Re: Re: Chart weight

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wow another short person down in the low hundred range

hmmm did i stop too soon at 130 for 5'1 "

i feel healthy so i guess that is the main thing

just curious

janice

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> Date: 2004/02/02 Mon PM 12:52:20 EST

> To: Graduate-OSSG

> Subject: Re: Chart weight

>

> Reached chart weight (old charts not new ones) and have maintained

> for 13 months or so. It's easy with the " tool " , thank god for it.

>

> Funny about the charts and clothing sizes and everyhing as America

> got bigger I got smaller. I had some 10-12 sizes from my 20's still

> around and they fit fine now. Found a suit at Goodwill size 12, fits

> perfect. Go to the department stores and I'm a 2 or 4. This is some

> cruel joke? I know the sizes were too small before but 2=formerly

> 10; and 4=formerly 12; feels like it went too far the other way.

> Sorry the the off topic rant.

>

> Dr. W /Alvarado 2/2002

> 232/104 (5'2 " )

>

> CAT

>

>

> > I guess now that you put it that way, I shouldn't be whining! My

> BMI is

> > under 25....and it was 20 for quite some time. I'm holding my own

> now.

> > Trying desperately to lose a few...but so far, no good. Guess this

> is where

> > my bod wants to be for the time being..it's totally out of my

> control!

> >

> > Regards~

> >

> > Jacque

> >

> >

> > I wanted to ask a question ... but I'm concerned that it may upset

> some of

> > you -- so please know that I ask this out of curiosity, not malice.

> >

> > What I want to know, is how many of us have reached " chart weight "

> as a

> > result of their WLS -- and maintained it for a period of time.

> By " chart

> > weight " I

> > mean, a BMI of 25 or less. I understand that " goal weight " may be a

> > different idea for each of us; that for some, it is the point where

> our

> > health is

> > dramatically improved, or that we are physically comfortable. I

> also know,

> > that

> > for some of us, excess skin and bone density may play a role in

> making the

> > numbers on the scale, or the BMI calculation " meaningless. "

> >

> > That said -- who is at " chart weight? "

> >

> > Beth

> > Houston, TX

> > VBG - Dr. Srungaram

> > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

> > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

> > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

> > 5'10 "

> >

> >

> >

> > " My cat knows the song in my heart and purrs it to me when my

> memory fails me. "

> >

> >