new to group

[Guest guest]

Janet, I can give you my totally unethical <VBG> and simple plan, and it's

worked for 21 years, 4 months. (I started at 315, 5'10, and have maintained

at 145-150 since reaching goal).

First, go become a cop. They do not all hang out in donut shops. Some spend

their time fighting crime, and finding lost children and old people with

Alzheimer's. Then, go buy 2 horses...mares. Then, you need a farm to keep

the horses. Buy one. The bigger the better, and run down, needing lots of

repairs, that you will have to do yourself. Do not include a significant

other with any repair/construction skills in this plan. Then, get another

horse. A stallion, so you can breed your two mares, and have more horses.

After one year, you will have 5 horses. In 4, you will have 15. You will

work your butt off feeding, cleaning the barn, training, and maintaining you

full time job, plus part time job you work to pay for feed, farrier, vet,

and repairs. If you think you want something to eat, forget it. You have

chores to do. Or you can't afford to eat, because the horses are eating your

food budget, and you're too tired to eat late at night. You just want to go

to bed. So you do, because you have to start over again at 4 am...feeding,

cleaning the barn, going to work, going to your second job, coming home to

train, feed, fix something, and fall into bed.

Hope this helps!

Jac

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Re: new to group

Is that 5 gms of sugar the total for the day or just at one time?

I am only 12.5 months post op and about 10 pounds from goal. Trying to

figure out how to live the rest of my life without gaining any weight back!

Janet M.

Breathe!

new to group

> Hi, my name is Hedy. i am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Had my RNY lap on

> March 19, 2001. I have lost 145 lbs and am around 15 from goal. Dr.

Carasquilla

> did my surgery at Fla Medical Center. (He is my hero

>

> The wt loss has slowed down to a crawl and thats ok, if i stayed where i

am ,

> it would be ok......saving for the plastics now. NO major problems

except, i

> still get a little panicky when i weigh myself, like i'm gonna look up and

be

> 304 again. Still can't tolerate chicken but most other things are ok cept

> sugar stuff of course. Try to keep things to 5 gms of sugar or

less....and if i

> don't, the room just spins and i am so dizzy its hard to walk. Not

> traditional dumping, but i think it part of the same thing. looking

forward to being

> in the group .

> Hedy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome , divorce sometimes requires a period of morning. Your doc is

an a**. He should have been able to tell how deeply you were suffering and

the last thing you needed was someone else to beat you up. We do a good job of

that ourselves. Welcome back and glad that you survived this ordeal.

Fay Bayuk

**300/169

10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

Click for My Profile

http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008

[Guest guest]

You funny girl. I did fine in biology and had so much nutritional

information it wasn't even funny and still was/am obese. I am a firm

believer in the saying " All the knowledge in the world didn't make me

skinny. " If I'm not mistaken anything beginning with " glyc " has to do

with sugar.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/347/hoping for close to 200

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:43:47 EST melihow@... writes:

> Ok, I'm a bit confused on this one. Is the glycemic index suppose to

> be like the sugar content? I flunked biology and nutrition that is

probably

> why I'm obese.

>

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to another Alabama girl! Do you have a support group (live)

near you? It can really be an big help. Who was your doc? I lead

a group in Auburn. You're welcome to come join us! Give me a shout

if you want more info. Also, we have a little egroup here on

Yahoo. Just go to the Yahoo Groups main page and type in

heartofdixie2. If you let me know where you are, I may be able to

help you find one in your local area.

Best of luck!

Reba in Auburn, AL

> Hi Everyone,

>

> My name is and I'm new to this group. I live in northern

Alabama. I

> had my surgery Oct. 20, 2002 and when I had my year check up my

doctor was not

> pleased with my progress. I had only lost 77lbs in a year. Imagine

the

> defeated feeling I had. He told me that my window of opportunity

was quickly closing

> and I basically had only 6months left.

