Re: With age comes respect

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In a message dated 1/26/2004 6:09:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

BobbeDS@... writes:

> Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll soon be

> 68!

Deep curtsey...ouch, there goes my back! I bow to the queen! LOL

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll soon be

68!

Bobbe - <101.5 pounds> If you can dream it... you can do it!

God, give me the dream that you planned for my life. (Don't postpone

joy.)

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> Bobbe - <101.5 pounds>

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE CENTURY CLUB BOBBE!!!!

Hugs,

--Kym in Seattle

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All hail to Queen Bobbe! *Bowing as low as my arthritic knees will

allow me to*

Hugs!

Tracey

> Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll

soon be

> 68!

>

> Bobbe - <101.5 pounds> If you can dream it... you can do it!

> God, give me the dream that you planned for my life. (Don't

postpone

> joy.)

[Guest guest]

All hail to Queen Bobbe! *Bowing as low as my arthritic knees will

allow me to*

Hugs!

Tracey

> Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll

soon be

> 68!

>

> Bobbe - <101.5 pounds> If you can dream it... you can do it!

> God, give me the dream that you planned for my life. (Don't

postpone

> joy.)

[Guest guest]

> In a message dated 1/26/2004 6:09:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> BobbeDS@w... writes:

> > Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll

soon be

> > 68!

>

> Deep curtsey...ouch, there goes my back! I bow to the queen! LOL

>

> Hugs and blessings, Ann

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```

And when might the Queen be having this birthday????

gosh it is sooo nice to see someone older than myself,I always

tell people that I am older than dirt..LOL You might be getting

older,but you sure are getting better..

God bless,

Pat

>

>

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> Well, youall best show me some floor sweeping bows, 'cause I'll

soon be

> 68!

>

Bobbe,

No lie? Wow! I've been trying to encourage my mom to have wls and

figured it was getting too late for her to do anything now. She just

turned 64 last week. Now I know there are docs (Dr. K) who will

still do it. When was your surgery? How was it adjusting to the new

life at such an experienced age? Hey, wouldn't it be cool if my mom

decided to have Dr. K put a Lap Band on her when I have my revision?

And my skinny sister can come take care of us both!! lol Now

there's an idea!!

Hugs,

Laurie

[Guest guest]

> Hello,

> OK how old are you? I was 601/2 yrs. when I had my surgery.

> I will be 61 in March. I'm feeling, & looking younger every day.

>

> My friends do not know that I had surgery. This past month they

have started

> to notice that I have lost weight. A few have asked me what kind

of diet

> am I on. So far all I have told them is low carb. I don't know if

I should tell everyone or not. If you have any input. I would love

to hear from you.

> Thanks,

> Virginia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

Virginia,

Boy that is a tough one.I tell everyone that ask me cause I think

this is the greatest surgery ever.If I can get just 1 person to have

the ds and not the rny then I feel that I have done my part in

getting the ds out and people to know about it.Not to menetion that

it is a far better surgery.

Go with your gut feeling about telling people,remember even close

friends talk amoung themselves,so if you tell a few friends soon

everyone will know about it..LOL

God bless and good luck

Pat in Taft

>

>

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I don't know if

> I should tell everyone or not. If you have any input. I would

love

> to hear from you.

> > Thanks,

> > Virginia

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

remember even close

> friends talk amoung themselves,so if you tell a few friends soon

> everyone will know about it..LOL

> Pat in Taft

======================================

Virginia....I chose to tell the truth about how I lost weight...I

also let people know what I was going to do before surgery...A large

part of my decision to just be completely open about it was due to

what Pat said in the above post...If one person knew then others

would find out, and I didn't want to appear foolish saying " oh I'm

just watching what I eat " and the person knew the secret. This

actually happened with a gal at work...she had the RNY. She said

she was having " gallbladder surgery " ...the RNY was supposed to be

a " big secret " By the time she came back to work EVERYONE knew her

secret but couldn't/didn't say anything to her about her great

weightloss....about 6 months after she was back at work she realized

everyone knew and she could talk about it. Anyway that made me

decide " why try to keep it a secret " Believe me, people talk...it

can even be your husband/sister/mother....before long the world

knows and instead of talking " to your face " about it they are

talking " behind your back " .

There are others on this list that have decided not to share with

the world....It is a personal decision....and either way is OK...I'm

just sharing with you one of the reasons I chose to be " out of the

closet " ....it just made my life less complicated...no secret, no

trying to remember or figure out who knew and who didn't. Besides I

felt completely confident the DS was the Right way for me, I have NO

SHAME and I really don't care what others may think of my choice.

(This is not implying that others who choose not to share have shame

etc....some people are just more private.}

Do what is best for YOU...what you feel the most COMFORTABLE with.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

I don't know if

> I should tell everyone or not. If you have any input. I would

love

> to hear from you.

> > Thanks,

> > Virginia

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

remember even close

> friends talk amoung themselves,so if you tell a few friends soon

> everyone will know about it..LOL

> Pat in Taft

======================================

Virginia....I chose to tell the truth about how I lost weight...I

also let people know what I was going to do before surgery...A large

part of my decision to just be completely open about it was due to

what Pat said in the above post...If one person knew then others

would find out, and I didn't want to appear foolish saying " oh I'm

just watching what I eat " and the person knew the secret. This

actually happened with a gal at work...she had the RNY. She said

she was having " gallbladder surgery " ...the RNY was supposed to be

a " big secret " By the time she came back to work EVERYONE knew her

secret but couldn't/didn't say anything to her about her great

weightloss....about 6 months after she was back at work she realized

everyone knew and she could talk about it. Anyway that made me

decide " why try to keep it a secret " Believe me, people talk...it

can even be your husband/sister/mother....before long the world

knows and instead of talking " to your face " about it they are

talking " behind your back " .

There are others on this list that have decided not to share with

the world....It is a personal decision....and either way is OK...I'm

just sharing with you one of the reasons I chose to be " out of the

closet " ....it just made my life less complicated...no secret, no

trying to remember or figure out who knew and who didn't. Besides I

felt completely confident the DS was the Right way for me, I have NO

SHAME and I really don't care what others may think of my choice.

(This is not implying that others who choose not to share have shame

etc....some people are just more private.}

Do what is best for YOU...what you feel the most COMFORTABLE with.

Hugs

Jo