New here

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Keep " pushing " those docs and your insurance company, okay...? Sounds

like you're on your way to the " Losing Side! "

Take good care and God bless you richly!

Love,

Trace in Va. Beach, VA

Dr. Schechner, Va. Beach, VA

Open RNY -- 9/5/02

Height -- 5' 9 1/2 "

Starting weight -- 351.2

Current weight -- 261

Minus -- 90.2 pounds gone!

Gal. 2:20

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Keep " pushing " those docs and your insurance company, okay...? Sounds

like you're on your way to the " Losing Side! "

Take good care and God bless you richly!

Love,

Trace in Va. Beach, VA

Dr. Schechner, Va. Beach, VA

Open RNY -- 9/5/02

Height -- 5' 9 1/2 "

Starting weight -- 351.2

Current weight -- 261

Minus -- 90.2 pounds gone!

Gal. 2:20

[Guest guest]

Hi Louise and welcome. I've sent you some info. privately.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39

Open RNY - 5/21/02

Dr. Chua

5'7 " - 314/218/150-175

[Guest guest]

Hi Louise and welcome. I've sent you some info. privately.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39

Open RNY - 5/21/02

Dr. Chua

5'7 " - 314/218/150-175

[Guest guest]

Suz,

Thank you for the link to Dr. Indman. Great site and great pictures. Very

informative. Im going to try to get an evaluation with him. I have an abdominal

myo scheduled for Jan 7th...but I wanted to see if I would be a candidate for

a less invasive procedure like the one he does through the cervix with a

telescope/video. It sounds like he is very " cutting edge " The doc Im scheduled

with seems very good but doesn't do that procedure. Does anyone know if size if

the determining factor if that is possible? My fibroid is the size of a large

orange so maybe it's too big but it sounds like he cauterizes the fibroids bit

by bit. Also, from talking to the doctor and reading all the posts it sounds

like sometimes there are more fibroids in the uterus than show on the

ultrasounds so then I think myo is the best to be sure to get all of them out.

It is

so strange! One day I am all excited just to get the surgery and get this

monster out of me and then the next I start getting all scared about the surgery

and want to treat it naturally oh but then Im tired from the anemia and the

pressure on the bladder.......! I know we are all going through this and I just

want to get it over with though...it's so consuming! I wonder what did I worry

about before this!!!

Pearl

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group and CONGRATULATIONS on your loss so far!

If you need a visualization to help your motivation.... go to www.lendsend.com

and click on the My Model button. You can design your model...weight, height,

body type, hair, eyes, etc. This way you can see the comparison from beginning

to goal.

Maureen

New Here

Hi everyone,

I started WW almost 3 weeks ago, I did weigh 262 now I weigh

249. I am hoping to get the support I need to get down to my goal of

140. I have been overwieght since I was 11 years old, so I don't

even know what I look like thin. My husband has already noticed a

difference and he says he can't wait until I get thin, he is a

wonderful engouragement for me. My 9 month old daughter is my

inspiration, I don't want her to ever know me as her " fat " mommy and

I want to be able to play as har as she does. My mother was

seriously obese my entire childhood so I know what that feels like

and I don't want my daughter to feel that way or end up overweight

herself. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group and CONGRATULATIONS on your loss so far!

If you need a visualization to help your motivation.... go to www.lendsend.com

and click on the My Model button. You can design your model...weight, height,

body type, hair, eyes, etc. This way you can see the comparison from beginning

to goal.

Maureen

New Here

Hi everyone,

I started WW almost 3 weeks ago, I did weigh 262 now I weigh

249. I am hoping to get the support I need to get down to my goal of

140. I have been overwieght since I was 11 years old, so I don't

even know what I look like thin. My husband has already noticed a

difference and he says he can't wait until I get thin, he is a

wonderful engouragement for me. My 9 month old daughter is my

inspiration, I don't want her to ever know me as her " fat " mommy and

I want to be able to play as har as she does. My mother was

seriously obese my entire childhood so I know what that feels like

and I don't want my daughter to feel that way or end up overweight

herself. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Guest guest]

Very powerful introduction, . My advice? NEVER give up. Even when

you think it isn't worth it, reread the post you sent to this list serve and

the passion you feel now will be renewed in the future when the hard times

come. I know what it is like to have an obese mother. Funny thing is, my

sister is anorexic. I don't have that problem for sure! Right now, I'm

stuck at 34 pounds down. And some days are pretty tough. I only have 16

more to go to my goal, if I don't screw it up. Good luck and smile when you

look in the mirror.

