#50 ....OMG!!!....... GONE FOREVER!!!!!!

We arent at that point yet. I still have some cartiledge. Losing the
weight will help it. We just dont know at what point it will subside.
So, in the mean time he is working with me to tame it down.
Thanks, Laureen


If your knee is so painful has the Dr.talked to you about a possible
knee
replacement? That would get rid of the pain once and for all.
--
Wysong
Age 60. Height 5'6"
Starting date: 1/8/05
171/ 162 / 140 lb
Starting date LC 7/01 at 207lbs
Stopped losing on LC 11/01 at 165lbs
==========================================
STILL WALKING 1.5 to 3 MILES DAY.
==========================================

They are falling off! I'm in clothes already I havent worn for a long
time like 3x and 26/28, some 24's instead of 4X and 30/32. I am using
some of the 4X shirts as nightshirts now. I have a bag full of clothes
to take to the WLS support group in town here next tuesady. The good
stuff is going on Ebay. Im also throwing Roamans and Lane Bryant
catalogs away already. I am saving my biggest shirt though to show off
"that was then this is now" LOL!!!!




Wysong *~ wrote:
=========================
I am so happy to see you doing so well. Your clothes will soon start
falling off - keep on truckin' lady! :-)

Wysong
Age 60. Height 5'6"
Starting date: 1/8/05
171/ 162 / 140 lb
Starting date LC 7/01 at 207lbs
Stopped losing on LC 11/01 at 165lbs
==========================================

Thanks Peter!

Laureen wrote:
Well today was a monumental day. Despite the ongoing knee pain that we
are working on and a bladder infection I came out of the doctors office
a happy woman. I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly 360 in
a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least. I lost 7 of it in
the last 8 days. Gawd I feel good even in pain!!!!!!!!

Excellent, Laureen! Kudos!

WHAT A FABULOUS POST!
(((((((((((((((((((((laureen)))))))))))))))))))))) )

--


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/030305Z.shtml
a minimum of 16,000 iraq civilian deaths.








"Laureen" wrote in message
ups.com...
: Well today was a monumental day. Despite the ongoing knee pain
that we
: are working on and a bladder infection I came out of the doctors
office
: a happy woman. I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly
360 in
: a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least. I lost 7 of it
in
: the last 8 days. Gawd I feel good even in pain!!!!!!!!
:
: The doc told me people who keeping walking with arthritis do
better in
: the long run rather than not walking on it. I ahve continued to
walk
: despite to horrific pain. I toough it out during the day and take
a
: Vicodin to sleep as I am all over the bed at night without
narcotics. I
: told him I hired a personal trainer and he released me for
exercise on
: March 14th. I told him I was going to do weights and resistance
: training. He said a good thing to do for the kneee is try to build
up
: my quads and do some free weights with my feet down by ankle. I'm
not
: sure what he was talking about there but the guy I hired will. He
said
: something about it takes the weight off the knee but strengthens
the
: leg. He also suggested using 2 walking sticks like I am cross
country
: sking when I am out walking. It helps your weight not to shift so
bad
: and is good exercise for the upper body. He said he uses them all
the
: time. One of the orthopods hikes into the mountains here and
swears by
: 2 walking stricks too.
:
: Anyway, no real bad news. Life is good!!!!!!
: Laureen
: 410/360
:
:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freaki...hJ9gCBLmL1VUob
:

Congratulations on the amazing weightloss.
Sorry to hear you have pain.

I have a running battle with some folks that believe in the myth of
"starvation mode." According to their beliefs your weightloss efforts
should be terribly stalled due to insufficient calories. Your amazing 50
pounds lost in 5 weeks is a dose of reality.

"Laureen" wrote in message
ups.com...
Well today was a monumental day. Despite the ongoing knee pain that we
are working on and a bladder infection I came out of the doctors office
a happy woman. I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly 360 in
a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least. I lost 7 of it in
the last 8 days. Gawd I feel good even in pain!!!!!!!!

The doc told me people who keeping walking with arthritis do better in
the long run rather than not walking on it. I ahve continued to walk
despite to horrific pain. I toough it out during the day and take a
Vicodin to sleep as I am all over the bed at night without narcotics. I
told him I hired a personal trainer and he released me for exercise on
March 14th. I told him I was going to do weights and resistance
training. He said a good thing to do for the kneee is try to build up
my quads and do some free weights with my feet down by ankle. I'm not
sure what he was talking about there but the guy I hired will. He said
something about it takes the weight off the knee but strengthens the
leg. He also suggested using 2 walking sticks like I am cross country
sking when I am out walking. It helps your weight not to shift so bad
and is good exercise for the upper body. He said he uses them all the
time. One of the orthopods hikes into the mountains here and swears by
2 walking stricks too.

