Chrisy, you are looking really great!  Your face has healed fabulously.  I agree that is really hard to get back on track after falling into old patterns.  You are right to use start logging your food again.  Studies have shown that people eat far less when they log their food as compared to when they don't.  When I start to go wrong I stop logging--because I don't want to know the amount of calories that I'm consuming!  We are complicated people aren't we?  Hang in there.  We will make it!

Wanda 

Hello Everyone,
thought that I would post on my life's up's and downs again.  I have been grazing alot lately.
I think that it is do to BOREDOM, and my daughter is having a time with her gallbladder acting up again, she goes to the doctor on Wed and we will see when they are going to take it out.
She is down to 128 lbs and she is 5' 6" to thin I think, she say's no, it worries me, she is so very tired all the time, trying to go to school and work as well.  She is up on her vitamins, so we will see tomorrow.
I have'nt seen many of us posting lately, I know that we are busy ladies and gentlemen, I must say that I NEED this board badly.  I need to know that I am not in this alone, that most of you have the same WOW moments that I do, or the "oh my gosh" get my butt back on track now!!
I am walking more, and thank our good Lord, I can walk and talk at the same time now, did not think that I could ever do that again.  It is so very nice to hear that someone is doing just as I am or that someone is doing just as I SHOULD NOT, how do we continue to do well, and how do we get ourselves out of this rut that we seem to get into?  I know that I go back to basic's, might last one or two days and then I am off track again.  So now I track on fit day and start over again, it is the only way for me to be ACCOUNTABLE to myself.  And accountable to one's self is all that really matter's, no one else is shoving the food into my mouth, I have more protein drinks a day so that it takes the place of some sort of a snack and that really seems to help me, I do drink more water than I want too, but I force myself to do so, in this hot weather that we have here in Oregon, I need the water.
Thank you for letting me vent a little, rant a little and just be me a little.
Chrisy

Sorry that I haven't posted for a long time. Life has been very busy lately between getting back in the gym and swimming after getting cleared by my PS after my 3 rounds of plastic surgery. The other thing that has been occupying my time, is I have decided to back to school. I have enrolled in College and am working on a associate degree in Electronic Media Production. This will train me to work in either the TV or radio field in the production department. I didn't know if after being out of school for 30 years I could handle it, but so far so good. Besides my EMP classes I had to take stuff like math, reading, and Public speaking. Next semester I will be required to take a bunch of other classes not related to my field of study, but I guess that's just part of it. I will try to post on here more often. I do check in here when I can. I hope everyone is doing well. Well I have homework to do so I will post soon.

Getting Anxious!!! Not nervous any longer. I am so happy to where I am. It wasn't easy but I am glad I put up a fight to live everyday...it was worth it! Getting tucked on Tuesday. At my medical clearance visit yesterday my pimary doc says I am still anemic; but will be fine to have surgery. I hope so, because I heard that Schultz won't go through with it if my iron and protein isn't up to par. I went two weeks ago for an iron infusion and take iron supplements daily and still...stil have low iron? Ok, I'm not gonna let it get to me...heck I'm excited, can't wait for the TT.  I have been pounding that gym and loading up on lots of protein...I'm ready!




pre-op 278/op 256/goal 170/lowest 138/current 160 (size 4/6)/ new goal, to maintain 150-160lbs @ 5'9"

Thanks Crissy.... I am so glad to hear how well your daughter is doing... and how well you are doing keeping your weight stable.... I guess I little grazing won't hurt, as long as it is healthy stuff and your weight is maintaining... once that scale starts to go up, something has to go.... LOL  I have been really good the past couple of nights when I get my munchies, instead of chips or crackers I have been having carrots.... Yeah me!!!!  LOL....  IT is definitely a life long struggle that we will all have.... I just HATE that.... grrrrrrrrrrrr.....

Well, keep up the good work and keep posting... we NEED each other....

 

HUGS,