http://effie.heldzingen.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:46:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Effie's Speech at Dietitians Association of Australia Bariatric Seminar Gastric Banding/Sleeve/Bypass Effie's presented her Patient Speech infront of 80 Dietitians, Doctors and Nurses I was asked by my Dietitian and Surgeon to do a Patient Speech regarding my weightloss journey. I have also uploaded the videos of my speech in 3 parts as ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=25 Thank you Dr Jorgensen for giving me back my life. For giving me a chance to share good times with my family. You are a passionate Doctor who has a wealth of great knowledge and skill and I would recomend weightloss surgery to anyone who has suffered like I have ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=23   My Transitional Photos from 152 kilos post op until current weight 104.5 Kilos  http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=22                                       Hi all Its been a while since I have been blogging as we have travelled to Melbourne, Gold Coast etc and I am also now on facebook catching up with old school friends.  I met up with Dr Jorgensen and Nasy March 10th 2009 and I have lost a total of ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=21     I had my 9 monthly follow up with Nazy and Dr Jorgensen today both of which are extremely happy with my weightloss so far.  My blood tests came back all clear and my levels of Vitamin D and Folate have increased.  The parathyroid has improved tremendously which is good to ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=19 I just wanted to share with you all that Elizabeth is "Heartkid of the Month"  and she is sharing her story on the Heartkids Australia website. To view it go to http://www.heartkids.org.au/index.php/state/news_item/28_heartkid_of_the_month/ or go to the main page http://www.heartkids.org.au/ then scroll down to where it says LATEST NEWS then click on Heartkid of the Month and ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=20   Well what can I say, I feel so good and so happy within myself.  I have now  lost 40 kilos and my current weight is 112 kilos.  We went on holidays to Melbourne and have just gotten back.  Well I shocked myself as I was walking everywhere and not once ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=18   HPCC raised a total of $518.00, Thank you to all who donated money for Sydney Childrens Hospital - Randwick. We had such a lovely day mingling with all the families and the kids were entertained with face painting, and crazy hair. Cheers Heldzingen Family   http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=17   Well what can I say, I am feel soooooooooo good, so much energy I cant stop myself. I feel like I want to scream from excitement on the amount of weight I have lost so far. I am shocked in the fact that I was carrying this amount of weight and much more that ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=13 Wishing everyone a Happy Mothers Day and may you all enjoy your family as much as we do. We had a lovely breakfast with Orange Juice and Coffee. Aunty Georgina was celebrating with us too as she had just come out of Hospital and was recovering. Later Elizabeth was handing out all ... http://effie.heldzingen.com/?p=16