Wednesday Weekly Weigh-Ins! 4/2/08

Rachel, look how far you've come!!! Be proud of it!!! You are DOING IT and you can and WILL keep doing it! Hugs! Molly

Thanks so much for the encouragment Molly this board has been like a life preserver for me when i feel like im drowning.

I never thought I could post my weight either and when I did I felt like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders..I carried it privatly for so long it was nice to just say I weighed THIS and now I am THIS!!! Congratulations... I still have a way to go also and we can do this!! Diana

Rachel, You have done so well in such a short time after WLS!!! Congratulations on the Bravery to share your HW with us. This is a significant commitment toward meeting your goals. You Rock!!! Ro

Oh yes, I struggle. It isn't easy at all. You go girl for posting your weight!! Look how far you have come! That's awesome! Keep up the good work, we are all here to cheer you and each other on!!! Have a great weekend, keep up the good fight! hugs, melissa

Hey Melissa I pm you finally, hugs Erin real quick my stats HW: 280 SW: 276 LW: 164 around there CW: 159.5 below goal for the 1st time ever!!

Hey Erin way to go on the weight loss! as for your PM, I have read it but need to respond still, gonna try to do it before I leave for work, got lots of chores before I head out (where does the time go?) anyways.. if I do not today I will on Monday promise! Have a good weekend, I love ya! Melissa

Thanks, Mel!!! This post has made so much sense...really focuses on what you and WE continue to deal with daily... Could I ask you to rank the items for importance to you or did it change over time with life's challenges? 1) Get real; not "perfect 2) Food Journalling 3) Destress / Mediation / Faith 4) Continued Post-WLS education / info 5) Enlist a "Diet Coach's" help 6) Exercise 7) Hobbies / Creative Outlets 8) Food Awareness / Good Nutrition 9) Therapy / Redirecting Thoughts / Focus on accomplishments 10) Medication 11) Address stress when it occurs 12) Eliminate Negative People 13) Attend Support Group XOXOXO Ro

Hmmmmm I haven't even thought about ranking them!!! for me I guess it would be: 1) get real, not perfect (I agree with u there!) 2) Journaling 3) Faith 4) Diet Coach/support groups 5) Education/research 6) Exercise/meditation 7) Therapy 8) Medication 9) Exercise (should be higher just isn't right now ) 10) Hobbies 11) Food awareness 12) stress outlets (need to make this higher) 13 )Elimination of negative people Good way to get me thinking! thanks and have a groovy weekend! Hugs, Melissa

Thank You, Melissa! I hadn't thought about a lot of the different areas; now I want to be sure to add them into my life. This is such a good post. Rounding out my life with the above goals will really help me. I have a lot of trouble setting goals. So Thanx XOXOXO Ro