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clacognata
on 7/19/04 11:11 pm - Westmont, IL
Topic: Just need some words of encouragement.......
Hello all, I am feeling really down lately and need some help. I am just over 7 months post op, and have lost 112lbs. I am feeling disappointed because I started at 432lbs. So 112 barely 1/2 way to where I want to be. But I feel my weight loss slowing down already. In 5 weeks, I have only lost 4lbs. It is very discouraging. I am having alot of head hunger lately, and dont know how to handle it. I dont want this to be as far as I get! I need help. How does everyone get in all their water. I dont wan****er and dont think about drinking it, and to be honest, I dont think I get more than 20-30 oz. a day. I am trying harder on my protein but having a problem with that as well. I need some suggestions! ! ! !Please help, I dont want this to be the end. Cara
Dawn
on 7/19/04 1:23 pm - Salem, IL
Topic: At Goal
I am finally at goal. Here is a link to my pics. ((((HUGS))))) Dawn http://www.angelfire.com/bug/dmtindall0/
Shannon P.
on 7/19/04 11:55 am - Smyrna, DE
Topic: RE: Pregnant
I am going to venture out and say what has not been said. CONGRATS!!! I ended up being a bypass patient from all the excess weight gain of fertility. YOu can def have a baby after this surgery and you will have more energy to enjoy this baby. I have a friend who lost more weight after the baby then she had before (bypass patient too). God did not play a joke on you with a baby - he blessed you with one. I have triplets and a total of five children and work full time. I often feel like i am going to pull my hair out - but i have so much more energy since the bypass. Dont deprive yourself of a good thing. As far as your husband is concerned - cheaters will cheat if they want to and dont have to have a REASON! Just keep that in mind. Do what is right for you. But dont do something that you might regret later in life either. See out your answer within yourself and not within your skin - and no matter what you choose will be the right thing for you.
Priscillamylove
on 7/19/04 2:06 am - Lindstrom, MN
Topic: RE: Anyone @ goal yet????
72 lbs down does make me at goal. I had a medical condition called Psuedo Tumor Cerebri that could only be fixed by having wls or brain surgery. I choose wls. My medication stopped working & my medication was causing painful kidney stones that had to be removed by surgery. This condition is a result of having too much spinal fluid build up in your skull, putting pressure on the optic nerve, along with everything else in your head. Resulting in eye problems, eye site loss, raging pressure headaches, tinnutis & more. Since surgery I have not had any symptoms, or problems so my surgery is definatly a success! Now I do not have to look forward to possibly losing my eyesite! I was 200 lbs at surgery & I am 5'1.5. You can read my profile for more information if you would like. I believe it is all in there. Priscilla
stacy A.
on 7/17/04 7:48 am - Johnstown, CO
Topic: RE: Help!! Need to find a website for calculating a recipe!!
Did you try a diabetic table of some sort? Good Luck. Stacy 250/175/?
elfqueen
on 7/16/04 8:59 pm - Rochester, NH
Topic: Help!! Need to find a website for calculating a recipe!!
Hi, I can't tolerate sugar, or i guess i don't know if i can tolerate sugar because that is a pandora's box i won't open since surgery because i am afraid if i eat sugar i will get fat again, and i just won't do it. anyhoo, i need to ask you all for your help. i need to find a way to calculate a regular recipe and find out how much sugar grams are in it. some recipes tell you and then you can just swap out splenda for the sugar but some recipes use brown sugar or kayro syrup etc. and i would like to be able to calculate the sugar i am getting and don't know how!! HELP!! thanks so much everyone Stacy 262.5~138.5 11/14/2004 Made it to goal 7/13/2004 ( my bday!!)
(deactivated member)
on 7/16/04 8:51 am
Topic: RE: Anyone @ goal yet????
Congrats on reaching your goal!!!
Tina P.
on 7/16/04 7:45 am - Albertville, AL
Topic: RE: Anyone @ goal yet????
As of this morning I am at goal. My doctor's and my goal was 120, and this morning I weighed 119.5! That is a total loss of 97 pounds. I am so happy! Tina Peppers 216.5/119.5 (at goal)!
cdharr
on 7/16/04 5:28 am - Hephzibah, GA
Topic: RE: Hair loss and Protein
I lost quite a bit of hair too! I was really scared because it was coming out by the handfuls. My bathroom floor was constantly covered with hair and so were my clothes. It's beginning to grow back now. I read quite a bit about it by doing a Google search on "telogen effluvium" and reading everything it lead to. I will copy a brief article here so you will get an idea what it's all about. Hope it helps! CJ =========================== ASK A HAIR LOSS OR HAIR TRANSPLANT EXPERT Question ID:4386 | gastric bypass related hair loss | Asked on 09/16/02 terri valdespino asked: "I had a gastric bypass 4 months ago, and last month I began to experience an exceptional amount of hair loss. My doctors told me that some hair loss was normal, and if I ate enough protiens i would be able to control it. Well, at the rate my hair is falling out, I will be bald with-in a couple months. I asked my doctor how long this hair loss will go on. (I was told 9 months) I asked if there was any special things I could do or take to help. The only 2 things that was recommended to me Iam already doing. Iam eating at least 50 grams of protien a day, and I have inquired and begun using an over-the-counter product, a shampoo and conditioner named Nioxin. My hair is still falling out at an alarming rate. If there is anything that you can reccomend, or advice. It will be greatly needed and apprciated Thank you Terri Valdespino please" Dr Richard Lee, MD answered: "Excessive shedding occurring 4 months after gastric bypass surgery would be a typical example of a telogen effluvium. The name "telogen effluvium" explains the nature of the hair loss very well. All hair follicles in humans run through cycles of activity. During anagen, they produce hair fiber. During telogen, the follicles are dormant and there is no further growth. The hair shaft is shed at the end of the telogen phase. Effluvium is a Latin word that means "letting loose". So the term "telogen effluvium" describes hair follicles entering a dormant stage and shedding (letting loose) the hair shaft. Telogen effluvium forms of hair loss are generalized and diffuse over the scalp. Telogen effluvium is not normally a permanent form of hair loss. Eventually, the hair follicles recover and return to normal hair density usually within one year. In a normal, young, healthy individual up to 90% of hair follicles are in an a growing phase (anagen) and only 10% are in a telogen (resting) phase at any one moment in time. If your body experiences a systemic physiologic upset, such as a gastric bypass surgical procedure, many of the anagen hairs can be shifted into telogen. At the end of that telogen phase, which is typically about 100 days in length, those hairs will all shed. Rarely are more than 50% of the hairs of the scalp ever involved in a telogen effluvium. The severe shedding rarely lasts more than the length of the telogen phase, which is about 100 days. There is no treatment for telogen effluvium. Once the hair follicles
T A M.
on 7/15/04 2:58 pm - West Jordan, UT
Topic: RE: Anyone @ goal yet????
I am down from 232 to 150. I wear a size 8, I want to lose 15 more lbs. My Dr is happy with the 150 I am not overwieght on the BMI chart so go figure. Tricia 232 Nov 21, 2003, size 22 150 July 15 2004, size 8
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