Thursday Morning Coffee !!!
Thanks I had some protien iced mocha this morning, tasted as bad as it sounded. On to my herb tea and then water, water water.
I am in a great mood this morning, got on the scales and I am down 2.5 pounds from Monday. I am trying to get back on track and I want to be in a 14 for my neices wedding on May 30.
I get more comments from people who know I had surgery and think I should have lost more by now. I have had alot of health issues this past year, of which are not related to my wls, except for my gall bladder. I am still down 120 pounds, and still have about 70 to lose, but I am alot healthier than I was 18 months ago. The biggest question I get is what size are you now, my general reply is a size healthy.
Have a great one Michigan, roads are slippery in Mid Michigan.
Pam
We write our own destiny. We become what we do.
on 12/3/08 10:23 pm - Barryton, MI
Congrads on your 2.5 lbs
I am still early out so no one is telling me I look skinny but my family is saying I look different. It is already very hard for me. I just say thank you and secretly feel put on display. I hope that as time goes by I will want the comments.
on 12/3/08 10:28 pm - Barryton, MI
Ok, I have to reply to Pam, Colleen, and Ellen, so I hope this isn't too long!
First, Ellen. My whole face changed when I started to lose a lot. People kept staring at me and even my DH would keep looking at me saying I didn't look like me. It was weird and I hated it because my whole Iife I was fat and looked down so people wouldn't stare and me and focus on my double chin! It was weird! Unfortunately for me, when I lost my chubby face, the wrinkles came out! I do look a lot older now that my face is thinner. But I'll take wrinkles over chub any day!
Colleen-I love your attitude! But be careful to not count your chickies before they hatch. It's impossible to tell how much you're going to lose in a certain amount of time. Of course with your great way of thinking you're going to be a success....but don't put too much emphasis on numbers. Which leads me to Pam.....
I'm at that point now where people come right out and ask if I'm done losing weight. I don't let it get to me, but it's funny how there is more pressure on you once you do lose *some* weight to keep going or to keep it off.
WIth that being said I would like to add a little editorial, which is not meant in any way to stir anything up. While I was thinking about what to post, I was censoring myself. I was afraid to put anything less than positive about my experience and my surgery, which was RNY. The self conscious fat girl inside was afraid that if I say I have gained weight or that I have a problem with food, then other people with other surgeries or from other boards were going to blast me or make fun or try to use it against me. I have never felt that way on this board before the other day. It's a shame that other people's opinions and comments can have that effect on us. I decided I am going to keep posting how I feel and not worry about it. If others want to see my truthfulness as a way to further their own cause, then I'll let them do that.
Some days I do feel like I'm the "Debbie Downer" of the board because my weight loss and maintenance have been more difficult than most here. But I try to be honest and let others know my experiences, and continue to learn more every day from all of you.....about WLS and just life in general.
Ok, now I'm done with the longest post ever! LOL
I don't let the numbers get to me. I am a size I have not been since College and I am proud of that. I never ever figured going into this that I would ever see single digits for clothing size, that doesn't matter to me. It matters that I am healthy and can keep up with my 5 year old on most any given day.
Some days its easy and other days the food demons get me. Pick myself up and brush myself off and restart the next day.
Everyone have a wondeful day.
Pam
We write our own destiny. We become what we do.
I hate them FOOD DEMONS 
