Update Post Surgery... #59 Now Gone!

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

Laureen said:

Well all, Life is good right now desite the knee trouble. I got to
start exercise this week and I am down four more pounds in four days.
My total loss is 59 pounds in about 45 days. Despite the excrutiating
pain in my knee I have managed to get my exercise in. I got my

Synvisc

Quoted message said:

treatment started in my knee. That viscous stuff is made out of the
combs from the top of chicken heads. Who Wooda Thunk! I had my first
injection on Monday and go back for 2 more, one on the 21st, and the
last one on the 28th. It is not instant relief as it takes about 8
weeks for the lubricant to work. Thank God for the Vicodin and my
recliner or I wouldnt sleep at night it is that bad. I am waiting
patiently. Even with this dark cloud above me the sun is still

shinning

Quoted message said:

guys!!! (:p

I have reduced my carb consumption greatly and traded in the carbs

for

Quoted message said:

less palatable pureed foods. Chicken breast thinned with enchilada
sauce, tuna,mayo,dill pickles whizzed up, egg salad, turkey thigh

with

Quoted message said:

low carb BBQ sauce to thin it down, pureed vegetable soups, sf
popsicles. I do eat unsweetened applesauce and an occasional refried
bean dinner but I have cut out cream of wheat, mashed potatoes etc.

My

Quoted message said:

diet is pretty limited and it is hard to eat low carb pureed but am
trying. I'm loving the new Crystal Light grapefruit drink. I drink a
lot of 100% whey protein drinks and Atkins Chocolate delight shakes.

I still feel no hunger or get shaky. My energy level is up. I feel
wonderful and have not had one complication.

I'm losing my [censored]! Thats okay because when I am done I will have

lipo

Quoted message said:

and full body lift.

I went to have my hair foiled the other day (I'm now blonde, carmel,
and brunette) and my hair dresser looked at me and said " You look
terrific have you done something
like plucked your eyebrows? You're face looks so much brighter" LOL!!

Im beginning to like the new me emerging when I look into the mirror.

I

Quoted message said:

have lost 4 pounds this week since Monday and the week isnt over. I

do

Quoted message said:

think I may make the 88 pound loss mark by Mid May like the doc
predicted.

Again Thank you to all my friends in here who were understanding and
supportive of the decision I made. It meant a lot to me.
Laureen
410/351

More pics soon but in the mean time check out whats been changing:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Quoted message said:

410/351

Laureen said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

Wow. You go girl!

Thanks Roger! I cant believe it myself. I even got teary eyed this am.
I could have never done this without WLS though. I mean I eat maybe a
full cup of food a day, I dont experience hunger, the shakes, goofy
feeling in my head etc. Had I resorted to eating 1 C of food, a protein
shake, and lots of water pre op I would have starved to death and felt
awful. A lot of my WLS peers experienced a period of lack luster days
well before my time frame I'm in. I have yet to experience that feeling
of weakness and tiredness. I guess I'm just too high to recognize it?
LOL!!!!
As soon as my ass wont swallow a bike seat, Im getting myself a new
one! We have wonderful paved and groomed trails along the waterfront
that run for miles to ride on. They're nice and flat, no pot holes,
just a gorgeous serene bike ride. I have been walking the one short one
everyday and watch the seagulls fly over head, the water splashes up on
the beach, there is a swamp on the other side of the trail and there
are 4 cute racoons always there frolicking around giving the
pedestrians a show.
Life is good~~~~
Laureen
410/330/180

Roger Zoul said:

Laureen said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

Wow. You go girl!

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

AWESOME Laureen!

--
Saffire
205/142/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Isnt that neat when you put things in perspective! Since my heaviest weight
I have lost almost as much as my daughter weighs and just recently I have
lost as much as my son weighs.. the next step will be losing as much as they
weigh together😉

Tori

--
Bonnie 3/02 AKA "Goofy Gooferson"
Xavier 10/04 AKA "Chunky Chunkerson"

Goal 1- lose 20 lbs By May 1st (2# to go)
"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Thanks Saffy!

