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Suzanne,

Congratulations on your 3 month success. I only hope to do as well.

I will be going today for my two week weigh in at WW and I actually

can't wait. I am already in a smaller pair of jeans (however I do

have to admit the others were actually too large - these were just a

little too small) and it feels great. I went to a church function

last night and the dress I had on felt more loose too. I have

progressed to soft foods - this morning I even tried a scrambled egg

on a slice of bread. It took me 2 hours to eat but seems to have

been tolerated well. Everyone is worrying about my nutrition but I

keep telling them I am not going to worry about that until I

hit " real food " . As for the shouting with the " 1 " I look forward to

hearing the yelling. I personally can't wait. The last time I had

a " 1 " was after a 120 pound weight loss while trying to get

pregnant. Stopped at about 199 - got pregnant, gained way too much

weight, got pregnant again, etc., etc. and here I am!

on

MGB 10/04/00

Preop 275

10/10/00 269

> Hi all,

> It's been 3 months since my surgery on 7/17/00 and I wanted to give

> y'all (can you tell I'm a southern girl)a quick update on my

progress.

> I'm down (drum roll, please) 49 1/2 lbs. and 34 1/2 inches. The

only

> downside is that 6 of those inches have come off my chest. I'm

> starting to see some hair loss, but nothing I can't handle. My

brain

> is still trying to catch up with my new tummy. I have found that 3

> meals a day don't work very well because my tummy would start

hurting

> between meals. It took me a while to figure out that my new tummy

was

> hurting because it was hungry(imagine that). So, now I try to eat

> fruit or veggies between meals. For a while, I went through this

> phase where I couldn't find anything to drink that I really liked.

I

> was a big iced tea drinker prior to surgery ( 3 glasses per meal).

It

> doesn't appeal to me now, so I drink water or sugar free lemonade

> mixed half and half with water. I have no desire for anything sweet

> now. Right after surgery, the watermelon and sugar free popsicles

> tasted really good, but now everything is so sweet I don't want any

> of it.

> I saw a couple of posts about chicken salad making people sick and

> I've experienced the same thing. I can eat chicken, but not chicken

> salad. Some days when I eat, meat settles on my stomach better than

> vegetables. Other days I can't tolerate the meat, but the

vegetables

> go done beautifully. I guess it all comes down to listening to your

> body.

> I have 5 lbs to go and I get to put a 1 in front of my weight

instead

> of a 2. You will all know when it happens cause I'm going to let

out

> a big shout. It's finally starting to sink in that this change is

> going to be permanent. I'm actually starting to think about what

it's

> going to feel like to be thin. I have hope for the future.

> Dr. R., you saved my life, both physically and emotionally, and I

> will forever be in your debt. Don't ever let anyone tell you that

> what you're doing is wrong. You are making a tremendous difference

in

> the lives of all you patients. May God's blessings shine on you

> always.

> Suzanne in NC

> MGB 7/17/00

> 254/ 204 1/2