem to be able to eat just about everything. And

my stomach is SO perverse: I can eat those frozen cheesecake bites (100

calories a whack) and feel great. A raw carrot makes me throw up. Cheeze-its

are no problem. I was actually thrilled today because I threw up half a piece

of fried chicken!

And I think I've convinced poor Dr.R that I'm a lunatic because I've been pretty

anxious.

Have you been able to eat pretty much whatever you wanted all along? Have you

had cravings (I have) and wanted to eat even though you are not particularly

hungry (I have). Some people seem to lose their appetites or suddenly their

taste buds change from sugar/fat addict to vegetarian. This magic has not

happened for me yet.

Thanks for reading this long post--anything you have to say will be appreciated.

Love,

Sperb

>>> amyp@... 11/22/00 07:04AM >>>

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but as you know, life

goes on!

Today is my six month MGB anniversary, and I am thrilled. How appropriate

to reach this milestone at Thanksgiving, because this year I have so much to

be thankful for. Each day is like a miracle, and I am truly appreciating my

life in a way I never could before. This surgery has changed my life. Not

just my weight, or even my health, but my LIFE.

I have made so many new, dear friends, that I will have for the rest of my

life. I have never known such true and honest acceptance. I have a new,

healthier, sleeker body, which has helped restore my self confidence, and

self esteem. I can honestly say I have never liked myself more than I do

right now. I am so proud of who I am, and what I have accomplished in life.

Now I can accept and appreciate these things, rather than hiding behind

excuses and embarrassment. I never felt truly successful, even with a

wonderful husband and three terrific kids; a job that couldn't be more

perfect, a nice house, loving parents and friends...but I was never happy

because I had no control over one very obvious part of my life - my own

body. No matter what I did, my sheer size was in my way - literally and

figuratively. My weight was always an issue. It affected every aspect of

my life, and in many ways I never realized until now. How blessed I am to

have found the MGB, and to be able to share my journey with many, many

others through the Internet which has been an additional blessing. I have

found the more I give, the more I receive. WOW. Life is better than I had

ever imagined.

Ok, so enough of the mushy stuff - you want some stats. Here you go!

MGB 5/22/00 Current 11/22/00

weight: 280 lbs. 200 lbs. (soooooo close to

that 199!)

bust: 48DDD 36DD

waist: 48 " 34 "

hips: 58 " 44 "

wrist: 8 " 6.5 "

ring: 10 7.5

no exercise/exhausted Jazzercise 5X/week - Class Manager

size: 26/28 3x 16/18 L or XL in REGULAR STORES!!!!!

I can't express my true gratitude to Dr. Rutledge. You have earned a place

in heaven, and in all of our hearts. Thank you for everything you do, and

for putting up with all of us. May you have a very blessed, and RESTFUL

Thanksgiving day with your family. The food used to be the most important

part of my Thanksgiving. This year, the true meaning of giving thanks will

be uppermost on my mind.

Blessings and friendship to all of you,

Amy.

_____________________________________________

Amy S. Poe

MGB 5/22/2000

280 * 200 * 140

READ MY STORY ONLINE:

http://onhealth.webmd.com/women/in-depth/item/item%2C91744_1_1.asp

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I wanted to let you know how happy I am for you. This hasn't been easy for you

but you've really put in the work necessary to achieve what you have.

I wanted also to solicit your continued input because I think I'm going to be a

" slow loser " and I think that to keep things in perspective I'm going to have to

solicit support from some of those people who have been through it. So here I

am with my hat in hand!!!! (*G*)

I'm one of those people who seem to be able to eat just about everything. And

my stomach is SO perverse: I can eat those frozen cheesecake bites (100

calories a whack) and feel great. A raw carrot makes me throw up. Cheeze-its

are no problem. I was actually thrilled today because I threw up half a piece

of fried chicken!

And I think I've convinced poor Dr.R that I'm a lunatic because I've been pretty

anxious.

Have you been able to eat pretty much whatever you wanted all along? Have you

had cravings (I have) and wanted to eat even though you are not particularly

hungry (I have). Some people seem to lose their appetites or suddenly their

taste buds change from sugar/fat addict to vegetarian. This magic has not

happened for me yet.

Thanks for reading this long post--anything you have to say will be appreciated.

Love,

Sperb

>>> amyp@... 11/22/00 07:04AM >>>

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but as you know, life

goes on!

Today is my six month MGB anniversary, and I am thrilled. How appropriate

to reach this milestone at Thanksgiving, because this year I have so much to

be thankful for. Each day is like a miracle, and I am truly appreciating my

life in a way I never could before. This surgery has changed my life. Not

just my weight, or even my health, but my LIFE.

I have made so many new, dear friends, that I will have for the rest of my

life. I have never known such true and honest acceptance. I have a new,

healthier, sleeker body, which has helped restore my self confidence, and

self esteem. I can honestly say I have never liked myself more than I do

right now. I am so proud of who I am, and what I have accomplished in life.

Now I can accept and appreciate these things, rather than hiding behind

excuses and embarrassment. I never felt truly successful, even with a

wonderful husband and three terrific kids; a job that couldn't be more

perfect, a nice house, loving parents and friends...but I was never happy

because I had no control over one very obvious part of my life - my own

body. No matter what I did, my sheer size was in my way - literally and

figuratively. My weight was always an issue. It affected every aspect of

my life, and in many ways I never realized until now. How blessed I am to

have found the MGB, and to be able to share my journey with many, many

others through the Internet which has been an additional blessing. I have

found the more I give, the more I receive. WOW. Life is better than I had

ever imagined.

Ok, so enough of the mushy stuff - you want some stats. Here you go!

MGB 5/22/00 Current 11/22/00

weight: 280 lbs. 200 lbs. (soooooo close to

that 199!)

bust: 48DDD 36DD

waist: 48 " 34 "

hips: 58 " 44 "

wrist: 8 " 6.5 "

ring: 10 7.5

no exercise/exhausted Jazzercise 5X/week - Class Manager

size: 26/28 3x 16/18 L or XL in REGULAR STORES!!!!!

I can't express my true gratitude to Dr. Rutledge. You have earned a place

in heaven, and in all of our hearts. Thank you for everything you do, and

for putting up with all of us. May you have a very blessed, and RESTFUL

Thanksgiving day with your family. The food used to be the most important

part of my Thanksgiving. This year, the true meaning of giving thanks will

be uppermost on my mind.

Blessings and friendship to all of you,

Amy.

_____________________________________________

Amy S. Poe

MGB 5/22/2000

280 * 200 * 140

READ MY STORY ONLINE:

http://onhealth.webmd.com/women/in-depth/item/item%2C91744_1_1.asp