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Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch
Great job, Mary. I recently got into the 140's, so I know how you feel. It
is really exhilarating. I'm at 147 right now. I've lost 75 lbs. so far. I was noticing today that my DL picture was taken in February when I was at 200 lbs. I can't believe the difference in my face. I don't even look like the same person anymore. Cat |
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Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:29:21 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote: Congrats on everything, you're doing really well. I On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme makeovers" that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back and forth on "doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to see if the skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). Normally I'd suggest waiting at least a year. But since you'd already lost half your weight before you lost this last 77 pounds, you have some "history" in the skin department. Some things to look at are, what did your skin do the last time?: Did you have a lot of excess then? Did it shrink a lot? Some? Not at all? If you had good success with the skin getting back to normal, or something close, the last time, you'll probably get a lot of shrinkage this time too. If you didn't, and now you're swimming in the stuff, then there's probably no reason to wait. But if it was me, these are the things I would look at. A lot of this is genetic. I was lucky and had no skin problems, I'm sure that some of this was due to genetics, and the rest to the fact that I was only at my highest weight for 3 or 4 years. Anyway, before considering the surgery, savor the victory for a while first! Barbara 210/124 (since November 1997) Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/ |
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Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch
"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
... This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the 140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped my final goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with 145 -- Thanks to everyone for your replies and support! I'll just answer specific questions/comments in this one post,in the interest of saving space. Perple Glow -- I follow a nutrition-pyramid-based diet -- sort of like an "exchanges" diet -- so many protein, carb, fruit, etc. allowed a day, and unlimited vegetables. A one-hour walk every day, weight training 3-4 days a week. These photos are a little outdated, but give a good enough sense -- I'm down a size or two from these. http://www.red-rocket.co.nz/Mary/wei...hotossmall.jpg Barbara -- you are right about enjoying my current state before making this important decision -- trying to think what happened with my skin when I lost the 100! I guess it did shrink down appreciably, since I don't have *that* much excess skin -- so maybe my chances are better than I think -- and at least my body deserves the chance to try on my own. If that doesn't work, then I'll revisit. Thanks again to everyone else who replied for helping me celebrate this new "verging on maintenance" experience! Your support always means a lot to me! Mary |
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Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch
Hallelujah! Praise Jesus!
Mary M - Ohio wrote: Hi, everyone! This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the 140s! |
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Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch
As my 14 year old would say "That's the best news everrrrr!" Congrats.
Elise "Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message ... Hi, everyone! This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the 140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped my final goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with 145 -- we'll see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any thinner -- though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-) Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second nine-visit term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I didn't do so great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly disregarding stricter carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a better checkup next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my beautiful Mary!" (I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the dream of 120 million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and what I've been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.) For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of further loss! I don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for another nine visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said I wanted to stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in keeping it off, he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the end of the other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.) His program now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to stretch out my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance nailed down. On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme makeovers" that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back and forth on "doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to see if the skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're using is the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be free -- so that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always say no if I change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's results. Percent Body Fat: May 7: 45.3% May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit) June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%) July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%) August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%) Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%) Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%) Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%) Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%) Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%) Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%) Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%) Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%) May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%) June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%) July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%) Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%) Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%) (Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.) Fat Body Weight: May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit) June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs) July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs) August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs) Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs) Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs) Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs) Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs) Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs) Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs) Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs) Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs) May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs) June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs) July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs) Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs) Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs) --Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat Lean Body Weight: May 7: 124.7 lbs May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7) July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6) August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4) Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3) Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1) Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8) Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5) Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3) Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4) Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3) Apr. 24: 122.7 (0) May 22: 122.6 (-0.1) June 20: 121.6 (-1.0) July 29: 121.3 (-0.3) Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6) Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs) --Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks to my trainers! Mary M 325-150-145 |
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