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Good Monday morning! I hope the Easter Bunny left you all delicious healthy treats, and NO CANDY!
I managed to avoid the candy, but not the ham--the salt showed up on the scale this morning for sure, despite running 7 miles before church. Last week I was 138.4, this week 140.6.
Fortunately, it is now possible to run outside without too much fear of blac**** The Big Rivers Trail was completely clear yesterday, and since it is somewhat sheltered from the wind, it was quite a nice run. My favorite run route for sure! Also great for walking or biking or rollerblading. Check it out!
Have a great week, and stay away from those Easter baskets!
None that I know of, but it's a good idea. If you post about one, you will probably get takers!
Otherwise, you are always welcome at the South of the River support group. We are not so terribly far from you: Eagan or Burnsville. We will be in Burnsville on April 6th at 8:30am at the Panera Bread in Burnsville Center. Everyone is welcome!
Good day everyone, just wondering if there is a coffee group that meets in the western suburbs/Eden Prairie area? Thanks
Olivia
It's nice to see veterans coming back to share their experiences! I find inspiration and education from everyone's journey, so I love it when people post here. But it has been pretty quiet lately.
I can't recall a specific piece of advice, but so many people have been inspirational to me: there's Dan, who was running a half-marathon at Disney World and simultaneously texting back to people at Saturday morning support group. He inspired me to set as a goal doing a Disney World half-marathon, which I accomplished last November.
There's Julie, who is so totally embracing her new post WLS life--she is always doing some crazy new experience, like skydiving, she inspires me to celebrate my new body and new capabilities.
And those of you who are adding steps to your day, adding walking miles to your breaks, and renewing your commitment to yourselves, hooray for you! You are an inspiration to me, too!
There is no easy way to conquer our food addiction. We have to celebrate each other's achievements, commiserate over setbacks, and KEEP COMING BACK for more! It is an endless battle, but it is one we can WIN!
It has been a long time since I have been here too. I remember being here for hours every night researching, reading posts and getting alot of encouragement here. I am almost 6 years out and aim reminded that I need take things one day at a time and keep to the basics. That is the advice I have forgotten.
I am ready to get back on track with my eating and to get moving again. I need to lose the 35 pounds that I have regained in the lat year and a half. I want to get back to OH again to reconnect with friends and make new ones. I miss the support of the old MN board but it is good to see some are still here.
So Back To Basics for me so I can start using this tool the way it was meant to be used!
Amy
Highest.....301 Surgery.....289 Lowest.....158 Regain.....203 Goal.....163 Current.....203
The best advice I have ever heard didn't come from this board but I think it's pretty relevant.
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
Highest weight 279.8
Surgery weight 268
AMEN! I too was veteran OH board member, more of a stalker but was always out there getting support which helped me understand that I was not the only person struggling with food.
I had my Roux-en-Y surgery 10/14/2005 I had lost a total of 108 pound in the first year. Then the struggles really came called life. The weight started to come back I was able to lye to myself that I was sticking with the program and only eating 1 cup per meal. which wasn't far from the truth, But to be honest I could eat another 1 cup of food 2-hours later washing it down with liquid. To this day I know my pouch is still in tact because I still can't hold much at one time.
All of my weight has come back officially as I had a check up last month. Well I have been so disappointed in myself I have decided there needs to be a change. At work I am doing 2 flight of stairs 2X per day. I know that doesn't sound like much but being 140 pounds over weight it is. I have also started walking between 1.5 and 2 miles per day during lunch.
As I am typing this I am starting to wonder why are you dumping this on someone you don't even know. Then I said this is what OH is for.
Thank you for your post, I haven't been out here for a couple of years and it is good to see it still going.
Linda
You've been a crazy racer lately, no doubt that really helps! I know it's much easier for me to stay motivated if I am toeing up to a start line in the near future.
I haven't posted here in ages. I used to religiously use the weight tracker tool here daily (have it bookmarked as a favorite****il I totally stalled 9 mos. ago. After that, there was nothing new to report (other than losing and gaining the same 5 lbs.)
Well... the scale has started to move again. Maybe running four 5K races in 17 days had something to do with it. 
The scale hit 163.5 this morning. That's an all-time low post DS surgery for me.
