Re: Hi Friends

December 13, 2004

Welcome to the group Leonard

leonardsternlieb wrote:

>

> Hi ya'll I'm a new member of this group. Thanks Robyn for inviting

> me. I'm a regular on the OH California Board. I'm looking forward to

> meeting ya'll, learning and having fun. I had my surgery at

> Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA on July 27, 2004. My

> surgeon was Dr. Wes . My weight loss Journey started two and a

> half years ago when I was 354 pounds. On my surgery date I was 264,

> I am now at 202 and my goal weight is 175-180.

>

> Prior to surgery I was an out of control diabetic with readings

> exceeding 200; high blood pressure; very obstructive sleep apnea

> (oxygen levels often went below 81); cholesterol; depression. During

> my last year I had to be put in the hospital twice to try and

> control my diabetes. I was on six medications at highest dosage on

> them all, and could not gain contol of my blood sugar. I am 6 ft

> tall. My BMI was 35.6. It's the comorbidities that allowed me to get

> surgery. I had been fighting going on insulin. I have seen the

> horrible side effects of being on insulin & I didn't want to become

> another statistic, My surgeon insisted I get on insulin two weeks

> prior to surgery because he said that my sugar had to be normal at

> surgery time or he would cancel the surgery. Reluctantly I agreed. I

> went into several extreme sugar lows. Just before surgery I was

> given another shot of insulin. That was the last time I took any

> diabetes medication, I was taken off of blood pressure meds and

> cholesterol meds. I am still on Effexor and Wellbutrin, but I

> suspect that I will shortly be weined off of those as well. I am

> exercising 6 days a week. About ready to start marathon training (a

> dream of mine).

>

> Along with my phenomenal progress in weight loss, I am meeting with

> an awesome therapist and we are doing some hellish work on me

> psychologically. I have attempted this several times before, but

> when it started to " hurt " I ran like hell. I found out that when it

> hurts is when the work is doing good. This time, I'm not running

> (Ihave nowhere to go!) We are using EMDR and it's doing a hell of a

> great amount of good!This therapist is the best that I've ever

> worked with. Sometimes I hate her, sometimes I love her, most of the

> time I'm between those two extremes. Many of her clients are MO and

> most of them have had WLS. So she knows our " core issues " . And she

> GETS IT! She is so bright and she picks up on things quickly. I've

> always had trouble with confidence, communicating with beautiful

> women, and communicating with women in general. You know, Men are

> from Mars and Women are from Venus. She has taught me a heck of alot

> about communication. This has been so well worth my time and effort!

>

> Sorry but I didn't mean to ramble on. Have a good evening and

> looking forward to getting to know you all. ((((((((((hugs)))))))

> Leonard

December 13, 2004

WELCOME LEONARD!

hugs peach

December 13, 2004

Leonard

Welcome again...wow what a big ole loser you are!

You've made some significant gains in your life and I hope you're

really proud of YOU!!!

>

> Hi ya'll I'm a new member of this group. Thanks Robyn for inviting

> me. I'm a regular on the OH California Board. I'm looking forward to

> meeting ya'll, learning and having fun. I had my surgery at

> Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA on July 27, 2004. My

> surgeon was Dr. Wes . My weight loss Journey started two and a

> half years ago when I was 354 pounds. On my surgery date I was 264,

> I am now at 202 and my goal weight is 175-180.

>

December 14, 2004

*Wave*

Toi from the " other " C state here (Colorado, that is). I'm new here

also and everyone has made me feel so welcome.

Nice to meetcha!

RNY

12/31/02

308/154/145

December 14, 2004

Welcome! It's good to have a little testosterone in the bunch. It sounds like

you have been through a lot, and I'm glad you make your way here!

Cindi J

leonardsternlieb wrote:

Hi ya'll I'm a new member of this group. Thanks Robyn for inviting

me.

Cindi J

Lap RNY 10/21/03

324/156 <--I've lost more than I weigh.

__________________________________________________

December 14, 2004

Leonard,

I so glad you joined the group!!! WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs!!

– AKA crazy3dbb (on OH cali board)

>

> Hi ya'll I'm a new member of this group. Thanks Robyn for inviting

> me. I'm a regular on the OH California Board. I'm looking forward

to

> meeting ya'll, learning and having fun. I had my surgery at

> Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA on July 27, 2004. My

> surgeon was Dr. Wes . My weight loss Journey started two and

a

> half years ago when I was 354 pounds. On my surgery date I was 264,

> I am now at 202 and my goal weight is 175-180.

>

> Prior to surgery I was an out of control diabetic with readings

> exceeding 200; high blood pressure; very obstructive sleep apnea

> (oxygen levels often went below 81); cholesterol; depression.

During

> my last year I had to be put in the hospital twice to try and

> control my diabetes. I was on six medications at highest dosage on

> them all, and could not gain contol of my blood sugar. I am 6 ft

> tall. My BMI was 35.6. It's the comorbidities that allowed me to

get

> surgery. I had been fighting going on insulin. I have seen the

> horrible side effects of being on insulin & I didn't want to become

> another statistic, My surgeon insisted I get on insulin two weeks

> prior to surgery because he said that my sugar had to be normal at

> surgery time or he would cancel the surgery. Reluctantly I agreed.