Teres

PS: I hope you are taking snapshots of yourself so you can see your

progress, because sometimes we forget how far we've come until we see where

we've been.

New Here

Hi everyone,

I started WW almost 3 weeks ago, I did weigh 262 now I weigh

249. I am hoping to get the support I need to get down to my goal of

140. I have been overwieght since I was 11 years old, so I don't

even know what I look like thin. My husband has already noticed a

difference and he says he can't wait until I get thin, he is a

wonderful engouragement for me. My 9 month old daughter is my

inspiration, I don't want her to ever know me as her " fat " mommy and

I want to be able to play as har as she does. My mother was

seriously obese my entire childhood so I know what that feels like

and I don't want my daughter to feel that way or end up overweight

herself. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Guest guest]

Maureen, what was that web address again? I tried lendsend.com and it

didn't look like what you were talking about.

Re: New Here

Welcome to the group and CONGRATULATIONS on your loss so far!

If you need a visualization to help your motivation.... go to

www.lendsend.com and click on the My Model button. You can design your

model...weight, height, body type, hair, eyes, etc. This way you can see

the comparison from beginning to goal.

Maureen

New Here

Hi everyone,

I started WW almost 3 weeks ago, I did weigh 262 now I weigh

249. I am hoping to get the support I need to get down to my goal of

140. I have been overwieght since I was 11 years old, so I don't

even know what I look like thin. My husband has already noticed a

difference and he says he can't wait until I get thin, he is a

wonderful engouragement for me. My 9 month old daughter is my

inspiration, I don't want her to ever know me as her " fat " mommy and

I want to be able to play as har as she does. My mother was

seriously obese my entire childhood so I know what that feels like

and I don't want my daughter to feel that way or end up overweight

herself. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Guest guest]

Ooopppppppss....a typo. Sorry about that. Here it is http://landsend.com/

Maureen

New Here

Hi everyone,

I started WW almost 3 weeks ago, I did weigh 262 now I weigh

249. I am hoping to get the support I need to get down to my goal of

140. I have been overwieght since I was 11 years old, so I don't

even know what I look like thin. My husband has already noticed a

difference and he says he can't wait until I get thin, he is a

wonderful engouragement for me. My 9 month old daughter is my

inspiration, I don't want her to ever know me as her " fat " mommy and

I want to be able to play as har as she does. My mother was

seriously obese my entire childhood so I know what that feels like

and I don't want my daughter to feel that way or end up overweight

herself. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Guest guest]

Angie - WELCOME! It's so good to have you here on this group. You're off

to a great start with Weight Watchers -- now in the 200s! I'm here to tell

you that you can do it! This is a great lifestyle and you CAN win this

journey!

Bette

278/173/175 (but.....maybe 159!)

[Guest guest]

Angie - WELCOME! It's so good to have you here on this group. You're off

to a great start with Weight Watchers -- now in the 200s! I'm here to tell

you that you can do it! This is a great lifestyle and you CAN win this

journey!

Bette

278/173/175 (but.....maybe 159!)

[Guest guest]

Angie - WELCOME! It's so good to have you here on this group. You're off

to a great start with Weight Watchers -- now in the 200s! I'm here to tell

you that you can do it! This is a great lifestyle and you CAN win this

journey!

Bette

278/173/175 (but.....maybe 159!)

[Guest guest]

Angie,

You have done an awesome job since April! And, honestly, admitting that

highest weight is a tough thing to do, but can make a world of

difference. Maybe admitting it to the world makes us really see that

number. I know it really helped me when I started WW and, obviously,

it's helped you since you're already on your weight loss journey.

166/144.6/130 (ATH-175)

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Angie,

You have done an awesome job since April! And, honestly, admitting that

highest weight is a tough thing to do, but can make a world of

difference. Maybe admitting it to the world makes us really see that

number. I know it really helped me when I started WW and, obviously,

it's helped you since you're already on your weight loss journey.

166/144.6/130 (ATH-175)

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Angie,

You have done an awesome job since April! And, honestly, admitting that

highest weight is a tough thing to do, but can make a world of

difference. Maybe admitting it to the world makes us really see that

number. I know it really helped me when I started WW and, obviously,

it's helped you since you're already on your weight loss journey.

