Re: Doc

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds in the last few

months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to stop gaining and just stay

at a weight loss I can be comfortable with. I don't know what is going to

happen but I do know that I have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain

weight. I feel like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity

and understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you are too

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight. I

have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I am at

160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I eat

protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this weekend

(we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still lost

nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept that

this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can do?

Vicki

ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go to

England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very nice.

Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

[Guest guest]

First of all, your song quote is from one of my fav bands, Evanescence, so I

love you already........lol. Second, maybe we can do this together and vent

together because we understand what the other is going through. It is hard not

to compare myself to others but I do. No matter what I do, I am at 160 pounds. I

got down to 155 at one point but now it wont budge. I was up to 175 after I had

rebound weight from the surgery but that is long gone. I just want to lose 5

more pounds. My tummy always feels so fat and I have a pair of jeans that is not

low rise. My tummy being my problem area, I just cannot get these things to fit

comfortably. UGH!! What about you? You have gained 10 pounds but maybe you are

at a healthy weight right now? How did you gain it? I eat low fat and some days

high fat. No matter what, the weight wont budge. In fact, when I eat low fat, I

am stopped up!!

Vicki

soarthruwind@... wrote:

Vicki,

I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds in the last few

months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to stop gaining and just stay

at a weight loss I can be comfortable with. I don't know what is going to happen

but I do know that I have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I

feel like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you are too

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight. I

have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I am at

160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I eat

protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this weekend

(we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still lost

nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept that

this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can do?

Vicki

ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go to

England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very nice.

Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicki,

Yes, I love that band too. I added that signature because when my husband left

me for another woman, I realized I had been sleeping in my life. I was jolted

awake. It is a reminder to myself not to sleep in my life again, but to live to

the fullest.

I was 270 before my surgery. I am 5'2. I lost 20 pounds before surgery from my

sugars being too high (diabetes). I was 250 when I had my surgery. I got down

to 142 for about an hour, lol. I basically stayed at 150 for a long time.

Then, I gained 5 pounds and stayed at 155 for a long time. Now, I have gained

10 pounds in the last few months. My doctor took me off of my synthroid. I was

off it for 3 months. I know this is part of the problem. I have been back on

the synthroid for about 2 weeks. I also got put on a med (zoloft) that I think

is causing weight gain. And, the doc also increased another med that causes

weight gain. But, I am weaning myself off this med because I had an allergic

reaction to it. I am trying to get all my meds in order and feeling good both

mentally and physically again.

The weight that I gain is also in my stomach. Especially these past 10 pounds.

I have been eating really healthy, although a little too much. I hate exercise

too. But, I still need to fight to keep the weight off. I also need to know

what I can control and what I cannot. I am hoping that being off the synthroid

caused the weight gain and now I need to let it get back into my system again.

I have been really sick the past few days and I haven't lost any weight

Also, the glory days of getting diarhea and losing weight, no longer works. So,

I need to get my butt to the gym, eat right and not overeat, and get my meds in

order.

But, I am still small. I wear a size 12 and I am very happy with that. I am

just disappointed because all my shorts I wore last summer are too snug now. I

can fit in them but they aren't comfortable like they were. I hate it when they

are even a tad snug on the tummy. Should I just buy some stretch shorts for the

summer and be content, lol??? I know you understand

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

First of all, your song quote is from one of my fav bands, Evanescence, so I

love you already........lol. Second, maybe we can do this together and vent

together because we understand what the other is going through. It is hard not

to compare myself to others but I do. No matter what I do, I am at 160 pounds. I

got down to 155 at one point but now it wont budge. I was up to 175 after I had

rebound weight from the surgery but that is long gone. I just want to lose 5

more pounds. My tummy always feels so fat and I have a pair of jeans that is not

low rise. My tummy being my problem area, I just cannot get these things to fit

comfortably. UGH!! What about you? You have gained 10 pounds but maybe you are

at a healthy weight right now? How did you gain it? I eat low fat and some days

high fat. No matter what, the weight wont budge. In fact, when I eat low fat, I

am stopped up!!

Vicki

soarthruwind@... wrote:

Vicki,

I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds in the last few

months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to stop gaining and just stay

at a weight loss I can be comfortable with. I don't know what is going to happen

but I do know that I have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I

feel like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you are too

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight. I

have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I am at

160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I eat

protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this weekend

(we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still lost

nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept that

this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can do?

