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2ndAmForComputers

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Reply to Myrina (Reply #3)

Tue May 7, 2013, 01:53 PM

May 2013

Hardly a vanity surgery.

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Christie Undergoes Weight Loss Surgery [View all] antigop May 2013 OP

I wish the Governor well Botany May 2013 #1

Good on him, IMO way overdue but I wish him the best. mwooldri May 2013 #2

Good thing he's got access to that thar' socialized medicine ... Myrina May 2013 #3

I lost 100 lbs fitman May 2013 #5

I eat sensibly & walk 3 miles/dy .... still no dice. Myrina May 2013 #16

I bet if I look at what you eat every day fitman May 2013 #18

Excellent points. Recording food eaten is really eye-opening...and depressing. SunSeeker May 2013 #21

Also, at what you drink. A good friend of mine recently told me that she can't lose weight, CTyankee May 2013 #31

Your friend may need help. Beacool May 2013 #63

I have wondered about that. She has become somewhat difficult to deal with CTyankee May 2013 #69

She's probably angry that her husband died. Beacool May 2013 #70

thanks for that. I didn't know that about anger and grief. CTyankee May 2013 #71

Yes, anger is a common reaction to grief. Beacool May 2013 #72

I remember how angry I was when my beloved sister in law died. CTyankee May 2013 #73

I'm glad I was of help. Beacool May 2013 #80

Good intention, poor delivery. enlightenment May 2013 #53

Seriously. Isn't it something how everyone becomes an expert on everyone else w/this topic? (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #58

The info I gave to her fitman May 2013 #60

oh bull fucking shit. Scout May 2013 #89

Check out www.myfitnesspal.com aristocles May 2013 #55

I'm going through the same thing. I'm damn near vegetarian and eat carbs maybe once or twice Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #23

There's something about "hill training" Kolesar May 2013 #32

I'm definitely going to try that. I want to get good at hills without tearing up my knees, of course Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #34

Bicycling advised flatlander Floridians to hill-train on a freeway overpass Kolesar May 2013 #38

Sounds like a similar concept to hill training while running. I will try that and see how it works Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #40

People can also destroy their metabolism fitman May 2013 #36

Thanks. I like the idea of cycling like that. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #39

Nothing wrong with being vegetarian. RebelOne May 2013 #75

Didn't mean to imply that. I was a vegetarian for many years but suffered from severe Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #87

Maybe investigate eating raw. bitchkitty May 2013 #33

I love it! I'm going to try. It'll be hard during the summer because everyone wants to go out Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #35

I won't lie - it's hard at first. bitchkitty May 2013 #42

I know someone who gained 100 pounds -- in spite of eating well and being vegan Arugula Latte May 2013 #44

It's hard not to lose weight when you go raw. bitchkitty May 2013 #74

That's the only thing that worked for me, with some detoxing upfront, after going veg then vegan etc freshwest May 2013 #81

I can't wait for summer. bitchkitty May 2013 #84

Never heard of it. Please post it in Cooking and Baking for me! freshwest May 2013 #85

Will do! n/t bitchkitty May 2013 #86

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Congratulations!!! Beacool May 2013 #64

+1 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #45

Wellness. Glad he finally listened to Mike Bloomberg. however...it is one day at a time 24/7/365 graham4anything May 2013 #4

He has to be looking at food with a new perspective. Perhaps he should talk to Bill CTyankee May 2013 #6

Yep. Stopping the excess is key. I have a good friend who LibDemAlways May 2013 #7

Good for him, and I wish him well. WorseBeforeBetter May 2013 #8

Good for him, and I, too, wish him well. hamsterjill May 2013 #9

I wish him good health and complete and total political failure. nt onehandle May 2013 #10

Good luck to him in his health, and Bad luck politicaly. hrmjustin May 2013 #11

Good for him! Marrah_G May 2013 #12

Gee, I thought Republicans believed in individual will power to lose weight Larkspur May 2013 #13

+1! n/t JudyM May 2013 #15

I'm happy for him madokie May 2013 #14

SECRET weight reduction surgery? And the jokes keep writing themselves rocktivity May 2013 #17

I thought republicans believed... TlalocW May 2013 #19

Lap band procedure doesn't work. Mr. David May 2013 #20

On DU we respect evidence when it is more than merely anecdotal. Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #25

^ THIS ^ mac56 May 2013 #26

As with anything, it works for some, not for others. gateley May 2013 #52

The procedure does work if people change their eating habits. Beacool May 2013 #65

I predicted that the way you would know Christie was going to run.... dawnie51 May 2013 #22

I've made the same prediction HeiressofBickworth May 2013 #56

"we must reduce the size of government" Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #24

Really? A fat joke? Only a person who has never had a weight probelm would think that funny. hedgehog May 2013 #27

Shame too. "Reduce the size of government" was a nice joke. Rude 'shop was completely unnecessary. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #46

??? bitchkitty May 2013 #43

points for eliminating the photoshop! hedgehog May 2013 #48

bet you a double cheeseburger he is running dembotoz May 2013 #28

Rich boy problems. sofa king May 2013 #29

I would NOT have that surgery for anything! CountAllVotes May 2013 #30

Sounds like your friend had gastric bypass, not lapband Samurai_Writer May 2013 #41

good info Phentex May 2013 #50

She had the lapband CountAllVotes May 2013 #62

The lap band is supposed to be adjusted periodically. Beacool May 2013 #66

I am no expert on this CountAllVotes May 2013 #67

What you describe usually happens more frequently with the gastric bypass. Beacool May 2013 #68

Sorry to hear about your friend. Samurai_Writer May 2013 #90

Neither did I! CountAllVotes May 2013 #91

OK, now I'm really confused... Samurai_Writer May 2013 #92

She does not care to revert to CountAllVotes May 2013 #93

That is so sad... Samurai_Writer May 2013 #94

I do hope she is getting some counselling. CountAllVotes May 2013 #95

My daughter had gastric bypass and lost 200 pounds. RebelOne May 2013 #77

Gastric bypass is a pretty devastating procedure Posteritatis May 2013 #57

He does have some nice health insurance. Fearless May 2013 #37

Good! Iggo May 2013 #47

I wish him well. It doesn't work for everyone... Phentex May 2013 #49

Hope it goes well for him, weight issues are a terrible thing to struggle with. Jennicut May 2013 #51

I wish him the best! gateley May 2013 #54

If someone's getting surgery like that they've been in a rough place healthwise for awhile Posteritatis May 2013 #59

I read or heard that he's tried "everything else" -- I sure hope this does it for him and that gateley May 2013 #61

Aw, good. Fat Shaming has won! liberalmuse May 2013 #76

Personally, I wish him the best and wish the fat jokes would stop..I also wonder graham4anything May 2013 #78

His wife and children deserve this HockeyMom May 2013 #79

Michelle Obama says Christie is "terrific". former9thward May 2013 #82

I know two people who had this done. It's tough. Wish we had this from British research: freshwest May 2013 #83