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pass my bronze dances

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see the Grand Canyon

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complete an UltraMan

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complete a Double Century bike ride

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Complete an Ironman Triathlon

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Member Interests
  • Computers & Internet - In the computer industry for over 30 years
  • Photography - Had my own business for while doing sports photography & videography
  • Ice Skating - Skated for about 10 years, most of that ice dancing
  • Dancing - I like ballroom dancing
  • Programming - I help make QuickBooks Accountant Edition!

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by dogma2karma on 9/30/08 2:40 pm
    Hope things sent super smoothly in the OR for you. Speedy recovery - d2k
  • Comment by leanforlife on 9/26/08 7:12 pm
    Congratulations on your new tummy! Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
  • Comment by lv2beasahm on 9/24/08 5:37 am
    Hooray! Your day is finally here!!! Sending you wishes for an uneventful surgery and a fast recovery! Welcome to the Loser's Bench!!!
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I'm a middled-aged mom and software engineer who has struggled with my weight all my life. In 2008 I decided to pursue weight loss surgery as a final attempt to get a handle on this issue.

Highest Weight: 223 (as of Feb. 2008)
Weight Date of Surgery: 191 - 32 lb. loss in 7 months
First month: 179, 12 lb. loss     Second month: 167, 12 lb. loss
Third month: 159, 8 lb. loss Fourth month: 151, 8 lb. loss
Fifth month: 144, 7 lb. loss Sixth month: 134, 10 lb. loss
Seventh month: 128, 8 lb. loss Eighth month: 122, 6 lb. loss
Ninth month: 116, 6 lb. loss Tenth month: 113, 3 lb. loss
Eleventh month: 113, 3 lb. loss
MacMadame's Blog
MacMadame's Blog


What can you eat?
on January 15, 2010 9:30 pm
This comes up all the time. How much can you eat? I can eat this much -- is that normal? So I started a project to record what I can eat. I took pictures of my meals and snacks when I remembered over a two month period. I did this at about 10 months out, but I eat about  the same now. So I consider this a good record of what I can eat now and forever.

Here's the Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/macmadame/sets/72157623135494508/
And here they are as a slide show:

http://www.slideroll.com/slideshows/members/macmadame/show/what-i-eat-2/

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Long-term Sleeve Experiences - 2 Years
on January 15, 2010 9:11 pm
Diligence is always required

 Stalls Happen

 Update from a 2 Year Post Op VSG'er.......

 2 year surgiversary and feeling......

 Two and one-half years post op!

 TWO YEARS, YA'LL

 Just Passed My 2-Year Surgiversary

 questions for post-ops 2 years out or more

 2 years out......food amount info

 anyone 2 years out

 Happy 2 year anniversary to me!

 2 years post op - TODAY!!

 2.5 Years After a VSG

 Everday life at 2.5 years out

 2 1/2 year update

 Has it really been 2 years?

 2 1/2 year update

 Two Year Surgiversary!

 2 year update ..portrait of a heavyweight ..a bit late

 Two year surgiversary!

 2 and 1/2 years later...

 2 years since my surgery - any advice on face lift?

 2 year post op.....pics

 Two Years--Before & After Pic

 2 year update ..portrait of a heavyweight ..a bit late

 Thought you might enjoy an update with a few pics

 Busybusymom is back - 2 years post-op

 TWO YEARS BABY

 Any old timers still lurking the boards??

 2yr Surgiversary
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Long-term Sleeve Experiences - 3 Years
on June 8, 2009 10:43 pm
Three years out

Three and a half years after Vertical Gastrectomy My Story

A quick 2 year and 3 year VSG update 

Third Year Surgiversay

Not always easy but always worth it

Very Discouraged 3 years out
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Links for researching the VSG
on March 15, 2009 11:18 pm

Here are some links I've collected when I was researching the sleeve.  

ASMBS position paper on sleeve - recently updated!  

LapSF Educational presentation to FACS - includes some 2 year results  

LapSF Two Year Study  

LapSF Five Year Study - abstract only  

LapSF Five Year Study - presentation (requires Windows to play)  

Literature review on the sleeve - requires $$ to get the full text unfortunately  

Sleeve best for over 50 crowd  

Video of a sleeve with lots of education discussion  

Video of a sleeve that is more about the operation  

Video of a sleeve operation that includes an x-ray of the sleeve at 4 years post-op  

Ghrelin levels after RnY and sleeve  

Ghrelin levels after band and sleeve  

Diabetes resolution in RnY vs. Sleeve  

Comparison of band to a sleeve - literature review

Comparison of band to sleeve - literature review

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Visit my blog
on June 29, 2008 12:20 am
I'm on a bunch of WLS boards and most of them have blogs so I decided to just have one blog and make people come to it instead of posting my thoughts all over the place.

Come visit me at:

Fatty Fights Back

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