Christmas Wishes and 1 yr Surgiversary
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to my IL OH family.
As I sit here and drink my coffee the snow is falling. The flakes are big and fluffy like feathers, and so far this storm has dumped more than 4 inches since yesterday. My shopping is done, and now I just have to clean the house and finish wrapping. Tonight for dinner is pancakes, bacon and sausage at the request of our son Quentin. Tomorrow will be quiet, as my husband and daughter will have to work, so dinner will be later that night. We will be having ham, squash, and who knows what else. I have been home since last friday as the economic conditions had my company require all US employees to take 10 days of unpaid furlough. I am also on winter break from school so I just get to hang out for a few days and do absolutely nothing.
I also would like to say that it is hard to believe that my 1 year surgiversary is coming up on Sunday, December 28th. One year ago today, I was going through my last meals and enjoying the holidays in a gluten of food. I am now down to 152 lbs and have been maintaining which is fine for me. I have been lucky that the only complication that I have had to endure is my gallbladder back in June/July. I have already gotten my labs drawn, so I will now go and pick up the results after the first of the year and I have my appointment with Dr. Kane Jr. the middle of January. But, with that said I would like to pass some wisdom on to those waiting or just recently having joined the losers bench.
1. Patience - I know that this harder said than done, but remember to be patient with your self, as the weight did not just show up over night.
2. Listen and be in tune with your body. Your body will give you signs that there are things going on, and if you think something is wrong go to the dr. immediately.
3. Celebrate every little milestone that you hit. I made an effort for each 5lbs I bought a charm for my bracelet. Now, I make sure to celebrate for maintaining my weight.
4. Love. Learn to love yourself again. For years the self hatred of not being able to loose weight, or being able to achieve goals had me in a spot of where I was my own worst critic. This is a hard one to overcome as well, because the years of negative self talk has become so ingrained into ones brain retraining is needed.
So, now that I have rambled on this is quite long, the last thing I want to do is say THANK YOU! to everyone here for their love and support. I could have not have been as successful without you and your words of wisdom.
