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Howdy everybody! I hope you all had a great New Year! I have read with

amusement some of the cute posts that have been in my mailbox the last couple

of days. Thanks for sharing!

Back when I had my surgery, I thought to myself that once I became healthy

and " felt like my old self, " that would be a good weight for me. So I

started feeling normal again at about 199 or 200 lbs. I'm tall, so that

weight wasn't bad for me. I figured everything from there on would be a

bonus. Little did I know that my surgery was still working hard for me to

lose more weight, hahaha! I not only lost a little more, I lost a LOT more!

About 70 lbs. more! As I said earlier, I am very tall and big boned, so this

isn't a good weight for me. Not to mention the bone density theory, which

claims I should take about 10-15 more pounds off of my current weight. So

here I am, sitting in a size 2 and 4, when I should be in a size 12 or 14.

And the worst part is, I'm still losing a pound here and there! (I know, I

know , I'll " fill out " and stop losing soon

I'm not complaining though! Please believe me! Unfortunately, however, when

I post about it, people literally attack me. Sometimes I get dozens of

e-mails from people " wishing " they could be in my shoes, praying that this

happens to them! Well, I didn't ask to be underweight any more than I asked

to be overweight! The common " knee-jerk " reaction is to say, " Oh, quit

complaining and whining about it, I would love to have your 'problem'... "

I remember while I was still MO and losing, someone asked me what I would do

if I lost TOO much weight. I thought it was so simple then. I said, " I'll

just go to GNC and get some of the weight gain shakes that are 2500

calories. " Easier said than done. True, they pack in a lot of calories, but

then I can't eat anything else! So I get malnourished. TPN is another

alternative, which my PCP wants to try, but unfortunately, though TPN can be

a life saver, it can also become extremely repetitive, with less results each

time. Lately I have been packing on the carbs to try to stop it, but dang,

my gas is so bad that I almost have to be quarantined!

I am working with my PCP and surgeon about the weight, so I'm not trying to

do this on my own, but at the same time, I feel that I need some support and

companionship that the traditional WLS lists just don't seem to offer.

Usually, like I said before, if I complain about my weight, I get a dozen

hate e-mails and maybe one or two e-mails from people in the same

predicament, who are likewise feeling helpless, but have nowhere to turn for

support either, and are scared to post because of all of the flaming.

Sooooo eventually it occurred to me that I should start a group for people

who became underweight with WLS. It is open to everyone, but if you aren't

underweight, please don't post, or write private " hate " e-mails to members

who are posting. We are a spin-off of the original OSSG group, like this

one, and I have talked to the moderators of OSSG and am going to follow their

guidelines.

We never expected this to happen to us, or even wanted it, with the exception

of a couple of people, perhaps. We just would love the group support and

companionship of others who are having the same difficulties.

The link to join the group is: OSSG-Underweight-subscribeegroups

Thanks, and I hope you all had a blessed holiday season!

Love,

Felicia

Lap RNY 6/2/99 Dr. Champion. 5'8 " @ 250+ (now: 5'9 " @ 130.5 lbs.)

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