RE: 5 Years Post-op---- To JP

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Wow, that is simply amazing!!!! Congrats on your excellent weight loss and

reminding us that we still have to watch what we eat...

debbie in st. louis

10-20-03

288lbs/170ish!

>From: Amysdad <amysdad@...>

>Reply-

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>Subject: 5 Years Post-op

>Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:04:58 -0600

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>Just celebrated my 5 yr out (1/5/2001) - sorry, no cake and ice cream to

>share!!

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>Doing well but understand that stress still triggers weight 'issues' -

>up and down!!

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>If I eat high sugar things (and after the sugar induced nap) I know I

>can gain weight - but on the other hand there are times when stress

>makes me so focused on other things that I 'forget' to eat - and find

>that I can drop 5 pounds in a matter of days. Its a fine line we (or

>maybe I) seem to walk but maybe it is the line that the 'normal' world

>walks every day - and we just never experienced it.

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>I have managed to keep all the 400 lbs I have lost in the last 6 years

>(200 before MGB and the remaining post-op) and the MGB has been a

>fantastic tool for long term success for me. I don;t post much - but

>occassionally hear from some of the old gang! Life at 185-190 lbs is so

>much better than life at nearly 600 lbs!!!

>

>I realize that I will have to continue to monitor for the remainder of

>my life - but with this tool I can only hope it I have to do it for a

>long time!!

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>CHIN UP LONG TIMERS!! We are on the bright end of the tunnel - but as

>they say in Hawaii: no rain no rainbows!! Enjoy life and moderate your

>choices. Sometimes its tough - but we now have a way to help us make

>better choices matter!!

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>Stay well!

>

>JP

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