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Post by IMAQT on Jun 1, 2005 18:06:41 GMT -5
Any kind of exercise in the water is good because water is a natural resistance.
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Post by Jennifer Richards on Jun 2, 2005 6:28:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice girls. I'll let you know how I get on when I go.
At least if I'm in the water no-one will see my fat wobbling!!!
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Post by Pancake on Jun 6, 2005 17:07:25 GMT -5
What do you guys think about this?
Zap Away Those Extra Pounds A new implant reduces hunger and poses less risk than other weight-loss surgeries
By Carole Fleck
April 2005
Ira Dolin’s health was at stake. His doctor told him he needed to shed 100 pounds from his beefy 6-foot frame if he wanted to keep up with his twin baby girls.
"I don’t want to be coaching their soccer team with a cane when they’re older," says Dolin, 43. "I want to be around for them."
Last July the Illinois resident agreed to participate in one of eight clinical trials around the country studying a promising new treatment for obesity—a pacemaker for the stomach that reduces hunger pangs. It is one of the latest efforts aimed at reversing the rising number of obese American adults—estimated at more than 60 million.
Similar to a heart pacemaker, the experimental, battery-operated device—about the size of a matchbox—is implanted under the skin of the abdomen in a one-hour outpatient procedure. It emits mild electrical stimulation that creates feelings of fullness, so the patient eats less. Researchers hope to determine if the pacemaker—known officially as an implantable gastric stimulator—is a safer alternative to more radical weight-loss surgeries that shrink the stomach or alter the digestive tract.
Steven Adler, executive vice president of Transneuronix Inc., the manufacturer of the pacemaker, in Mount Arlington, N.J., says it could be two years before the Food and Drug Administration approves the device.
Stomach pacemakers have been implanted in 190 trial participants in the United States, and activated in half of them. Members of both groups were given a diet and exercise plan. By year’s end doctors and participants alike will learn who had the working pacemakers and compare how many pounds were shed.
In earlier tests in Europe nearly 500 people with the implants typically lost 25 to 40 percent of their excess weight, says Jay Prystowsky, M.D., gastrointestinal surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, one of the trial sites. The stomach pacemaker has been approved in several European countries and Canada.
"You don’t have to lose a lot of weight to see improvement in [obesity-related] illnesses like diabetes or high blood pressure," he says. People who lose 30 to 40 percent of their excess weight "will definitely be healthier."
Weight loss can be even more dramatic from the two most commonly performed gastric surgeries that alter the stomach to restrict food intake. But the surgeries carry risks.
In bypass surgery, for example, up to 20 percent of patients require follow-up operations to correct complications. Nearly 30 percent develop nutritional deficiencies because the body can absorb only small amounts of calories and nutrients from food. Many feel nauseated or vomit if they eat too fast or too much, or don’t chew enough.
"There are very few side effects [with the pacemaker], and it’s much better tolerated," says Louis Aronne, M.D., clinical professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, another trial site. He expects the procedure to cost about $15,000.
Dolin, who is in the Northwestern study, says he shed about 40 pounds in seven months, although he doesn’t know for certain if his pacemaker was activated. What he does know, he says, is that he feels fuller faster and isn’t as hungry before or between meals.
"I’ve thought about gastric bypass, but the risk of going through a surgery like that—where if you overeat, you get really sick—I didn’t want that," Dolin says. "This was a safer alternative and the surgery was pretty mild. Three days later I was dancing at my brother’s wedding."
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Post by WilsonFreak on Jun 6, 2005 18:34:31 GMT -5
Wow........I really don't know what to think!! Personally, I think that the best thing is to diet and exercise.....................but I KNOWWWWWWWWWW how hard it is!!!!!! But, still, surgery...........surgery freaks me out, and it is so new................who knows what complications there could be?! But, still, being very overweight is dangerous as well................but I think people should try to lose weight without doing surgeries.
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Post by Pancake on Jun 6, 2005 22:14:15 GMT -5
I agre WF...but it is hard...did u get the PM I sent you?
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Post by WilsonFreak on Jun 6, 2005 22:23:14 GMT -5
I did get it, sweet Pancake!! It's kinda sad that I ordered the wrong thing, but there is a 6 wk money back guarantee, so, if it doesnt work, I'll do tht and then order the provida one. Sounds like it's Awesome!!!!!!
What are you doing now? South Beach? I'd love to know about that one also!!!!!!
I am having pretty good luck with the 6 day mini diet still - lost 2 lbs the week before last, and 1 lb last week. Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by letters2dorian on Jun 7, 2005 9:52:09 GMT -5
good job, wf!!!
i'm starting over the lemonade diet because that one helped me lose most of the 30 lbs and i've got another 30 to go to reach my second goal (lose a total of 60 lbs by birthday)
but, i found this while i was online and thought it might help some of you who are dieting, whether you're on vacation or not, it still might help:
i hope some of these help!
good luck to all and i believe that you can do it!! (if you believe that i can do it! ;D)
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Post by letters2dorian on Jun 9, 2005 18:20:03 GMT -5
posting after myself... i found this website that comes up with an 8 week exercise program for weightloss or toning or anything! and it's free!! it's freetrainers.com and all you do is sign up and fill out a few questions, and they make and 8 week plan for you..whether you have no equipment or you go to a gym! i just thought that this could help out a few...i i'm starting mine on monday, so i'll update again within a week!
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Post by Remi on Jun 9, 2005 18:41:15 GMT -5
Oh this is great L2D!!! I was looking for something like this a few months ago! I'm gonna check it out! Thank you!
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Post by WilsonFreak on Jun 9, 2005 20:01:30 GMT -5
L2D .............
Queen of the Diet and Fitness Thread!!! Thanks for looking out for us L2D!!
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Post by texasgal on Jun 9, 2005 22:44:56 GMT -5
Thank you for your good advice, everyone. Especially L2D who provided the latest... I'm starting with a new diet & health center tomorrow. It should be even better than LA Weight Loss for a number of reasons. I've also been exercising more and feeling all the better for it. Keep up the good work, ya'll.
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Post by Didgee on Jun 19, 2005 2:27:58 GMT -5
good job, wf!!! i'm starting over the lemonade diet because that one helped me lose most of the 30 lbs and i've got another 30 to go to reach my second goal (lose a total of 60 lbs by birthday) but, i found this while i was online and thought it might help some of you who are dieting, whether you're on vacation or not, it still might help: i hope some of these help! good luck to all and i believe that you can do it!! (if you believe that i can do it! ;D)
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Post by Didgee on Jun 19, 2005 2:43:02 GMT -5
Thank you, I have been worried about my vacation I have been dieting since the 5th of January I also started a exercise program at the same time. I have had very good results, the problem is that the goal was my vacation and I'm afraid when I go if I go off my diet or I should say my new way of life I will not get back on.
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Post by WilsonFreak on Jun 19, 2005 9:44:11 GMT -5
;D Welcome to the board, Didgee!! You just keep reading on this thread, about how L2D and Pancake and I and Tex and others are battling the bulge and trying to stay fit, and keep posting whenever you feel yourself slipping!! Just think of yourself meeting Owen on the beach when you are tempted by chocolate cake!!!
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Post by IMAQT on Jun 19, 2005 12:14:40 GMT -5
........I'm afraid when I go if I go off my diet or I should say my new way of life I will not get back on. If you've been that commited to it since January, and you've seen significant results because of it, you should have no problem getting back into the routine when you get home. Go have fun on your vacation, you don't have to be so strict with your diet, but you don't need to overindulge either.
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