WLS Success and Self Confidence
Regardless of which surgery you get, there are certain things that guarantee success. One of those is self-confidence. The way we get it? Repetition, repetition, repetition.
The biggest lesson for me from going to therapy is that I must practice the things I am good at. It's no different than math, or music, or knitting, or soccer, really. We must practice what we do, and as we repeat it, we gain confidence which leads our success on.
Here's a TED talk by Dr. Ivan Joseph some of you might find helpful. This is something I am working on right now with many aspects of my life.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Last time I took a train out of Penn Station, actually. >.>
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Yes! This is a great lesson. I learned it when I was working at [game] events from 2002-2012. I found I was really good at event/operations management and that the more I did this thing I was good at the more self-confidence (and spine) I grew.
There were ups and downs, but the end result has been a Gwen I like much better.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Amen!
It is laughable to me that only in the last three years have I come to appreciate that a new lifesytle is built by practicing new habits.
Duh (that's directed at me -- no one else!).
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
