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Goals

Lose 50 pounds!!

13 People
 in progress, 
26 People
 achieved this

Weigh Under 300 pounds

202 People
 in progress, 
386 People
 achieved this

Excersize at least 3 times a week

60 People
 in progress, 
16 People
 achieved this

To sit with my legs crossed!!!

70 People
 in progress, 
91 People
 achieved this

To be able to be myself. To be the life of the party again, instead of not even

1 Person
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

Nicolas V. Christou, M.D.
From our very first e-mail communication I have had nothing but positive interactions with Dr. Christou. When I was just doing my research I sent him an e-mail with some general questions. He answered me right away and was very patient and friendly. I have also had a chance to observe him interacting with some of his other patients at his office and he treats everyone with such warmth and kindness. I can only say the same thing about all of the other staff. I was treated like family by everyone.rnUnfortunately, after the surgery things changed a great deal. Both my GP and myself are having great difficulty to reach anyone from Dr. Christou's staff. My doctor tried to contact the nurse clinician to ask some questions, they were never fully answered. I have also had great difficulty getting through to the staff, or getting any of my questions answered. I cannot help, but begin to feel that once they were paid, I seized to be of any importance whatsoever and am left to deal with my recovery without any further help form my own surgeon. but of course, as I was prompted to state by the legal department, this is only my own personal opinion, based on my own, personal experience and other person's experiences may differ. (Even though I am aware of other patients of Dr. Christou mentioning similar things.)
Member Interests
  • Cats - We have a snooty, princess Manx cat named Minxie
  • Dogs - Have had dogs all my life. Now my hubby and I have a Daschound named FrenchFrie
  • Pottery - For about 2 years now, mainly wheel throwing, my new love
  • Meeting People
  • Parenting
  • Dancing - Just started belly dancing
  • Jewely Making - Mainly beads and wire. Very new to this.
  • Wiccan - Have been a witch for about 10yrs, started High Priestess training a month ago
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Have had it for years, Flares up when my weight goes over 215
  • Cosmetics - Make-up artist since 2000,Lauder, Dior, Lancome, Arden, photo shoots, weddings

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by calgal on 4/9/07 9:02 pm
    hi, best wishes for a smooth surgery and a good recovery. see you soon on the losing side of life.... hugs, sally
  • Comment by Jody U. on 4/9/07 1:27 pm
    Wishing you a successful procedure and easy recovery. Good Luck, Jody
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SylkieAsset's Blog
A New Me In Every Way

Recovery
posted on 4/3/07 1:15 pm
I went through major withdrawals the first few days of the OptiFast and had a few bites of other stuff, but I'm back on track now. I was also very emotional at first, going through a lot of different feelings. I felt like I lost a loved one and would not know what to do with my life now that my days will no longer revolve around food. It is a true addiction. I have a friend who has battled drug addiction in the past and beat it with the help of counselling and the 12 steps. She went through the exact same things I am going through right now. The only difference is the drug of choice. I have begun to really look at this process as a recovery from addiction rather then  weight loss. I wish there was more help available to me her in Vancouver. All the doctors I have seen here tell me to just loose weight, they do not believe that I am an addict. I am simply told that if I have done it before, I can do it again and I am putting too much drama into it. I've felt like such a looser for so many years, wondering why I cannot beat this demon. I know now that  it's not as simple as not eating too much. I am thankful for this liquid diet. It truly proved to me that I need to attack this from an addiction point of view and seek help for my addictive behavior.


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