1st Real Mess Up

Thanks Beth.

We will smack you and say "No Way" LOL

I am absolutely first to admit I need a smack in the head to keep me on track!!

Laura,
I posted about the daily list of what we eat, and it's for the same reason...accountability! I can't promise that I'll get on everyday because I am now student teaching full-time and start classes again next week, but I will try!

All that you have accomplished is incredible! Don't ever forget that! Don't let anyone, as ignorant as they may be, tarnish that!!!!!!!!!! I'm still struggling with the first 30 pounds and it's almost 7 weeks now! But even at that, I am still working it. I can't believe I will ever get to where you are but you do give me hope!

What classes are you taking?? I am taking a seminar that goes along with my student teaching. Once next week hits, I'll hardly have a second to think!!
But I love it!

Love Marie

I just posted the daily eating thread and I will continue to do so every day! When it is written down it is so much more "official".

Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate them

This semester I am taking Math 1700 and a writing course. I'm starting on Tuesday - I'm a little nervous but excited as well! I feel like a little kid getting all ready for my first day of school - I went and bought a backpack, notebooks, planner, folders, pens, pencils, calculator...etc. I'm excited!

Good luck with teaching and school - what a schedule you have!

~Laura

Hi Laura,
I agree with everyone's advise and add my own. I'm a year out (tomorrow is one year since surgery) and I've had my tough times.  I still mess up now and then.  Sometimes for no reason at all, just a craving.  A few weeks ago I did really bad for a few days, I had some really bad personal stuff going on and like any food adict tunred to it for comfort.  I've talked to my nut about this, and she says you are always going to be a food adict, the surgery dosen't fix that.  Now you have to deal with it.  And both she and Dr Giovanni have said you can't go through life being perfect and never eating something they may not be the best for you.  You are human.  The thing we have to learn is to be able to not make a bad choice turn into going back to all the bad habits.
Like I said I've had bad moments and days, but I've been able to pick myself up and get back on my program.  I feel I wil need to do this for life, just keep myself in check and do the best I can.  Make the best choices and don't beat up on myself when i don't do the best.
I think you have done great and you just need to forgive yourself, and start a new day.  Treat each day one day at a time.
Good luck and keep up the good work.

Dave

Look down upon you? Forget that! We are the last people in the world who would look down on you!

And you know what??? You caught yourself! As much as the 'old' you wanted to sabatage your success, the 'new' you stepped up to the plate and slapped that biotch-u-lah right down!

   Take that! And That!

You experienced not only the dumping, but the presence of mind that you did it because of the food devil on your shoulder. Just realizing that is a big thing!

Give yourself some credit and move on because you're Lovable, Capable and Worth it!

I lurve you Lauwah!

Jules

P.S. Melissa and AJ are moving into their new apartment.....TOMORROW, TOMORROW, I LOVE YA TOMORROW, YOU'RE ONLY A DAAAAY AAAAAAWAAAAAAY!

Laura, the journey has many twists and turns and some really large hills that we will struggle to get up.  The good news is that we have these tools to help us along the way.  Even though we all have different tools we share this journey here on this board.  You made the wrong choice ONCE in 10 months!  That is awesome!  The fact that it made you sick will act as a reminder to yourself.  We are our own worst critc and judge.  Don't beat yourself up...learn from it and move on!!!  We love you!!!

Hi Laura!  I can't believe you are beating yourself up over that.  I was in a program a couple of years ago with a nutritionist, and one of the valuable things I learned was not to agonize over something that happened, just try to look at it as "Hmmmm, that was interesting, I wonder what triggered that?"  For a while I kept a journal of my food intake, but also jounaled several times a day about my mood, etc.  It helps to identify triggers, which we all have; and therefore, can learn to deal with them in different ways.  One of the worst things you can do to yourself is to feel guilty about it, because that puts you in a rut and often the chain reaction is bad eating.  Guilt is a useless emotion!  Good luck! You are doing great!