Anyway, no real bad news. Life is good!!!!!!
Laureen
410/360


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freaki...hJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Congratulations on 50# Laureen... and WTG on sticking with the
exercise despite the pain. Awesome!!

Nicole
290.5/178.5/137 monthly-goal: 6 month-start: 181 since: 19/04/2004

On 3 Mar 2005 16:03:46 -0800, "Laureen"
wrote:

Well today was a monumental day. Despite the ongoing knee pain that we
are working on and a bladder infection I came out of the doctors office
a happy woman. I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly 360 in
a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least. I lost 7 of it in
the last 8 days. Gawd I feel good even in pain!!!!!!!!

The doc told me people who keeping walking with arthritis do better in
the long run rather than not walking on it. I ahve continued to walk
despite to horrific pain. I toough it out during the day and take a
Vicodin to sleep as I am all over the bed at night without narcotics. I
told him I hired a personal trainer and he released me for exercise on
March 14th. I told him I was going to do weights and resistance
training. He said a good thing to do for the kneee is try to build up
my quads and do some free weights with my feet down by ankle. I'm not
sure what he was talking about there but the guy I hired will. He said
something about it takes the weight off the knee but strengthens the
leg. He also suggested using 2 walking sticks like I am cross country
sking when I am out walking. It helps your weight not to shift so bad
and is good exercise for the upper body. He said he uses them all the
time. One of the orthopods hikes into the mountains here and swears by
2 walking stricks too.

Anyway, no real bad news. Life is good!!!!!!
Laureen
410/360

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freaki...hJ9gCBLmL1VUob

"Cubit" wrote in message
. com...
Congratulations on the amazing weightloss.
Sorry to hear you have pain.

I have a running battle with some folks that believe in the myth of
"starvation mode." According to their beliefs your weightloss efforts
should be terribly stalled due to insufficient calories. Your amazing 50
pounds lost in 5 weeks is a dose of reality.

Starvation mode doesn't happen until your body lacks in readily available
fuel systems, which Laureen's does not (yet!). Once you get quite thin, it
gets MUCH harder to lose weight, despite caloric reductions because as you
lose bodyfat there are significant hormonal changes that occur in the body.
Fat cells are not neutral, they are an active part of the endocrine system.
Anyway I'm not interested in an argument, so I won't respond to anything
else on this topic, but I'm just suggesting that you might want to Google a
bit more...

Peace,
Pen

yeah the stalls are coming. I dont have unrealistic expectations. We
all stall at times. Im more inclined to due to the restricted caloric
intake and due to the rapid weightloss. First off my body will want to
hold on to the fat says " Hey! Where's the rest of the food you used to
eat, you must be straving, we'll save the fat for you" Then it will say
" WHOA, we need to slow down here and redistribute" I'm ok with that. I
will take what ever I can get. Thank you for the nice words!!!
Laureen


Cubit wrote:
Congratulations on the amazing weightloss.
Sorry to hear you have pain.

I have a running battle with some folks that believe in the myth of
"starvation mode." According to their beliefs your weightloss
efforts
should be terribly stalled due to insufficient calories. Your
amazing 50
pounds lost in 5 weeks is a dose of reality.

On 3 Mar 2005 16:03:46 -0800, "Laureen"
wrote:

Well today was a monumental day. Despite the ongoing knee pain that we
are working on and a bladder infection I came out of the doctors office
a happy woman. I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly 360 in
a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least. I lost 7 of it in
the last 8 days. Gawd I feel good even in pain!!!!!!!!

The doc told me people who keeping walking with arthritis do better in
the long run rather than not walking on it. I ahve continued to walk
despite to horrific pain. I toough it out during the day and take a
Vicodin to sleep as I am all over the bed at night without narcotics. I
told him I hired a personal trainer and he released me for exercise on
March 14th. I told him I was going to do weights and resistance
training. He said a good thing to do for the kneee is try to build up
my quads and do some free weights with my feet down by ankle. I'm not
sure what he was talking about there but the guy I hired will. He said
something about it takes the weight off the knee but strengthens the
leg. He also suggested using 2 walking sticks like I am cross country
sking when I am out walking. It helps your weight not to shift so bad
and is good exercise for the upper body. He said he uses them all the
time. One of the orthopods hikes into the mountains here and swears by
2 walking stricks too.

Anyway, no real bad news. Life is good!!!!!!
Laureen
410/360

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freaki...hJ9gCBLmL1VUob


Congratulations!!!

Kaede

176.5 / 171 / 115
LC since 2/20/05
http://knakao.blogspot.com/