9 week update

[Guest guest]

tim i am so proud of you. you have been sucha wonderful friend these

past weeks. i am always here for ya!

xoxoxoxo

cathy s in va

>

> Hello All,

>

> Well it's time for another update. My surgery date was 8-12-04 so I

> am about 9 weeks out. My highest weight was 329 and I had lost 17

> before surgery so a pre-op weight of 312! Today I weighed in at

> 248!!!!! 64 lbs lost since surgery and 81 total! Thank you Dr Walsh

> for your good work!

>

> I have to say that I cannot remember ever feeling better than I

feel

> now! My life has changed dramatically in many ways. First of all, I

> no longer have high blood pressure, swollen legs, shortness of

> breath, or the sweats. I don't snore anymore either, my family is

> eternally grateful for this! My back pain is gone as well! I was

> virtually unable to walk more than 100 feet without having to sit

and

> rest from the pain. I have had back surgery once already and have

> another bad disc that had been causing severe pain. While I still

> have to watch it with that bad disc I am now completely pain free

> when walking and standing! The Dr. is confident that I can avoid

disc

> surgery with continued exercise and physical therapy.

> I am leading a much more active life now. Every morning I get up

> early and walk 3 miles in about 40 minutes. I feel great after this

> and don't even break a sweat. I have so much extra energy that I

have

> been able to go anywhere with my kids and not slow them down one

bit!

> Traveling has become a pleasure again! I fit in the seats, any of

> them! I no longer need an extension! I can even use the fold down

> tray in front of me! I have been doing sit-ups and crunches daily,

> hoping to tighten things up a bit!

> My relationship with my children has become much closer. They were

so

> supportive of what I was doing all the way along the path to MGB.

> They brought me back to God as well. I have written about this

> before. My children told me that, sometimes I need to let them lead

> me! We now attend Church together and belong to a bible study group

> as well. I am learning to be a better person, on the inside as well!

> The clothing situation is fun but costly! I have been pretty lucky

in

> that my boss (MGB 1-04) has been handing down lots of clothes to

me!

> Unfortunately, he skipped over size 46 pants. I've had to buy a

> couple pairs of those recently. My pant size before surgery was

54 " .

> I have had to buy new belts, shoes, and more. My shirt size was 3x

or

> 4x depending on the brand and style. I am now wearing XL shirts in

> some cases! This means I can buy clothes at regular stores! That is

> cool!

> As for food, my love affair with it is over! I have had zero issues

> with anything I have tried to eat. I just eat slowly, take small

> bites and chew chew chew! My tastes have changed a lot. I have

> eliminated fatty foods completely from my diet and I don't miss

them.

> I have not had any fried foods at all. The only breads I have eaten

> are flour tortillas when I make a quesadilla! I have always loved

> fish of all kinds and still do, but I have lost my interest in beef

> in general and steaks in particular. I just don't find them

> appealing. I eat all kinds of veggies in small amounts after I get

my

> protein in. I have been getting in yogurt two times a day (with

> Citrucel), and also have extra protein in a shake or bar one or two

> times a day. My snacks are varied and include banana, beef jerky

> (this I like), baby carrots, cheese cubes and such. I never feel

> deprived or like I am not getting enough to eat. In fact when I see

> what my friends are eating and know that I would have been eating

> that much and more it makes realize how this process has changed

me!

> Managing the citrucel, protein and stuff while I am on the road has

> been a little bit of a challenge but I have finally figured it out!

I

> have not had issues with the Actigall, or Citrucel. I have had no

> stomach pains, no excess gas or anything like it. At first I had

> terrible gurgling noises in my belly all of the time. This has

> completely stopped at this point. I haven't had the stinky gas that

I

> read about on the board either, at least so far.

> This week I had a great experience at my office. One of the

beautiful

> ladies that work with me saw me in my " skinny clothes " . Not really

> skinny but this combination makes me look thinner than many of my

> other clothes. She said that I was looking really good, she even

used

> the word HOT! As I walked with her down the hall she stopped in her

> tracks, when I looked back she told me to keep moving and that she

> wanted to check out my backside! It made my decade!

>

> Finally, I want to thank all of the post-op people that were

> so generous with their time and information as I was working on my

> packet. Their support was very important to me and made a great

> difference. Also everyone in the MGB Chat room, , a,

Jenna,

> KJ, and of course , love you girl! You all have made a

> difference in my life!

>

> Thanks for reading this long winded update!

