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ode2joy
name: elaine
golo url: ilovelife.golo.com
born: 1951
gender: female
city: fuquay-varina, nc
golo member since: March 1, 2009
about ode2joy
I enjoy life and the beauty that exists around me. One reason I love photography is I may help make someone else open their eyes to the wonder that exists everywhere. Another reason is: my father loved photography and this is something I inherited from him. I like to think he would be proud of me. I have been married 35 years and have a 25 year old son. I am a nurse and love people.
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favorite music: james taylor,jimmy buffet,peggy lee,rockapella,heart
favorite movies: memoirs of a geisha,the tenth warrior
favorite hobbies: photography, scrabble, meeting people, enjoying life
favorite tv shows: the mentalist,the big bang theory,
favorite restaurants: an,kios, the braut house, chillis,mongolian grill,
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sorry I did not make it to the Cary Golo gathering last week. As you know what happened to me and my family that paticular day. Please forgive me, I would have had a blast meeting you and my aunty Sandra and everyone else.
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Thanks, it really makes my leg look weird, but I like the view. I actually left my camera at home for the beach trip Saturday. But I'm sure we'll go there this week and next weekend, so I'll take some just for you! :)
Hope you enjoyed the weekend! Happy Monday to you!
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I commented on your morning thread.
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Guess what I'm cooking tonight? I bought 2 racks. Got 'em marinated and slow cooking until I finish 'em up on the grill.
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I eat 2200 calories a day. No more than 55g of fat per day. No meal has more than 3g fat per 100 calories. 175 to 225g complex whole grain carbs a day. 25g-30g of Fiber per day. NO REFINED SUGARS at all! NO soda, absolutely NO carbonation (causes stomach to expand and feel empty). I drink 84 or more oz of water (or crystal light or something with no sugar) and I take in 90g of protein a day. I do cardio work outs 4x a week and I strength train 2x a week.
It's taken me 2 years to get from 467 to 258. I have 68 more lbs to lose
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I'm not sure that the lap band will be effective enough. Based on all the research I helped my friend do (who had the gastric bypass) People only loose abour 40 to 60% of their body fat. Geared more towards people who are only 60-120lbs overweight. But that was our research and I'm sure if your husband is seeing a doctor he's already had all these conversations. Which doctor is he seeing. I hope not Dr. Enochs.
What made me want to? There are so many things I can't really list them all. It was an accumulation of everything I enjoyed that I couldn't physically do anymore and I felt dead. As for my quality of life, I was dead. Health wise, I was heading there. I was afraid to take the risk of the surgery (since 467 is super high risk of complications). So when my friend did it, I went on a diet along with her and follow the exact same thing she does. (con't)
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I'm here if you need support or help. Also, my friend hangs out on ObesityHelp.com - on the NC Message Board as "Cagair". There are lots of Lap band, gastric bypass and duodinal switch patients there for you or your hubby to talk to and ask questions. They also hold local meetings once a month on Saturday off Millbrook. They have other side meetings specifically for (con't)
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If you need someone to vent to I'll be glad to listen. Sometimes it is easier to talk to someone that doesn't know you well than to say things on your mind to family or friends.
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