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hedgehog

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8. I love the obsesson with weight. Yeah, maybe her hip would have lasted longer otherwise,

Sat Mar 14, 2015, 03:05 PM

Mar 2015

but what do the doctors tell all the runners who come in to have their blown out knees replaced? "I'll do the surgery if you promise to cut back to 5 miles a day"

There has to be a reality check here. We're talking about 9 months to a year and a half to lose that much weight safely. Did the surgeons just let her walk out the door, or did they attempt to get her into a proven weight loss program? (Oh, wait - I don't think there is such a thing as a proven weight loss program!)

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Sooooo, in the last 2 years, I've lost 55 pounds with another 30 to go. [View all] hedgehog Mar 2015 OP

Sorry. marym625 Mar 2015 #1

They send nag notices? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #2

Congratulations and Sorrows in one breath, hedgehog. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #3

oh no. mopinko Mar 2015 #4

I love the obsesson with weight. Yeah, maybe her hip would have lasted longer otherwise, hedgehog Mar 2015 #8

they referred her to a weight loss specialist. mopinko Mar 2015 #9

I congratulate her on losing the 30 pounds - that's a real accomplishment hedgehog Mar 2015 #10

she is going elsewhere. mopinko Mar 2015 #12

Vibes sent to you and yours. applegrove Mar 2015 #5

That's what happens when computers shit out medical advice Warpy Mar 2015 #6

Damn Mojorabbit Mar 2015 #7

what you have done is show your quality, my dear hedgehog. You beat your food addiction, you will do roguevalley Mar 2015 #11