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
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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!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Laureen! I'm happy this has worked out so well for you!
You have to take narcotics to sleep, but that's not bad news to you...
-- Now [censored]. You cannot possibly be this stupid and remember to breathe. You must be trolling. -- Carmen
"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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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
On 3 Mar 2005 16:03:46 -0800, "Laureen" <[email hidden]>
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I have officially lost #50 pounds. 410 to exactly 360 in a bit over 5 weeks!!!! Im estatic to say the least.
Congratulations, Laureen. It sounds to me like you've taken this surgery and turned it into a tool to help yourself, which is a great way to be. I look forward to hearing about your future successes.
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I told him I hired a personal trainer and he released me for exercise on March 14th.
Good for you! I see a PT once a week, for an hour each session. I find it's great, very motivating and she gets me working longer, faster and harder than I ever thought I could. I hope you find it helps you as much as mine helps me.
I'm on for 3 days a week M,W, F at 10am. I'm hoping this will help me since the walking in the past week gets to me with the bad knee. I still try to walk though. I grin an bear all day but have to dope up at night it is so bad. I'm generally tough but the pain at night began to wear me down. I am so motivated to get this done. I so want to relax just a bit later on and go " There its done" and just work at being careful to not regain. Everyone who reaches goal usually gains a small amount back but nothing like it is now if you're careful. I am a rule follower so I will succeed this time. Thanks Aramanth! Laureen
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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!!!!!!!!
========================= 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 ==========================================
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I'm on for 3 days a week M,W, F at 10am. I'm hoping this will help me since the walking in the past week gets to me with the bad knee. I still try to walk though. I grin an bear all day but have to dope up at night it is so bad. I'm generally tough but the pain at night began to wear me down.
======================== 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. ==========================================
"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... | 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/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob |
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
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If your knee is so painful has the Dr.talked to you about a possible
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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!!!!
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========================= 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 ==========================================
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!!!!!!!!
"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : 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/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob :
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" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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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
On 3 Mar 2005 16:03:46 -0800, "Laureen" <[email hidden]>
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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
"Cubit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... 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...
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
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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
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should be terribly stalled due to insufficient calories. Your
On 3 Mar 2005 16:03:46 -0800, "Laureen" <[email hidden]>
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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
"Laureen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : 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. : > : > :