How did I ever walk???? Today was SUCH a monumental day. I have
lost over 3/4 of my first 100 pounds. I am 80 pounds down. Larry told
our
daughter Mommy has lost as much as you weigh. My almost 7 year old
weighs 79 pounds. I crouched down and had her hop on my back for a
piggy back ride. NOT!!! OMG!!!!! I had a hard time straightening my
legs let alone packing her around. I still have plenty of junk in my
trunk to lose but 75 pounds is a lot!!!!!! HOLY COW~~~~!!! It seems
easy to walk now and I still have a minimum of 140 pounds more to
lose. Geez!!! Its still going to get better. It is strange how we BIG
folk adapt to hauling all this weight around isnt it? I know 80 pounds
was distributed differently than a 7 year old on your back but it was
on my body!!! WOW!!!
Laureen
410/330/180

Saffire said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

AWESOME Laureen!

--
Saffire
205/142/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Woohoo!!! Great stuff Laureen, I'm so happy for you!!

Go girl!

--
Tara
http://www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris - pics of Madison
New Zealand

"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

Laureen said:

Well all, Life is good right now desite the knee trouble. I got to
start exercise this week and I am down four more pounds in four days.
My total loss is 59 pounds in about 45 days. Despite the excrutiating
pain in my knee I have managed to get my exercise in. I got my

Synvisc

Quoted message said:

treatment started in my knee. That viscous stuff is made out of the
combs from the top of chicken heads. Who Wooda Thunk! I had my first
injection on Monday and go back for 2 more, one on the 21st, and the
last one on the 28th. It is not instant relief as it takes about 8
weeks for the lubricant to work. Thank God for the Vicodin and my
recliner or I wouldnt sleep at night it is that bad. I am waiting
patiently. Even with this dark cloud above me the sun is still

shinning

Quoted message said:

guys!!! (:p

I have reduced my carb consumption greatly and traded in the carbs

for

Quoted message said:

less palatable pureed foods. Chicken breast thinned with enchilada
sauce, tuna,mayo,dill pickles whizzed up, egg salad, turkey thigh

with

Quoted message said:

low carb BBQ sauce to thin it down, pureed vegetable soups, sf
popsicles. I do eat unsweetened applesauce and an occasional refried
bean dinner but I have cut out cream of wheat, mashed potatoes etc.

My

Quoted message said:

diet is pretty limited and it is hard to eat low carb pureed but am
trying. I'm loving the new Crystal Light grapefruit drink. I drink a
lot of 100% whey protein drinks and Atkins Chocolate delight shakes.

I still feel no hunger or get shaky. My energy level is up. I feel
wonderful and have not had one complication.

I'm losing my [censored]! Thats okay because when I am done I will have

lipo

Quoted message said:

and full body lift.

I went to have my hair foiled the other day (I'm now blonde, carmel,
and brunette) and my hair dresser looked at me and said " You look
terrific have you done something
like plucked your eyebrows? You're face looks so much brighter" LOL!!

Im beginning to like the new me emerging when I look into the mirror.

I

Quoted message said:

have lost 4 pounds this week since Monday and the week isnt over. I

do

Quoted message said:

think I may make the 88 pound loss mark by Mid May like the doc
predicted.

Again Thank you to all my friends in here who were understanding and
supportive of the decision I made. It meant a lot to me.
Laureen
410/351

More pics soon but in the mean time check out whats been changing:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Quoted message said:

410/351

Laureen wrote:
:: Thanks Roger! I cant believe it myself. I even got teary eyed this
:: am. I could have never done this without WLS though. I mean I eat
:: maybe a full cup of food a day, I dont experience hunger, the
:: shakes, goofy feeling in my head etc. Had I resorted to eating 1 C
:: of food, a protein shake, and lots of water pre op I would have
:: starved to death and felt awful. A lot of my WLS peers experienced a
:: period of lack luster days well before my time frame I'm in. I have
:: yet to experience that feeling of weakness and tiredness. I guess
:: I'm just too high to recognize it? LOL!!!!
:: As soon as my ass wont swallow a bike seat, Im getting myself a new
:: one! We have wonderful paved and groomed trails along the waterfront
:: that run for miles to ride on. They're nice and flat, no pot holes,
:: just a gorgeous serene bike ride. I have been walking the one short
:: one everyday and watch the seagulls fly over head, the water
:: splashes up on the beach, there is a swamp on the other side of the
:: trail and there are 4 cute racoons always there frolicking around
:: giving the pedestrians a show.
:: Life is good~~~~

Wow....that's really wonderful, Laureen. I'm happy it's all working out so
well for you. i'm sure you're going to enjoy riding that trail! Let us
know how that goes, too.

