Guest guest Posted November 9, 1999 Report Share Posted November 9, 1999 Congratulations ! You've come a long way in a year.....Which surgery did you have?? Ellen Ellen VBG 12/97 - 365 Revised to RNY 9/1/99 - 286 11/9 - 235 ---------- > > To: Graduate-OSSGonelist; ossgonelist > Subject: All told... > Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 3:07 PM > > > > Well I just got off the phone with BTC after speaking at length with the > nutritionist. I have dropped more weight. I am down to 163 according to my > scale. Which is 8 pounds less than what I weighed at my 1 year checkup. > Which is good however I also have about 10 -15 pounds of extra skin hanging > around that I won't lose without surgery. Going by 15 pounds (on tummy, > thighs and arms) extra skin that means I have probably made goal weight and > shouldn't lose much more. My goal weight was 148 or 200 pounds lost. I have > lost 185 actual pounds. > > Anyway, the reason I called them was because I needed to know how much lower > I would/should go. The answer is I should NOT go much lower because of the > fact that I haven't done tummy tuck/thigh lift/bat wing removal. Probably > only another five pounds or so of fat will come off. The nutritionist > quizzed me on whether or not I have been eating -- yeah, like a little piggy > actually. She also said that my body will find the weight it is comfortable > with and settle there as long as I am eating and getting enough calories. I > have been eating what I want when I want it. And still have been losing. Its > odd. My body has adapted quite well to this surgery -- to this lifestyle. > > So I guess what I need to do now is concentrate on maintaining. > > But the main reason I am writing is that this is odd. Finally I am at a > point where food is not ruling my life. Where I am a normal weight and > happily going about my business without worrying that people are looking at > me or laughing at me because of my appearance. I am no longer the biggest > person in the room and my goal was never to be the smallest. I just wanted > to be average and I got that. > > Over this past 13 months I have managed to take control and keep it. Which > is saying a lot. I have discovered quite a bit about myself and others. I > feel healthy and confident and have attained a place in my life I didn't > think possible. A normal healthy weight. Once I have plastic surgery -- > which won't be until after I fulfill my dream of becoming a mommy -- I will > be at the proper weight for my height. Normal healthy. Insurance chart. I > can just about say I have reached my destination.And the journey was worth > it. It isn't quite over but one stage in my life is. I am never going to be > obese again. I say this with hope and optimism but also with a grounded > reality that I now have the control to make it a choice at this stage with > this system! > > 13 months and a lifetime. What more could I ask for? > > Rasley > mailto:drasley@... > BTC, Columbus Ohio October 7th, 1998 > Starting weight: 348 pounds > After surgery: Healthy, happy and wiser > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 1999 Report Share Posted November 10, 1999 In a message dated Tue, 9 Nov 1999 3:09:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, " D. Rasley " writes: > Finally I am at a point where food is not ruling my life. Where I am a normal weight and happily going about my business without worrying that people are looking at me or laughing at me because of my appearance. I am no longer the biggest person in the room and my goal was never to be the smallest. I just wanted to be average and I got that. ********************* Beautifully said ! Exactly how I feel. My goal was never to be a size 4...I just didn't want to be a size 30+ anymore and in poor health. Now I am average. Now I am healthy. I feel good about who I am and what I've accomplished. I have the energy to have a full productive day and enjoy life. That is why I had the surgery and I feel like I've been given a second chance at life. It's more than most people get and I'm grateful for it. It's still a learning process for me at 20 mos. post-op. I still eat the wrong foods and get sick. I still overeat sometimes. But my weight has stabilized and thanks to exercise and reconstructive surgeries I have very few physical reminders of being morbidly obese. I will never forget who I was but I've moved on...I don't dwell on my weightloss anymore-instead my focus has become what can I do to improve my current self-eliminating counter-productive behaviors and replacing them with positive ones. I think it's the next step in the recovery process. Betty D. Distal RNY 03/02/98 -146 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 1999 Report Share Posted November 10, 1999 In a message dated 11/10/99 10:13:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, Valadybnkr@... writes: << It's still a learning process for me at 20 mos. post-op. I still eat the wrong foods and get sick. I still overeat sometimes. But my weight has stabilized and thanks to exercise and reconstructive surgeries I have very few physical reminders of being morbidly obese. I will never forget who I was but I've moved on...I don't dwell on my weightloss anymore-instead my focus has become what can I do to improve my current self-eliminating counter-productive behaviors and replacing them with positive ones. I think it's the next step in the recovery process. >> Betty how well said! Beautiful post ! Alice LAP RNY Sept 1, 1998 Dr. Champion, Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 1999 Report Share Posted November 10, 1999 I agree with you Betty and believe that this will always be a learning process. Every day I am learning more and more about myself and what I can and can not eat as well as what I can do and how I feel. I used to stuff my feelings away using food and now I don't. From that comes a lot of interesting experiences and lessons. Which I am grateful for. I am also healthy which I appreciate greatly! D. Rasley mailto:drasley@... > Re: All told... > > > From: