Slow and steady weight loss is good, Ran.  Proud of you.  Taking care of 
yourself is its own reward.  :-)

Cee
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Randy Lyons 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 6:41 AM
  Subject: RE: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN 
For 8/10, Courtesy of Shane Ford


  I don't really know. I woke up on Dec. 26, 2009 after stuffing myself like a 
pig the day before, felt awful and stepped on the scales. It had been awhile 
since I had weighed and was in shock to see 266. I guess from a personal 
standpoint, being disappointed in me for letting my weight get so out of 
control was the factor that provoked it.

   

  My wife says that at 212 I look great, but I continue to tell myself every 
day that I'm a fat old man, which in a sick sorta way, is motivational. J

   

  Randy

   

  From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of mail.bobparks.com
  Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:37 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN 
For 8/10, Courtesy of Shane Ford

   

  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.
     

     



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    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].

     

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