I

> went into several extreme sugar lows. Just before surgery I was

> given another shot of insulin. That was the last time I took any

> diabetes medication, I was taken off of blood pressure meds and

> cholesterol meds. I am still on Effexor and Wellbutrin, but I

> suspect that I will shortly be weined off of those as well. I am

> exercising 6 days a week. About ready to start marathon training (a

> dream of mine).

>

> Along with my phenomenal progress in weight loss, I am meeting with

> an awesome therapist and we are doing some hellish work on me

> psychologically. I have attempted this several times before, but

> when it started to " hurt " I ran like hell. I found out that when it

> hurts is when the work is doing good. This time, I'm not running

> (Ihave nowhere to go!) We are using EMDR and it's doing a hell of a

> great amount of good!This therapist is the best that I've ever

> worked with. Sometimes I hate her, sometimes I love her, most of

the

> time I'm between those two extremes. Many of her clients are MO and

> most of them have had WLS. So she knows our " core issues " . And she

> GETS IT! She is so bright and she picks up on things quickly. I've

> always had trouble with confidence, communicating with beautiful

> women, and communicating with women in general. You know, Men are

> from Mars and Women are from Venus. She has taught me a heck of

alot

> about communication. This has been so well worth my time and effort!

>

> Sorry but I didn't mean to ramble on. Have a good evening and

> looking forward to getting to know you all. ((((((((((hugs)))))))

> Leonard

December 15, 2004

Hey Leonard --

Welcome to our Funky Little Family...although, it sounds like your ae our

'oldest' member (longest post-op maybe).

We have a lot of fun here, and there are good people with a lot of information.

I hope you find the group as helpful and warm as I do.

jb-bb (you'll learn what the 'bb' stands for as you hang around here a while...)

leonardsternlieb wrote:

Hi ya'll I'm a new member of this group. Thanks Robyn for inviting

me. I'm a regular on the OH California Board. I'm looking forward to

meeting ya'll, learning and having fun. I had my surgery at

Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA on July 27, 2004. My

surgeon was Dr. Wes . My weight loss Journey started two and a

half years ago when I was 354 pounds. On my surgery date I was 264,

I am now at 202 and my goal weight is 175-180.

Prior to surgery I was an out of control diabetic with readings

exceeding 200; high blood pressure; very obstructive sleep apnea

(oxygen levels often went below 81); cholesterol; depression. During

my last year I had to be put in the hospital twice to try and

control my diabetes. I was on six medications at highest dosage on

them all, and could not gain contol of my blood sugar. I am 6 ft

tall. My BMI was 35.6. It's the comorbidities that allowed me to get

surgery. I had been fighting going on insulin. I have seen the

horrible side effects of being on insulin & I didn't want to become

another statistic, My surgeon insisted I get on insulin two weeks

prior to surgery because he said that my sugar had to be normal at

surgery time or he would cancel the surgery. Reluctantly I agreed. I

went into several extreme sugar lows. Just before surgery I was

given another shot of insulin. That was the last time I took any

diabetes medication, I was taken off of blood pressure meds and

cholesterol meds. I am still on Effexor and Wellbutrin, but I

suspect that I will shortly be weined off of those as well. I am

exercising 6 days a week. About ready to start marathon training (a

dream of mine).

Along with my phenomenal progress in weight loss, I am meeting with

an awesome therapist and we are doing some hellish work on me

psychologically. I have attempted this several times before, but

when it started to " hurt " I ran like hell. I found out that when it

hurts is when the work is doing good. This time, I'm not running

(Ihave nowhere to go!) We are using EMDR and it's doing a hell of a

great amount of good!This therapist is the best that I've ever

worked with. Sometimes I hate her, sometimes I love her, most of the

time I'm between those two extremes. Many of her clients are MO and

most of them have had WLS. So she knows our " core issues " . And she

GETS IT! She is so bright and she picks up on things quickly. I've

always had trouble with confidence, communicating with beautiful

women, and communicating with women in general. You know, Men are

from Mars and Women are from Venus. She has taught me a heck of alot

about communication. This has been so well worth my time and effort!

Sorry but I didn't mean to ramble on. Have a good evening and

looking forward to getting to know you all. ((((((((((hugs)))))))

Leonard

To visit your group on the web, go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/

December 15, 2004

LOL I KNOW WHAT THE BB MEANS AND WHERE IT CAME FROM ! LMAO!

giggles peach!

>

> jb-bb (you'll learn what the 'bb' stands for as you hang around

here a while...)

>

December 15, 2004

Hi Jodi I know some of the members of this group very well. Robyn is such an

awesome leader. I adore her! Have you all heard anything from her? Len

----Original Message Follows----

Reply-To: GastricBypass-LOSERS

To: GastricBypass-LOSERS

Subject: Re: Hi Friends

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:54:02 -0800 (PST)

Hey Leonard --

Welcome to our Funky Little Family...although, it sounds like your ae our

'oldest' member (longest post-op maybe).

We have a lot of fun here, and there are good people with a lot of

information.

I hope you find the group as helpful and warm as I do.

jb-bb (you'll learn what the 'bb' stands for as you hang around here a

while...)