Re: arguments needed about Herbalife

[Guest guest]

(Ms. VitaLady), do you have a canned info sheet on malabsorption

and where in the digestive tract various things get digested? I think that

might help everyone understand malabsorption better. I would certainly like

some more detail on the subject.

Barbara Jean

arguments needed about Herbalife

> Hi everyone,

> I am cross-posting this to both groups.

> I have a friend who is very, very much into Herbalife and wants

desperately to get me to also become a believer. I need help here from all

you knowledgable people. Now granted I know I am an extreme case....I take

about 60 to 70 supplements a day as well as about 7 shakes. She tells me

that I am just throwing my money away with the amount I take. So

people.....send me your thoughts on this subject. I told her about all

" our " malabsorption problems and she said they have a supplement that can

counteract that......I need ammunition to throw back at her. And while I

have everyones attention----can someone cover the whole malabsorption

issue----why do we have it? And what do we do to ensure that it is not a

problem. Thanks to all who will take the time to respond.

> BJ in Va

> open RNY 07/12/02

> 270/140/136.-------who I might add now swims on a Masters Swim Team---in a

very tight, lycra, racing suit!!!!!! (thank God for plastic surgery!!!!!!!)

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I told her about all " our " malabsorption problems and she said they have a

> supplement that can counteract that......I need ammunition to throw back at

> her.

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You went thru hell and also paid a lot of money (thru your ins co) to GET

that malabsorption. Why would u want to mess with it? Counteract the

malabsorption equals absorb more calories, gain weight. Seems a no-brainer. Is

your friend

a WLS post-op? She cannot address " our " issues if she's a normie.

Carol A

[Guest guest]

I am not but I think I remember some of this from biology class.

The stomach is suppose to break the food down. Most of the food,

nutrients, and vitamins that we need are absorbed in the small

intestines. It is part of the small intestines that get bypassed so

consequently there isn't enough small intestines to do the whole job.

Now I don't know exactly what gets absorbed where.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:24:38 -0700 " Barbara Jean "

writes:

> (Ms. VitaLady), do you have a canned info sheet on

> malabsorption

> and where in the digestive tract various things get digested? I

> think that

> might help everyone understand malabsorption better. I would

> certainly like

> some more detail on the subject.

>

> Barbara Jean

>

>

> arguments needed about Herbalife

>

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > I am cross-posting this to both groups.

> > I have a friend who is very, very much into Herbalife and wants

> desperately to get me to also become a believer. I need help here

> from all

> you knowledgable people. Now granted I know I am an extreme

> case....I take

> about 60 to 70 supplements a day as well as about 7 shakes. She

> tells me

> that I am just throwing my money away with the amount I take. So

> people.....send me your thoughts on this subject. I told her about

> all

> " our " malabsorption problems and she said they have a supplement

> that can

> counteract that......I need ammunition to throw back at her. And

> while I

> have everyones attention----can someone cover the whole

> malabsorption

> issue----why do we have it? And what do we do to ensure that it is

> not a

> problem. Thanks to all who will take the time to respond.

> > BJ in Va

> > open RNY 07/12/02

> > 270/140/136.-------who I might add now swims on a Masters Swim

> Team---in a

> very tight, lycra, racing suit!!!!!! (thank God for plastic

> surgery!!!!!!!)

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

BJ - hope you don't mind my $0.02 -

If what you are doing is working good for you, your labs are great,

weight going good and all that important stuff, then I sure wouldn't mess

with it.

I don't know much about Herbal life, other than I've never been impressed

with it, but I've also had limited experience.

I just think that if you've got a routine that works good for you and your

successful, then I sure wouldn't mess with success.

Didn't help with your argument, but maybe it did?

Joanie

LAP RNY 08/13/02

284/153 (almost at goal!)

> >

> > arguments needed about Herbalife

> >

> >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > I am cross-posting this to both groups.

> > > I have a friend who is very, very much into Herbalife and wants

> > desperately to get me to also become a believer. I need help here

> > from all

> > you knowledgable people. Now granted I know I am an extreme

> > case....I take

> > about 60 to 70 supplements a day as well as about 7 shakes. She

> > tells me

> > that I am just throwing my money away with the amount I take. So

> > people.....send me your thoughts on this subject. I told her about

> > all

> > " our " malabsorption problems and she said they have a supplement

> > that can

> > counteract that......I need ammunition to throw back at her. And

> > while I

> > have everyones attention----can someone cover the whole

> > malabsorption

> > issue----why do we have it? And what do we do to ensure that it is

> > not a

> > problem. Thanks to all who will take the time to respond.

> > > BJ in Va

> > > open RNY 07/12/02

> > > 270/140/136.-------who I might add now swims on a Masters Swim

> > Team---in a

> > very tight, lycra, racing suit!!!!!! (thank God for plastic

> > surgery!!!!!!!)

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

BJ - I like your sig line about swimming. I recently became a Deep Water

Aerobics instructor and have not had plastic surgery. I am REALLY hanging.

Could you tell me, please, which surgeries you had, how much weight came off

with each one and do you have pictures? I'm at 149 and at 5'5 " I'm hoping to

get to 135 and am wondering how much of my current weight might be extra

skin.

Thanks.

C. <><

Oshkosh, WI

Highest 282

Lap RNY 12/17/02 269

12/30/02 254

1/27/03 234

2/24/03 221

3/31/03 204

5/1/03 192

5/27/03 180

6/30/03 169

7/30/03 160

8/30/03 153

9/29/03 149

arguments needed about Herbalife

Hi everyone,

I am cross-posting this to both groups.

I have a friend who is very, very much into Herbalife and wants desperately

to get me to also become a believer. I need help here from all you

knowledgable people. Now granted I know I am an extreme case....I take

about 60 to 70 supplements a day as well as about 7 shakes. She tells me

that I am just throwing my money away with the amount I take. So

people.....send me your thoughts on this subject. I told her about all

" our " malabsorption problems and she said they have a supplement that can

counteract that......I need ammunition to throw back at her. And while I

have everyones attention----can someone cover the whole malabsorption

issue----why do we have it? And what do we do to ensure that it is not a

problem. Thanks to all who will take the time to respond.

BJ in Va

open RNY 07/12/02

270/140/136.-------who I might add now swims on a Masters Swim Team---in a

very tight, lycra, racing suit!!!!!! (thank God for plastic surgery!!!!!!!)

[Guest guest]

I agree with Carol. We had this surgery to MALABSORB - so why would

we take ANYTHING to counteract that? & Yes, if she is not a wls

patient then she's not even on our planet & probaby cannot get it.

It would seem to really be a waste of time trying to explain this to

her. She probably thinks you need to absorb more & is trying to be

helpful not understanding this is how we keep our weight off.

JMHO

Lorraine

>

> > I told her about all " our " malabsorption problems and she said

they have a

> > supplement that can counteract that......I need ammunition to

throw back at

> > her.

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> You went thru hell and also paid a lot of money (thru your ins co)

to GET

> that malabsorption. Why would u want to mess with it? Counteract

the

> malabsorption equals absorb more calories, gain weight. Seems a no-

brainer. Is your friend

> a WLS post-op? She cannot address " our " issues if she's a normie.

>

> Carol A

>

>

>