Re: newbie

June 11, 2002

Welcome ,

So glad you could join our " litte group " Congrats on taking the

challenge to building a better body and Life:) You will find so much

inspiration and help on this board! Good Luck:)

Leigh

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> Hello,

>

> I am a new member to this BFL group. My name is . I

am

> 45 years old, married, and I have 2 girls, (adopted from China)

ages

> 8 & 9. I live in Alamo, California (San Francisco area). I am

> currently on week 4 of my Challenge, and I am totally stoked. I

have

> been very strict on my program, and I feel that I am making really

> good progress. Looking foreward to future conversations with you.

>

> Regards,

>

June 11, 2002

Welcome ,

So glad you could join our " litte group " Congrats on taking the

challenge to building a better body and Life:) You will find so much

inspiration and help on this board! Good Luck:)

Leigh

fl

> Hello,

>

> I am a new member to this BFL group. My name is . I

am

> 45 years old, married, and I have 2 girls, (adopted from China)

ages

> 8 & 9. I live in Alamo, California (San Francisco area). I am

> currently on week 4 of my Challenge, and I am totally stoked. I

have

> been very strict on my program, and I feel that I am making really

> good progress. Looking foreward to future conversations with you.

>

> Regards,

>

June 11, 2002

Welcome ,

So glad you could join our " litte group " Congrats on taking the

challenge to building a better body and Life:) You will find so much

inspiration and help on this board! Good Luck:)

Leigh

fl

> Hello,

>

> I am a new member to this BFL group. My name is . I

am

> 45 years old, married, and I have 2 girls, (adopted from China)

ages

> 8 & 9. I live in Alamo, California (San Francisco area). I am

> currently on week 4 of my Challenge, and I am totally stoked. I

have

> been very strict on my program, and I feel that I am making really

> good progress. Looking foreward to future conversations with you.

>

> Regards,

>

September 8, 2007

, you and I will be crossing paths in the hospital. I go in the 18th

for a hernia repair and panni removal, so I am not sure if I will be up to

visiting before you leave or not. I will try to drop by the hospital the day

before my surgery and see if you are alright, but if I don't it will be because

of all the last minute stuff going down. I will be moving down to my brothers

in Porterville, which is closer to Delano than my home in Fresno, so he can

take care of me.

Good luck with your surgery. You will feel so much better. I know, been

there, done that.

Pearl

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September 8, 2007

Hi -

You said:

" My main challenge in the future will be preparing meals at home. My

roommates and I generally eat in restaurants, and that food and the portions

are not conducive to losing weight. However, we have all made a decision to

start eating at home, after I have had the surgery. "

Your real issue will be that you won't have the same interest in food for

some time - maybe forever as far as a limited few things are concerned. For

example, I still, at six years out, can't stand cashews. Prior to surgery,

they were one of my favorite things. Other things you might not tolerate,

such as things containing gluten or lactose. The lactose thing, even if you

end up with an issue, won't always be the same. Sometimes you will be able

to drink milk whole without Lactaid and others you will have a reaction to

hidden and small quantities of dairy in a recipe. Even at that, you will

probably easily tolerate cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt and buttermilk.

Come to think of it, I still have a distaste for jack cheese!

Then there is the quantity of food issue. You just plain won't be

interested in eating very much for a while. Even now, I still have days

when I can't eat much. If you go to restaurants, you'll be able to easily

find things you will want to eat and are appropriate for your weight loss

plan. You just won't be able to polish off much of it and you'll take it

home. For a very long time, my refrigerator was filled with leftovers that

I could never finish because of the serving size. Also, something that

tastes great to you one day won't be on your wish list for days, weeks, or

even months. Things that are highly seasoned, for me, were things that I

could have a little of and then get really turned off to for a while -

except for hot peppers.

Things you used to love will taste gross to you. Things you didn't like

before may actually taste good.

And, then, there's the thing about what will work for you to help you lose

weight. Fatty foods are no problem, weightwise. However, if you've heard

the commercials or read about the newly available without a prescription

fat-blocker, eating fatty foods will have that effect on you. The oil turns

orange and goes through like a motor oil drains from the crank case of your

car. Fortunately, after a few years, that effect disappears. That may just

make you self select out the fats and oils.