Vicki

ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go to

England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very nice.

Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

[Guest guest]

,

Your preaching to the Choir! Hey atleast we are close enough to

eachother, we could be exercise buddys or something corney like

that! Although, I DO need to loose weight. I am one of the few

unfortunate people who did not loose most of their weight in the

first year.

>

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Have you used the Health Center on the CSUS campus at all? Dr

Ruggles is the only Dr I have ever found that really understands the

DS. He is the one that noticed I was diabetic again and explained

why.

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds in

the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to

stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I have

to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel like a

failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you are

too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

[Guest guest]

and Vicki,

I too have felt the same way about myself, but like you said we have to

accept ourselves the way we are. I'm still losing weight but I have a lot of

loose skin and cellulite so it's hard to look at myself without clothes on. I

need to exercise while I'm losing so I can try to firm up as I lose, we lose so

fast that we're going to have loose skin no matter what but exercising will help

your skin firm up and also help lose more weight and faster. I just want you

both to know you're deffinately not alone and I was looking at the pictures and

you are both beautiful women and as I read your post and get to know you I

believe you're both just as beautiful inside as you are outside, and I want to

encourage you to see yourself as you really are " BEAUTIFUL " and go back to the

beggining of the program and eat your protein, take your supplements, eat enough

Fat to keep you from getting constipated, exercise every day, even if all you do

is walk, and remember to sip, sip, sip

your water :-) I haven't reached the point where I've lost all my weight but I

did gain almost 5 lbs and it really freaked me out so I stopped and took a look

at what I was eating and went back to only protein with a little Fat and a lot

of water and of course my supplements and I lost the 5 lbs, now I'm trying to

force myself to use my Gazelle and treat mill and exercise, it's really hard for

me to get motivated to exercise but I have to do it and it's only fair that if I

have to do it so do you ;-)

I hope this helped at least a little bit, maybe if I can help give support to

some of you, it will help me do what I need to do too....I hope you all have a

great week.

Melody

Cochran wrote:

,

Your preaching to the Choir! Hey atleast we are close enough to

eachother, we could be exercise buddys or something corney like

that! Although, I DO need to loose weight. I am one of the few

unfortunate people who did not loose most of their weight in the

first year.

>

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Melody- Thank you so much for the compliments. I really appreciate that and

always welcome it......lol. I do work out 6 days a week. I do an elliptical and

a Gazelle. I do not have a lot of loose skin. My tummy is flabby though...yuk!

Other than that, I am pretty lucky. Many people are shocked when they find out I

had WLS. I think my issue is the amount of carbs I am eating. I am backing off

of that to see if it helps. My issue has also been constipation but that is

being helped by taking fiber. I will probably take that for the rest of my life

because although I was always regular before and after surgery, things have

changed within the last few months. Citricel is doing the trick and my doctor

said it is ok on a long term basis. He said it is actually good for you. So we

will see what happens. I am lowering the carbs and will update my progress.

Take care and go out and excercise yourself...........lol. It becomes

addicting!

Vicki

Melody Wiggins wrote:

and Vicki,

I too have felt the same way about myself, but like you said we have to accept

ourselves the way we are. I'm still losing weight but I have a lot of loose skin

and cellulite so it's hard to look at myself without clothes on. I need to

exercise while I'm losing so I can try to firm up as I lose, we lose so fast

that we're going to have loose skin no matter what but exercising will help your

skin firm up and also help lose more weight and faster. I just want you both to

know you're deffinately not alone and I was looking at the pictures and you are

both beautiful women and as I read your post and get to know you I believe

you're both just as beautiful inside as you are outside, and I want to encourage

you to see yourself as you really are " BEAUTIFUL " and go back to the beggining

of the program and eat your protein, take your supplements, eat enough Fat to

keep you from getting constipated, exercise every day, even if all you do is

walk, and remember to sip, sip, sip

your water :-) I haven't reached the point where I've lost all my weight but I

did gain almost 5 lbs and it really freaked me out so I stopped and took a look

at what I was eating and went back to only protein with a little Fat and a lot

of water and of course my supplements and I lost the 5 lbs, now I'm trying to

force myself to use my Gazelle and treat mill and exercise, it's really hard for

me to get motivated to exercise but I have to do it and it's only fair that if I

have to do it so do you ;-)

I hope this helped at least a little bit, maybe if I can help give support to

some of you, it will help me do what I need to do too....I hope you all have a

great week.

