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Skydive

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Complete a Triathlon Sprint in Sept 08

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Run a 10K

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run a 5k race this year

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Run 1 mile without stopping

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Surgeon Testimonial

Jared Speakman, MD
Dr. Speakman spoke at the intro/community meeting I attended in St. George. He is soft spoken, yet his confidence and knowledge in the procedure is clear. He was very serious during my first office visit (I'm grateful, honest!) it wasn't until the second confirmation visit that he cracked a smile and had some fun with me.rnrnThe experience with his staff started out rough and thank goodness the evilness was canned along the way. From that point forward all was wonderful!
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Peggy G.'s Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
Ha. I was always aware I consumed food different than the majority. I spent 2+ years as an active and abstinent OA member and from that point forward knew it would take drastic measures. My eating was out of control. When I was younger, my lifestyle and metabolism kept me from being 300+ but as I aged, slowed down and increased intake - 384 came without much effort. ALong with it came the dreaded comorbidities that scared the hell out of me.
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  • Comment by laneyHall on 7/15/07 4:53 pm
    You look great Peggy. I am new you answered my post. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. Am asking here too cause dont know how ev erything works here.
  • Comment by kloij on 6/4/07 10:50 am
    Congratulations and best wishes.
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Daily musings/rants/raves of a chick in transition


Today...
on July 28, 2006 10:34 am
Feeling fine and somewhat normal
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Surgery Day!
on July 13, 2006 10:23 am
Surgery - Lap RNY - all went well was home in 2 days and back to work the following week [384/BMI 61.9]
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My soapbox post...
on July 13, 2006 12:00 am

WANT TO KNOW WHAT GETS ME ... PASSION STRUCK? READ ON...

I am a quick decision maker. I've gone to get my car washed and come home with a new car. Trust me, I'm quick, impulsive, crazy. When it came to surgery, it took me FIVE YEARS TO DECIDE and PREPARE! For this very reason...

I WAS NOT FAT BECAUSE MY STOMACH WAS TOO BIG. I was fat, obese and super morbidly obese because I ate too much bad food. I abused food. Period.

Before I would go under the knife I had to know I was going to USE THE TOOL...for the rest of my life.

If anyone is not ready to WORK THE TOOL and CHANGE YOUR LIFE...back away from the surgery and think about it. Reducing your stomach to a pouch will not make you "all better." If nothing else, it will spiral you further down the path of a war with food, your feelings, your issues and your ENTIRE WORLD.

If it were as "easy" as surgery, waking up "fixed" and being thin...people wouldn't gain their weight back, Oprah would have one less show to do and we wouldn't be on this board making friends and supporting each other.

I am GLAD people post their distatisfaction with the surgery. How would any of us know what to do if we didn't hear both sides? How would we learn about ways to work our tool!!!

(I'm off the soapbox. Sorry! Passion strikes deep!)

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