> I'm sure he was using this scare tactic to get me moving and to

wake me up

> but I will honestly tell you it almost defeated me completely. I

thought to

> myself " gosh, I'm even a failure in this WLS. " Needless to say

though, it did wake

> me up to become more concious of what I was doing.

> Alittle back ground here: This past year has NOT been the best for

me. I was

> going through a divorce after 20yrs of marriage. My weight had

gone up to 342.

> I only had a certain period of time to have the surgery done on

the insurance

> because I wasn't sure of my benefits after the divorce. My divorce

became

> final in June and well I sort of hit bottom. Went on a " pity "

vacation and well I

> didn't pay much attention to me and my health. I found, as silly

as it

> sounds, but bananas and lo-carb bread with peanut butter became my

buddy. Yes, I

> have all the excuses of why I failed but the real truth is I just

didn't care.

> Gosh, that was hard to admit.

> Well since that check up I have dove into this thing. I have

recommitted

> myself to " succeed " in this journey if it kills me, nah, not

really kill me, but I

> want to succeed at it. So for the past two weeks I've gotten back

on <A HREF= " www.obesityhelp.com " >

> www.obesityhelp.com</A> (my profile is H. in Alabama) and

updated my profile. Then

> I've started to arm myself with more information about what I need

to do to

> get back on track. I've begun to join more information loops like

this one and

> have made my plea for any and all help and information that I can

use to help

> me win this battle. I've stopped eating bananas, even though they

are in my

> kitchen, no bread or peanut butter. I'm getting more information

on the kinds

> of protein shakes I need to take to get my protein in.

> I've joined this group to learn your wisdom and hear your

successes. I look

> forward to learning more about you all.

>

> 342/265

> 10/30/02

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone i hope you all are having a good week i am on a little vacation

at my boyfriends house. But i just wanted to type a little bit and add some

comments. First off i am just a little scared after reading some posts because

it is a big change after the surgery in the way we have to live. Not only food

wise but the recovery. Worrying about swallowing and such and chewing right and

not eating to fast to much and things like that . I figure i should type these

feelings instead of hold them in. Because i just got those overwheling feelings

of fear all of a sudden. And i just wanted to say Drs are do not know everything

like they try to make us think. They are humans as well that Dr who told you to

lose 30 lbs thats just plain ludicris. Like someone else said if i could lose

weight on my own i would not need the surgery. I think i would make a list of

questions for him next time you see him or her and question .

.

Dora McCary wrote:

Jaydee,

Welcome to the board. You will find much information and support on here. I

don't understand why the doctor would want you to loose 30 pounds unless he is

testing you to see if you are truly committed to this process. My view on that

is if I can just drop 30 pounds why would I need the surgery? And some people

if you drop 30 it would put you below the required BMI. I agree I would have

gone to a different doctor. Good luck.

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

[Guest guest]

Hi Dora thankyou so much i have been contemplating this surgery since 1999 so i

know i am ready. It is just like the pre- wedding jitters you know i am so ready

for the change i have been working on changing things already before the surgery

i have no date yet but i have had my consultation and i just have to go thru the

normal test we go thru b 4 the surgery date is given. I am so excited and

happier then i have ever been about the choice i made but just scared a little

is all i know i will survive i am a survivor. Joining this group like others

have said has been a blessing for me already i am like a week new i think and

ive learned soooo much!

Dora McCary wrote:,

What you are doing is exactly what we are all here for. Please be aware that

this surgery is not and I mean not the easy way out. Your entire life will

change. You will never eat food the way you do now ever again. Not that it is

a bad thing. The way that you eat now got you where you are and it probably

like me is not working too well for you. It is scary. I am pre-op and it is

like you are stepping into the great unknown. But luckily with everyone here I

know a whole lot more than I ever would have if I had never found this site.

Think long and hard and make sure that you are doing what you want. Don't go

into this lightly by any means. Everyone has to come to their own decision that

they are sick of where they are and are ready to make a drastic change to fix

it. I hope this helps, and I think that some fear is absolutely normal.

