How are we doing????

Hey Mike, I just jumped onto the board to check out how everyone was doing. I have been lurking for the last week or two but have not really jumped into the fray. So here I go with both feet. Have you ever heard of a CVC Cainie vacume cleaner?) well I am an HVC I am inhaling everything in site. I have also been sliding back into my alcoholic ways. Not a good thing. I don't know if I am board, lonely, stressed, or tired. I wish I knew what was causing the back sliding. I suspect I will catch myself a little next week on the downward slide as I have to have my gall bladder out on Wednesday. But I have to admit I am tired of always having to have surgery to put me back on track. 9-months ago it was the appendix that had to come out that put me back on track. Pretty soon I will run out of non essential parts. Leslie

Well, I guess we could all have our teeth yanked out of our skulls and we'd have to gum it. That might actually be one that could have long term lasting effects. Sorry to hear about the bum gallbladder, though. Dina

Thank you all for your response to this post. The wonderful thing about this board is that we are all at the same place in our weight-loss journeys. It seems to me that a lot of us are dealing with issues of food intake and perhaps unrealistic expectations. I've been doing a lot of thinking about this lately (can't you smell the hot gear oil and burning electrical odors??!!). It seems that we have passed the easy stage earlier than I expected and now we're stuck with the hard work. It's not only the obese who have weight issues. All adults reach a point where they need to watch what they eat..... well, guess what gang..... we've reached that point!! We all seem to use food as our drug of choice for all occasions. When we feel good, we eat....when we feel bad,we eat...when we are bored,we eat....when we are stressed,we eat etc.etc. ad nauseum. It may be over simplifying a complex problem, but the bottom line is that we need to find a way to discard these crutches and walk without them. Margo, you get a free pass on the "stress crutch" because you are dealing with stress above and beyond the norm, but the rest of us need to find another way right now!! I'm glad that Michael is doing better. If it means going to the "Nut Doctor" as Judy so wonderfully puts it, then let me be the first nut on line. Connie, I think that you are on the right track already with your sister and your very good point about having to adjust to each weight loss and fear of being thin. Maureen, thanks for the info in your post..... I printed it out and will refer to it as needed. Jen, I would love to read your reviews of the books when you are done with them. Wendy, That 177 lbs. is quite and achievment.....please stay in touch. Joanie, I know that the last 10 lbs. is important to you....I'd like to lose about 20 more myself. What we both need to keep in focus is how far we have come and celebrate that. If we can manage to do that, the rest will fall into place. Leslie, I'm so glad that you stopped lurking and posted a response. We need everyone to stay connected. You certainly have a novel way of jump-starting your weight loss. I agree that you will soon run out of "expendable body parts" if you don't find a less invasive method LOL!! It's become fairly obvious to me that I'm involved in a war that's going to last as long as I live if I don't surrender, because "the other side" obviously has no intention of surrendering! I've had some bad days lately and I know that I'm going to have a lot more of them. I will promise you this though: I did not go through all of this effort and heartache and expense to just give up and return to the "bad old days". I'LL BE DAMNED IF I'M GOING TO BE A 350 POUND, SEMI- INVALID AGAIN.....NOT ONLY NO.....BUT HELL NO!!!!!! I'm going to lose a lot of battles to my old "Demon", but he's going to have some big scars on his ass too!!! I'm happy to help you all in any way I can and I count on you to keep me going. There's no way we can do this alone, so lets hang together and beat this thing!! OK....I'll lose the soap box now. By the way.....Hey Elizabeth.....Where are you....If you're lurking, please check in!!!!!!!! Mike

Hi Mike & All, I have been computerless for a couple of weeks. (I moved by Myself) & looks like it was the best thing I ever could have done. I have lost 10 lbs in that 2 weeks & looks like I will be below that 200 lbs I was fighting with for so long in a couple of days. I really started to panic as just before I moved I was up 15 lbs. (SCARY) I finally got my phone back in yesterday, so I am just catching up on stuff. Mike you are right, we do have to fight now, where we didn't the first year. Everything just fell off of us. You have done great ( as everyone has). Since I moved, I went back to 3 meals a day (small meals) & added the Vegetables back into the diet. Was only eating protein before. I still eat the protein first & when I get the munchies have that shake instead of junk. I upped my water intake to at least 80 oz. of water 100 is actuall better. I also have upped my b-12 by a lot. I think that is that reason I am finally losing again (oh Yeah, Maybe the stress of not being with my idiot boyfriend, might have a lot to do with it) Like you, I didn't think it would be this hard quite so soon. but, hey, lets face it we have done a lot in that 15 months. We just have to remember what got us here. We will win this battle. ( know we will) I have missed this board & everyone on it. So glad to be back amoung the greatest people in the world. Love ya all, Marilyn, the Bearlady

Hey Marilyn....It's good to have you back!! I'm glad that you're doing better. We've missed you! Mike

Yeah - me too. This last week has been better. I've eaten a lot of fruit but still managed to get a handle on my hunger. I love pasta but I have to stay away from it. I find myself going nuts when I eat it. I can eat entirely too much of it. I think my binges tend to be somewhat hormonal in nature, but I know I can be triggered to crave sugar almost anytime. Dina

You and me both Dina...... That pasta is bad news for me too. I can eat a ton of it with no problem at all!!!!! I can't stay away from it if it's around. Mike