Good Monday Morning
(deactivated member)
on 8/29/05 1:36 am - MT
on 8/29/05 1:36 am - MT
Hello All, ~Hugs~
I am hoping you all had a great weekend? Mine went nice, had some ok weather. Once we got back home it started to rain like crazy but still nothing on LI. Good thing as soon as I got home I got some of the plants planted that my mom gave me. Hubby got my Moms screen porch done....YEAH Now when we go it will be just to visit. Well I can not say that either since she always has something for him to do.
Well I wanted to ask everyone to to help me out here, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about some of our struggles we have while on this wild journey (thanks Christine). We always talk about the good things but I think we kind of go over some of the major struggles we face every day.
I for one am having a problem with carbs right about now. I find myself dealing with eating to many of them during the day. I think we should be having about 40 grams right? Well I think that is what a low carb diet is! I am seeing that I am matching my protein intake with my carb intake and I know that can only lead to problems for me in the future and need all of your help to set me straight.
Well if you have a struggle that you would like to talk about please post or just say hello. Would love to hear from ALL of you....pppsssttt that means you lurkers as well.
Take care
Debra P
285/229/125??
My biggest problem is im not seeing my weight loss when i look at myself. I sort of still see myself with that weight on me when i look in the mirror.
THIS weekend at my daughters event many asked why there were no pics of me ...sure i had some taken but i dont see my self thinner.
THATS hard cause the scale says i have done well
but visually i am not seeing it......
THATS my sturggle right now.....DEBRA i also can relate with the carb control....but i tend to follow alot of atkins way of eating since my
surgery and i work with the induction rules to keep my carbs down. THIS way if i choose to have a few pretzels i will still come in very lo in carbs for the day.
GLAD you had a lovely weekend. I acutally mowed the lawn for the first time in my life. I do have more energy to do things like that
well got to run check in on everyone later
BYE FOLKS
((HUG))
LISA
(deactivated member)
on 8/29/05 2:04 am - MT
on 8/29/05 2:04 am - MT
Lisa,
Thanks for posting hun ~hugs~ Yeah I think it takes time to see the "new" or changing US. I know sometimes I can see it but most of the time I can not. Though the scale and the clothes tell me other wise. I have heard so many say that so I guess it is just something that will happen in time.
Well I hope all went well with your daughters event? It was pretty nice on Sat but WOW it started to get humid again.
Take care hun ~Hugs~
Debra P
285/229/125??
My biggest problem is im not seeing my weight loss when i look at myself. I sort of still see myself with that weight on me when i look in the mirror.
THIS weekend at my daughters event many asked why there were no pics of me ...sure i had some taken but i dont see my self thinner.
THATS hard cause the scale says i have done well
but visually i am not seeing it......
THATS my sturggle right now.....DEBRA i also can relate with the carb control....but i tend to follow alot of atkins way of eating since my
surgery and i work with the induction rules to keep my carbs down. THIS way if i choose to have a few pretzels i will still come in very lo in carbs for the day.
GLAD you had a lovely weekend. I acutally mowed the lawn for the first time in my life. I do have more energy to do things like that
well got to run check in on everyone later
BYE FOLKS
((HUG))
LISA
pssssssssst you girls, I got a newsflash for you: I am over a year and a half out and STILL can see the fat girl looking back at me at times, but that fat girl's butt fits into a size 10 jeans for the first time in 18 years, so I sure am not complaining!
and THIS weekend I got bold and got my new navel pierced! So my daughter - who believes herself to be MY MOTHER - had to give me the lecture on piercings, can you believe it?
It was such a lovely weekend I went walking just around the neighborhood, which was quite nice. I still need to be a bit more physically inclined than I have been - I sure do not want to put back on any pounds!
(deactivated member)
on 8/29/05 4:17 am - MT
on 8/29/05 4:17 am - MT
Angel,
Hey hun ~Hugs~ Thanks for posting and I guess it is something that we have to live with forever.
Wow I can not believe you got your navel pierced...I would LOVE to be able to do that one day but I think that would make me pass out for sure. But I just LOVE the way it looks. Ok now you have to show us pics!!!!
Glad you had a good weekend hun
Debra P
Good afternoon;
Just wanted to say that I am now on my second week of the South Beach that my surgen wanted to do while I wait for my date. It is getting better.
Also, I met with PT on Friday. Boy did I work out, but it was not to bad. I could not do the step machine longer than 2 minutes, but I did the tread mill over 15 minutes and I did the weight training very well. Then they gave me a journal to keep so I can show my insurance company how committed I am.
Then I relaxed the rest of the weekend.
Karen
(deactivated member)
on 8/29/05 4:21 am - MT
on 8/29/05 4:21 am - MT
Karen,
Glad to hear that your diet is getting better I think our good eating becomes habit in some way but I just have a problem with keeping that way.
Hey did ya have fun with the trainer? I know mine over did it in the begining and I found myself not going after the 2nd time. I have to get back to some kind of routine with no excuses! Keep up the good work hun and your surgery time will be here so soon, well as soon as ya get one.
Well thanks for posting hun ~Hugs~
Debra P
Debra;
We had a great time at the trailer. But you know the weather will soon be turning and October is the latest I have ever be out. It rained Saturday evening but yesterday was just beautiful.
Hard not to have those smors by the camp fire, but I really want this, so I am being very, very good.
Karen
Tavia V
on 8/29/05 3:13 am - Long Island, NY
on 8/29/05 3:13 am - Long Island, NY
Hi Debra (and everyone else),
My weekend was great. My husband, son and I went to 'Old Westbury Gardens' this weekend which was really nice. My son is only three so all he wanted to do was run around on the open lawn. They had their yearly scottish festival which my son loved. I thought he would be scared of the bag pipes but he wasnt, he was dancing around. Hee-Hee.
Well, for me, my daily struggle is feeling like a phony. I feel like I am pulling a scam on everyone that I really am not a 'normal weight girl' but a 'fatty' in disguise. I guess it just takes time to shake that feeling, but honestly that is how I feel. It kind of feels like I am living a lie, I really dont weigh 150 but 250 you know?
I have had many people say to me they would never have guess I had WLS b/c i look like a 'normal person'(I know how rude that is, but I know it was just ignorance talking) I also have a problem with people wanted to see my open incision scar for some reason.(It reminds me when people want to see car accident.) A few times when I showed to to a couple of my husbands family members and co-workers they go "ew", make a face or say "its so red" its like hello what did you think it was going to look like, a picture of mickey mouse? To be fair, most of my husbands family are not american (so again) I just blow it off as ignorance. I dont understand why anyone would want to see my WLS scar. Its not like people were asking to see my C-section scar after my son was born. People can be VERY strange sometimes.
Tavia
255/151/125?