:: Laureen
:: 410/330/180
::
::
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::: Laureen wrote:
:::: I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
:::: weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
:::: gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!
::::
:::: Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
:::: 410/330/180
:::
::: Wow. You go girl!

Absolutely fabulous Laureen!! You must feel fantastic.

I'm enjoying watching you shrink 😉

Nicole
290.5/169/137 monthly-goal: 6 month-start: 175 since: 19/04/2004

On 11 Apr 2005 10:28:12 -0700, "Laureen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
410/330/180

Laureen said:

Well all, Life is good right now desite the knee trouble. I got to
start exercise this week and I am down four more pounds in four days.
My total loss is 59 pounds in about 45 days. Despite the excrutiating
pain in my knee I have managed to get my exercise in. I got my

Synvisc

Quoted message said:

treatment started in my knee. That viscous stuff is made out of the
combs from the top of chicken heads. Who Wooda Thunk! I had my first
injection on Monday and go back for 2 more, one on the 21st, and the
last one on the 28th. It is not instant relief as it takes about 8
weeks for the lubricant to work. Thank God for the Vicodin and my
recliner or I wouldnt sleep at night it is that bad. I am waiting
patiently. Even with this dark cloud above me the sun is still

shinning

Quoted message said:

guys!!! (:p

I have reduced my carb consumption greatly and traded in the carbs

for

Quoted message said:

less palatable pureed foods. Chicken breast thinned with enchilada
sauce, tuna,mayo,dill pickles whizzed up, egg salad, turkey thigh

with

Quoted message said:

low carb BBQ sauce to thin it down, pureed vegetable soups, sf
popsicles. I do eat unsweetened applesauce and an occasional refried
bean dinner but I have cut out cream of wheat, mashed potatoes etc.

My

Quoted message said:

diet is pretty limited and it is hard to eat low carb pureed but am
trying. I'm loving the new Crystal Light grapefruit drink. I drink a
lot of 100% whey protein drinks and Atkins Chocolate delight shakes.

I still feel no hunger or get shaky. My energy level is up. I feel
wonderful and have not had one complication.

I'm losing my [censored]! Thats okay because when I am done I will have

lipo

Quoted message said:

and full body lift.

I went to have my hair foiled the other day (I'm now blonde, carmel,
and brunette) and my hair dresser looked at me and said " You look
terrific have you done something
like plucked your eyebrows? You're face looks so much brighter" LOL!!

Im beginning to like the new me emerging when I look into the mirror.

I

Quoted message said:

have lost 4 pounds this week since Monday and the week isnt over. I

do

Quoted message said:

think I may make the 88 pound loss mark by Mid May like the doc
predicted.

Again Thank you to all my friends in here who were understanding and
supportive of the decision I made. It meant a lot to me.
Laureen
410/351

More pics soon but in the mean time check out whats been changing:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Quoted message said:

410/351

"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

daughter Mommy has lost as much as you weigh. My almost 7 year old
weighs 79 pounds. I crouched down and had her hop on my back for a
piggy back ride. NOT!!! OMG!!!!! I had a hard time straightening my
legs let alone packing her around. I still have plenty of junk in my
trunk to lose but 75 pounds is a lot!!!!!! HOLY COW~~~~!!! It seems
easy to walk now and I still have a minimum of 140 pounds more to
lose. Geez!!! Its still going to get better. It is strange how we BIG
folk adapt to hauling all this weight around isnt it? I know 80 pounds
was distributed differently than a 7 year old on your back but it was
on my body!!! WOW!!!

That sounds like that reality show where they strapped weights onto people
equal to what they lost and made them run around with it for the tv show.

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

Laureen wrote:
|| I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
|| weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
|| gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

<snip>
|| Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
|| 410/330/180

Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more deserving person.

