I ate what!!!

susanraywilliams
on 9/24/11 12:14 pm

Aahh... OREOS! use to be my favorite cookie. lol

I've been doing much better on my eating today. Done much to recover from my slip up. I'm determined I'm not gonna let certain things (food or people) be an excuse for me to not reach my goal.

Thank you very much for your kind words.

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." William Duran

(deactivated member)
on 9/24/11 7:17 am

Susan... I wanted to add to my post , I am 4.5 years post Op Lap Band. If I was to get on my knees and confess to the "Food god's" or "Food Police" some of the Dumb Crap I have managed to consume along the Journey... I be in Post OP Food Purgatory a LONG TIME ! Pre OP too, OK ? I'd be begging for all that cared to bail me out with " Food Mass Cards and to Light WLS Candles" ... for my so called "Food Sin" if such existed . Good news.. THEY DON"T! :) Every day we get up we get a clean slate! The daily exercise, better food choices and working at it add's up! Yes.. we all eat stupid stuff, I did any ways. I got to Goal on a Band, I maintain.. has it been perfect , Nope! Am I perfect? Oh Heck no! Will I be... UGH.... Nope!
Susan , Have you ever wondered why they call it a "Journey" ? I woke up in Recovery with a Lap band on my Gut, I didn't have brain surgery , that may have helped more . I can't say I was rolled into , OR out of it a "WLS Saint". Most of us ( I did say MOST , some may be PERFECT ) are a work in progress. Many of us are trying to change bad habits ( emotional and food etc). The GOOD NEWS is we are TRYING... It is a Positive step.
Positive works :)

Jo 1962
on 9/24/11 8:29 am - NearHouston, TX

Lap Band on 08/25/10

On September 24, 2011 at 2:17 PM Pacific Time, Cat >^,,^< Lover wrote:

Susan... I wanted to add to my post , I am 4.5 years post Op Lap Band. If I was to get on my knees and confess to the "Food god's" or "Food Police" some of the Dumb Crap I have managed to consume along the Journey... I be in Post OP Food Purgatory a LONG TIME ! Pre OP too, OK ? I'd be begging for all that cared to bail me out with " Food Mass Cards and to Light WLS Candles" ... for my so called "Food Sin" if such existed . Good news.. THEY DON"T! :) Every day we get up we get a clean slate! The daily exercise, better food choices and working at it add's up! Yes.. we all eat stupid stuff, I did any ways. I got to Goal on a Band, I maintain.. has it been perfect , Nope! Am I perfect? Oh Heck no! Will I be... UGH.... Nope!
Susan , Have you ever wondered why they call it a "Journey" ? I woke up in Recovery with a Lap band on my Gut, I didn't have brain surgery , that may have helped more . I can't say I was rolled into , OR out of it a "WLS Saint". Most of us ( I did say MOST , some may be PERFECT ) are a work in progress. Many of us are trying to change bad habits ( emotional and food etc). The GOOD NEWS is we are TRYING... It is a Positive step.
Positive works :)

I thoroughly enjoyed your post, Cat Lover. Well said!

5.0 cc in a 10cc lapband (four fills) 1 unfill of .5cc on 5/24/2011.
.5 fill March 2012. unfill of .25cc May 2012. Unfill of .5cc June 2014.

Still with my lapband with no plans for revision. Band working well since

last small unfill.

HW: 267lbs- size 22-24 LW:194lbs CW:198lbs Size 14-16

susanraywilliams
on 9/24/11 12:18 pm

VSG on 10/11/11

I think it's great and encouraging that you've been post op that long. I know it's gonna be a continuing journey, I'm just ready to get past the surgery.

Thanks for the laughs too!

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." William Duran

(deactivated member)
on 9/24/11 10:45 am

What i love about my surgery is it gives me a chance to start over,

Unfortunately Im still overeating me .

GRRRR

Im an EMOTIONAL eater .... a will ful eater ..an angry eater ...a boredom eater ....

I ve discovered afer surgery that it was NEVER really about hunger

Docj
on 9/24/11 10:55 am

Revision on 09/01/88

Yeah... that's classic eating disorder behavior, so hard. It is about hunger but, not for food. You might find OA helpful.

Jo 1962
on 9/24/11 11:00 am - NearHouston, TX

Lap Band on 08/25/10

Oh so true so true. I find any book by Geneen Roth helpful. She's written a couple really good ones recently.

5.0 cc in a 10cc lapband (four fills) 1 unfill of .5cc on 5/24/2011.
.5 fill March 2012. unfill of .25cc May 2012. Unfill of .5cc June 2014.

Still with my lapband with no plans for revision. Band working well since

last small unfill.

HW: 267lbs- size 22-24 LW:194lbs CW:198lbs Size 14-16

Docj
on 9/24/11 11:29 am

Revision on 09/01/88

Geneen's stuff is very good. Did you know she also does seminars and retreats for ED pts?

Jo 1962
on 9/25/11 12:47 am - NearHouston, TX

Lap Band on 08/25/10

oh sure....it would be so awesome to ever afford one of them. She seems like such a compassionate being.

5.0 cc in a 10cc lapband (four fills) 1 unfill of .5cc on 5/24/2011.
.5 fill March 2012. unfill of .25cc May 2012. Unfill of .5cc June 2014.

Still with my lapband with no plans for revision. Band working well since

last small unfill.

HW: 267lbs- size 22-24 LW:194lbs CW:198lbs Size 14-16

susanraywilliams
on 9/24/11 12:20 pm

VSG on 10/11/11

I've learned since being on the pre-op diet that I'm an emotional cook! And what I cook I eat! lol
And Lord knows I love good ole southern cookin'.

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." William Duran

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