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04-19-2008, 02:23 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 553
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
262 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
39 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.9568106312 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
39.8326124567 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  WLS on 60 Minutes Busy board today! Hope this isn't a repost! 60 minutes is viewing a segment on WLS and its benefits. Click here to go there. Keeping the world informed.  
__________________ Judijo   Starting weight: beginning of nutrition classes, August, 2007 Your next pet is in the shelter...not at the pet store! |
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04-20-2008, 09:57 PM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 553
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
262 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
39 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.9568106312 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
39.8326124567 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I just saw the segment on 60 minutes on WLS. Very well done. Only one discouraging word regarding total weight loss (that in "most" cases, 1/3 total weight is lost in the long term...i.e. the 300 pounds won't get to 199), but totally encouraging especially in the treatment of diabetes. They didn't distinguish type 1 from type 2, which bugged me a bit. In other countries (Brazil was specifically mentioned) they are doing duodenal bypasses (keeping the stomach, but sectioning off at the duodenum and bypassing to the jejunum) on normal weight patients with diabetes. FDA does not allow that surgery for any reason beyond cancer removal now (in USA). They are trying to get the FDA to begin to approve gastric bypass at much earlier stages in obesity treatment, since now, nationally, the mortality is 1:1000. The best part...DH watched it, came down and said, "Looks like a good idea." yay! someone on my side! 
__________________ Judijo Starting weight: beginning of nutrition classes, August, 2007 Your next pet is in the shelter...not at the pet store! |
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04-21-2008, 07:04 PM
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| Cub Reporter  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kansas
Posts: 79
Weight Statistics December 4, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 0" Height: 250 lb Start Weight:
135 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
115 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46 % % Lost:
Dec 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 48.8194444444 BMI Start:
26.3625 BMI Current:
25.3861111111 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | I saw it and thought it was pretty good.
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04-21-2008, 07:22 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri
Posts: 149
Weight Statistics May 6, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 259 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
51 lb Weight Loss:
83 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.6911196911 % % Lost:
September 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.8747795414 BMI Start:
36.8415217939 BMI Current:
22.1403376165 BMI Goal:
| I completely missed it. My mother in law sent me an email about it and I had intended to watch, but my kids kept me pretty busy up until it was time to go to bed. Maybe they'll do a rerun.
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04-21-2008, 09:31 PM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 553
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
262 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
39 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.9568106312 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
39.8326124567 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | SharonT, go to the link on my initial post. the entire 13 minute segment is on video on CBS's site.
__________________ Judijo Starting weight: beginning of nutrition classes, August, 2007 Your next pet is in the shelter...not at the pet store! |
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04-22-2008, 04:19 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 1,805
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
184 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
34 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.6643356643 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
32.5905769715 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thank you Judijo!
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04-22-2008, 04:51 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tega Cay, SC
Posts: 839
Weight Statistics August 2, 2007 Start Date:
August 14, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 283 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
22 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.222614841 % % Lost:
Christmas, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.3192247717 BMI Start:
26.936065939 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | This story just makes me cry for joy -- it is SO TRUE! WLS has SAVED OUR LIVES!! Thanks be to God! |
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