Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 Hmmmmmm, let's see. Oh yeah, its the last week of the summer vacation and I have been spending maximum time with my kids. School starts tomorrow and Wednesday. We went to the movies and saw Dog of Flanders (with Kreatecomm from the main OSSG list); I finally finished the bathroom remodeling . . . I demolished it to the bare walls . . . all that was left was the tub and surround, faux painted the walls and ceiling, selected,cut and laid the tile and then grouted the new floor, I finally finished by doing the floor molding. That was unbelievably physical! What does that have to do with weight loss surgery? Well, I hated that bathroom for 10 years, the surgery gave me the strength and energy to do such a project! Doing it myself saved over $1,000.00 and it couldn't have happened a year ago! I am also working on all my Xmas boutique ceramics . . . porecelain millinium pins and ceramic Xmas trees and custom plates. And shopping for back to school stuff! And shopping for myself, I finally have gone through all the sizes in my closet and everything is too big . . . except for the size 31 Guess jeans, I can get them over the thighs, but not over the hips YET. They are my goal . . . remember years ago when Oprah went on optifast and finally fit into her size 10 Calvin Klien jeans? These pants represent " making it " to me . . . and I'm almost there! So life is good, people are terrific, business is great, and my waist is getting smaller . . . not bad . . . ) Vicki in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 I see it's working. We have 191 members now. Maybe a lot of them are under a year and just lurking, or maybe this lack of Labor Day messages means that one year out is so smooth that there's just not much to talk about. Oh, well. Bandas Austin, TX RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX Then: 305 Now: 180 125 pounds gone forever! where is everyone? > > > Has this fabulous new list lost its fizz? Or is my email broken. > > Bandas > Austin, TX > RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX > Then: 305 Now: 180 > 125 pounds gone forever! > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 << I would love to be at 135 but I don't think thats ever going to happen. How tall are you? Is'ent it funny how those people feel free to comment on your weight now. Like they would have said " Sue you really are getting fat, are you a compulsive overeater? " Ha. Jan C. 3-11-98 RNY >> Sue your weight loss is wonderful! Congratulations on what you have achieved! Don't worry about what other people say...they are jealous of your beautiful new body and attitude! Jan-don't worry about what the scale says...have your body fat checked and if you are in the healthy range-rejoice at being healthy! I am 5'3 " and would love to weigh 120 lbs (which is what the " weight charts " say I should weigh but it ain't gonna happen because at 155 lbs my body fat is 23.5% which means that I only have a total of 37 lbs of fat on my body right now so if I lost every lb of fat I had on me I would still weight 123 lbs and be dead-LOL!). Remember that many of us who have been overweight a long time or our entire lives have high bone density and larger muscle mass in our lower bodies than others and also have thousands of collapsed fat cells that are never going anywhere and also take up space and add to our weight. That is why body fat is the best way to measure your weight loss success (by the way any local gym can measure it for you with calipers-pincher-like devices that measure the amount of fat on various parts of your body-midriff, thighs, biceps, etc.). And you CAN change your body fat even if your weight loss has stopped like mine did by exercising and watching your diet...I have lost 3% body fat in four weeks through working out. My goal is to drop my body fat to 17-18% eventually which would take me from " healthy " to " athletic " ...a term I never in my life would imagine could be used to describe me! Please don't let the scale rule your existence...think healthy instead! Best wishes for continued success to both of you! Betty D. Open distal RNY 03/02/98 Starting weight 296 lbs. BMI 52 Size 30 Currently 155 lbs. 5'3 " Body fat 23.5% Size 8/10 Starting week #7 of the 12 week EAS Body of Work Physique Transformation Challenge...check it out at www.EAS.com " Believe in yourself. If you believe in yourself everyone else will believe in you too " -Tony Little, personal trainer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 > > >Has this fabulous new list lost its fizz? Or is my email broken. and >I see it's working. We have 191 members now. Maybe a lot of them are under a >year and just lurking Well, , I am under a year and normally just lurk. ;^) But I bet a lot of people are just celebrating the long weekend. I wish I could have gone away. ;^) in Charlottesville, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 Wow!! You are one busy lady. I bought a pair of white size 10 jeans this weekend. What an awesome feeling. I ran over to the plus size department and put them up next to the 24's I was wearing this time last year. Oh, my gosh. It does make you stop and think. B in California HaaseVP@... wrote: > From: HaaseVP@... > > Hmmmmmm, let's see. Oh yeah, its the last week of the summer vacation > and I have been spending maximum time with my kids. School starts tomorrow > and Wednesday. We went to the movies and saw Dog of Flanders (with > Kreatecomm from the main OSSG list); I finally finished the bathroom > remodeling . . . I demolished it to the bare walls . . . all that was left > was the tub and surround, faux painted the walls and ceiling, selected,cut > and laid the tile and then grouted the new floor, I finally finished by doing > the floor molding. That was unbelievably physical! What does that have to > do with weight loss surgery? Well, I hated that bathroom for 10 years, the > surgery gave me the strength and energy to do such a project! Doing it > myself saved over $1,000.00 and it couldn't have happened a year ago! > I am also working on all my Xmas boutique ceramics . . . porecelain > millinium pins and ceramic Xmas trees and custom plates. And shopping for > back to school stuff! And shopping for myself, I finally have gone through > all the sizes in my closet and everything is too big . . . except for the > size 31 Guess jeans, I can get them over the thighs, but not over the hips > YET. They are my goal . . . remember years ago when Oprah went on optifast > and finally fit into her size 10 Calvin Klien jeans? These pants represent > " making it " to me . . . and I'm almost there! > So life is good, people are terrific, business is great, and my waist is > getting smaller . . . not bad . . . ) > Vicki in CA > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 1999 Report Share Posted September 7, 1999 In a message dated 09/06/1999 10:10:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dboat@... writes: > Wow!! You are one busy lady. I bought a pair of white size 10 jeans this > weekend. What an awesome feeling. I ran over to the plus size department > and > put them up next to the 24's I was wearing this time last year. Oh, my gosh. > It > does make you stop and think. > > B in California I am busy! ? But . . . I think I overdue sometimes because of messages I got in childhood like, " your lazy and you'll never amount to anything " (Mom), then I got the other messages as well " you're smart and outgoing and can do or be anything you want " (Dad who was never around). Even as an adult the negative messages come flooding back! I know they were cruel and untrue and a result of mental illness, but they are so deeply ingrained. I think I over do just to prove myself that they are false. When doing positive affirmations or just reviewing what is going on in my life, the negative (abet untrue) messages are always there! What a clever idea to compare your new size jeans with the old at the store! The only old pants I have are those stretchy denim leggings, I was down to the last pair that fit before surgery. Congratulations on the size 10's, I'm looking forward to getting there too! Vicki in CA (Who is admiring her new bathroom! Too bad its the kids bathroom! LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 1999 Report Share Posted September 7, 1999 Hi , I saw your massage posted at 6:22 this morning. I think your currently a victim of time zone appathy. Here in San Francisco on a holiday it is waaay to early. I have a similar problem when I'm ready to start talkin at 9pm pst and most everyone has already gone to bed. Cecilia where is everyone? > > >Has this fabulous new list lost its fizz? Or is my email broken. > > Bandas >Austin, TX >RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX >Then: 305 Now: 180 >125 pounds gone forever! > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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