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wafflycat wrote:
Now I'm merely overweight was opposed to verging on morbidly obese, I've had quite a few people pass comment about how much better I must be feeling now I've lost all that awful weight. They too are surprised when I tell them that no, I don't actually feel any different, and the only obvious benefit I've noticed is that it's a bit easier to cycle up hills and, oh, yes, one other benefit - vanity they name is helen s - I have a greater choice in clothes shops... This confuses them no end :-) I guess everyone's different. I only lost 30 lbs but I feel so much better, I feel like a whole different person. Before, I had no energy and felt really old. I think I actually *was* depressed. Now I feel younger than my age and full of energy. I think this is part of what makes me want to maintain my weightloss and even lose a bit more, because I'm terrified of feeling as bad as I did before. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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"badwilson" wrote in message
... wafflycat wrote: Now I'm merely overweight was opposed to verging on morbidly obese, I've had quite a few people pass comment about how much better I must be feeling now I've lost all that awful weight. They too are surprised when I tell them that no, I don't actually feel any different, and the only obvious benefit I've noticed is that it's a bit easier to cycle up hills and, oh, yes, one other benefit - vanity they name is helen s - I have a greater choice in clothes shops... This confuses them no end :-) I guess everyone's different. I only lost 30 lbs but I feel so much better, I feel like a whole different person. Before, I had no energy and felt really old. I think I actually *was* depressed. Now I feel younger than my age and full of energy. I think this is part of what makes me want to maintain my weightloss and even lose a bit more, because I'm terrified of feeling as bad as I did before. Me too. But I was in such bad health that *that* was the reason I had the surgery. My BP and labs were *WAY* over what they should have been. Doctors said I was looking at a heart attack, stroke, and/or diabetes with 5 to 10 years. Now everything is in the "ideal" range, my energy is through the roof, and I feel like a teenager again (even down to the zit on my chin!). Hugs, CatNipped -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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On 2005-07-03, CatNipped penned:
Yep, me too. I would block out all the things I was really eating or deliberately, if subconsciously, under-estimate what I ate every day. Writing it down wouldn't let me do that and I had to face how much I really ate. However, unlike you, I didn't do any exercise to offset what I was eating so I got to be *MUCH* more than just 10 pounds overweight. Well, I definitely do more in the summer than in the winter ... but I guess I'm "lucky" in that the only time I have no inclination to exercise is when I'm depressed, and I barely eat when I'm depressed. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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When we first moved to this town, 36 years ago, I needed to find a new
dentist. I went to one, who told me it would cost so much to put my teeth in good shape that I should just have them all pulled and get false teeth. I found another one who was more interested in saving teeth than in pulling them. They were fixed up for a lot less than the course the first dentist suggested. My current (lovely!) dentist has his new patients fill out a questionaire. Mostly it's about our fears of pain during dental work (he's very sensitive to that), but part of it is about our beliefs. We had a choice of 'money is no object, do anything to save my teeth', or 'whatever my budget can bear, but no heroic measures', or 'I don't care, just pull 'em all!' It was cool. For what it's worth, I'm in the 'whatever the budget can bear' school. I'm not rich, but I have a terrible fear of losing my teeth. I mourned for months when I had one pulled. This fear was probably given to me by my mother, who did lose a lot of her teeth due to poor care, so she was absolutely obsessive about our teeth. Good thing, too. And, this dentist saved no less than THREE cracking teeth by changing the fillings from metal to bonded. The bonded fillings hold the teeth together better, for longer. That's what he said, anyway. Jane - of the shiny yellow (but complete!) smile |
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"Jane" wrote in message ... When we first moved to this town, 36 years ago, I needed to find a new dentist. I went to one, who told me it would cost so much to put my teeth in good shape that I should just have them all pulled and get false teeth. I found another one who was more interested in saving teeth than in pulling them. They were fixed up for a lot less than the course the first dentist suggested. My current (lovely!) dentist has his new patients fill out a questionaire. Mostly it's about our fears of pain during dental work (he's very sensitive to that), but part of it is about our beliefs. We had a choice of 'money is no object, do anything to save my teeth', or 'whatever my budget can bear, but no heroic measures', or 'I don't care, just pull 'em all!' It was cool. For what it's worth, I'm in the 'whatever the budget can bear' school. I'm not rich, but I have a terrible fear of losing my teeth. I mourned for months when I had one pulled. This fear was probably given to me by my mother, who did lose a lot of her teeth due to poor care, so she was absolutely obsessive about our teeth. Good thing, too. And, this dentist saved no less than THREE cracking teeth by changing the fillings from metal to bonded. The bonded fillings hold the teeth together better, for longer. That's what he said, anyway. Jane - of the shiny yellow (but complete!) smile He sounds like a great dentist! I wish I could find one around here like that. |
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On 2005-07-05, Jane penned:
My current (lovely!) dentist has his new patients fill out a questionaire. Mostly it's about our fears of pain during dental work (he's very sensitive to that), but part of it is about our beliefs. We had a choice of 'money is no object, do anything to save my teeth', or 'whatever my budget can bear, but no heroic measures', or 'I don't care, just pull 'em all!' It was cool. For what it's worth, I'm in the 'whatever the budget can bear' school. I'm not rich, but I have a terrible fear of losing my teeth. I mourned for months when I had one pulled. This fear was probably given to me by my mother, who did lose a lot of her teeth due to poor care, so she was absolutely obsessive about our teeth. Good thing, too. I have the same fear, and I would be very close to the "money is no object" line. Unfortunately, after this weekend, it looks very much like I need a tooth extracted. But there may be some miracle ... seeing my dentist this afternoon to discuss options. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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