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Marengo said:

Laureen wrote:
|| I hit the big 80 this am!!!!!! I am only 8 pounds from my 22% body
|| weight loss my surgeon predicted!!! My appooitnment is May 3rd! Im
|| gonna make it!!! yeow!!!!

<snip>
|| Laureen ........ low carber, WLS 1/31/2005
|| 410/330/180

Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more deserving

person.

Quoted message said:

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

In message <[email hidden]>,
warehouse <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Marengo wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more deserving

person.

Quoted message said:

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Whatever happened to walking a mile in the other person's shoes before
judging them?
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

Sounds like you have a jealousy issue, or maybe just a plain ol mean
streak.

--
Cheri

warehouse wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Ditto.
--
Cheri

Marengo wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more deserving

person.

Quoted message said:

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Mogget said:

In message <[email hidden]>,
warehouse <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Marengo wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more

deserving

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

person.

Quoted message said:

--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Whatever happened to walking a mile in the other person's shoes

before

Quoted message said:

judging them?
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

That philosophy does not sound efficient, sound nor appealing in any
respect.

Cheri said:

Sounds like you have a jealousy issue, or maybe just a plain ol mean
streak.

--
Cheri

warehouse wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Then again Peter's proclamation could just be an unsubstantiatable
gratuitous assertion.

In article <[email hidden]>,

warehouse said:

Mogget said:

In message <[email hidden]>,
warehouse <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Marengo wrote:

Quoted message said:

> Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more

deserving

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

person.
>
> --
> Peter
> Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Whatever happened to walking a mile in the other person's shoes

before

Quoted message said:

judging them?
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

That philosophy does not sound efficient, sound nor appealing in any
respect.

Then you'll just end up sounding ignorant and arrogant. Are you a mind
reader? Do you have godlike powers to know what someone else feels and
thinks in situations you've never been in yourself? You're one of those
people who knows how long a parent "should" mourn for a dead child
before "getting on with their life" aren't you?

Luna said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

warehouse said:

Mogget said:

In message

<[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

warehouse <[email hidden]> writes
>
>Marengo wrote:

>> Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more

deserving

Quoted message said:

>person.
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>> Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo
>
>I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving

person.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
>behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not

eat so

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create

tiny

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>stomach pockets.

Whatever happened to walking a mile in the other person's shoes

before

Quoted message said:

judging them?
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

That philosophy does not sound efficient, sound nor appealing in

any

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

respect.

Then you'll just end up sounding ignorant and arrogant. Are you a

mind

Quoted message said:

reader?

No. Neither is Peter, so how can he prove his gratuitous assertion is
true.

Quoted message said:

Do you have godlike powers to know what someone else feels and
thinks in situations you've never been in yourself?

No. Ditto. So in your world, gifts for meritorious service or honoring
heroes through their exercise of free-will against adversity is
abrogated to the back-of-the-line to those with cash-in-hand? Very
cheritable of you.

Quoted message said:

You're one of those
people who knows how long a parent "should" mourn for a dead child
before "getting on with their life" aren't you?

No. So now you're prescient? Isn't that what you have just finished
complaining about?

X-No-Archive: yes

warehouse said:

Mogget said:

In message <[email hidden]>,
warehouse <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Marengo wrote:

Quoted message said:

> Laureen, I'm so happy for you. Itcouln't happen to a more

deserving

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

person.
>
> --
> Peter
> Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
stomach pockets.

Whatever happened to walking a mile in the other person's shoes

before

Quoted message said:

judging them?
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

That philosophy does not sound efficient, sound nor appealing in any
respect.

How do you measure the efficiencies of competing philosophical ideas so
that you may compare them?

How do you define soundness?

And as to appeal - it's very objective, isn't it?

As to your nonsense about fortutide, free-will are [censored]. They are
unmeasurable and therefore you can't compare them. And even if you can
measure them you're comparing apples with oranges. You talk fluff with
harsh words.

I hope if something bad happens to you, you will find as much sympathy as
you have for others.

In news:[email hidden],
warehouse <[email hidden]> stated
|
| I doubt that very much. It could happen to a more deserving person.
| Let say one with more free-will. Let's place rewards for "good
| behavior", gumption, chutzpah and intestinal fortitude to not eat so
| much, instead of those with the extra pocket change to create tiny
| stomach pockets.