RE: Re: 5 years post op-- To

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Hi ..

My name is Debbie and I live in the st. louis area.. I have twin

boys...fraternial.. they were two months premature and spent an entire month

in the hospital in the NICU!!!!

The pregnancy was before the MGB and I feel your pain... I stress eat

everything in sight and then, when I went back to work part time I decided I

could every single morning stop by the bread company for an ice tea and a

asiago cheese bagel.. h@ll, I dropped 40lbs from the pregnancy; only gained

17.. I thought I was doing good.. then one day, nothing, and I mean nothing

fit. It was so sad!!!!!!!!

But, I can relate.....

I am not here to harp on you; more to commend you for your post.. I have

gotten back into my bad eating habits and Yes, I can eat sugar and ice cream

and not get sick.. i wish it would make me violently ill but it doesn't.

I compend you for realizing that we still after having surgery have to take

control of our eating habits.. early on. from VA always posts...

learn good eating habits from the beginning and it's so very true..

Take good care of yourself and remember how good it felt when the weight

wasn't comiing on.. after almost a 8 - 10lb gain myself being 2 1/2 years

out.. i too am reevaluating my eating!

good luck to all of us...

debbie in st.louis

>From: " melanieblalock " <melanieblalock@...>

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>Subject: Re: 5 years post op

>Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:12:03 -0000

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>Donna,

>I had my surgery on July 10, 2000. I weigh 333 at the time of

>surgery. I did well for a long time, but things happen. I had

>reconstructive surgery in December of 2002. I reached my lowest point

>right after that time. I had a personal trainer and the whole nine

>yards. At the end of 2003, I quit seeing my trainer to save money and

>honestly I got lazy. I also became engaged in December of 2003. I

>did some happy (stress) eating leading up to the wedding. We got

>married on May 1, 2004. I became pregnant with twins in the summer of

>2004. My girls were born on February 4, 2005 (two months premature).

>One baby was in the hospital a little over 3 wks and the other was in

>the hospital for almost 8 wks. Well I was a new mom under a great

>deal of stress and a popcorn stand in the lobby and snickers ice cream

>bars in the snack machine of the hospital. The babies are great, but

>I am compulsively eating and the scales are continuing to climb. I

>debated posting, because everybody want to hear how great it is, and

>it is. I would have the surgery again, but it is possible to have a

>significant weight gain. It is my own fault. I admit I wish I would

>get very sick from eating sugar, starches, carbs, etc. Unfortunatly

>that does not happen very often. Eveyone needs to change their eating

>habits from early on. I was able to eat junk and still drop pounds

>for a long time. The honeymoon is way over. I am seriously addicted

>to sugar and the scales are showing it. I honestly don't want or need

>to be preached at by those who did and are doing better. I know what

>is wrong, just fixing it is not that easy for me. New people you can

>be successful. I was. I lost weight, got married, had babies, but I

>lost my weight loss focus. My plan was to do better this year. So

>far it is not off to a very good start. Maybe I will get it figured

>out soon.

> in Texas

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> > Any other old timers here still? I am 5 years 2 months post. (Sep

>22,

> > 2000) Many life changes and some scary weight gain.

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> > Donna

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