Sweating....

I did it again.. today, I went and worked out. I am trying to push my self a little more each time and really concentrate on what I am doing. I know the surgery is just a tool and I have to keep on reminding myself of that., I have been 'daring' and I guess because I can eat stuff like sweets I know I can so I have,,, but not any more. Yipee for me I have not touched them in a 20 days and that is my plan to stay the heck away from that stuff. So I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am still keeping at it. I think I just had to write this so I know that I am doing it. Its great to make this commitment to MYSELF and to put me first. What a thought. Have a great weekend! -KIM -97lbs Oh and for those who have said that I always post the same weight, I do not weigh myself at home. I have come acoustom to only weighing at my doc's office and dont even have a scale at home. But I will say I know i have lost inches and I plan on doing the measuring this weekend. More soon. Best wishes to everyone else.

Wow Kim - you have done amazing things. Congratulations on the quick loss - you are really tearing it up! Dina

Congratulations on rededicating yourself to giving up the things that you know will take you back where you don't want to go. I think this is a spiraling process, that we have to cycle back and get it through our heads again and again. I am going through that, too. And I try to go out and DO something different with my time, or I know what will happen. I went to my hospital support group and they shared an apology from a woman who emailed the nurse coordinator. She had "told off" the group about 5 months after her surgery saying how she could eat sugar and it could be fine and she was doing great and blah blah blah. Now she's writing to say she gained back 70 lbs. and wants to share that you really do have to change your life. I hope she can now get the help she needs but revisions are not pretty and often not even possible. This is our time and I am grateful to every backslider who has come forward to warn us to make use of this chance. My best control is simply never to snack. I think I can keep hold of this as long as I only allow myself to eat at a table 3X per day in an absolutely rigid way. For the rest, active, active, active and enjoy life has to be the deal. Enjoying life is great when you get your courage up and do it. Gano