Then there's the protein that you have to eat. You can hardly get enough of

it to meet your body's needs at first so leaner meats, chicken, fish, eggs

and dairy can almost be eaten, in theory, in unlimited quantities.

These are the real issues, whether you eat in restaurants or at home. In

reality, you will probably find it more convenient to get what you want and

need when you prepare your own food at home.

Beginning a year or two ago, I have been able to eat realistic and

pleasurable quantities of food without any hassles. I am one of the lucky

ones who can get away with eating carbs, even the worst kind - such as ice

cream, cake and other desserts, as well as that evil orange juice that you

will be doubtlessly warned about as dangerous to your weight loss plan.

Everyone has a different experience with what they can eat and how much. We

also vary greatly in how much we lose. Most people get down to where the

doctor will suggest that you eat more. I can only imagine how skinny I

would get if I wasn't " bad. "

I started out at 425 and had a 66 " waist. Today I wear size 36 pants and

weigh pretty close to 205. At one time I got down to around 192 but

rebounded up to just over 200 where I've stayed for several years.

My love of food is the same - I just am happy eating a lot less of it. It

is like your vagus nerve kicks back into gear after surgery and gives you

messages of satiety and fullness that it isn't providing you with at

present. Sometimes I get frustrated because the sense of fullness overtakes

me before my head tells me it is time to quit eating something that I really

like but the sense of fullness always wins out.

This is a great surgery, the best available. Dr. K is, if not the very

best, darn close to it. I just wish I had availed myself of its advantages

a little sooner. But, come to think of it, I never would have had it sooner

because it was not then a proven intervention. It carries with it definite

risks, but for almost all of us who have it with Dr. K, those risks never

materialize. Statistically, I had a ton of complications: wound dehicense

(the incision opened up and took a while to close again), pneumonia (I

didn't even know I had it until they gave me an x-ray to find out why I had

a fever), two gastric bleeds (one of which was definitely not related to the

surgery and the other may or may not have been), hernias (the first, that

required surgery, had no relationship to the surgery. The second one I have

right now. I have had it for a year or so and it is tiny so Dr. K is

ignoring it. I doubt, from where it is, that it will ever need surgery

unless I do something stupid - which is well within the realm of the

possible). All that being said, not any of these, except the bleeds,

amounted to a hill of beans. I do have low iron and have to have infusions

periodically - still nothing to worry about as far as I am concerned. As to

surgical interventions, I required a hip replacement exactly a year after my

grds. I asked the surgeon what he would have done if I had showed up in his

office weighing 425 lbs. He answered, " nothing. " Had I not had the grds, I

would have been relegated to a life time in a wheel chair and I doubt that I

would have survived as long as I have already. I plan to survive a whole

lot longer.

Good luck and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Best,

Nick - in Redlands, CA

September 9, 2007

Nick, what a wonderful email. You explained things so thoroughly that I got a

real sense of what things post surgery will be like. Thank you for sharing your

experience with me.

Have faith. You must think you are not forgotten, that something is happening

for you. That we hold you in the palm of our hand, will not falter, nor will we

ever let you go.

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September 9, 2007

I look forward to meeting you, if you are able to come and visit. If not, I

totally understand. It takes a lot of preparation to get ready for surgery. I'll

be working a bit plus going full out to get ready myself. Thanks for writing.

Have faith. You must think you are not forgotten, that something is happening

for you. That we hold you in the palm of our hand, will not falter, nor will we

ever let you go.

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September 9, 2007

On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 20:45:56 -0400, Rev. Dumerans wrote:

>My main challenge in the future will be preparing meals at home. My roommates

and I generally eat in restaurants, and that food and the portions are not

conducive to losing weight. However, we have all made a decision to start eating

at home, after I have had the surgery.

,

While eating at home does help, there's a second option, one and

I

found out about a few weeks after I had my DS. Whe you eat out with

friends or roommates or, in my case, my spouse, we decide ahead of time

what will order and we share. The " oversized portions, " even

those

from the " senior " menue are almost perfect for two whe one is a WLS

post-op.

Also.. Make sure you carry your WLS card that Dr. K. will give you.

