Step by Step, Bite by Bite - We'll get there!
When the exciting fast losing time (for me, the first 6-8 months) is over, we are in better shape to get moving and learning new and better habits. I don't always succeed, 
but when I do, I'm so much better off!
Each day, I have to carefully plan my food and my opportunities to move more and when I do, I feel so good and so proud of myself.
It has been going better, and even with all the goodies around, I'm determined to do well over the holidays and into the next year. The next 50-70 pounds I want to lose will need some extra determination. I am the one who has to muster that up - minute by minute!!
but when I do, I'm so much better off!Each day, I have to carefully plan my food and my opportunities to move more and when I do, I feel so good and so proud of myself.
It has been going better, and even with all the goodies around, I'm determined to do well over the holidays and into the next year. The next 50-70 pounds I want to lose will need some extra determination. I am the one who has to muster that up - minute by minute!!
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
I'm right next to you, Mary, every determined step of the way! We can and will do this!!! I'm proud of your deliberate plans to move more; I'm doing it too! From a former parker-up-front, I'm starting to purposefully choose a far-away spot in the back of the parking lot. (Of course, during this busy shopping season, no choice alotta times, heh!)
The goodies are great to taste but not to feast on; I love being able to enjoy a little, though, I must admit!
Way to go, Mary; enjoy the Season!
~Linda
The goodies are great to taste but not to feast on; I love being able to enjoy a little, though, I must admit!
Way to go, Mary; enjoy the Season!
~Linda
"A box of rain will ease the pain
and love will see you through." R. Hunter
and love will see you through." R. Hunter
Mary
I am so proud to hear that determination... way to go...
you keep at it girl and you will get those lbs off ...
You are exactly right.. at this point we have to take it minute by minute.. WE CAN do this.. hang in there and work hard..
I am praying for all of us who are past the honeymoon phase to work with our tool and use the better habits we have learned.. and if any of us slip and fall off track a bit to pull ourselves up by the boot straps and get right back to it..
Thanksgiving is over so now we just have to make it through Christmas.. WE CAN ALL DO THIS...
So just like you I am once again planning my foods and activities for the day.. writing down every morsel of food that enters my lips.. and trying to move as much as possible..
keep it up and work at it as you said minute by minute..
huggs...
I am so proud to hear that determination... way to go...
you keep at it girl and you will get those lbs off ... You are exactly right.. at this point we have to take it minute by minute.. WE CAN do this.. hang in there and work hard..
I am praying for all of us who are past the honeymoon phase to work with our tool and use the better habits we have learned.. and if any of us slip and fall off track a bit to pull ourselves up by the boot straps and get right back to it..
Thanksgiving is over so now we just have to make it through Christmas.. WE CAN ALL DO THIS...
So just like you I am once again planning my foods and activities for the day.. writing down every morsel of food that enters my lips.. and trying to move as much as possible..
keep it up and work at it as you said minute by minute..
huggs...
Teresa S.
Beginning Weight 303 Surgery weight 236 Amount lost by surgery date 67lbs
Starting BMI 63.3 Surgery BMI 49.3 Goal Weight 125 Goal BMI 26.1
In Order To Change...a Caterpillar must have the faith of a Butterfly
Now SEEEEE!!! THIS is the Mary I know and love! The Warrior-Mary, the Mary who is not afraid of the fight! The Mary who WILL make it happen for herself, just because she deserves it and SHE CAN DO IT!! She has all the tools she needs, all the knowledge, and the ability to make it come to pass. YOU GO GIRL! And I'm marching right along-side you!
You should know, your post inspired me too! Minute by minute gets it done. We must all remember, it wasn't the swift hare that won that fabled race, it was the keep-on-keepin-on tortoise that made it to the finish line. At this point, we may be a herd of turtles....but we WILL make it to our finish lines thanks (in part) to attitudes like yours that you shared with the rest of us! Hugs honey! connie
You should know, your post inspired me too! Minute by minute gets it done. We must all remember, it wasn't the swift hare that won that fabled race, it was the keep-on-keepin-on tortoise that made it to the finish line. At this point, we may be a herd of turtles....but we WILL make it to our finish lines thanks (in part) to attitudes like yours that you shared with the rest of us! Hugs honey! connie
p.s: If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got... 
Thanks, Connie! I'm still in the turtle category, and was temporarily way-layed by Xmas cookies and the homebound time during a HUGE snowstorm in Minneapolis this weekend... but I'm back with the herd, and will get that fierce determination back today! Right now I'm at work, sipping coffee. Had my cottage cheese this morning and am determined to make it a good day!
Thank you for your upbeat and fun message! It helps.
Thank you for your upbeat and fun message! It helps.
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
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