>

> Tim in Minnesota

> 8-12-04, Dr Walsh

> 329 highest, 312 pre-op

> 248 now, 180 goal

[Guest guest]

Hi Tim, Miriam here,

Great update...Keep up the greeeeeeeat work....

7/1/03

250/148/150

[Guest guest]

Tim,

It has been wonderful having you in the chat room. It's kinda nice to have

another guy.

Keep up the great work physically and spiritually. I love that this has

brought you closer to your kids. This is probably one of the best times in

their

teen years to have a close relationship with Dad, to have a good role model to

set the example.

ENJOI THE RIDE,

in LR

[Guest guest]

Tim,

Thanks for the update. I have been thinking of you. I even asked the people

who attended our Atlanta meeting if they had heard from you. (Maybe you frequent

the chat room still, but I haven't been able to get online in the evening in

quite sometime.) Anyway, I am so glad you are doing well. God is so good, and

it really sounds as if He is blessing the socks off of ya!!

~a in Georgia

-------------- Original message --------------

Hello All,

Well it's time for another update. My surgery date was 8-12-04 so I

am about 9 weeks out. My highest weight was 329 and I had lost 17

before surgery so a pre-op weight of 312! Today I weighed in at

248!!!!! 64 lbs lost since surgery and 81 total! Thank you Dr Walsh

for your good work!

I have to say that I cannot remember ever feeling better than I feel

now! My life has changed dramatically in many ways. First of all, I

no longer have high blood pressure, swollen legs, shortness of

breath, or the sweats. I don't snore anymore either, my family is

eternally grateful for this! My back pain is gone as well! I was

virtually unable to walk more than 100 feet without having to sit and

rest from the pain. I have had back surgery once already and have

another bad disc that had been causing severe pain. While I still

have to watch it with that bad disc I am now completely pain free

when walking and standing! The Dr. is confident that I can avoid disc

surgery with continued exercise and physical therapy.

I am leading a much more active life now. Every morning I get up

early and walk 3 miles in about 40 minutes. I feel great after this

and don't even break a sweat. I have so much extra energy that I have

been able to go anywhere with my kids and not slow them down one bit!

Traveling has become a pleasure again! I fit in the seats, any of

them! I no longer need an extension! I can even use the fold down

tray in front of me! I have been doing sit-ups and crunches daily,

hoping to tighten things up a bit!

My relationship with my children has become much closer. They were so

supportive of what I was doing all the way along the path to MGB.

They brought me back to God as well. I have written about this

before. My children told me that, sometimes I need to let them lead

me! We now attend Church together and belong to a bible study group

as well. I am learning to be a better person, on the inside as well!

The clothing situation is fun but costly! I have been pretty lucky in

that my boss (MGB 1-04) has been handing down lots of clothes to me!

Unfortunately, he skipped over size 46 pants. I've had to buy a

couple pairs of those recently. My pant size before surgery was 54 " .

I have had to buy new belts, shoes, and more. My shirt size was 3x or

4x depending on the brand and style. I am now wearing XL shirts in

some cases! This means I can buy clothes at regular stores! That is

cool!

As for food, my love affair with it is over! I have had zero issues

with anything I have tried to eat. I just eat slowly, take small

bites and chew chew chew! My tastes have changed a lot. I have

eliminated fatty foods completely from my diet and I don't miss them.

I have not had any fried foods at all. The only breads I have eaten

are flour tortillas when I make a quesadilla! I have always loved

fish of all kinds and still do, but I have lost my interest in beef

in general and steaks in particular. I just don't find them

appealing. I eat all kinds of veggies in small amounts after I get my

protein in. I have been getting in yogurt two times a day (with

Citrucel), and also have extra protein in a shake or bar one or two

times a day. My snacks are varied and include banana, beef jerky

(this I like), baby carrots, cheese cubes and such. I never feel

deprived or like I am not getting enough to eat. In fact when I see

what my friends are eating and know that I would have been eating

that much and more it makes realize how this process has changed me!

Managing the citrucel, protein and stuff while I am on the road has

been a little bit of a challenge but I have finally figured it out! I

have not had issues with the Actigall, or Citrucel. I have had no

stomach pains, no excess gas or anything like it. At first I had

terrible gurgling noises in my belly all of the time. This has

completely stopped at this point. I haven't had the stinky gas that I

read about on the board either, at least so far.

