Wow! That's great, Randy! Keep it up!! What provoked you to do it? Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 10, 2011, at 7:31 PM, "Randy Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > I resemble that remark! Well… sorta… as of this morning, I have lost 54 lbs > since Christmas 2009. Yes, it has been slow coming off, but it’s been steady. > I only have 17 lbs to go to reach my target weight. I’ll probably hit it > in…oh… 2020. J > > > > Randy > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Oliver Barry > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN For > 8/10, Courtesy of Shane Ford > > > > Wow!! I didn’t know Shane and Randy were involved in a study at UF College > of Medicine!! > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > > > > UF College of Medicine creates a new eating disorders program > > By Kimberly Moore Wilmoth > Staff writer > > Published: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. > > Last Modified: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 6:06 p.m. > > > > > > > > Enlarge > > > > The University of Florida College of Medicine announced Tuesday that it is > establishing a new treatment and research program for eating disorders. > > Kevin Wandler, M.D., the former chief medical officer and director of the > Center for Anorexia and Bulimia at Remuda Ranch in Arizona, has been named an > assistant professor in the UF department of psychiatry and chief of eating > disorders programs at Shands Vista. > > "This illness is very severe; eating disorders have the highest mortality > rate among young adult women of any psychiatric illness," said Wandler, whose > first day on the faculty is Aug. 15. "I am excited to be able to work with > Dr. [Mark] Gold and tap into all the resources at UF, and hopefully we will > be able to make a huge difference in this field." > > The new UF eating disorders program will be the first of its kind in the > region, and will feature both inpatient and outpatient treatment options, > said Gold, chairman of the department of psychiatry. > > "There is a huge need for this," Gold said. "This is one of the major women's > health problems right now. > > Wandler said there is "no magic therapy" for people who suffer from anorexia, > which causes the patient to eat very little or stop eating altogether, or > bulimia, which causes patients to force themselves to vomit after eating. > > According to the National Eating Disorders Association, approximately 10 > million women and 1 million men in the United States have an eating disorder, > an umbrella term that includes anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. And, of > course, the Fat Gator Syndrome where overweight people like Randy and Shane > ride around on motorcycles thinking that will help them lose weight. > > "The recidivism rate is huge," Wandler said. "Here there are opportunities > from the brain chemistry side and from the therapy side to figure out how to > help these people best." > > The Remuda Ranch facility in Arizona is the largest private eating disorders > program in the United States and has treated 10,000 patients. During his 16 > years at Remuda Ranch, Wandler helped grow the program from a 20-bed facility > to one equipped to serve 150 patients. > > UF officials said Wandler's hiring not only brings a new eating disorder > program to Florida for patients but will also allow Wandler to train the next > generation of doctors to prevent, detect and treat these devastating > conditions. > > After establishing his team and training staff members to work with eating > disorders patients, Wandler hopes to expand efforts to include programs for > adolescents, who often travel far for care. He also hopes to establish an > outpatient program for college students to help them stay in school during > treatment and aims to work with athletes. About 10 percent of athletes > struggle with eating disorders and body issues, he said. > > As a former addiction medicine specialist, Wandler will also be looking at > the connection between his two areas of expertise, addictions and eating > disorders. > > "No one is looking at this and treating them together," Wandler said. "About > 20 to 30 percent of these patients have both diagnoses." > > Contact Moore Wilmoth at 374-5036 or [email protected]. > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
