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Goals

Complete a Half-Marathon

73 People
 in progress, 
24 People
 achieved this

Run a 5K without stopping

2 People
 in progress, 
2 People
 achieved this

Run 1 mile without stopping

117 People
 in progress, 
32 People
 achieved this

Walk in public in a bathing suit and feel good about it

4 People
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this

TO LOSE 100 LBS.

87 People
 in progress, 
61 People
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

Cynthia Long M.D.
I love Dr Long! So much so that I followed her to Baltimore and would probably want to continue aftercare with her no matter where she'd work! :)
My first impression was that she's very skilled & detailed. Her plan was easy to follow and she gave all new patients a binder that explained the process step by step She made things clear at surgery & right after, which assuaged some worries I had early on. I had no complications from my surgery. My positive opinion on Dr Long has not changed over time. However, I feel that she could have better staff at Sinai - they did not make for a smooth transition from her private practice to working at Sinai and I have had some problems in them relaying messages & communicating. Future patients should know that Dr Long is an employee of Sinai, which already had an established bariatric program. If a future patient does not feel comfortable with any aspect of Sinai's program, they need to weigh that carefully and discuss their concerns. For example, I decided to return to my original nutritionist instead of continuing aftercare with the nutritionist at Sinai; their plan did not coincide with what worked for my body, but it may work better for other people.
I've heard alot of stories of surgeons either having good competence but bad bedside manner - Dr Long has good skills on both, which is a hard find. One cannot base their success on a program or a surgeon, so it is important for potential patients to know the great majority of the work & success will be the patient's, but it is extremely important to have a supportive & understanding surgeon. I have nothing but good things to say about Dr Long!
nfarris79's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I had been overweight and obese for most of my childhood and all of my adult life. I had begun to consider weight loss surgery in my 20s but had neither the insurance coverage nor emotional resources to pursue the surgery at that time. I had been on diets since age 12, had struggled with binge eating, unhealthy eating concepts, and even a brief brush with bulimia until I failed my last diet (Weight Watchers) at age 30. I got married in a size 22 wedding dress, was profoundly unhappy with my body image, and had been a success in so many other areas of my life - except the one that was most visible and representative to others!
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Kenyatta W. on 4/13/11 3:57 pm
    Hey you! I know that your surgery went ok and now your on the road to a new you! Congrats!
  • Comment by heygiz00 on 4/13/11 12:00 pm
    Hope everything goes great today! Jules
  • Comment by hmd77 on 4/13/11 6:48 am
    Good luck on your surgery. :)
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Nothing but time...
on August 10, 2011 11:43 am
This shouldn't be something to complain about but I've found myself lately with too much time on my hands. My caseload has dipped a bit as we're entering in the fall but not quite out of summer - - so my college-bound clients are gone but others have not replaced them yet. I'm not worried about this being an issue, as once kids go back to school, their parents will start freaking out and return/start therapy. I've been in the field to see this happen over & over again. Also, once we're past Labor Day, all of DC returns from the DelMarVa beaches in DROVES. So maybe they'll all return and want to address the eating disorders they developed to fit into their bikinis.. snark!

So back to killing time.... the house is clean, billing is done, paperwork all filed, junk baskets cleaned out, not enough laundry to do a load, and everyone else apparently has a life on the forums. What else can I possibly do? Oh, exercise. Meh. Actually, I did do 45min this morning, so yeah me! It helped to move the treadmill to the bedroom so it's not staring at me while taking up 25% of my living room. I can't think of anything else I "should" be doing with this extra time and I really gotta avoid the malls b/c I just can't afford to shop! In of itself a depressing thought.....

On a positive side, I'm down to 179.8lbs and continuing to do well with tracking my stats. Yep, I drank the KoolAid and joined MyFitnessPal; doing my best to be accurate & honest on my entries though I admit to maybe overestimating my daily water intake. So there's that.  
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