166/144.6/130 (ATH-175)

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, When I started my WW journey 2 1/2 years ago, I was at 302.8. I was

SHOCKED to see that number over 300. I am 6 foot tall so my weight was a little

more distributed but none the less, I weighed more than 300 pounds. I was so

mortified, my first week on program I lost 10 pounds, so there..I was under 300.

That was all the motivation I needed. I am still on my journey and will get to

my goal weight.

--

~~~~

http://home.comcast.net/~sihughes/

--------- new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, When I started my WW journey 2 1/2 years ago, I was at 302.8. I was

SHOCKED to see that number over 300. I am 6 foot tall so my weight was a little

more distributed but none the less, I weighed more than 300 pounds. I was so

mortified, my first week on program I lost 10 pounds, so there..I was under 300.

That was all the motivation I needed. I am still on my journey and will get to

my goal weight.

--

~~~~

http://home.comcast.net/~sihughes/

--------- new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, When I started my WW journey 2 1/2 years ago, I was at 302.8. I was

SHOCKED to see that number over 300. I am 6 foot tall so my weight was a little

more distributed but none the less, I weighed more than 300 pounds. I was so

mortified, my first week on program I lost 10 pounds, so there..I was under 300.

That was all the motivation I needed. I am still on my journey and will get to

my goal weight.

--

~~~~

http://home.comcast.net/~sihughes/

--------- new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey. thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie. Great job the the weight loss so far. Keep letting us know how it is

going.

e

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in april.I

was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss journey.

thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie. Great job the the weight loss so far. Keep letting us know how it is

going.

e

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in april.I

was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss journey.

thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Welcome Angie. We are all in the same boat. Trying to get to that healthy

BMI, trying to reach our various goals. And some have met the goal, and

hang out for those of us who haven't gotten there yet. I know that your

weight is a hard number to admit (its hard for all of us), but we all care

about each other here. And there is a lot of real experience for you to

pull from. You will reach your goal because you have made up your mind to

do it. The road is hard, but you aren't alone. We are here to help when

you need it.

I am sure you will have experience to share as well as you go along this

journey. That is the beauty of this group. I wish you not luck, but

positive experiences that will help you as you go along. OK, perhaps some

luck on those days that you need it!

And welcome to ALL you new folks. There have been so many, I've lost track!

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey.

thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Welcome Angie. We are all in the same boat. Trying to get to that healthy

BMI, trying to reach our various goals. And some have met the goal, and

hang out for those of us who haven't gotten there yet. I know that your

weight is a hard number to admit (its hard for all of us), but we all care

about each other here. And there is a lot of real experience for you to

pull from. You will reach your goal because you have made up your mind to

do it. The road is hard, but you aren't alone. We are here to help when

you need it.

I am sure you will have experience to share as well as you go along this

journey. That is the beauty of this group. I wish you not luck, but

positive experiences that will help you as you go along. OK, perhaps some

luck on those days that you need it!

And welcome to ALL you new folks. There have been so many, I've lost track!

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey.

thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

Welcome Angie. We are all in the same boat. Trying to get to that healthy

BMI, trying to reach our various goals. And some have met the goal, and

hang out for those of us who haven't gotten there yet. I know that your

weight is a hard number to admit (its hard for all of us), but we all care

about each other here. And there is a lot of real experience for you to

pull from. You will reach your goal because you have made up your mind to

do it. The road is hard, but you aren't alone. We are here to help when

you need it.

I am sure you will have experience to share as well as you go along this

journey. That is the beauty of this group. I wish you not luck, but

positive experiences that will help you as you go along. OK, perhaps some

luck on those days that you need it!

And welcome to ALL you new folks. There have been so many, I've lost track!

new here

hi.my name is angie.i am 28.i am very overweight.i just started the ww

program on monday and so far,so good...--My actual highest weight was in

april.I was

303.that really is a hard number to admit.I am at 292 right now.My goal

(healthy BMI) is 150.I hope with your help to win at this weight loss

journey.

thanks!

angie

303/292/150

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/3/2004 6:16:43 AM Central Standard Time,

ibeforej@... writes:

> Angie,

>

> You have done an awesome job since April! And, honestly, admitting that

> highest weight is a tough thing to do, but can make a world of

> difference. Maybe admitting it to the world makes us really see that

> number. I know it really helped me when I started WW and, obviously,

> it's helped you since you're already on your weight loss journey.

>

>

>

jenny-

thanks for the nice words.I am trying hard, and my willpower is

low..hee!!BUT i am staying in points!!

angie

303/292/150

we can do this!!