BIGGIE NEWS!!!!

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I "HIT THE WALL" & STOPPED LOSING WEIGHT OVER 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO ... WELL, LAST MONDAY I STARTED A MODIFIED LIQUID (VERY HIGH) PROTEIN DIET USING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY PACKAGED PROTEIN PRODUCTS. WELL, SOMETHING IS WORKING CUZ NOT ONLY HAVE I LOST ALL THE STALL WEIGHT, BUT I JUST DROPPED DOWN TODAY TO MY LOWEST WEIGHT EVER!!! WHA-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THE ONLY THING MY NUTRITIONIST WANTS ME TO DO IS TO ADD ABOUT 2 CUPS OF VEGES A DAY TO MY HIGH PROTEIN DIET. 1/27/2007 = 169.4 1/28 - 4/15/2007 = 169.6 - 175.0 = HIT THE WALL 4/16 = 172.2 4/17 = 171.8 4/18 = 169.4 = lowest weigh ever hit on 1/27/2007 the first time 4/19 = 168.0 = LOWEST WEIGHT SINCE THE 1980s SURGERY WEIGHT: 280 CURRENT WEIGHT: 168 LOST WEIGHT: < 112 > 28 #s TO GO TO DR BYRNE'S GOAL WEIGHT & POSSIBLE PLASTICS ... 42 #s AWAY FROM MY "IDEAL WEIGHT" OF 126 BUT I THINK THIS IS WAY TOO LIGHT AT MY AGE OF 54. CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE ... GONNA CELEBRATE WITH MY HONEY TONIGHT! (after our session at Pivotal!) GOD BLESS YA'LL ... DAWN & NICk

Rock on!!! If anyone could break through that wall, I knew you could. You'll have to share the whole secret "Bush Bean Family Recepe" with us. Congrats!!! Deb

THANK YOU MS DEB ... I'M R-E-AL-L-Y PUTTING IN A MAJOR EFFORT ON THIS ... TOTAL FOCUS, SO I HOPE TO SEE REALLY GOOD RESULTS. MY IDEA WAS JUST TO SHAKE UP MY DIET & SHOCK MY SYSTEM LIKE WE'RE TOLD TO DO BY PUTTING VARIETY INTO OUR EXERCISE PROGRAM WHEN WE STOP GETTING RESULTS. I HAVE "THE PLATEAU BUSTER" DIET ON MY PROFILE IF YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT THAT ... I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH SUCCESS ON IT, BUT OTHERS HAVE. I'M DOING A MODIFIED LIQUID (very, very HIGH) PROTEIN DIET ... LOW SUGARS & ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOO WHITE CARBS ... 5 - 6 WATER/PROTEIN POWDER SHAKES DAILY ... I'M USING SYNTRAX NECTAR LATTES WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE IN CAPPUCCINO FLAVOR = 8 OUNCES OF WATER PER SHAKE. 1 - 3 PROTEIN BARS DAILY ... I'M USING THE "POWER CRUNCH" BARS CUZ THEY ARE VERY LIGHT, NOT LIKE THE "OH YEAH!" BARS THAT I USUALLY EAT CUZ THEY ARE VERY HEAVY. THESE ARE THE BARS THAT MS DIANNE CALLS "EVIL" CUZ THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOO GOOD! I USE TRIPLE CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER & PEANUT BUTTER CREAM FLAVORS. 1 PROTEIN PUDDING DAILY ... I USE THE STALLONE BRAND IN CHOCOLATE FLAVOR. AS MUCH SF CRYSTAL LITE AS I CAN DRINK TRYING TO BUILD UP TO BETWEEN 64 - 100 OUNCES A DAY. MY NUTRITIONIST LOOKED OVER WHAT I WAS EATING HERE & SAID TO ADD 2 CUPS OF VEGES A DAY SO I GOT LIMA BEANS, GREEN BEANS, CORN, MUSHROOMS, ONIONS & SPICED STEWED TOMATOES & I'M MAKING A MEATLESS STEW (MAY ADD SOME SALMON OR SHRIMP) & I'LL TRY TO EAT 1/4 OF A CUP A COUPLE TIMES A DAY ... DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IN THE 2 CUPS OR NOT. I WILL START THAT TONIGHT. I ALSO GOT QUALITY SALAD GREENS ... 50/50 SPINACH & SPRING MIX & THE ITALIAN MIX (NOOOOOOOOOOO ICEBEG LETTUCE) & I'LL ADD SALADS (GREENS ONLY) TO MY DIET WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF REGULAR SALAD DRESSING TO ADD TO THE VEGES THE NUTITIONIST WANTS ME TO EAT. I WILL START THIS TOMORROW. WITH THE ADDITION OF VEGES, I'LL PROBABLY EAT ONLY 1 PROTEIN BAR A DAY. I ALSO MAKE SURE I TAKE ALLLLLLL MY SUPPLEMENTS. THAT'S IT ... IT'S BASED ON SOME SUGGESTIONS THE VITA LADY GAVE ME. VERY BASIC, NO FRILLS ... YOU DO PEE A LOT ON THIS DIET (WITHOUT THE VEGES). IF ANYONE HAS "HIT THE WALL" & WANTS TO GIVE THIS A GO, I'D START OUT JUST LIKE I DID ... SHOCK WITH JUST SHAKES, BARS & PUDDINGS FOR THE 1st 3 DAYS, THEN ADD THE VEGES & STAY ON IT FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT & SEE RESULTS. I'M SURPRISED THAT I'M NOT REAL HUNGRY BUT DO DRINK/EAT MORE TEENY SNACKS A DAY THAN I USED TO WHICH WAS 6 SNACKS UNDER NORMAL POUCH EATING. ENJOY ... DAWN & NICK

