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1a. Re: I am new here
From: dcpirtle
1b. Re: I am new here
From: brightangelhope
2a. Well, this stinks. No word on tissue recovery, tho.
From: vicstevens
2b. Re: Well, this stinks. No word on tissue recovery, tho.
From: brightangelhope
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1a. Re: I am new here
Posted by: "dcpirtle" dcpirtle@comcast.net dcpirtle
Date: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:45 am ((PDT))
4 years out from my Roux en Y and grazing is killing me. Any direction on getting back ontrack is helpful for me.
--- In afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com, "brightangelhope" <brightangelhope@...> wrote:
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> Hi Teresa, I had my Roux en Y over 16 1/2 years ago. (open as
> laparoscopic was not an option at the time). While the surgery is
> essentially the same, nowadays, doctors give many specific food and
> exercise instructions. My doctor simply told me to slowly eat 3 very
> small meals a day and make certain at least half of each meal was
> protein, to avoid sugar or foods that made me feel sick, not to have any
> carbonated beverages, and to sip water all day.
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> I did feel queasy for some time, and a full meal was most of a poached
> egg and 1/2 piece of toast; or 1/2 of a WW dinner; or 1/4 of a turkey
> sandwich. I also frequently ate a couple of tablespoons of plain yogurt
> w/ artificial sweetener. Fatty things, sweet things, and milk made me
> feel quite sick. I did experience dumping, and I became lactose
> intolerant, but can eat cheese and yogurt. Even today, my stomach keeps
> me from eating large amounts of food at one time. I cannot eat large
> amounts of sugar, and must stay away from milk.
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> I am female, 5 '0", weighed 271 at surgery, and within 6 months lost to
> 160 lbs. I stayed there a few years, and then through continual
> Grazing, regained to 190 lbs, stayed there a while, then began
> low-calorie dieting and lost to 115 lbs, which I have maintained for the
> past 3 years.. but this has required carefully watching the calories in
> my food intake.
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> Good luck to you. It looks like you are on the right track for a
> life-change.
>
>
> --- In afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com, teresa1337 <no_reply@>
> wrote:
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> > Hi, my name is Teresa and I just had Roux en-Y laparoscopically done
> on August 10, 2009.
> >
> > I thank you for adding me to your group. I do not have a support group
> close enough to attend. The closest one is over 60 miles away.
> >
> > So far since the day after my surgery, I have lost 23 lbs. I am having
> a hard time getting in my 64 oz of water, is that normal? Also, I have a
> queezy stomach all the time, is that normal?
> >
> > I would appreciate any advice for a newbie.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Teresa
> >
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1b. Re: I am new here
Posted by: "brightangelhope" brightangelhope@yahoo.com brightangelhope
Date: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:46 am ((PDT))
I've never been able to totally conquer grazing, however, writing all my
daily food into DietPower, a computer food journal helped a great deal
to get me to face the extent of my eating behavior by becoming
Accountable for every bite. That then helped me to eat lower-calorie
foods in smaller amounts. Even with a gastric bypass, maintaining a
weight-loss takes a great deal of work.
--- In afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com, "dcpirtle" <dcpirtle@...>
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> 4 years out from my Roux en Y and grazing is killing me. Any direction
on getting back ontrack is helpful for me.
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2a. Well, this stinks. No word on tissue recovery, tho.
Posted by: "vicstevens" afterwls@aol.com vicstevens
Date: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:02 pm ((PDT))
Obese People Have 'Brain Degeneration'
(Aug. 25, 2009) - A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years.
More than 300 million people worldwide are now classified as obese, according to the World Health Organization.
The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent "severe brain degeneration," said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology.
"That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain," said Thompson. "But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer's, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control."
The findings are detailed in the online edition of the journal "Human Brain Mapping".
Obesity packs many negative health effects, including increased risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and some cancers. It's also been shown to reduce sexual activity.
More than 300 million worldwide are now classified as obese, according to the World Health Organization. Another billion are overweight. The main cause, experts say: bad diet, including an increased reliance on highly processed foods.
Obese people had lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes, areas of the brain critical for planning and memory, and in the anterior cingulate gyrus (attention and executive functions), hippocampus (long-term memory) and basal ganglia (movement), the researchers said in a statement today. Overweight people showed brain loss in the basal ganglia, the corona radiata, white matter comprised of axons, and the parietal lobe (sensory lobe).
"The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked 8 years older," Thompson said.
Obesity is measured by body mass index (BMI), defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. A BMI over 25 is defined as overweight, and a BMI of over 30 as obese.
The research was funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Center for Research Resources, and the American Heart Association.
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2b. Re: Well, this stinks. No word on tissue recovery, tho.
Posted by: "brightangelhope" brightangelhope@yahoo.com brightangelhope
Date: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:49 am ((PDT))
I read that too, but I also remember what I read in this article, which
is quoted below:
--- In afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com, "vicstevens"
<afterwls@...> wrote:
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> Obese People Have 'Brain Degeneration'
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