What are your absolutes? Please share.

Molly S.
on 11/5/10 4:41 am - Chicago, IL
Weight Loss Surgery Support: Daily Inspiration for November 5, 2010 Katie Jay, MSW

 

Have some absolutes.

 

 

The trouble with having an overeating problem is you can't swear off food completely. You have to eat. In addition, you are around all kinds of food all the time. It's hard to resist. While there are plenty of gray areas when it comes to the WLS lifestyle, you can have some absolutes.

 

To give yourself some freedom over uncertainty, consider selecting a few foods or behaviors to which you will apply absolute rules. Be absolute about not eating refined sweets and carbohydrates, for example. Or, never drink soda. Or, walk every day.

 

Action for the day: Pick one thing you can be absolute about that will benefit your health. Write a contract with yourself (and be sure to sign it) stating what you will always (or never) do in support of your WLS goals.

 

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       HW 611  Pre-opW 580   LW 302  GW 238         
              

Molly S.
on 11/5/10 5:11 am, edited 11/5/10 5:29 am - Chicago, IL
Mines is I absolutely do intentional exercise  a minimum of 5 days a week and 45 min to 60 minutes per day. 
 
Please share yours with me.  I need some more absolutes I know and I am just interested in knowing what is one or some of your absolutes since you had your surgery.   
I am working on making fried foods an absolute NO-NO also.

       HW 611  Pre-opW 580   LW 302  GW 238         
              

dstgirl2000
on 11/5/10 11:10 am
Molly my absolutes are to control my portions. When at home I absolutely eat from a saucer and never get seconds.  I absolutely intentionally select and eat all proteins first then vegetables.  By doing this I'm usually full and don't want to eat anything else.  I don't measure, but have a good idea about what a cup of food looks like and try to not exceed that.  Also, I absolutely get in at least 3-5 days of cardio and exercise, whether I want to or not!

Keep up the great work.

J
                        
Molly S.
on 11/5/10 5:11 am - Chicago, IL
(deactivated member)
on 11/5/10 5:18 am
My absolutes are to exercise over three days a week and stop eating when I am full no extra bit or two.
MSW will not settle
on 11/5/10 9:03 am

Weighing and measuring my food at home is my absolute.  Portion control!  When I don't measure I can too easily lie to myself. 

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