http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/Loris's Journeyhttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/2009/04/09/striving-for-health/Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:22:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/2009/04/09/striving-for-health/It sure is frustrating to travel this journey when we start out super morbidly obese.  Our smaller counterparts reach goal in a year or so and the lightweights get down right thin in less time than that.<br/><br/>Some SMO WLSers never reach a "normal" BMI for many different reasons including the ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/2009/04/06/at-goal/Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:38:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/2009/04/06/at-goal/My goal was always to reach a normal BMI.  That would have been 135 pounds.  Now at 4, yes 4 years out, and 202 pounds lost I am calling 142 goal with a BMI of 25.8.  I look good and feel good.  I wear an 8-10 petite on the bottom and a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,162236/Mon, 26 May 2008 19:11:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,162236/If I made the plastic surgery seem like a piece of cake I didn't mean to.  A few things I left out were my back pain after my lower body lift.  This was due to an existing back issue, but painful none the less.  The drains are a hassle, but ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,133600/Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:47:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,133600/I had a lower body lift on 10/17/2007 and had 15 pounds removed, more from the butt and hips than my stomach.  I am very pleased with the results.  He postponed the liposuction on my thighs because of the increased risk of blood clots with lipo and lower body work.  ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,72528/Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:54:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,72528/I came back from Florida having realized a few things.  One is yes, I have felt thin for a long time after a 165 pound weight loss.  I am not thin.  I am fat.  No flames here.  To be at a normal BMI, I needed to lose 50 pounds.  That ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,72525/Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:46:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,72525/Day one Time Out Weight  181.8 I had a bathroom run after each nectar, pun intended.  I had two shakes and had five Ritz and some lean ham and cheese for dinner.  Lots of coffee with half and half. Day two Time out  Weight  180.2 Same as yesterday without the Ritz. Day Three  Weight  ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,42219/Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:03:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,42219/One of our members is writing a paper and asked for post on what held us back as an obese person and how it made us feel and I wrote the following.  I thought it was important to record it here for myself.<br style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"/><br style="font-family: Comic Sans ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,39695/Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:58:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,39695/I now weigh less than I did on my wedding day.  But alas I was a chubby bride of 180 pounds  and 29 years old.  I got engaged 9/29/1987.  One month later I was assaulted and gained 30 pounds before my April 1988 wedding.  I didn't let the weight gain ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38625/Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:03:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38625/(I drink alcohol and thought this was very interesting.  Loris) Alcohol after Surgery Many thanks to Dr. Cynthia Buffington for allowing us to reprint her article on the use of alcohol. I think you will find it very interesting.<br/> A 32-year old male 5 months out from gastric bypass surgery was issued a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38624/Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:58:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/loris/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38624/<br style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"/> The 10 Most Common Mistakes Weight Loss Surgery Patients Make National Association for Weight Loss Surgery While weight loss surgery (WLS) is considered the most successful treatment for morbid obesity, it is just the first step toward a fresh start. Weight regain is a ...