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hit 150 pounds

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Alan Y. Newhoff M.D.
first impression: Dr. Newhoff seems like a likable serious gent. He's been doing bypass for quite some time, and his experiance is something I'm relying on.
Don't like: He gives lectures like someone who has given one too many. A little dry and tired.

I personally believe surgical competence is better. It's nice if the person is nice, and I expect at least common courtesy. But, in all honestly the doc can be a giant A** so long as he's really really good at what he does.
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MacArthurBug's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I've dealt with being overweight since puberty. I became obease about 10 years ago, during a VERY bad marrage. I couldn't seem to keep it off, in fact generally I'd loose 10-20 and gain 20-50.
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  • Comment by Kimberly Novak on 7/31/06 1:26 pm
    Wishing you all the best as you begin your life changing journey~~Kim
  • Comment by moosemom on 7/21/06 7:04 am
    Congradulations on your surgery and best wishes to a speedy recovery
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below 140
on October 4, 2010 8:39 pm
 139 and holding steady. QUite proud of all I've accomplished. 
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again
on August 8, 2010 12:55 pm
Update: weight is 138-142. Doing really well, really super happy. No issues. I'm so happy!!
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Update
on June 12, 2010 6:54 am
 Nothing has changed, everything has changed. My weight is slowly settling into the area I want it. It's like I'm a normal person. Except thanks to my new pouch I'll never be quite normal. Eating out, even this far away from my surgery is still a challenge. I never know what to order. It's not like most places serve tuna salad w/o the bread in a half a sandwich size. Or 1 handful of protein crisps three pieces of extra sharp cheddar and half a bowl of bean with bacon soup. I manage. I've resigned myself to either taking home doggy bags or paying for a meal that will only get 20% eaten then abandoned. It's still nice going out on occasion.  

I'm comfortable with how I look now. The skin still hangs off my body in unappealing ways, but I know how to dress to disguise it. I wish we were covered for P.S. but we're not. And there's not much of a chance the hubs will fund something he sees as unnecessary since "I look great" to him. And really I'm very glad he thinks I'm sexy. But I sort of wish I thought I looked good naked. 

Regardless I'm as comfortable as I can get in my skin. Loose though it may be. I'm healthy, I'm pretty (Iknowright?!?!) and I'm alive. These are important things. 

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Winter wait
on December 14, 2009 5:55 am
I've gone up a bit weight wise. Not a LOT, just a few tiny winter pounds. I'm not used to serious REAL cold and I think my body is having trouble with the cold! I know I am! I'm going to keep a close eye on it so I don't get above 150.  Also under a lot of stress due to 1: my hubs being in Korea and me alone in Kentucky. 2: the stress of my grandmothers passing right after Thanksgiving,  Wish me luck in keeping the weigt where it should be!
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Checking in
on November 18, 2009 12:34 pm
Noticed I havn't updated this in a while! Since I got to Kentucky I've been super busy with the girls and such. Having Ian gone to Korea has been a challenge, I miss him but we're still crazy in love so no problems other then lonliness.  My weight has been yoyoing a lot lately. Been everywhere between 140 and 150. Today I weighed in at 145- but I think I did myself in a little with halloween candy. I'm back to keeping sugar at bay and those sugar pounds are coming slowly off. I'm wondering if my metabolisum is slowing down in reaction to the colder weather.  I never had to deal with weather related weight in Arizona. I'll have to keep a close eye on the scale and maybe exercise a little more. 

Still feeling pretty healthy. My lower/middle back has been bothering me, but It's nothing truly horrendous. Think I'd like to consult a chiropracter as soon as we have the funds for it.
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My Story

Hi! I'm Amber. On my 30th birthday I weighed my highest weight in my life 335 (and probably more.) I was depressed, I struggled to keep up with my new baby, my older daughter, my active husband and my life. I was feeling ugly and out of the loop. I always dressed as well as I could, hoping people'd see the pretty girl inside. One day at a shoe store I saw a girl trying on a series of sucessivly smaller shoes. She was kinda chubby, but pretty, and she was grinning like crazy as she put on a size 7 shoe and it fit. I must have been staring, and moping over my ugly size ten slide on shoe selection 'cause she sat next to me and told me her story. I'd heard of gastric bypass before. I just didn't think of it in terms of myself. But after talking to this girl it clicked. I did massive resurch. I found THIS amazing site. I went and talked to my surgen. IT took three visits and a pile of papers to convince him I needed this surgery. He told me he'd never met a successful RNY patient. It's too bad he dosn't work at the clinic anymore, or he'd have known he was meeting one then! I'm Finally at my inital goal weight. I was 150(ish) during my high school years. I felt attractive at that weight, so that's been my goal since this surgery. Initally It was really to get below 300, then to get below 200. Everything beyond that seemed unreal.