This week I had a great experience at my office. One of the beautiful

ladies that work with me saw me in my " skinny clothes " . Not really

skinny but this combination makes me look thinner than many of my

other clothes. She said that I was looking really good, she even used

the word HOT! As I walked with her down the hall she stopped in her

tracks, when I looked back she told me to keep moving and that she

wanted to check out my backside! It made my decade!

Finally, I want to thank all of the post-op people that were

so generous with their time and information as I was working on my

packet. Their support was very important to me and made a great

difference. Also everyone in the MGB Chat room, , a, Jenna,

KJ, and of course , love you girl! You all have made a

difference in my life!

Thanks for reading this long winded update!

Tim in Minnesota

8-12-04, Dr Walsh

329 highest, 312 pre-op

248 now, 180 goal

[Guest guest]

Just thought I'd take a moment to let everyone know how I am doing so far. I

actually started the program 10 weeks ago tomorrow but the first four days or so

I took time to wean myself off coffee and finish off the fresh fruit in my

fridge...so I have been 100% legal for 9 weeks as of this past Sunday.

I am aware that it will take me a long time to cure the Candida; but so far I

have made drastic improvements in other areas of my health. As of last Thursday

morning's doctor visit I have lost 35 lbs. My A1C (long term blood sugar) has

dropped from a horrible 7.5 to an almost normal 6.0. I expect it will be 5

something next time we test (July).

Even better...while I have read all the cholesterol info and was assured by a

friend who is a naturopath that my choleaterol would improve, I was skeptical.

Guess I was brainwashed by the myths and hype out there. But no more. I am a

total believer.

My total cholesterol was 202 and is now 154

My LDL was 121 and is now 72 (my doctor is astonished)

My HDL was 56 and is now 68

Thank you to Bee for this wonderful program!

And thank you to my dear friend Cory for pointing me in this direction.

Ellen

[Guest guest]

That's fabulous Ellen! Would you let me post this in our Success

Stories file? If so, remind me later if I have to go be with my

family.

Hugs, Bee

>

> Just thought I'd take a moment to let everyone know how I am doing

so far. I actually started the program 10 weeks ago tomorrow but the

first four days or so I took time to wean myself off coffee and

finish off the fresh fruit in my fridge...so I have been 100% legal

for 9 weeks as of this past Sunday.

>

> I am aware that it will take me a long time to cure the Candida;

but so far I have made drastic improvements in other areas of my

health. As of last Thursday morning's doctor visit I have lost 35

lbs. My A1C (long term blood sugar) has dropped from a horrible 7.5

to an almost normal 6.0. I expect it will be 5 something next time

we test (July).

>

> Even better...while I have read all the cholesterol info and was

assured by a friend who is a naturopath that my choleaterol would

improve, I was skeptical. Guess I was brainwashed by the myths and

hype out there. But no more. I am a total believer.

>

> My total cholesterol was 202 and is now 154

> My LDL was 121 and is now 72 (my doctor is astonished)

> My HDL was 56 and is now 68

>

> Thank you to Bee for this wonderful program!

> And thank you to my dear friend Cory for pointing me in this

direction.

> Ellen

>

[Guest guest]

Certainly, Bee. And thanks again for all you do.

Ellen

[ ] Re: 9 week update

That's fabulous Ellen! Would you let me post this in our Success

Stories file? If so, remind me later if I have to go be with my

family.

Hugs, Bee

>

> Just thought I'd take a moment to let everyone know how I am doing

so far. I actually started the program 10 weeks ago tomorrow but the

first four days or so I took time to wean myself off coffee and

finish off the fresh fruit in my fridge...so I have been 100% legal

for 9 weeks as of this past Sunday.

>

> I am aware that it will take me a long time to cure the Candida;

but so far I have made drastic improvements in other areas of my

health. As of last Thursday morning's doctor visit I have lost 35

lbs. My A1C (long term blood sugar) has dropped from a horrible 7.5

to an almost normal 6.0. I expect it will be 5 something next time

we test (July).

>

> Even better...while I have read all the cholesterol info and was

assured by a friend who is a naturopath that my choleaterol would

improve, I was skeptical. Guess I was brainwashed by the myths and

hype out there. But no more. I am a total believer.

>

> My total cholesterol was 202 and is now 154

> My LDL was 121 and is now 72 (my doctor is astonished)

> My HDL was 56 and is now 68

>

> Thank you to Bee for this wonderful program!

> And thank you to my dear friend Cory for pointing me in this

direction.

> Ellen

[Guest guest]

Ellen this is such good news!! I am so happy for you!! Keep up the wonderful

work!

Find a way to make someone SMILE today!

Cory

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