By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:49:17 +0000

Hi Carol,
First, congrats on your weight loss and your workout commitment. Good
job on both!!
I too had trouble SEEING the weight coming off with my own eyes. The
only way I did and sometimes still do is by pictures. I forced
myself to do front and side pictures although my weight loss journey.
Boy am I glad I did. Even if you did not take any staged photos in
the beginning, Do it now!!
Hang in there and take good care!
Very best wishes,
Kate O
LAP RNY @ Stanford 11-20-03
-80 LBS pre-Op
-95LBS post-op
-175LBS Grand TOTAL!! WooHoo

By: Tammi Elanor

Tammi Elanor — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:52:45 +0000

Hi Carol,
Yeah, some doctors drive me CRAZY!!! My surgeon doesn’t believe in
plateaus, even though there’s one called hibernation which hits a
couple of months out. Excuse me doc, if it doesn’t exist, why does it
have a name?!? I got so disgusted I fired him! I get all my follow-up
through my PCP, who thinks I’m doing great.
I know a lot of people who don’t see any difference in their bodies
while they are losing weight. Did you take measurements? I bet those
are really falling! Weight (the numbers on the scale) don’t tell the
whole story. If you’re exercising, you might be losing pounds of fat
while gaining pounds of muscle. That means that the number on the
scale wouldn’t change, but the body is shrinking.
Keep doing what you should be doing. Take your vitamins. I personally
recommend drinking protein drinks, since I don’t believe we can ABSORB
enough protein from food. Drink your water. Keep exercising.

Hang in there, and don’t let the doctor get you down!
–
Eleanor Oster
eleanor@… (personal address)
www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm
Berkeley, CA
Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003
David P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)
05/09/2003 319 Orientation
07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery
06/08/2004 175 Current
Goal 140

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