Steve, That is fantastic news!

[Guest guest]

Steve,

That is so great. Now I know what's going on. That needs a

celebration of some sort. 75 pounds, damn, thats great. When were you

switched? Not that it matters, just curious. You have got to be

feeling on top of the world. Have you had to struggle or was it easy.

Or is that a stupid question. Weight loss is never easy unless you're

actually dying. Daaa.

I can remember about 20 years ago, I had all four of my wisdom teeth

pulled at one time. I had stitches and lots of pain. I was so

nauseated I couldn't and didn't eat for about 10 days, I didn't lose

a single pound. My body is always on starvation mode. That sort of

scares me about having this surgery. I think I'm going to be a tough

cookie. But I don't want to rain on your parade, I'm proud of you,

keep up the good work. Now that you're not MO, I hope you don't think

you're too good for us. Just kidding! Congrats again.

Babs in Balto

[Guest guest]

Babs,

The very coolest part of this surgery is that it works in three

ways. The first is restriction, the smaller stomach allows for less

intake. The second is malabsorption, every calorie we intake, only a

portion is absorbed. The third component is metabolic. Increased

metabolic rate means that we are less likely to go into the

normal " starvation " mode. Scopinaro alludes to the metabolic

component when he discusses the virtual " cure " for diabetes mellitus.

(Ok, i might be mixing metabolic with some other mechanism, but it

does exist!)

" Considering that about 20 percent of type II diabetes mellitus

patients are not obese, and about 20 percent of formerly obese

patients with type II diabetes mellitus still require insulin therapy

after weight normalization by dieting, it must be concluded that

simple weight loss or intraabdominal fat reduction cannot account for

the observed 100 percent recovery from type II diabetes mellitus

after BPD. "

Thanks Mel for pointing me in the direction of the Scopinaro report.

Everytime I read it, I get a little more knowledge from it!

Magic be happening! Let the force or DS be with you!

Hugs,

Theresa

> Steve,

> That is so great. Now I know what's going on. That needs a

> celebration of some sort. 75 pounds, damn, thats great. When were

you

> switched? Not that it matters, just curious. You have got to be

> feeling on top of the world. Have you had to struggle or was it

easy.

> Or is that a stupid question. Weight loss is never easy unless

you're

> actually dying. Daaa.

> I can remember about 20 years ago, I had all four of my wisdom

teeth

> pulled at one time. I had stitches and lots of pain. I was so

> nauseated I couldn't and didn't eat for about 10 days, I didn't

lose

> a single pound. My body is always on starvation mode. That sort of

> scares me about having this surgery. I think I'm going to be a

tough

> cookie. But I don't want to rain on your parade, I'm proud of you,

> keep up the good work. Now that you're not MO, I hope you don't

think

> you're too good for us. Just kidding! Congrats again.

> Babs in Balto