# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/21 "2003-07-28T04:46:40Z")
Hey congratulations, I like the pictures. But you should be wearing spandex or something to show us how you look!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/22 "2003-07-28T05:14:04Z")
You don’t look like you have ever had an ounce of fat on you a day in your life! What’s more, you are at my goal weight! How tall are you? Small bones? I love the photo morphing. I wish I had done that during my weight loss. Has anyone ever told you that you have interesting bone structure in your face? BTW, _love_ the pants! ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/23 "2003-07-28T05:22:03Z")
I don’t think that duodenal switch link goes where you think it does. ---
**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, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/24 "2003-07-28T05:29:01Z")
Huh? I just checked… it goes to the Duodenal Switch Information Zone site, which is all about the surgery I had… where does it go for you? Zoe: I’m 5’2" …relatively small bones. Back when I was thin I had a 34-22-36 figure. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/25 "2003-07-28T05:44:44Z")
Geez, you look great, Opal. (But then, I’ve always been an admirer.) ---
**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, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/26 "2003-07-28T20:50:19Z")
_blush_ thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![im2evil4u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@im2evil4u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/im2evil4u)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/27 "2003-07-28T21:09:43Z")
where’d you get that cool floating pillow in pic #2? Lookin’ good! Congrats. ---
**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, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/28 "2003-07-28T21:43:05Z")
Heh. That’s the arm of my couch 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/29 "2003-07-28T23:01:04Z")
Good heavens woman - you’re a mere scrap of a thing! 🙂 Congratualtions - you look super, and I bet you feel like a million bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/30 "2003-07-28T23:21:02Z")
I don’t know you, but you have a lot to be proud of! Congratulations! Also, I enjoyed the floating spots on your belly in the animated GIF. ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/31 "2003-07-28T23:31:47Z")
I’m getting evaulated for bariatric surgery tomorrow. You’ve given me hope. THANK YOU! ---
**Author:** ![CharlesW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@CharlesW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlesW)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/32 "2003-07-28T23:36:49Z")
Congratulations on the weight loss. You look awsome. Ignore the folks who hate the pants. I love them. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/33 "2003-07-29T00:01:39Z")
mojave: Look into the DS. It’s far less common than the gastric bypass, but the post-op quality of life is far better. (No food restrictions, larger portions, no vomiting, etc) ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/34 "2003-07-29T10:10:14Z")
You’re looking purdy. Slim Opal looks so different to Big Opal, except for the eyes and mouth - your bone structure was hiding away before. I love the smock, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/35 "2003-07-29T10:49:20Z")
smock? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/36 "2003-07-29T11:21:07Z")
[better face pic](http://gallery.opalcat.com/albums/OpalCat/haircut%2dfront.jpg) \<–look ma! Cheekbones! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/37 "2003-07-29T11:26:36Z")
(for those not keeping score at home, [this](http://gallery.opalcat.com/index.cgi?mode=image&album=/OpalCat&image=cheerios%2dnecklace.JPG) is what I looked like before.) ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/38 "2003-07-29T11:35:47Z")
Congratulations, **Opal** , on your success. You look fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/39 "2003-07-29T12:04:30Z")
Simply. Outstanding! I have been wondering how you were doing since the surgery. That body morphing picture is way cool. What qualifies as obesity? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318/40 "2003-07-29T12:15:09Z")
Well if you look at BMI: less than 18.5 Underweight 18.5 - 24.9 Normal 25.0 - 29.9 Overweight 30.0 - 34.9 Obese 35.0 - 39.9 Severely Obese 40.0 - 50 Morbidly Obese over 50 Super Obese [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/217-87-130-or-go-me/191318.md?page=3)