Jumpstart January B2B Saturday
Thanks for the words of support.....this will be a tough journey and I am going to need shoulders to lean on for sure!!!
Donna
Thank heavens he has watched me on diets and would even go on them when he was younger and chunkier, even though he was never really overweight. He does know good nutrition and pays attention and will tell me "I don't need that stuff it will make me fat"!
My big fault is buying cookies or snacks or bread "for Ben" and then scarfing it down my gullet. It is a little easier when I don't have him here for an excuse.
You're a good mom for cleaning out the house of bad food. Every once in a while for treats is good, but with all the sweet things made w/ splenda nowadays and tasty sf alternatives, we can help ourselves so much more than years ago when saccharin was all people had instead of sugar. It's the breads and chips that there isn't much of an alternative for in our diet.
Hang in there...you and I have both done about the same thing and I know piddling around for a couple of years and losing and gaining the same 15-20 lbs. is NOT what I should be doing. I guess if I was happy at this wt it would be okay, but it is not. I did step out and put a tracker on my signature line with my REAL weight, but don't know if anyone noticed. If they did they're probably saying "OMG"...I hope to see those numbers go down soon!
Karla
Karla Lewis 337/194/175
Lap RNY 1-23-2006 Dr. Terry Scarborough Houston, TX
Lipo 4-27-2007 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
LBL 11-13-2007 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
BL & brachioplasty 7-18-2008 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
Thing is though she will eat chips she is not really a bread eater or a sweet eater so it may be easier than I think . And I am not saying we will not go out ot it or there will be "treats" now and then but the big thing will be moderation, portion control, etc. And a schedule.....it could be more she does not eat enough than that she eats a lot. And when she does eat she scarfs it down. So it is more some advanced planning and scheduling that I think will help!!!
And getting us all active!!!!!!
<> That is just it for me. I am not happy with where I am exactly because I really had a set place in my head. Others can be happy and that is ok. But I, for me, choose not to accept it. LOL!
Donna
~Stephanie~
RNY revision from lapband 7/30/07...TT/BL 10/9/08 and at GOAL
I will third that it is a great slumber party topic. Friday evening Emm will be there if we have room and(believe it or not) she will open up to her Gina and Steph more than me. I bet she will say the same thing I know all said as overweight teens.
I am reevaluating my kitchen again too, Steph. Now we don't do candy and don't have chips and snack, per se. But we don't have all the healthiest stuff either. I need to COOK more in the evenings.
Weekends are the worst. Emm slept most of the day after a week of insomnia. So she finally gets up and says she wants caffiene. Well, I run up to Walgreens to return the Redbox movies, run in to pick up a diet coke for her and I added a bag of those Munchies and some sesame sticks for me. (oh and pig ears for Maddie). That was money wasted along with calories. We just didn't need it.
Maybe we all need to work on family challenges or some kind?
Becky
forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different
You know I put it out there and then wasn't sure. I had Paige go and read it and see what she thought because I was not sure how it would be recieved (old insecurities perhaps). I needed to say it for myself, a way to stay true and accountable, but I guess I am stunned to see it is something so many of us struggle with!!!
I am thankful for everyone's support, help and guidance! And can't wait until next month now!!!!!
Donna