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

[Guest guest]

Many doctors require the 10% weight loss before surgery.....I'm with Kaiser.

The most important reason is that with the loss, you are much better prepared

for the actual surgery, healthwise. The fat around the organs they will be

working around will be lessened, thus your chances for better recovery. I have

just lost 33 lbs. in 10 weeks and my doctor was so proud of me. With this

weight loss, I am under the 40 BMI but that makes no difference. I still have

about 100 lbs to go. I signed the surgery consent form today and will be

scheduled for surgery early part of next week!

Since I've been on the yo yo thing for over 30 years, the surgery is the best

option for me.

I eat no " white carbs " to lose the weight this way. I eat no bread, rice,

cereal, potatoes, etc. and threw away my white flour and white sugar. I eat a

lot of fish (not breaded), green vegies (fresh or frozen), eggs, cheese and I

absolutely love my protein powder that I mix with light soy milk and whatever

fruit I want. Sometimes I add a sugar free popsicle to that mix in the blender

and it's my dessert.

Dora McCary wrote:

Jaydee,

Welcome to the board. You will find much information and support on here. I

don't understand why the doctor would want you to loose 30 pounds unless he is

testing you to see if you are truly committed to this process. My view on that

is if I can just drop 30 pounds why would I need the surgery? And some people if

you drop 30 it would put you below the required BMI. I agree I would have gone

to a different doctor. Good luck.

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

[Guest guest]

My doctor said weight loss also makes the liver less fatty and

easier to get around to get to the stomach. I figure my doctor has

done over 400 surgeries and by now knows what he needs for a

successful surgery.

Pat in RI

> > I thought I was going to a dr for a surgery date and when I got

> >there he said he would not touch me unless I lost 30 lbs.

>

> There may be an explanation for it. Are you thinking about having

> lap surgery? If so, I've heard that some doctors want you to lose

> weight pre-op so that it gives them more room inside to move

around.

>

> Just a thought.

>

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just joined the group. I had my surgery on 5/25 and as of 8/7 I

had lost 58 pounds..... I'm sure I've lost more since then but I

don't have a scale at home...

Last week I started feeling REALLY weak. By the end of the day my

legs would barely get me up and down. I went to my primary car dr.

b/c the surgeon couldn't get me in. I'm anemic now. They gave me

iron pills to take on top of the multi vitamins with iron... I

still feel like crap.

Does anybody sweat a lot? Ever since my surgery I've been sweating

really bad. Like just standing line at a store or something. It's

really gross and imbarassing, any suggestions?

I've also had headaches just about every day lately...

-

[Guest guest]

You can keep the cooking very simple, for whatever reason. I don't

have any energy at all, due to mitochondrial failure, so I am not busily

trying all those delicious sounding recipes in the SCD cookbooks I've

collected. I just do simple things like roasts (mostly poultry) and

meat loaf, slice and freeze in large bags. I then pull out whatever I

want to go with my salads and fruits. I grab a piece of lettuce, add

butter and a chicken slice and I have a Chicken Lettucewich.

Add in a bit of nut butter and more fat, sometimes I make mayo, and

that's my diet. I'm fine on it. Someday when I have more energy I

intend to cook more.

Just as I was starting SCD last summer I asked my doctor about Dr

Pimentel's stuff. He said it should work to get rid of the bag

buggies but that it was pretty drastic and that he doesn't think it's as

easy as Dr P said to repopulate the gut with good bacteria after a real

blitz to kill everything. For me, I'd rather have the slower

approach like SCD. It may take longer but I suspect it's a lot

easier on us.

I'm concerned that I'm not a good cook and also >that I hate to cook and the recipes overwhelm >me. Also, I've lost 40 pounds in 5 months from >lack of eating. I have another doctor's appt >tomorrow. Not sure what the next step is but I >am also reading a book my Dr. Mark Pimintel >called the " New IBS Solution " and he mentioned a breath

test for SIBO.