A voice from the past
Hi Linda!
Thanks for your kind words. That's all we can all do, just keep on keeping on isn't it?
Yeah, the first 2 years for me I had no problem eating correctly. Not now. Unfortunately the sleep apnea is back. Sleep doc says that even if I weighed 100lbs I would have it. It isn't nearly as bad, but I do know I crave more carbs now and drink a lot of caffeine now too. I am pretty compliant with the dang machine, but was still falling asleep during the day so take a ritalin in the morning too. EEEK!
I sure hope to visit with you in person again someday too!
Thanks for your kind words. That's all we can all do, just keep on keeping on isn't it?
Yeah, the first 2 years for me I had no problem eating correctly. Not now. Unfortunately the sleep apnea is back. Sleep doc says that even if I weighed 100lbs I would have it. It isn't nearly as bad, but I do know I crave more carbs now and drink a lot of caffeine now too. I am pretty compliant with the dang machine, but was still falling asleep during the day so take a ritalin in the morning too. EEEK!
I sure hope to visit with you in person again someday too!
Debbie G
Lap RNY 12/12/05
320 highest, 302 consultation, 289 surgery. Total weight loss:165lbs.
good to see that smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i know we have shared a bit about finances etc...i'm sorry to see that school is not working as you had hoped...you know what happened to me a few yrs ago....
keep on keepin on debbie!!!!!!!!!
i know we have shared a bit about finances etc...i'm sorry to see that school is not working as you had hoped...you know what happened to me a few yrs ago....
keep on keepin on debbie!!!!!!!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
Debbie,
So nice to see you posting here again, I understand all the things you speak of. Having lost my well paying NYC job last year, my life is a constant struggle financially speaking. While I am employed, I earn 12k less a year, which makes me have to pinch and pinch to live. Add to that the expense of Dillinger last year, along with the renovations on my home that I was in the midst of when I lost my job and my credit card debt, which was almost nil, is now hovering at an amount I feel uncomfortable with. So I stopped getting my nails done and have cut back on most expenditures of the variety I can, and I do the best I can and just accept that retirement is further away than ever, unless I can hit a nice Lotto jackpot, at least it seems that way right at the moment, but who knows. .. Anyway, good seeing you and in this economy, nothing to be ashamed of, many people are going through similar situations, it is mostly through no fault of our own, we just never thought this would happen in our lifetime, sheesh, doesn't history show us how repetitious is can be. . .
This post is not meant to sound like gloom and doom, because I am very grateful for my life today, I am healthy and enjoying it more than ever, I have a new love in my life, the wonderful Foxie Roxie girl and a man who I waited 52 years to meet, who treats me to all the things I cannot afford anymore. My life is good today and as long as I stay healthy and believe in the endless possibilities of good things that can happen in my life, I will be fine and if things get rocky, I know I have friends who will hold me up or kick me in the seat of my pants if that is what I need. . .
As for the weight thing, well I think a good many of us suffer a certain amount of regain, I, personally, have found that once I go back to eating like I am supposed to, the weight comes down again, but it is an endless battle between the old self and the newer more disciplined one, which is difficult since I am not necessarily very disciplined ;)
Hugs, Laureen
So nice to see you posting here again, I understand all the things you speak of. Having lost my well paying NYC job last year, my life is a constant struggle financially speaking. While I am employed, I earn 12k less a year, which makes me have to pinch and pinch to live. Add to that the expense of Dillinger last year, along with the renovations on my home that I was in the midst of when I lost my job and my credit card debt, which was almost nil, is now hovering at an amount I feel uncomfortable with. So I stopped getting my nails done and have cut back on most expenditures of the variety I can, and I do the best I can and just accept that retirement is further away than ever, unless I can hit a nice Lotto jackpot, at least it seems that way right at the moment, but who knows. .. Anyway, good seeing you and in this economy, nothing to be ashamed of, many people are going through similar situations, it is mostly through no fault of our own, we just never thought this would happen in our lifetime, sheesh, doesn't history show us how repetitious is can be. . .
This post is not meant to sound like gloom and doom, because I am very grateful for my life today, I am healthy and enjoying it more than ever, I have a new love in my life, the wonderful Foxie Roxie girl and a man who I waited 52 years to meet, who treats me to all the things I cannot afford anymore. My life is good today and as long as I stay healthy and believe in the endless possibilities of good things that can happen in my life, I will be fine and if things get rocky, I know I have friends who will hold me up or kick me in the seat of my pants if that is what I need. . .
As for the weight thing, well I think a good many of us suffer a certain amount of regain, I, personally, have found that once I go back to eating like I am supposed to, the weight comes down again, but it is an endless battle between the old self and the newer more disciplined one, which is difficult since I am not necessarily very disciplined ;)
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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