Rebecca_B
Today was my 9 month check-up
Dec 21, 2010
100%. Getting a 100% on a test made me feel great when I was in school, but the feeling pales in comparison to hearing that I have lost 100% of my excess weight! Gold star to me! 
I went to see Dr. G this morning and he said he couldn't be happier with my results.
I weighed 172.5. Since I started at 285...and I am 5'11"....once again he said this weight seemed just right for me! My BP was 122/72. Perfect!
I feel good, look good, and have more joy than ever. My wish is for you to have the same feeling of happiness!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A blessed 2011 to all...
Love,
Rebecca
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I went to see Dr. G this morning and he said he couldn't be happier with my results.
I weighed 172.5. Since I started at 285...and I am 5'11"....once again he said this weight seemed just right for me! My BP was 122/72. Perfect!
I feel good, look good, and have more joy than ever. My wish is for you to have the same feeling of happiness!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A blessed 2011 to all...Love,
Rebecca
Too skinny!?!? Concern or jealousy?
Dec 08, 2010
So, I lost 112 pounds.
Goals of surgery: No more diabetes. No more high blood pressure. No more depression. No more sleep apnea. No more sore knees. No more shortness of breath walking stairs. All goals met! Good for me and good for my health!
Side effects of surgery: hair loss (which is coming back) and down 7 pants sizes and 4 top sizes. My bra went from a 46D to a 36C (probably a B, but I refuse to admit it!) I am a normal BMI and have energy and joy.
Back when I was fat, no one (except my grandmother and doctor) ever said to me, "Wow! You sure are fat! Maybe you are too fat...you know you should probably lose a few pounds...." And my doctor was a bit more tactful than my grandmother....
In church last Sunday, a fellow parishioner came up to me and said, Wow! You sure are skinny now! Maybe you are too skinny...you know you should probably stop losing weight and maybe even gain a few pounds...."
Really? I am 5'11" and am wearing a size 10 pants and size L on top. I think I look good. Nothing is sunken in...nothing is hollow or sickly looking (and I have asked others to be brutally honest and tell me if I look sickly or unhealthy.)
The lady who said this to me is obese. I know that she thinks she is being concerned for me...but I wonder if she is just jealous. What she said to me hurt less than someone calling me fat, but it still made me feel bad about how I look to others...even though I know she is mistaken about me being too skinny.
Ugh. Why can't people ever stop making weight an issue?
Love,
Rebecca
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Goals of surgery: No more diabetes. No more high blood pressure. No more depression. No more sleep apnea. No more sore knees. No more shortness of breath walking stairs. All goals met! Good for me and good for my health!
Side effects of surgery: hair loss (which is coming back) and down 7 pants sizes and 4 top sizes. My bra went from a 46D to a 36C (probably a B, but I refuse to admit it!) I am a normal BMI and have energy and joy.
Back when I was fat, no one (except my grandmother and doctor) ever said to me, "Wow! You sure are fat! Maybe you are too fat...you know you should probably lose a few pounds...." And my doctor was a bit more tactful than my grandmother....
In church last Sunday, a fellow parishioner came up to me and said, Wow! You sure are skinny now! Maybe you are too skinny...you know you should probably stop losing weight and maybe even gain a few pounds...."
Really? I am 5'11" and am wearing a size 10 pants and size L on top. I think I look good. Nothing is sunken in...nothing is hollow or sickly looking (and I have asked others to be brutally honest and tell me if I look sickly or unhealthy.)
The lady who said this to me is obese. I know that she thinks she is being concerned for me...but I wonder if she is just jealous. What she said to me hurt less than someone calling me fat, but it still made me feel bad about how I look to others...even though I know she is mistaken about me being too skinny.
Ugh. Why can't people ever stop making weight an issue?
Love,
Rebecca
About Me
Arnold, PA
Location
23.7
BMI
Surgery
03/25/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 25, 2009
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