This surgury is a big usless waste of time !!

No not realy, but now that youve clicked here you may as well keep reading.....lol I hear alot of people say this or that thier surgury didn't work or thet they can still eat this or that . At times like that or like now with us on the september board, It's NOT the surgury , IT did what it was suppost to do or we wouldnt all be losing as much as we have. What happened to our commitment, to our driving force... 9-12 months ago we would have moved heaven and earth to get this surgury done, and we did, and got it done , 6-9 months ago we were watching what we were eating and doing and we had a plan that we stuck to (mostley) , 3-6 months ago we began to relax, wow this is working, even if i don't walk or work out EVERY day I still get to lose,and i can sneak (insert bad thing here) and it won't make much difference. 3 months ago to today... the excuses snuck in...Oh I know I'm not suppost to have (insert bad thing again) but I just can't help it. I would walk or workout today but it's just to....cold, rainy, snowey,hot,My life got to busy and so on so I'll do it tomarrow okay maybe the next day if it's a nice day and I have time. NOW!! at least for me....I'm done with excuses,If I could jump through hoops and work so hard to make time to get this surgury I'm not going to waste it. If I could convince myself 6 months ago I didn't need the (insert bad things here) I can do it again , and if I could make time a yr ago to wait in a medical office to get through whatever procedure I had to have to get this surgury done then I can make time to walk or work out. We are going into month 7 , It's time to renew our commitment to follow up care with this surgury. Knowing what to do isn't enough , If it was none of us would had this surgury. Just becouse we CAN doesn't mean we SHOULD (insert bad habit or excuse here). It's easy to make excuses and blame others but it boils down to WE had this surgury so WE could make a change, well lets not waste it.Lets recommit, not tomarrow, not next week but NOW right now lets get out driving forse back out and make the difference we wanted in the first place. Okay who's with me?? Hugs, Shel

RIGHT ON I agree with you completely. Although my biggest downfalls is popcorn. I haven't tried really candy ( don't plan to ) but even the sugar free is a demon to me. Gotta keep snacking at night ( even though it is fruit) drink more water. Take Care, Sandy

i know, its so weird that our feelings have changed. My doctor told me no excuses........Cuz i would say...But... ahh but...he said Heidi your making excuses......ur so right I am.

Sandy, Im like you. My problem is not the candy it is the healthy foods. It is the things like popcorn. Triscuits strawberrys. so on and so on. Take Care Barb

Glad to read your post, cause I was thinking some of the same things. I have not really cheated per se,,by eating the wrong things,,its the exercise (I make all the excuses you mentioned!!), and the vitamins! I find I take the calcium (mostly because its chocolate chews and taste great!!) and the B12,,but the rest I let slide. And the water...I drink it when I remember it,,some days lots,,some days not much. Its time to buckle down and get back on track. Thanks for the reminder!!!

Shel, I love reading your post !!!! Im in thank you for the boot !!!!! No more strawberrys. Box of triscuits almost gone. ( The triscuits help my bowels move. ) Last time I gave them up I got constipated. Anyone know a natural way to keep them going daily. Thanks Barb

Shelly, Thanks for the kick in the - - -. You are absolutley correct. So I am starting over today and no excuses. I'm with ya!!! I think the water thing is a big one for me becasue I really don't like it. But that is an excuse becasue I don't mind Crystal Light. And probably because I am not drinking the water I am more hungry than I should be. Once again thank you so much for this post. I think it was just what I needed. Christine 281/182/150

I hereby name you my mentor . I am hungrier than before, but I stop myself from overeating, it's almost an obsession . I never put food in my mouth until I log it into fit day. My DH gets so pis$y. I stay between 40 and 50 net carbs a day and my calories average 550 a day, BUT I am hungry, just afraid to eat more??? Micha

You ROCK Shel Catchy little title though. Tee Hee I with ya girl. Thanks for the recommitment lecture. I have not veered very far I don't think, but I'm always in for a rededication lecture. I think it is probably something we all need to hear from time to time. And furthermore I think that folks that don't commit themselves and don't get active with support meetings and messageboards have really missed the boat and cheated themselves. So here's to you Shel. ....clinking of champagne glasses..... Nancy S.

Shel~ Good for you! Your title did freak me out though! I'm so much in the same boat as you are. I hereby recommit to my previous, healthy way of eatting. I know I'm messing up my health and my life and yet I allow it to happen time and time again for some reason. I will stop with the carb snacks, they upset my stomach anyway, so WHY do I do it? I will drink allll of my water, take alll my protein and just eat no crud in general. Thanks bunches for the truth and motivation! Kelly