Valadybnkr@... > > In a message dated Tue, 9 Nov 1999 3:09:15 PM Eastern Standard > Time, " D. Rasley " writes: > > > > Finally I am at a point where food is not ruling my life. Where I > am a normal weight and happily going about my business without > worrying that people are looking at me or laughing at me because > of my appearance. I am no longer the biggest person in the room > and my goal was never to be the smallest. I just wanted to be > average and I got that. > ********************* > Beautifully said ! Exactly how I feel. My goal was never > to be a size 4...I just didn't want to be a size 30+ anymore and > in poor health. Now I am average. Now I am healthy. I feel > good about who I am and what I've accomplished. I have the energy > to have a full productive day and enjoy life. That is why I had > the surgery and I feel like I've been given a second chance at > life. It's more than most people get and I'm grateful for it. > > It's still a learning process for me at 20 mos. post-op. I still > eat the wrong foods and get sick. I still overeat sometimes. > But my weight has stabilized and thanks to exercise and > reconstructive surgeries I have very few physical reminders of > being morbidly obese. I will never forget who I was but I've > moved on...I don't dwell on my weightloss anymore-instead my > focus has become what can I do to improve my current > self-eliminating counter-productive behaviors and replacing them > with positive ones. I think it's the next step in the recovery process. > > Betty D. > Distal RNY 03/02/98 -146 lbs. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 1999 Report Share Posted November 10, 1999 I feel the same way. My body found it's place at 182 or so. I was willing to settle for 200 or so. And even now not to be greedy but I would take another 1o lbs.But It wouldn't really be a good idea the doc. said not to lose any more. I wonder if we wind up with a touch of anorexia in us Re: All told... > > > > > > From: TINA35MB@... > > > > , > > > > Congratulations on reaching your goal! I too am where I want to be. > > However, I still weight 195-200 lbs. I stabilized around April > > of this year > > and haven't lost another pound. I pretty much eat what I want > > (healthy - not > > junk food). I don't feel deprived at all any more. When I get that full > > feeling - I know I'd better stop or PAY THE PRICE! > > > > Hope you're a mommy in the near future! My tummy tuck is scheduled for > > December 1st! > > > > Tina > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 1999 Report Share Posted November 11, 1999 Bob - I would be greedy Having had this weight problem, its pretty hard to think that I could ever be too thin! Trish > > > I feel the same way. My body found it's place at 182 or so. I was willing to > settle for 200 or so. And even now not to be greedy but I would take another > 1o lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 1999 Report Share Posted November 11, 1999 I had the open RNY medial bypass. D. Rasley mailto:drasley@... > All told... > > Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 3:07 PM > > > > > > > > Well I just got off the phone with BTC after speaking at length with the > > nutritionist. I have dropped more weight. I am down to 163 according to > my > > scale. Which is 8 pounds less than what I weighed at my 1 year checkup. > > Which is good however I also have about 10 -15 pounds of extra skin > hanging > > around that I won't lose without surgery. Going by 15 pounds (on tummy, > > thighs and arms) extra skin that means I have probably made goal weight > and > > shouldn't lose much more. My goal weight was 148 or 200 pounds lost. I > have > > lost 185 actual pounds. > > > > Anyway, the reason I called them was because I needed to know how much > lower > > I would/should go. The answer is I should NOT go much lower because of > the > > fact that I haven't done tummy tuck/thigh lift/bat wing > removal. Probably > > only another five pounds or so of fat will come off. The nutritionist > > quizzed me on whether or not I have been eating -- yeah, like a little > piggy > > actually. She also said that my body will find the weight it is > comfortable > > with and settle there as long as I am eating and getting enough > calories. > I > > have been eating what I want when I want it. And still have been losing. > Its > > odd. My body has adapted quite well to this surgery -- to this > lifestyle. > > > > So I guess what I need to do now is concentrate on maintaining. > > > > But the main reason I am writing is that this is odd. Finally I am at a > > point where food is not ruling my life. Where I am a normal weight and > > happily going about my business without worrying that people are looking > at > > me or laughing at me because of my appearance. I am no longer > the biggest > > person in the room and my goal was never to be the smallest. I just > wanted > > to be average and I got that. > > > > Over this past 13 months I have managed to take control and keep it. > Which > > is saying a lot. I have discovered quite a bit about myself and > others. I > > feel healthy and confident and have attained a place in my life I didn't > > think possible. A normal healthy weight. Once I have plastic surgery -- > > which won't be until after I fulfill my dream of becoming a mommy -- I > will > > be at the proper weight for my height. Normal healthy. > Insurance chart. I > > can just about say I have reached my destination.And the journey was > worth > > it. It isn't quite over but one stage in my life is. I am never going to > be > > obese again. I say this with hope and optimism but also with a grounded > > reality that I now have the control to make it a choice at this stage > with > > this system! > > > > 13 months and a lifetime. What more could I ask for? > > > > Rasley > > mailto:drasley@... > > BTC, Columbus Ohio October 7th, 1998 > > Starting weight: 348 pounds > > After surgery: Healthy, happy and wiser > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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