Melody

Cochran wrote:

,

Your preaching to the Choir! Hey atleast we are close enough to

eachother, we could be exercise buddys or something corney like

that! Although, I DO need to loose weight. I am one of the few

unfortunate people who did not loose most of their weight in the

first year.

>

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vicki, thank you, it is encouraging to know you work out so much and

dont have a lot of lose skin, it makes me want to work out on my

Gazelle and then go for a walk on my tread mill :-) I really

appreciate this group, I don't have a lot of people in my life that I

feel close to and most of them don't understand what I've gone

through and why I chose WLS and others are envious because I'm losing

weight and they're not, with all that and the physical disabilities I

have it's been hard to get movivated, so I just wanted to tell you

this meant alot to me...thank you!

Melody

> >

> > Vicki,

> >

> > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

> in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

> to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

> with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

> have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

> like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

> are too

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > that I've become**

> >

> > -------------- Original message --------------

> > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

> I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Melody,

Thank you for your kind words which did help to lift my spirits today. I might

be eating too many carbs and not enough protein so I am going to work on that

and see if that helps. I did step on the scale this morning and had lost 2

pounds. I yo yo up and down a few pounds but atleast I didn't gain another

pound like I thought I was going to. Maybe my synthroid is kicking in, lol.

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

and Vicki,

I too have felt the same way about myself, but like you said we have to accept

ourselves the way we are. I'm still losing weight but I have a lot of loose skin

and cellulite so it's hard to look at myself without clothes on. I need to

exercise while I'm losing so I can try to firm up as I lose, we lose so fast

that we're going to have loose skin no matter what but exercising will help your

skin firm up and also help lose more weight and faster. I just want you both to

know you're deffinately not alone and I was looking at the pictures and you are

both beautiful women and as I read your post and get to know you I believe

you're both just as beautiful inside as you are outside, and I want to encourage

you to see yourself as you really are " BEAUTIFUL " and go back to the beggining

of the program and eat your protein, take your supplements, eat enough Fat to

keep you from getting constipated, exercise every day, even if all you do is

walk, and remember to sip, sip, sip

your water :-) I haven't reached the point where I've lost all my weight but I

did gain almost 5 lbs and it really freaked me out so I stopped and took a look

at what I was eating and went back to only protein with a little Fat and a lot

of water and of course my supplements and I lost the 5 lbs, now I'm trying to

force myself to use my Gazelle and treat mill and exercise, it's really hard for

me to get motivated to exercise but I have to do it and it's only fair that if I

have to do it so do you ;-)

I hope this helped at least a little bit, maybe if I can help give support to

some of you, it will help me do what I need to do too....I hope you all have a

great week.

Melody

Cochran wrote:

,

Your preaching to the Choir! Hey atleast we are close enough to

eachother, we could be exercise buddys or something corney like

that! Although, I DO need to loose weight. I am one of the few

unfortunate people who did not loose most of their weight in the

first year.

>

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

That is a good suggestion and I may check it out next semester. I am curious

though that you said your diabetes came back?? I have been wondering if that

will happen to me too since I was very very diabetic before surgery. It amazed

me when it went away completely. What was the reason Dr. Ruggles gave to you

about your diabetes coming back?

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

,

Have you used the Health Center on the CSUS campus at all? Dr

Ruggles is the only Dr I have ever found that really understands the

DS. He is the one that noticed I was diabetic again and explained

why.

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds in

the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to

stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I have

to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel like a

failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you are

too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I lost weight for 2 years so I didn't lose all the weight in the first year

either. I stayed away from sodas, coffee, tea, and sugar foods for a long time

and that helped the weight loss. I drank only water. But, I didn't do a huge

amount of exercise and that slowed the weight loss I am sure.

How much weight have you lost?

I am going to try to go back to how I was eating (lots of protein and only

drinking water). I bet I have been eating too many carbs. I stay away from

flour foods but I have been eating cheerios, ezekial cereal, ezekial bread and

not enough protein. So, I am going to up the protein, eat less carbs and work

out more as soon as I am done from being sick. I have a major head cold for 3

days now.

