Checking in :)

Hi everyone!! For some reason I am not getting daily emails of this forum??? I haven't checked the posts in about 5 days!?!?!?!? I just want to say how much I appreciate everyones posts. Reading about your feelings on how its hard to psychologically accept the weight loss is such a relative subject. Everyday I get on my scales and think, "Okay, I know I am going to weigh 3lbs. MORE than yesterday" I am just programmed to see the failure in 'dieting.' I think that for me personally I am trying to sabotage this WLS. I know, its crazy. I am really messed up in the head. LOL I even made the comment to my partner June, that no matter what I do to mess this up I continue to lose weight. Crazy, huh????? I am down to 244 from 298 and can honestly say I have not even tried to make the most of this tool. No, I am not proud of that, but I am honest about it. I eat lots of protein and avoid sugar, but I eat entirely too many carbs, do not get enough exercise, drink while I'm eating and eat 8oz at most meals. It's hard to explain why I am doing this to myself. I realize that I need to make the most of this llife-saving tool we've been given and I am trying to work through the "whys" of what I am doing. None the less, I am proud and encouraged to believe that this might actually work everyday that I get on those scales and I haven't gained 3, 5, or 10 lbs. I am very proud of each of us. You guys make it easier to get through stalls, wow moments, confusion, depression, and elation. Success comes in many forms, as pointed out in previous posts, and no matter the number of pounds loss, we are all successful!!! Thanks everyone...... Kristy

Kristy! 54 lbs Is AWES|OME if you ask me i think it sounds like you are doing great, I understand how hard it is to let yourself be happy as I am having a time with it also. But it is time we be kind to ourselves for once. Dont you think? Hugs Peggy

I haven't gotten any emails either, I think it must have something to do with the goings on in the change of format ... I wish someone would physically HOLD ME BACK from getting on the scale every morning, it's really making me crazy. I read something today about how in the beginning that one loses weight regardless of our missteps, but that now's the time we have to change things so that when it's not so "easy" we know how to do the right stuff. EASY? LOL Thanks for being honest, I am not making the most of my tool today, either ... but we're still here right? It's a learning curve, I see how far I've come and we've all come, not just in terms of pounds, but LEARNING how to FEED ourselves - physically, emotionally - it's NOT at all EASY, at least not for me, but I'm HOPEFUL that I can be successful this time. Gosh, I sound kinda depressing. Sorry. WTG on your weight loss so far! xosm