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(201) Well, I thought I would miss the "hair loss thing", it’s been 7 1/2 months and as of this morning, I can officially saying my hair is falling out! The drain at the gym was so full with red hair that I thought I would die! I guess in a way its good. For 2 reasons, (1) with summer coming, I would be so warm as my hair is really thick and (2) that means my weight loss is picking up again. Dr Roslin @ Support Group always says when "you stop losing hair, your weight loss stops"...I looked back on my posts and I lost 8lbs in the month of March, 4lbs in the last week. It must be the increased exercise and the Zero Carb Isopure Sport!

2 posts in one day....It amazes me, I keep up my profile and I diary it SO HONESTLY and every once in a while, I get an email from some nasty individual saying how I am a snob and "I don't use my tool correctly"...I am berated for being a fake and eating "carvel ice cream cake and drinking alcohol"...Its people like this that make me want to stop posting and turn off my profile. To make it even worse, this individual knows me and I don't know he/she. This person is part of my support group and im-ed me and ripped me apart! I would like to say for the record, that I never had a sweet tooth pre-op and sweets are not what made me fat, it was eating at late hours and a lot of fatty foods with no exercise. My dtr and the others @ Lenox Hill said that the main thing this surgery is about is "to get you moving"...Exercise is the key to live. So, that being said, without this "tool" I never would be able to workout 4-5 days a week and have so much energy!

3-27-03 (203, down 102lbs) Started drinking Isopure yesterday [20oz/160 cal/0g of fat/0g of sugar/0carbs/40g of protein]. So far, I have had Grape Freeze and Apple Melon! Apple Melon is NASTY! I can still taste it some 8 hrs later. Grape Freeze is not good/not bad! Tolerable! I am looking for something to speed up my weight loss! I am drinking these on the way to the gym @ 6am! It takes me 10-15 minutes to drink it, but, if it works, I am hooked. I am going to do this for a week or two and see what happens. They are kind of pricey! They are $3.49 for 20oz and $2.99 for 16oz. I got them @ GNC, they are probably cheaper elsewhere, but, they are like "crystal light" and not a "typical" shake.

3-28-03 (203) I have found 2 protein drinks (Zero Carb Isopure Sport by Nature's Best) that I really like. I haven't done shakes since I was 6 wks out, but, I was stalling and I want to get to goal, so, I tried these. I do like the Alpine Punch and the Blue Raspberry. 16oz (15g of protein) or 20oz (40g of protein). I am drinking one 20oz or two 16oz every morning.

I am at that stage where I am happy to be where I am, but, sometimes doubt I will ever make goal. I am 32, had an Open RNY on 8-15-02, am 5'5 and was 305 day of surgery. I am currently 204 and down 101lbs. I exercise 3-4 times a week and sometimes 5-6. I eat everything and have had no complications or any foods I cannot eat. Lately, I am eating more and never feel full and am hungry a lot. I eat about 1000-1200 calories a day. No shakes, 120g+ of protein. Can I hear form people who had similar stats to me and have reached goal? My goal is 150. (Here is my weight loss per month : 1st Month -34.00 Lbs, 2nd Month -10.50 Lbs, 3rd Month -15.50 Lbs, 4th Month -11.00 Lbs, 5th Month -13.00 Lbs, 6th Month -10.50 Lbs, 7th Month - 5.00 Lbs) HELP?

My skinny sister was up this weekend to NYC with her hubby. Two things happened that seem important to me (1) Holly & Michael were too exhausted from walking all over the city with me that they needed a nap (I must be in better shape than I though) and (2) For the first time since EVER, I feel smaller than my sister. Now, I am still I would say 20lbs heavier than her (I don't know here weight), but, I am shorter and I feel petite next to her. Weird huh?

Here's the latest, not moving to Indiana , staying in NYC, did not get the promotion.   I spoke to my friend Michele today, she had surgery on 4-18-02 with the same dtr, she was 309 day of surgery and is 5'0...she is now 157, she has lost 152lbs, that floors me. I never can see myself get there. What is even more amazing to me is that she needs to be 150 to feel thin. She is now a size 6. What even floors me more, is than I feel for her and understand why she needs to lose that last 7lbs. Why is it that when we have come so , we still need to validate ourselves by the # on the scale?

Scale between 205 and 204...Digital Scale of mine doesn't round up or down. Finally reached the "CENTURY CLUB" HUGS & UNICORNS (that’s for you Wendy). Next goal, 6lbs to 199!

Calling all NYC Post-ops 6 mos+, I would like to start a support Group. I go to the Support Group @ Lenox Hill monthly (3rd Thursday of the month @ 6pm)..However, there are way too many pre-ops and not enough time to address post-op needs. I still plan on going to the group as I want to SUPPORT the pre-ops and newbie’s, HOWEVER, in order to succeed at this long term, I want to surround myself with some successful, somewhat successful and unsuccessful Post-ops. If you are interested, please email me with your name, email address, surgery date, location (i.e. Manhattan, Queens, Brklyn, Bronx , SI, LI, etc) and your availability. I thought we could meet 1 night a month at a restaurant/coffee house, etc in the city and discuss anything and everything related to the surgery. The only cost to you would be your time and if we were having a meal (your contribution and tip). Eventually, if we want to, I am sure we can get speakers (nutrionists, personal trainers, Plastic Surgeons, etc). Once I get a good bit of responses, I will start a group list and email people about times, dates, etc....Thanks, look forward to hearing from you.

I am @ 205. So, technically, I am not quite down 100lbs yet, I am down 99.5lbs. I was at 304.5 day of surgery! This week I will do it, I can feel it. Then hopefully, by the end of the month, I will be at 199. Maybe if I work out everyday this week, I will drop 5lbs before Friday, NOT HOLDING MY BREATHE!

Just got back from the Dog Park , weighed in @ 206, 1 measly lb from the "CENTURY CLUB". Hubby & I went out for dinner last night, to my fav Italian place, Zucchero e Pomodori. Had Gnocchi Boulegnsase (sp?) and a glass of Cabernet, plus, 1/2 a piece of foccacia. Then we went and say "Bringing down Da House" with Queen Latifa & Steve Martin, HILARIOUS! Was very good with eating this week, didn't have much sugar other than the occasional Jelly Belly at work, u see, my partner & I ordered all these jars with the Guardian Insignia on them and then got them stocked full of jelly bellies, and I gave them to my assistant, so, I wouldn't eat them. HOWEVER, work was sooooo busy the past 2 weeks (we did about $300 MILLION IN 2 WKS, AND $100 MILLION IN AN HOUR LAST THURSDAY) that I grabbed a few subconsciously. That’s ok, b/c pre-op I would not have had jelly beans, I would have had both a Hershey’s bar and a bag of chips...I have been eating chips, SOY CRISPS, actually, pretty good...1 bag is 130 cal, 2 fat, 18 carbs and 10 protein, not bad and they onion & vinegar on salty ones taste YUMMY! Way better than those NASTY Detour Bars...with regard to working out....I went to the gym on Thursday and Thursday and played Vball Thursday, plan on going either today or Sunday then hopefully M-F next week and I can start skipping the weekends again.

Booked my trip to Las Vegas, leaving NYC on Easter Sunday and staying for 5 nights...going with 3 girls from "back in the day"...Just ordered a "tankini" 2 piece from Spiegel to take with me along with this HOT dress from Banana Republic to take with me! We were going to stay @ Bellagio, but, going to do the Monte Carlo instead so we can have a suite and have more cash...4 girls in a tiny deluxe room w/ 1 bathroom, I DON'T THINK SO! Going to lay by the pool all day, get a tan and then party and dance all NIGHT LONG!