X # of pounds lost forever!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

Imerman@... writes:

> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

>

> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

> Vicki

>

This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies available on the

BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight regain. Although

we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is lost is gone

forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

I think too much sugar will destroy any tool we have. That is why it was

highly recommended that I have the RNY because I love sugar. If you dont

have a real taste for sugar, then yes, you're pretty safe probably. But if

you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even with

a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be really

ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

earth!!!

[Guest guest]

I think too much sugar will destroy any tool we have. That is why it was

highly recommended that I have the RNY because I love sugar. If you dont

have a real taste for sugar, then yes, you're pretty safe probably. But if

you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even with

a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be really

ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

earth!!!

[Guest guest]

I think too much sugar will destroy any tool we have. That is why it was

highly recommended that I have the RNY because I love sugar. If you dont

have a real taste for sugar, then yes, you're pretty safe probably. But if

you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even with

a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be really

ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

earth!!!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

writes:

> But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think

> even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the BPd/DS.

I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that most

sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as you

would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking maybe

it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range) that

it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I didn't

eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

writes:

> But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think

> even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the BPd/DS.

I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that most

sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as you

would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking maybe

it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range) that

it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I didn't

eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

writes:

> But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think

> even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the BPd/DS.

I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that most

sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as you

would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking maybe

it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range) that

it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I didn't

eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

Oh, I forgot to mention that little to no late regain with the BPD/Ds is

documented in medical literature. In fact one study showed that there is a

calorie maximum absorbtion level after the BPD (precursor to the BPd/DS)

suggesting that after a certain number of calories--all the rest is

malabsorbed and not used by the body at all.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

Oh, I forgot to mention that little to no late regain with the BPD/Ds is

documented in medical literature. In fact one study showed that there is a

calorie maximum absorbtion level after the BPD (precursor to the BPd/DS)

suggesting that after a certain number of calories--all the rest is

malabsorbed and not used by the body at all.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

Oh, I forgot to mention that little to no late regain with the BPD/Ds is

documented in medical literature. In fact one study showed that there is a

calorie maximum absorbtion level after the BPD (precursor to the BPd/DS)

suggesting that after a certain number of calories--all the rest is

malabsorbed and not used by the body at all.

Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

[Guest guest]

> But if

> you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even

> with

> a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

> Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be

> really

> ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

>

> steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

> earth!!!

Sorry...this is untrue. Most of my DS friends can and Do eat sugar daily,

including myself. Hasn't slowed my weight loss or theirs. And 18 months

later, I haven't seen any regain...and am still losing. I just got done

eating Pepperidge Farm cookies for an afternoon snack. But don't get ticked,

if we all get where we want to go, that's the important part.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/149 BMI 50.2/23.3 -171 pounds

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

Brachioplasty, Mastopexy, Abdominoplasty, Lateral Trunk Excision - 12/8/01

Self-pay

http://hometown.aol.com/chezmich/index.html

[Guest guest]

> But if

> you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even

> with

> a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

> Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be

> really

> ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

>

> steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

> earth!!!

Sorry...this is untrue. Most of my DS friends can and Do eat sugar daily,

including myself. Hasn't slowed my weight loss or theirs. And 18 months

later, I haven't seen any regain...and am still losing. I just got done

eating Pepperidge Farm cookies for an afternoon snack. But don't get ticked,

if we all get where we want to go, that's the important part.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/149 BMI 50.2/23.3 -171 pounds

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

Brachioplasty, Mastopexy, Abdominoplasty, Lateral Trunk Excision - 12/8/01

Self-pay

http://hometown.aol.com/chezmich/index.html

[Guest guest]

> But if

> you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I think even

> with

> a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

>

> Now that is what I was told over and over and over... You know I'd be

> really

> ticked if I find out there's a sugery out there that will allow me to eat a

>

> steady diet of cookies and ice cream and never gain weight, man, heaven on

> earth!!!

Sorry...this is untrue. Most of my DS friends can and Do eat sugar daily,

including myself. Hasn't slowed my weight loss or theirs. And 18 months

later, I haven't seen any regain...and am still losing. I just got done

eating Pepperidge Farm cookies for an afternoon snack. But don't get ticked,

if we all get where we want to go, that's the important part.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/149 BMI 50.2/23.3 -171 pounds

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

Brachioplasty, Mastopexy, Abdominoplasty, Lateral Trunk Excision - 12/8/01

Self-pay

http://hometown.aol.com/chezmich/index.html

[Guest guest]

Sugar plus grazing is an unbeatable combo to get you back to your start

weight. As a radical distal, I should NOT be able to regain, malabsorb

fats, tiny pouch, dumping--I have it all. But several of my peers at 3 yrs

are back to full size, one at 250, one at 450.

Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

procedures. It's real and it hurts.

Only true of RNY. Sorry.

Michele B.

[Guest guest]

I'm of the opinion.......

that the only thing " gone forever " is my virginity, youth and my hubby's

hairline!!!!!

Sue in Las Vegas

-- X # of pounds lost forever!

--

--

--In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

--Imerman@... writes:

--

--

--> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

--> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

--> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

--> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

-->

--> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

--> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

--> Vicki

-->

--

--This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies

--available on the

--BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight

--regain. Although

--we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is

--lost is gone

--forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

--

--Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

--Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

--BPD/DS

--4/27/00

--www.duodenalswitch.com

--267 to 165 5' 4 "

--size 22 to size 10

--have made size goal

--no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

--

--

--

--

[Guest guest]

I'm of the opinion.......

that the only thing " gone forever " is my virginity, youth and my hubby's

hairline!!!!!

Sue in Las Vegas

-- X # of pounds lost forever!

--

--

--In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

--Imerman@... writes:

--

--

--> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

--> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

--> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

--> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

-->

--> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

--> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

--> Vicki

-->

--

--This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies

--available on the

--BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight

--regain. Although

--we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is

--lost is gone

--forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

--

--Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

--Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

--BPD/DS

--4/27/00

--www.duodenalswitch.com

--267 to 165 5' 4 "

--size 22 to size 10

--have made size goal

--no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

--

--

--

--

[Guest guest]

I'm of the opinion.......

that the only thing " gone forever " is my virginity, youth and my hubby's

hairline!!!!!

Sue in Las Vegas

-- X # of pounds lost forever!

--

--

--In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

--Imerman@... writes:

--

--

--> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

--> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

--> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

--> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

-->

--> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

--> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

--> Vicki

-->

--

--This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies

--available on the

--BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight

--regain. Although

--we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is

--lost is gone

--forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

--

--Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

--Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

--BPD/DS

--4/27/00

--www.duodenalswitch.com

--267 to 165 5' 4 "

--size 22 to size 10

--have made size goal

--no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

--

--

--

--

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/2001 12:48:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

> Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

> procedures. It's real and it hurts.

>

It does, it's the most heart breaking thing I've faced in my life and as most

of us, I've had a pretty painful life.

love and hugzzz

flo

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/29/2001 12:48:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

> Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

> procedures. It's real and it hurts.

>

It does, it's the most heart breaking thing I've faced in my life and as most

of us, I've had a pretty painful life.

love and hugzzz

flo

[Guest guest]

>>>

My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range) that it amazes me.

>>>>

I hope this is true for you and perhaps because of the type surgery you had

it will be, but many of us stay stable for a long time and then suddenly

either our hormones change or our eating habits change or a combination of

both and we gain.

i stayed the same weight within 3# until i was 2.75 years out. i would have

never believed a single person who would have told me that i would not still

be that same weight - not that i ever thought it was 'gone forever' because

that wasn't the case, but i lost the weight within 15mo. and then stayed the

same.

because of a set of circumstances affecting my thyroid i've gained and now

i think that is under control again with thyroid hormones/medication, but i

am not losing.

there was a discussion on here about the " third year wall " awhile ago - i

would strongly suggest that anyone in their second year go read the

archives.

Sue

[swVA]

[Guest guest]

You can outeat a 40 " common channel, you can outeat a 30 " common channel.

Sugar plus grazing is an unbeatable combo to get you back to your start

weight. As a radical distal, I should NOT be able to regain, malabsorb

fats, tiny pouch, dumping--I have it all. But several of my peers at 3 yrs

are back to full size, one at 250, one at 450.

Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

procedures. It's real and it hurts.

Thanks,

www.vitalady.com

For info on PayPal, click this link:

https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com

Re: X # of pounds lost forever!

> In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

> writes:

>

>

> > But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I

think

> > even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

> >

>

> Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the

BPd/DS.

> I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

> certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

> over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that

most

> sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

> the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as

you

> would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

> Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

> morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking

maybe

> it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

> stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range)

that

> it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I

didn't

> eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

>

> Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You can outeat a 40 " common channel, you can outeat a 30 " common channel.

Sugar plus grazing is an unbeatable combo to get you back to your start

weight. As a radical distal, I should NOT be able to regain, malabsorb

fats, tiny pouch, dumping--I have it all. But several of my peers at 3 yrs

are back to full size, one at 250, one at 450.

Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

procedures. It's real and it hurts.

Thanks,

www.vitalady.com

For info on PayPal, click this link:

https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com

Re: X # of pounds lost forever!

> In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

> writes:

>

>

> > But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I

think

> > even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

> >

>

> Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the

BPd/DS.

> I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

> certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

> over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that

most

> sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

> the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as

you

> would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

> Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

> morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking

maybe

> it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

> stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range)

that

> it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I

didn't

> eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

>

> Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You can outeat a 40 " common channel, you can outeat a 30 " common channel.

Sugar plus grazing is an unbeatable combo to get you back to your start

weight. As a radical distal, I should NOT be able to regain, malabsorb

fats, tiny pouch, dumping--I have it all. But several of my peers at 3 yrs

are back to full size, one at 250, one at 450.

Don't hurt yourself by thinking that you cannot out eat any of these

procedures. It's real and it hurts.

Thanks,

www.vitalady.com

For info on PayPal, click this link:

https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com

Re: X # of pounds lost forever!

> In a message dated 12/29/2001 11:34:21 AM Central Standard Time, Flozzz

> writes:

>

>

> > But if you turn to sweets and start jacking up the empty calories, I

think

> > even with a BPD you will gain and certainly more than 8 or 10 lbs.

> >

>

> Actually, I love my sweets and that IS one of the reasons I chose the

BPd/DS.

> I eat my protein first and then practice no restraint after that. I have

> certainly eaten my share of sweets (even more than I would like to admit)

> over the holidays and have not gained at all. You have to remember that

most

> sweets are actually even more heavily laden with fat than sweets. Most of

> the fat in foods is malabsorbed, so the sweets are not as detrimental as

you

> would think. I have been conscious not to start drinking sugary drinks.

> Actually until about 2 months ago, I drank several cups of coffee every

> morning with sugar in them. I decided to switch to splenda, thinking

maybe

> it would affect my weight (just an experiment really) and still my weight

> stays the same. My weight is so stable (up and down in a 4 pound range)

that

> it amazes me. I think I would have lost another 10 or 15 pounds if I

didn't

> eat sweets, but also feel this would only have made me look older.

>

> Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

HEY! watch the hairline jokes.

Dennis

Sue Barr wrote:

> I'm of the opinion.......

> that the only thing " gone forever " is my virginity, youth and my

hubby's

> hairline!!!!!

>

> Sue in Las Vegas

>

> -- X # of pounds lost forever!

> --

> --

> --In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

> --Imerman@... writes:

> --

> --

> --> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

> --> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

> --> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

> --> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

> -->

> --> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

> --> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

> --> Vicki

> -->

> --

> --This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies

> --available on the

> --BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight

> --regain. Although

> --we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is

> --lost is gone

> --forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

> --

> --Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

> --Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> --BPD/DS

> --4/27/00

> --www.duodenalswitch.com

> --267 to 165 5' 4 "

> --size 22 to size 10

> --have made size goal

> --no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

> --

> --

> --

> --

[Guest guest]

HEY! watch the hairline jokes.

Dennis

Sue Barr wrote:

> I'm of the opinion.......

> that the only thing " gone forever " is my virginity, youth and my

hubby's

> hairline!!!!!

>

> Sue in Las Vegas

>

> -- X # of pounds lost forever!

> --

> --

> --In a message dated 12/28/2001 3:58:30 PM Central Standard Time,

> --Imerman@... writes:

> --

> --

> --> Rita brought up a good point. The lbs that i have lost due to the

> --> WLS are not " gone forever " and it just grates my nerves when I see

> --> people posting that. I had the VBG done in 97 and regained 80+ lbs

> --> of 150 lost, so nothing is forever.

> -->

> --> I had the revision in June of this year and am 10 lbs from my lowest

> --> wt from the VBG and hope to get below that.

> --> Vicki

> -->

> --

> --This depends on what procedure you have had. The studies

> --available on the

> --BPD/DS indicate to date little (8-10 pounds) of late weight

> --regain. Although

> --we don't all end up " skinny " , typically with the BPd/DS what is

> --lost is gone

> --forever (except possibly 8 to 10 pounds).

> --

> --Dawn--far south Chicago suburban area

> --Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> --BPD/DS

> --4/27/00

> --www.duodenalswitch.com

> --267 to 165 5' 4 "

> --size 22 to size 10

> --have made size goal

> --no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

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