Gastric Bypass

Ok, so I'm on one of my other message boards, which is for military
wives trying to lose weight. Not a gastric bypass one. So I simply
point out to someone who's asking about this wonder diet that is
supposed to help you lose eleven pounds in nine days...that it's
unhealthy to do that to your body, and she should go talk to a
nutritionist on base about a healthy diet. She blasts me and
says "aren't you the one who had gastric bypass?" and goes on to
rag me about it. I am so hurt. I was simply trying to point out
that someone was doing something that was counterproductive to their
health, and who better than someone who dieted herself to morbid
obesity to point that out? I did have to have the gastric bypass to
help me get control of my weight, but that doesn't wipe out years of
experience, or absolve me of having to eat properly now. I could
easily regain the weight if I ate like some of the people on that
site are eating. One girl eats fricken' chicken fingers and Sprite
every damn day, and never a veggie to be found. And she bitches and
moans that she can't lose weight. Hmmmm. I wonder why? Another
eats nothing but carbs like pizza, biscuits, and boxed frozen
convenience foods, and also acts like she doesn't know what's
causing the weight gain. I bite my tongue every day in that group,
trying not to say anything about the crap those people are stuffing
down their throats... but the wonder diet was just plain dangerous,
and I felt a need to point that out. Was that wrong of me? Should
I just stick to groups for Gastric Bypass now? I can't talk with
people who are just fat and trying to lose weight?
Give me a break!!
Wendy

Jim, I had my lap RNY 3/10/05 and did have some nausea the first week. One of the things that worked for me was diet Ginger Ale. I would chill it and then pour some in a glass and stir it to get all the bubbles out and sip on it. The ginger seems to settle my stomach. Hope this helps. Carol

No, Lynn. What several members have tried to tell you is that your
announcements are generally viewed as spam, they clutter the list,
and that you should stop sending them. I don't think that's an
unreasonable request, yet you persist, telling yourself and us, that
you just want to be helpful.
The thing is, you've sent the announcement about your group 21 times
since starting it on December 2. You've also sent 11 announcements
about your nutrition group since you started it on February 20. I'm
truly sorry if I sound condescending, but do you see how that might
seem just a bit obsessive?
I think if your goal really is to let new group members know about
your own groups (whatever your rationale is) you can do so by e-
mailing them personally. That way, everyone wins.
Regarding the graphics, I get the daily digests, so your messages
come in fine that way. I have no problem reading them.
I hope you'll take this to heart and accept that people really do
want your contributions about WLS; we just don't want the constant
advertisements.
Chris
Lap GB

A good friend is in the hospital. Intensive care, on a respirator,
although she's awake now and coherent. She had the flu or a cold last
week. Passed out Friday morning and was nonresponsive. She was
completely malnourished and dehydrated. She's also, unbeknownst to
me, anorexic/bulemic.
Saturday morning about 4:00 a.m. the docs called her family and said
her blood pressure had bottomed out, she was in septic shock, and
major organs were shutting down. If she didn't turn around by noon,
she would probably die. Meanwhile, blood is clotting and restricting
blood flow to her feet and hands. Both of her feet were purple and
there was the possibility of amputation. She weighs maybe 110 pounds,
but when I got to the hospital on Saturday, she was unrecognizable
with all of the fluid on her.
Miraculously, she started recovering late Saturday/early Sunday.
She's awake and writing notes like crazy. Wants off of the respirator
but isn't yet breathing fully on her own and her trachea is swollen,
so they can't remove it yet. Her kidney function had returned to
normal yesterday but there may be permanent nerve damage to her feet.
I don't know yet about any long-term damage to her heart, kidneys, or
other organs.
She's got a long road to recovery. She's also in denial about her
eating disorder. What can I do to help her?
Ava

I'm 1 year post-op tomorrow and would tell anyone that WLS takes
effort every single day. Getting in enough protein and water, doing
some exercise when I hated doing it before WLS, taking the right
vites and enough of them, avoiding sugar . . . WLS is NOT "the easy
way out."
I'm glad to hear it's OK to donate gently used undies. I've been
saving them but wasn't sure if a charity would even take them. I hate
throwing them away when they're like new.
DM, you'll be a year out soon. I'm so glad to read about how
successful you are. You and everyone else, actually. It encourages me
when I hear everyone else's stories.
Sugar and carbs are not our friends! Not now, not ever.
Lynn, I hope you'll take the advice that's been offered here and
cease and desist with the spam. Doing so will show everyone that you
really do mean to be helpful versus simply being self-serving. I
think you can offer much more here here than recruitment posters for
your other groups.
And thongs? C'mon! I can't live with a constant wedgie. And can you
envision one of those babies over my excess tummy skin? Gross!
TTFN,
Ava
Lap RNY 4/21/04
245/134

Well Im now three months out and im down 85 lbs.... I can even run a
whole mile and walk at least five miles a day...go john its my bday go
john its my bday..( note stylish running man dance)..
I am trying to stay away from the caffine free diet coke as it is my
only bad thing...it being the spawnish ale of satan himself...but
everyday is a new day.
love ya all and hope everyone is doing good
john

Ok, I must admit that I have been endulging in things that I shouldn't. It's
because I haven't been as prepared as I was for about 5 months. I started
classes for my MBA, and I don't have time to shop and cook like I did. So, I've
been much more gulible to nasty things at work. I have been eating more sugar
than I should. And, I realize it's an awful cycle to get in. The more sugar
you eat, the more you crave it. I had gotten to the point where I didn't want
any sugar for about 6 months. Now, these last 2 weeks... I've wanted it, wanted
it, wanted it. So, this week, I'm off of it... cold turkey. I'm not going to
put that sugar in my mouth!
I got scared on Monday. I got on my scale and it was up 4 lbs from last week.
I was shocked. It inspired me not to do any sugar or bread this week. I
thought.... whoa... this is the last of the losing for me.
But, this morning, right before I got on the scale.... I realized it was set up
to 5 lbs. So, I corrected it to zero... and WHEW~~ I haven't gained any weight.
But, I'm very glad I got the scare. It's put me back on course.
DM
286/189/155
Lap RNY
May 11, 2004

Is it possible for us to edit the calander ourselves to remove the
monthly invitation? Or does a MODERATOR have to do that?
Wendy

Ok, so I'm going through my old clothes and weeding out all the humongo
ones. I know I was big, but damn!! My old panties were enormous!! I
had them bad boys folded three ways and then in half again!! That's
big. I guess it's time to let 'em go. I really didn't realize they
were that BIG!! Could my butt have really gotten so big to fit in
them? When did that happen? Anyway... I don't know what to do with
them. I certainly don't want to donate them to the thrift
store...that's just nasty. Don't want to throw them away, either,
because most of them were new when I went in for surgery. Any
suggestions? Maybe I could use them to wax my new convertible that my
now smaller backside looks so cute sitting in!! LOL!!
See what you've been missing Carmen?
Wendy

Well, I'm on the move again. This time we are taking Lizzie to Disneyland at Paris. Should be lots of fun. We're leaving tomorrow and will be back sometime Tues or Wed. You all stay out of trouble LOL Carmen