8/24 QOTD: Free share!

It's a busy weekend for me, supposed to be anyway!  I blew off the stuff I should have been doing:  folding clothes, packing books, general cleaning, etc.  Now it's Monday morning (early) and it'll be busy day with Dr appt's and getting packed for the hospital.  Tuesday is coming fast.

Your turn is almost here!!

Best wishes for tomorrow!!  You will do great.  Our bench is getting full, and lighter every week!!!

This weekend we went to camp for the first time since my surgery.  Camp is where eating, drinking, playing games. and hanging out on the boat are the major activities.  The smell of bacon cooking used to drive me crazy.  I found this weekend, though that it did not affect me at all.  I was not hungry, I was satisfied with eating what I was supposed to eat.  I drank all of my water, and I felt absolutely great.  Everyone around me was just astounded that they could eat and drink around me, and it did not bother me at all.  We joked about it all weekend.  I brought my grandson and puppies on a short walk (it is ALL hills), and was not winded at all.  I even shared with my hubby and two best friends how lucky I am that they stuck with me through some really rough times, and that I am just in such a good place right now.  A place that I cannot ever recall being before in my life. 

I am doing the happy-happy dance today.  I lost another pound over the weekend, which puts me in the "normal range" for my BMI.  I've been overweight since the age of 5.  I don't remember ever being "normal" as far as weight is concerned (some may argue that I've never been "normal" in any sense of the word)!  Anyway, I'm not quite at goal yet - 7 more pounds to go, but if I stay here, then I'm good with that.  The 7 pounds would be a bonus, but if I don't lose them, well, that's okay too. 

I'd also like to share that I'm a little over 11 mos. out from the surgery.  My thoughts are that this first year has been a learning process from beginning to now.  I mean that I am still learning the lessons that I learned pre-op:  Small bites, mindful eating, etc.  It took me the full 11 months to be able to get in my 64 oz. of water, and since last Sunday, I've done it every day.  I still have moments when I sit down to eat, and I'm very hungry, so I inhale the first few bites, then I get the foamies.  Friday night, we had Chinese food.  I started dipping into the duck sauce and realized that if I ate any more of it, I would probably dump.  So, after all this time, yes, I feel like things are falling into place, but I still slip up and have to take a step back and look at what I did and learn from the mistakes.  I wonder if it will ever change and become second nature to do things right or will I be destined to carry my life's bad eating habits with me forever. 

I love this QOTD!

Kathy,

Wow a normal BMI!!! Congratulations. You must feel wonderful and proud of such an acomplishment. I can't even imagine what that feels like. I'm glad you said that it's still a learning process at 11 months out. I had my first slow week - only 1 pound lost. You just reminded me that it's a process and certianly not an overnight process.
Just think of how you will feel on that beach in Jamica this winter  SMOKIN!!!