Cheri and Mel

[Guest guest]

Cheri,

I would wager that you are losing far more than you think you are. How are

your clothes fitting? Are you shrinking but the scales aren't showing tons

of weight gone? That is quite common. For some unexplainable reason, we get

smaller without the scale reflecting that loss. Weighing once per month is

the best way to go though this, by the way. People who weigh daily become so

frustrated when the scale doesn't move down on any particular day. Continue

to do as you are, and things will be fine. Not everyone drops 150 pounds in

2 months. Who was it on this list that lost 216 pounds in 3 months? The rest

of us wanted to kill him. Of course, he was up near 600 pounds when he

started.

Mel,

When that pani goes, you'll see a HUGE difference!!! Trust your elder

brother here. One simply cannot comprehend the change that will be evident

unless one has lost a huge pani as you and I have/had. Be prepared for

everything you own being too large by many sizes! I want pictures, by the

way!

Jim

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From: MDL1031@...

Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:15 AM

To: DS_Friends_Keshishian

Subject: Re: Mind Games

In a message dated 8/5/2004 1:29:57 AM Central Standard Time,

CheLynHur343@... writes:

Or is the reason I feel like it nis not working because I'm only weighing

once a month?

Thanks for your help.

Cheri

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Cheri, In my case I had so much to lose the first amount of weight was a

drop

in the bucket....So I knew in my head I was losing but seeing it in myself

was different. I still look at myself in windows and glass doors and think

that

I look huge sometimes then others I think...God! You look better...LOL.

I'm hoping the pannie will be a big ego boost. I look down at my pannie

and wonder how it will affect me when it isn't there. It has never not been

there. So yeah Dr K says he can fix our bodies, but the brain is our problem

to

feal with...LOL. Your not alone.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/5/2004 8:29:49 AM Central Standard Time,

sonofmosiah@... writes:

Mel,

When that pani goes, you'll see a HUGE difference!!! Trust your elder

brother here. One simply cannot comprehend the change that will be evident

unless one has lost a huge pani as you and I have/had. Be prepared for

everything you own being too large by many sizes! I want pictures, by the

way!

Jim

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Jim,

I know this sounds weird, but I just cannot fathom it being gone! I look

at myself and think I will look out of proportion or weird because of it, then

I look at other pannies and wonder if they wondered the same thing. On the

other hand I'm worried that I will be dissappointed by the results. Did you have

these kind of feelings pre op? How about anyone else? I didn't feel that way

with the Ds. I'm kind of excited and then kind of anxious. I guess the anxiety

is wondering wether this is the right thing to do, a question I had no doubt

of with the Ds....LOL.

Mel

[Guest guest]

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> Jim,

> I know this sounds weird, but I just cannot fathom it being

gone! I look

> at myself and think I will look out of proportion or weird because

of it, then

> I look at other pannies and wonder if they wondered the same

thing. On the

> other hand I'm worried that I will be dissappointed by the

results. Did you have

> these kind of feelings pre op? How about anyone else? I didn't

feel that way

> with the Ds. I'm kind of excited and then kind of anxious. I guess

the anxiety

> is wondering wether this is the right thing to do, a question I

had no doubt

> of with the Ds....LOL.

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I still can't believe that I have a flat tummy, but you know

what, I still can't sleep on my tummy,there seems to be a

hole there,or it could be that my thighs are so big that it

makes me feel like there is a hole where the tummy is suppose

to be...??? Who knows, guess I could try a baby pillow and

see if that works..lol

Pat

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>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, I didn't have those feelings. I did have the feelings of " What on earth

will I look like with out this thing, " though. I knew I wasn't going to be

disappointed, but I didn't know what to expect, either. The pani removal is

the most drastic and instantaneous change that will happen. As we lose the

weight, we do it gradually, and sort of adjust to the way we look, somewhat.

However, when we wake up after the pani removal, it is a HUGE change that we

had in an INSTANT (because we were asleep). We go to sleep looking one way,

and wake up looking completely different. It's something that cannot be

understood until you've gone though it. I imagine that it would be like

waking up one morning and having your arm gone. The shock and the suddenness

of it is what you need to be expecting.

I wish I had thought to ask MORE questions before the pani removal, though.

Doc said he would do a lot of lipo, and t hen he didn't so I was

disappointed when I finally came out of all the drugs. Just make sure to ask

a ton of questions and find out EXACTLY what the doctor will do and what he

is NOT going to do.

Me

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Jim,

I know this sounds weird, but I just cannot fathom it being

gone! I look at myself and think I will look out of proportion or weird

because

of it, then I look at other pannies and wonder if they wondered the same

thing. On the other hand I'm worried that I will be dissappointed by the

results. Did you have these kind of feelings pre op? How about anyone else?

I didn't

feel that way with the Ds. I'm kind of excited and then kind of anxious. I

guess

the anxiety is wondering wether this is the right thing to do, a question I

had no doubt of with the Ds....LOL.