With

that, most reputable chains will allow you to order from the children's

menu. I used that at a chinses buffet about a month after I had my DS

and

the owner was very accomidating. I was able to eat two whole teriyaki

chicken strips before I was full. He charged me a whopping 79 cents

for

that meal. We've been back there many times in the past four years and

he's finally comfortable charging me a " reduced " price, about a dollar

off

the regular price. And that includes his Mandarin BBQ and Sushi bar.

Too

bad we had to move a few months back.

Jerry

September 9, 2007

Hi !!

Welcome to Friends of Dr K. I too am new.

I realize now that I will be seeing you when I go to Dr K for my

surgery on Oct 10. I will look you up as I know you are staying at

BW. I want to make reservations there, but I am not sure of how long

the stay in the hospital is.

So, you like to design, embroider and quilt. Just so happens that I

love quilting. You can really express yourself thru quilts. Some of

the quilts I have made have a story attached to them. Others just let

me express myself. Bernina is such a great machine. It is good that

you treated yourself to one!

Besides the surgery, I am in the process of moving and the time is

getting close to surgery..

, you are a much braver person than I am. I could never drive

to LAX. The freeways there terrify me. Of course it would have been

helpful if I could have kept my eyes open -- just kidding

Getting back to you and your friends going out to eat -- maybe instead

of eating, you could get together for a drink -- similar to coffee.

It's nice to go out to socialize--and let other people see the new

you!!

September 12, 2007

Thanks for your gracious email.

By now, you should have seen the email that says my surgery dates have changed

to November. The good news is that you can call BW and ask for the last handicap

room -- I just phoned them last night and released those dates and booked the

new ones.

So, you are a quilter! That's great! Do you have photos of your creations? I

have to finish a little boy quilt for my new great nephew. I'll take a photo and

send it to you when I do finish it. It's nothing too complicated.

I like making handbags and have taken several classes in making them. One was

with Barbara Randle and another was to make a quilted handbag. They were fun,

and I enjoy the handbags very much.

Yes, the Bernina is a great machine. I think of it as a wild horse that lets you

ride it every once in awhile. LOL It's so sensitive and complex.

I'm not that brave at all. I'm kind of freaking out about the drive, but my

support person, who is also my financial representative, thinks the airfare to

Bakersfield is too expensive since we would have to rent a car anyway. We can

get airfare through his work -- business class seats cheaper than regular cabin.

That's great because then I don't have to fight with the person next to me for

room. LOL

Where do you live? I live in Atlanta, Georgia...well a suburb. It used to be a

small country town, but they put a large mall where a beautiful lake used to be.

I wish we could get together, too. Maybe sometime in the future, eh?

Take care and have a blessed day.

Have faith. You must think you are not forgotten, that something is happening

for you. That we hold you in the palm of our hand, will not falter, nor will we

ever let you go.

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September 12, 2007

Thanks to everyone who is responding to my email, by the way. Jerry, you have

some really good suggestions, and I am placing them in my DS file so that I will

have them as a reference.

Thanks so much for writing. Have a blessed day.

Have faith. You must think you are not forgotten, that something is happening

for you. That we hold you in the palm of our hand, will not falter, nor will we

ever let you go.

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March 2, 2009

Welcome to the group !! You will get lots of support and advice from this

group.

le

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newbie

Hi,

My name is and I have a 5 year old daughter recently diagnosed with

high-functioning Autism. She is currently receiving OT and PT three times a

week and should start receiving language services as soon as it can be

organized. We homeschool through an online curriculum offered through the state

and I am so thankful that we chose to do so, otherwise I strongly believe that

she never would have been tested, but rather told that she either doesn't listen

or has ADHD or something. I taught elementary for several years before becoming

pregnant with her and choosing to stay home with her, so I'm quite familiar with

the school environment. Even in the best circumstances, the teacher is at best

overwhelmed with so many students and often a variety of learning issues in

his/her class. At this point in time, Jenna Belle needs one on one in order to

excel, although we'd love for her to experience traditional classes/school in a

few years when we feel

she's ready.

Wow, I've really rambled on. Thanks for letting me join. I look forward to the

support here.

in Central AR

March 2, 2009

Wecolcome! I have a 7 year old that is HFA. I homeschool her also, but

privately. You will really enjoy this group.

Rebekah

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