What town do you live in? I think walking together is a good idea. I have my

daughter with me this summer. She is 10 years old and would love to walk too.

She is just as tall as me now. I can't believe how fast they grow up.

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

,

Your preaching to the Choir! Hey atleast we are close enough to

eachother, we could be exercise buddys or something corney like

that! Although, I DO need to loose weight. I am one of the few

unfortunate people who did not loose most of their weight in the

first year.

>

> Vicki,

>

> I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are too

>

>

>

> --

> **Wake me up from the nothing

> that I've become**

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

VIcky, that puts you about like me, huh? I am only 5 foot tall and

at around 130. You are six inches taller. At five lbs per inch, you

are about like me, are't you? I wouldn't sweat it if you are doing

everything right and feel good and look good. We know you look good,

so how do you feel? Remember, the downside of going lower is saggy

skin, etc.

Marta

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight. I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

[Guest guest]

I think most of my problem is seeing thin people around me. I love my parents

but they spent years telling me I was fat and I still feel fat around them. If

you are not a size 6, you are heavy according to my dad. My arms are looking

really good but I was telling my mom I want to tone my triceps. I grabbed them

to show her and they are not that flabby at all. My arms are looking good. My

dad goes " OH MY GOD!! " Yea- I felt like crap after that. My mom gets mad because

he will ask her if she has gained weight. They just dont understand how it hurts

people and you dont talk to someone like that who has been fat and still sees

themselves as fat. Do I feel good? I hate my tummy- I get bloated very easily

and clothes fit differently at times. I would love to lose a few more pounds but

I think my major problem is in my head and the way I feel around certain people.

I am the heaviest one at work...........lol. SUCKS!! I would love to have a 24

BMI. Anyway- my folks are great. I am

very close to them but my dad is too opinionated and I already see fat when I

look in the mirror. I am considered over weight to certain people. I talked

about my big but at work because they wanted me to eat some pie for someones

bday. I said " I need to lose this ass. " My boss goes " Yea- I have that ass too " .

This is what I am talking about. Not to mention, last time I weighed this, I was

in a size 14. Sizes have gotten bigger which means I am not really a size 10. I

think!

V-

mjs93311 wrote:

VIcky, that puts you about like me, huh? I am only 5 foot tall and

at around 130. You are six inches taller. At five lbs per inch, you

are about like me, are't you? I wouldn't sweat it if you are doing

everything right and feel good and look good. We know you look good,

so how do you feel? Remember, the downside of going lower is saggy

skin, etc.

Marta

>

> Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight. I

> have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

am at

> 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out. I

eat

> protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

weekend

> (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

lost

> nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

that

> this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

do?

>

> Vicki

>

> ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to go

to

> England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

nice.

> Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

>

**** and Vicki Plough ****

[Guest guest]

Vicki, that reads like a Dear Abby letter. You have to find a way to

ignore them. Sorry. No other great advice.

Just be glad you aren't over here! Sizes are really different...

Marta

>

> I think most of my problem is seeing thin people around me. I love my

parents but they spent years telling me I was fat and I still feel fat

around them.

[Guest guest]

I know sizes are different. In Israel, some 12's were too small. They looked

like baby clothes........lol. Lets just say I didnt buy any

clothes.............how are the sizes in England?

V-

mjs93311 wrote:

Vicki, that reads like a Dear Abby letter. You have to find a way to

ignore them. Sorry. No other great advice.

Just be glad you aren't over here! Sizes are really different...

Marta

>

> I think most of my problem is seeing thin people around me. I love my

parents but they spent years telling me I was fat and I still feel fat

around them.

**** and Vicki Plough ****

[Guest guest]

Yes, Marta, in general in the UK women's sizes tend to be honest: no 43waist

being called a size 2.

You really missed it, Marta, if you didn't at least drive through Avebury which

is about 5 miles from Stonehenge. I just did a Google global map and I was so

homesick as I looked at the actual stones in front of which I have pictures of

myself.

Did you at least see the chalk hill horses???

Jim

who really MUST win the super lottery so he can move to the UK and who made

steak and ale pie for luncheon today and ate it with classic pickles -- lots of

them.