You go girl!! That is fantastic! I am sorry I will not get to see you tonight. I will miss you. Julie

GOTTA SAY THAT AFTER DOC B's E-MAIL ABOUT "HITTING THE WALL" BEING NORMAL & THAT IT WILL BE R-E-A-L-Y HARD TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT NOW, I'M FOCUSING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON FOOD CHOICES & EXERCISE, SO I MAY NOT GET TO LCBB FOR A BIT AS WE DO WANT TO GO TO PIVOTAL 5 - 6 DAYS A WEEK & NICK WANTS SUNDAYS OFF FOR HIS & DAD'S NASCAR/SPORTS TV DAY. I'M GONNA TRY TO GO TO SOME OF THE SATURDAY MEETINGS. BUT, I WILL KEEP UP ON THE BOARD &, YES SWEETIE, I DO MISS YOU AS WELL ... & ALL MY LCBBuddies! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

You Rock! If anyone could knock down a wall, I knew it would be you! CELEBRATE! You deserve it! You give me inspiration I need right now! Terri

THANK YOU! THANK YOU, MS TERRI!!!!! I KNOW DR BYRNE & OUR NUTRITIONIST, MS DEBBIE, SAY THAT I'VE ALREADY HIT THE 70% WEIGHT LOSS FIGURE & THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK AT AS SUCCESS, BUT I NEVER HAD IT IN MY MIND TO STOP BEFORE DR BYRNE'S GOAL OF 140 (I'M AT 168 RIGHT NOW) SO I'M PULLIN' OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET THESE LAST 28 #s OFF. GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

AWESOME!!!!!

WOW!! Dawn!! Way to go!! I am so happy for you! I know in time I will hit that "wall" too. So this is something good to know! Thank you. You and I are about the same age I will be 52 in Sept. They have not told me my target weight? How do I figure that? God Bless You, have fun tonight. Lucinda

THANK YOU, MS LUCINDA!!!!! I'M REALLY TRYING R-E-A-L-L-Y HARD! THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT WEIGHTS THEY TALK ABOUT ... "IDEAL" WEIGHT IS IF EVERYTHING IS PERFECT & YOU'RE 18 AGAIN ... ... &, YOU CAN USUALLY FIND THAT ON WEIGHT/HEIGHT CHARTS. I THINK I FOUND MINE (126) SOMEWHERE ON THIS SITE, ACTUALLY. "TARGET" WEIGHT IS LOSING 60 - 70% OF YOUR EXTRA WEIGHT OVER YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT = 280 SURGERY/HIGH WEIGHT - 126 (IDEAL WEIGHT) = 154 #s OVERWEIGHT x .70 = 107.80 I NEEDED TO LOSE TO BE CONSIDERED A GASTRIC BYPASS SUCESS, WHICH I HAVE DONE SINCE I'VE NOW LOST 112 #s TOTAL. "GOAL" WEIGHT IS A REASONABLE WEIGHT GOAL FOR YOUR HEIGHT, AGE & MEDICAL CONDITION. DR BYRNE GAVE ME A GOAL WEIGHT OF 140. I'M 54 & AM 5' 2 1/2", NOW IN PRETTY DARNED GOOD HEALTH SINCE LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT. SO, I HAVE 28 #s TO GO TO HIS GOAL. ASK YOUR SURGEON WHAT FIGURES HE FEELS WOULD BE RIGHT FOR YOU. GLAD TO SEE ANOTHER "MATURE" WOMAN ON THE BOARDS ... MOST OF THESE SWEET YOUNG LADIES COULD BE MY DAUGHTER, THEY ARE JUST BABIES (WOW, I'M GONNA CATCH WHOOPIE ON THAT ONE!) GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk