Al Roker and The look

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I think it is sad that Al started to regain weight....BUT....HOORAY

for him that he is trying to nip it in the bud NOW. He regained

around 40 pounds from his bottom weight....being DSers we are NOT

immune from that happening to us. Some weight regain is expected

with ALL the surgeries. We do, happily, have better stats (yea!).

Our stats for regain are 10-20%...that means a 10-20 pound re-gain

for every 100 pounds lost. So a 40 pound regain can very easily

happen to many of us. Stick to the basics...lead with protein,

don't drink calories, take your supplements and exercise....FOR LIFE!

As for THE LOOK...lol...I have said I can spot a 6 mo wls patient

easily...Because of THE LOOK. However, I call it the Shrunken Head

Syndrome. The smaller head just doesn't fit the body it sits upon

for a period of time. I think " we " also get that look during the

rapid weight loss period, just not quite as dramatic. For me the

big difference in LOOKS come after the surge of weight-loss has

ended. I have notice a yellow tinged, pale/pastey look to several

RNYers skin tone. A dullness in the eyes. It always prompts me to

ask how they are taking their b12 (pill, sub-lingual or shots) and

if they are taking Iron and doing their labs...which I then Kinda,

sorta push that they do...You know me, I'm very quite on the subject

of supplements and lab work.

Hugs

Jo