# 217 - 87 = 130 (or) Go me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318 "2003-07-27T22:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/1 "2003-07-27T22:01:52Z")
For anyone who is wondering how I’ve been doing since my [duodenal switch](http://www.duodenalswitch.com) surgery last November 29… I’ve lost 87lbs and now weigh 130lbs. I only have 15lbs more to lose to be at my goal weight of 115! 😃 Pictures: [http://tinyurl.com/i7xk](http://tinyurl.com/i7xk) [http://tinyurl.com/i7xm](http://tinyurl.com/i7xm) [http://tinyurl.com/i7y0](http://tinyurl.com/i7y0) ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/2 "2003-07-27T22:09:16Z")
Wow! Massive congratulations are in order. Alphabetical order, that is! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/3 "2003-07-27T22:10:42Z")
"Grats **Opal**! How do you feel? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/4 "2003-07-27T22:21:32Z")
I feel terrific 🙂 I can eat anything I want, I eat in “small normal meal” portions, and I feel a lot healthier than I have in years. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mean\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Boy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/5 "2003-07-27T22:43:29Z")
Congrats. By the way, you’re a gorgeous lady :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/6 "2003-07-27T23:17:06Z")
Wow. Just… wow. So, Opal… how _you_ doin? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/7 "2003-07-27T23:21:07Z")
That’s wonderful and you look great! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/8 "2003-07-27T23:25:00Z")
It’s amazing what weight loss will do for one’s self esteem. ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/9 "2003-07-27T23:28:49Z")
WOW! That’s simply amazing! You look like a completely different person! You should do another one of those creepy animated GIF’s. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/10 "2003-07-28T00:14:26Z")
I did this one at 6 months: [http://tinyurl.com/i889](http://tinyurl.com/i889) It’s really quite nice to look in the mirror and say “Hey, I recognize that person!!” rather than “ack! Who let the fat lady in?” ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/11 "2003-07-28T00:19:32Z")
It has to be said, that’s an amazing result. But what the hell is up with the psychedelic backgrounds? Ack! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/12 "2003-07-28T00:28:43Z")
I just wanted to coordinate with my pants. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/13 "2003-07-28T00:31:06Z")
I’ll not comment on your pants, then. Still, an amazing weight loss. Trying to get some kilos off, myself - although I’m sticking with conventional methods for now. You wouldn’t believe how much maintenance a mountain bike needs after 6 years of sitting on a balcony. ---
**Author:** ![bubba\_jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/14 "2003-07-28T01:18:58Z")
Opal, congrats, you didn’t seem all to happy in that 6mo pic. Coldfire, if you can find the funds, go for a road bike, worked for me, more hours in the saddle, and its so much faster than a mtn bike. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/15 "2003-07-28T01:36:07Z")
Hell yes. I like the outfit as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/16 "2003-07-28T01:51:45Z")
Way to go, Opal! But please - the pants? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/17 "2003-07-28T03:00:02Z")
I LIKE THE PANTS! ninnies. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/18 "2003-07-28T03:03:12Z")
The pants rock. As do you, **Opal**! You look mahvelous! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/19 "2003-07-28T04:02:26Z")
I LOVE the pants! And you look absolutely fantabulous in them! I’m not ready for the surgery route to weight loss myself yet, but you sure could be the poster child for a successful outcome! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/20 "2003-07-28T04:18:10Z")
😃 (Do you think I should put a shadow in the pictures, to give them more dimension?) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318.md?page=2)