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sorry i missed you trish,i was really tired and not feeling good so i left early.hopefully we can meet up again really soon
congrats on the nsv.it shows that you can do it.take this as a sign that you are changing yourself as you go.
it was really nice to see you too
Yesterday a coworker offered me winegums. I am not in any program right now and normally I would have 2 and be fine. However, I'm going through some major family drama with an uncle (who is more like an older brother) was diagnosed with alcohol related dementia at 48 and I'm very emotional so I told my coworker "no thank you because just one would cause me to beat you up for the whole bag". We both laughed.
Last week I talked to my therapist about being mindful about emotional eating and agreed that if I'm being mindful and acknowledge that I am emotional eating that it is half the battle. She will be pleased to hear that I was being mindful and said no.
It was nice to meet some of you last week, but I admit there were some where I didn't put faces to names. Next time I won't make any other plans so I can stay for more than an hour! I also appreciated the feed back about not really mattering how I get my BMI down to 47 (although for those of you not present, we were talking about real foods and not fad diets )
Trish, good luck with the carpal tunnel surgery. I had both wrist done several years ago when I still had a child in diapers. It was challenging but I am glad to not have that problem anymore. My wrists only bother me now if I play on the computer too long or am lifting alot of heavy stuff.
Wished I lived closer to I can visit. I'm glad you made it to the meet and greet. I am hoping to come to the next one.
Take care,
Karen
Trish don't worry you will be fine are you having the band, sleeve or gastric. you will feel better in a matter of 3 months. did they tell you you had to lose 10% of your weight b4 you have it done my doc did. There are things to be careful of. one is becoming a shopaholic once you lose a lot of weight you tend to go crazy buying new clothes. keep those elastic pants i still wear some of mine some days. i went crazy which I was told was not unusual. now I only buy a few new things and go to consignment stores or second hand place, i dont work so I dont need work clothes . i still buy a few "new" things but I am far more now. over eating it is very painful, and eating too fast. and trying like crazy to ger all the fluid down that you need.
You are so right we are lazy and eat too much!! I have been yo yo dieting for about 20 years and was tired of it I got to my heavieist weight when i decided to have the surgery So tell me when are you going to have the surgery, Are you going to take my advice an start dieting now. I had to lose weight before I had the surgery which is why they told me no sugar or anything white I couldnt even have caffiene . but to this day everyone tells me I look great and they are very supported of me trying to continue to lose weight like I said I am slacking but I have start journaling what I eat and drink . But no real excersice yet. I feel like i am sabataging my self I even arranged to see a therapist that deals with eating disorders and obesity . good luck let me know if i can help..
Hi There,
I wasn't planning on telling anyone just in case I failed and gained it back. However, I figured that that was just another crutch for me. I was really good at justifying weight gain and being very sneaky with food and no exercising. I made the decision to blog about my journey and be brutally honest, because I knew that for me, and for me only....being accountable to someone other than myself would be my key to success. So far it's working and I have so much support from friends new and old and it does wonders for the way the mind plays tricks as well. It's keeping me honest and frankly, it gets me to the gym on those mornings when it's the last thing I feel like doing. Which is happening less and less now, thankfully.
Everyone is different though...ths is what is working for me at the moment.
Patti
VSG done with Dr. Ariel Ortiz, Tijuana, MX on Jan. 16, 2013. Starting weight 301. Lost 24 pounds pre-op. Check out my blog here: ChubbyU
Meet and greet went great. Newfie brought a yummy pumpkin roll cake. (STILL WAITING FOR RECIPE TO GET POSTED LOL) and there was lots of snacks and coffee. Lots of clothes to go through, and about 20 people showed up maybe more. Lots of laughs and got to meet some new people. Should be another Meet and Greet before Christmas I hope. Barb