WWW

Good Morning,

Well, had wayyyy too many calories yesterday. but did manage my goal of WWW. so let see if I can do better today.  I guess  my problem is my lifestyle.  way too many friends, bbqs, parties.  We will spend the day out on the lake, hanging out with other boaters/friends.  so lets start the day with a few W's.

W:  water (packin in cooler)

W:  Write

W: Power Walk & mowing lawn

That has always been my issue too.  Now my lifestyle is SO different than it used to be.  But for me (because I have WAY more weight to lose than most) I have no choice but to change everything. I miss my friends and the BBQ's and race parties, but I don't have as much fun now and people seem like they don't want to be around me because I can't eat, drink, and be merry like they do.

I did better today with my Water, and while "writing" realized I have not had enough today.  Unusual, but easy to remedy!

Also, according to the calorie counter, I have reached and exceeded my calorie burn goal for the day.

that is one reason I chose the band (ONE) i wasn't willing to give up my lifestyle.  My neighborhood is just one big get together, we all jump on the golf cart to visit each other, borrow eachothers things, bring over batches of salsa, ribs, cookies, meet out on the lake with the boats and tie off together.  I would have to sell my house.  as frustrating as its been with slow weight loss I have to just admit to myself i'm just not as dedicated as I should be and therefore accept the slow loss.  I STILL have loads of fun and am not giving it up, as I dont think you should.  maybe you can teach them all a better way of being healthy.  part of loosing your weight is looking good, feeling good and isnt' Fun included in that.  it will get better with time.

Hi everyone,
Most of you probaly dont know me. I had RNY on 7-6-09 with Dr. Huy Triue . I feel very lucky to have had him. Monday operated on. I was so drugged up on morphine that I couldnt keep my eyes open and talk. Tues- I got off the morphine and walked and walked walked and sipped. Wed- I was playing scrabble with my husband when dr. Truie walked In. He says wanna go home. I said yes!! He said eat some lunch and he'll be back to pull the drains out. That was the weirdest feeling pulling those drains out.. It was great to go home. The ride wasent to bad going home. I used a pillow under my seat belt which helped alot.
I'm eating and sipping what I'm surpose to and walking ,walking, walking, and sipping,sipping,sipping.... feeling pretty good.
anyways just wanted to say Hi to everyone and Introduce myself.
Starting weight 259
Post -op  246
surgery day   238
day I came home from hospital 247
today 7-12-09 235

I too was scared of my lifestyle changing.  We love to hang with our friends and we did eat a lot.  I told them not to worry that things did not have to change.  I could be around the food and be ok.  I still love to cook.  I try to cook more healthy foods.  It is like they are afraid of me.  We invite them over and they are busy.  When we go to a get together they all treat me different.  I still eat, just not all the time and not so much.  I am still me and I am still fun.  :(  i have tried talking to some of them but they still treat me different.  One couple we have been friends with forever are very overweight and so are their 2 kids.  We were at each others house every weekend.  Now we never see them.  It is sad.  I just don not understand.  I thing when we are going through the process to have this surgery they should have a class on this.  I need help as I am sure some of you do, keeping my long time friends.