_____________________________

Re: Re: Doc

Just be glad you aren't over here! Sizes are really different...

Marta

.

[Guest guest]

Mine came back rather quickly. Dr Ruggles officially told me when I

was about 2 years post op but I think it had been getting worse over

the previous six months and I was ignoring it because I didn't want

to face it. He basically said that my body adjusted to the changes

from the surgery and I was so prone to being diabetic (Both types run

on both sides of my family) that it came back. That does NOT mean

yours will. Just watch the sugar (I was horrible about that) and talk

to Dr K.

> > Vicki,

> >

> > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in

> the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to

> stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

> with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have

> to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel like a

> failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are

> too

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > that I've become**

> >

> > -------------- Original message --------------

> > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

> I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Did you get my private email? I sent it a couple days ago. If not,

let me know. My daughter is 11! We should all go together. My

daughters big kick right now is riding her bike. (She just learned) I

got a free bike from a friend. It is an old (Big) cruiser. Nothing

fancy but I can cruise along as long as it is a flat area!

I started at ~270 lbs, lost down to 185lbs (for a second), stayed at

195lbs for several years, then recently gained and am currently about

208lbs! I am starting to seriously wonder if I should be talking to

Dr K about a re-do.

We live in Tahoe Park, not too far from CSUS.

> >

> > Vicki,

> >

> > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

> in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

> to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

> with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

> have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

> like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

> are too

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > that I've become**

> >

> > -------------- Original message --------------

> > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

> I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Vicky,

Don't forget that our bones are denser too, which means you are

actually smaller at the same weight than you would have been before

the DS!

> >

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> **** and Vicki Plough ****

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I totally forgot about that. I think I just fell in love with you!!

V-

Cochran wrote:

Vicky,

Don't forget that our bones are denser too, which means you are

actually smaller at the same weight than you would have been before

the DS!

> >

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> **** and Vicki Plough ****

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I just checked my yahoo mail and found your email. I switched over

to my comcast email to get ds group email cause I couldn't respond

using my yahoo email. Anyhow, I had to log onto the homepage to see

if there was mail today because nothing is coming to my email from

any of my groups today. I was getting email from both my groups so

maybe comcast is just slow today.

We have so much in common. I know my daughter would love to meet

your daughter. We live in Folsom but have no problems commuting

closer to the college to meet. I am not familiar where Tahoe park

is. I grew up in town. I am a serious country girl, lol.

When does your daughter get out of school for the summer? Bethany

last day is today. We love to be near the water during summer. What

about you?

> > >

> > > Vicki,

> > >

> > > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

> > in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

> > to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be

comfortable

> > with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

> > have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel

> > like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> > understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

> > are too

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > > that I've become**

> > >

> > > -------------- Original message --------------

> > > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your

weight.

> > I

> > > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful.

I

> > am at

> > > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work

out.

> I

> > eat

> > > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> > weekend

> > > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and

still

> > lost

> > > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just

accept

> > that

> > > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I

can

> > do?

> > >

> > > Vicki

> > >

> > > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

> go

> > to

> > > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> > nice.

> > > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

,

Tahoe park is right next to UC DAvis medical center. Does that help

at all? My daughter gets out of school on June 12th. She also really

like making new friends! Unfortunately, I work full time, so she

will probably be in Ione (about 45 minutes away) with my partners

sister most of the summer during the weekdays. We haven't quite

decided on what she will do yet.

I will reply to your private email later tonight when I have more

time. Or maybe I'll call you after 7pm. ;0)

> > > >

> > > > Vicki,

> > > >

> > > > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10

pounds

> > > in the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I

want

> > > to stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be

> comfortable

> > > with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that

I

> > > have to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I

feel

> > > like a failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity

and

> > > understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think

you

> > > are too

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > > > that I've become**

> > > >

> > > > -------------- Original message --------------

> > > > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > > > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your

> weight.

> > > I

> > > > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is

successful.

> I

> > > am at

> > > > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work

> out.

> > I

> > > eat

> > > > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat

this

> > > weekend

> > > > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and

> still

> > > lost

> > > > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just

> accept

> > > that

> > > > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else

I

> can

> > > do?

