AMAW/CAMAW final thoughts

Congrats, nice job! Great idea for the office!

Hi Daisy!

So I was one of the ones with that extremely stressful week. Sorry I was so whiny, but I needed to get it all off my chest, and even though I was running ragged, issues with a teen, and over scheduled.... I MADE IT!

The AMAW part wasn't as hard as everything else going on, and I surprised myself... That even when I was trying to talk myself into cheating (and only mostly with things that would have worked on CAMAW), I knew I needed to report here, and heck, I am competitive and couldn't give in!

I weighed in this morning at 140.2... So I didn't lose a ton... But considering I am over a year out, and have surpassed my original goal, I am very happy with my results.

Hoping this week is less stressful, and this time next week I'll be on a beach relaxing! Woot Woot!

I love having these competitions! Resetting, nook matter if you are 6 months out, or 16 years out is always a good thing. And a little friendly competition always helps!

Hope everyone enjoyed this round of AMAW, I know I'll be looking forward to the next one!

Daisy, a special THANK YOU for organizing this and keeping up with all of us!

Pamela

PAMMIE - It was competition???? What???? Lol...I was only competing with myself-and the refrigerator!

How was the garage sale? Talk about STRESS !!!!!

Maybe my competitive nature just reared it's head...

OK, not technically a competition... but if it worked for my brain to keep me on point, then I'm all about competitions (even if only in my little brain )

Any time the scale moves downward it's a win!!

Good afternoon!

5.5 months out from RNY, I followed CAMAW.

I lost 3 pounds during the challenge. I'm just going to repost my "final thoughts" from my Friday post:

This challenge was well timed for me. As I noted yesterday, I have already let some bad habits creep in. I feel so much better at this weight, the pain and desperation I felt at 326 have already started to fade. I've started messing around with recipes for low carb desserts that are triggering for me and increase hunger, I don't always meet my protein goals and I don't drink enough fluids. This lack of appropriate self care and discipline is going to land me back to 326+ if I don't remain vigilant. I've been privileged enough to be able to have surgery and I don't want to puncture a hole in this lifeboat while I'm in the middle of the ocean. I am so grateful for the opportunity to check myself now and appreciate the support I have found here.

I LOVE the lifeboat/ocean analogy -- very visual !

Minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, what ever it takes. Our habits built up over time, it will take time to break them. We are here, standing strong with each other! Great job!

This was my first camaw, it was challenging but rewarding. I missed my bits of fruit and veggies. I'm only 8 months post op, and yes head hunger is real!!! I just ate protein I can't be hungry, I know the size of my pouch. This is silly but it's what I did. I was bored and "head hungry" so I still enjoy my little 5K runs, so I went for a run and brought a cheese string or baby bell lol. It was my reward. Lol

it was a good week, I will weigh myself tomorrow morning. I'm hoping to be in the 150's. PLZ

My 1st too. The scale WILL move, great job!!