> > > >

> > > > Vicki

> > > >

> > > > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted

to

> > go

> > > to

> > > > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are

very

> > > nice.

> > > > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

,

I try really hard to watch my sugars because it gives me diarhea if I eat too

much. I stayed away from sugar big time in the first year because I heard that

it slows weight loss. I mentally crave sugar but it doesn't really give me

pleasure like it did pre-op. I am truly sorry your diabetes came back. This

was a major reason why I had the surgery to make the diabetes better. I didn't

expect it to help as much as it did. How is your diabetes now? Is it less

severe than before? Do you crave sugar?

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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

Mine came back rather quickly. Dr Ruggles officially told me when I

was about 2 years post op but I think it had been getting worse over

the previous six months and I was ignoring it because I didn't want

to face it. He basically said that my body adjusted to the changes

from the surgery and I was so prone to being diabetic (Both types run

on both sides of my family) that it came back. That does NOT mean

yours will. Just watch the sugar (I was horrible about that) and talk

to Dr K.

> > Vicki,

> >

> > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10 pounds

in

> the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want to

> stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

> with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

have

> to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel like a

> failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

are

> too

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > that I've become**

> >

> > -------------- Original message --------------

> > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your weight.

> I

> > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is successful. I

> am at

> > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work out.

I

> eat

> > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat this

> weekend

> > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and still

> lost

> > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just accept

> that

> > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I can

> do?

> >

> > Vicki

> >

> > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted to

go

> to

> > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are very

> nice.

> > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hey, it's Juls from NM! ? Just wanted to chime in here and say that I have not

found that to be true at all for myself.? I am at 125 now, and I am waaayyy

bigger in size than when I was 125 fifteen years ago.? Plus, I have already had

my tummy tuck, which I had a flabby belly fifteen years ago.? I wonder if it

just varies from person to person?

[Guest guest]

,

If there is one thing I am, it is honest. I have been bad about

sugar, fats, etc. I was never binging on sugar or drank high sugar

drinks or anything like that. I just didn't cut it out of my diet. I

ate ice cream, cookies,fast food, etc. I have always blamed myself

100% for the lack of the weightloss etc. But now I am not sure. I

never lost even 1 lb after I had the pannilectomy, hernia repar and

tummy tuck! Now I think it was because I got c-diff during that

surgery. My diabetes came back only slightly, started after the c-

diff, and has gotten worse lately. I got my Dr to change my meds

yesterday because he had me on Glipizide, which can cause weight

gain, and now I am trying Metphormin. Metphormin used to upset my

stomach, but with all the iron I'm taking....its ok!My blood sugars

have been really high this last week or two. They are running in the

200's. I am afraid they will put me back on insulin soon if I don't

find a solution.

I will talk to Dr K on my visit July 3rd about my options. When is

your visit in July? Do you plan on going to the support group

meeting next friday?

> > > Vicki,

> > >

> > > I am in the same boat as you right now. I have gained 10

pounds

> in

> > the last few months and I am not at all happy about it. I want

to

> > stop gaining and just stay at a weight loss I can be comfortable

> > with. I don't know what is going to happen but I do know that I

> have

> > to accept myself. I just don't want to gain weight. I feel like

a

> > failure and a pig. I need to deal with that insecurity and

> > understand that I am beautiful exactly the way I am. I think you

> are

> > too

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > **Wake me up from the nothing

> > > that I've become**

> > >

> > > -------------- Original message --------------

> > > From: " plwboy1@ " <plwboy1@>

> > > Now you got me thinking about how you said you watch your

weight.

> > I

> > > have tried everything to lose weight and nothing is

successful. I

> > am at

> > > 160 and my body wont budge no matter what I do. I even work

out.

> I

> > eat

> > > protein. If I eat lowfat, I get stopped up. I ate high fat

this

> > weekend

> > > (we went to San Fran). I was in the toilet all weekend and

still

> > lost

> > > nothing. Why does my body like this weight? SHould I just

accept

> > that

> > > this is where I am going to stay or is there something else I

can

> > do?

> > >

> > > Vicki

> > >

> > > ps- I hope you are having a great time. I have always wanted

to

> go

> > to

> > > England. I hear it is so beautiful and that the people are

very

> > nice.

> > > Wow- this e-mail is all over the place..........lol

> > >

> > >