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Sherrie M.
on 12/2/04 8:43 am - Carpentersville, IL
Topic: Sherrie
I just want to thank everyone for all the wonderful replies that I received to my first posting. You make me feel so very welcome. I am sure that the support and freindships that will form from this website will be long lasting. I really look forward to getting to know everyone and following your journeys along with my own. Sherrie from Illinois
sharon001
on 12/2/04 12:08 am - WI
Topic: RE: Words of wisdom...please!!!
Hello Susan, My words of wisdom would be to sit down and discuss a plan of action with someone. Pick small obtainable goals each week and spread it out over a couple of months worth of time. It has been my experience that each time I meet a goal I feel better about myself and try harder to meet the next one. I have spent one month getting my exercise on track -- next month I will address my eating habits and choices. Who knows where I will be at the month after that. But I will continue to set small goals that give me success and thereby provide greater confidence and belief in myself. I am now setting myself up for success instead of failure -- something I have never done before!! You can do this Susan -- I hope our VBG family rallies around you and provides the support you are looking for!! Best Regards, Sharon
sharon001
on 12/1/04 10:31 pm - WI
Topic: RE: Self-inflicted Plateau
Good Morning Susan, Thank you for responding. It is nice to hear from you. I had a realization during my 10 weeks "off the program" and it is that I basically didn't gain any weight and I wasn't really watching what I was eating. I don't feel like my eating was out of control... but I wasn't counting calories/carbs/protein. So this was a good thing. It tells me that continued weight loss depends on me. I started off slow with starting to exercise again. The first week I challenged myself to walk 2 miles total during the week and believe it or not... it was hard. The second week I challenged myself to walk 3.5 miles and it was hard. After completing 2 successful weeks I told myself I would walk 5 miles (Thanksgiving week... what was I thinking??) and again it was hard. I actually had to walk 2.78 miles on the last day of the week to get it done. But there was no way that I was going to fail myself. I have NEVER walked that much in one day!! I certainly amazed myself that day! I thought for sure I would not be able to move the next day... but I was fine and even walked a mile. My challenge to myself this week is to walk 7 miles. Today is day 3 of my week and I have walked 1 mile each day. I will probably walk more than a mile today since it is still so early here and I already have my first mile in. My goal for next week is to walk another 7 miles. After next week I will begin slowly addressing my eating. I will probably work a week at my breakfast choices and build up from there slowly. Recently I have been thinking that I don't need to necessarily "diet" for the rest of my life. But I do need to get down to "goal" and then I just need to maintain!! So what that means for me is I have to work HARD now to get to goal and then I can readjust my plan so that I maintain my weight. This is the first clear thought that I have had that I will not be heavy forever! I actually have thoughts like... hmmm I wonder what it would feel like to be strong and lean?? What would that be like?? And now I can actually see myself accomplishing that if I believe in myself and want it bad enough. I certainly "check-outed" the last 10 weeks. But now that little vacation is over and I am checking back in. I want this and I deserve this and I am willing to do the work to get it done. I have gone back to my individual therapist and we are working on getting me back on track with my weight loss and working on a long range plan for my house (which I hate and is a wreck). Basically I am trying to line my life up for some successes to roll on in. Best Regards to you... Happy Holidays! Believe in yourself Susan and you can do anything... Sharon -121.5# (today)
Susan F.
on 12/1/04 9:42 pm - Jacksonville, FL
Topic: Words of wisdom...please!!!
Okay all, its time to fess up. If I don't make myself accountable, I will never get back to where I want to be. Today is the day things WILL change. If I believe that, I can achieve that, but I need your help. I had my surgery 4.06.04 and am only down -50 lbs. My doctor feels like I am right on track but I know myself and my habits and I can be down a whole heck of a lot more. I have gotten off track and started resorting to bad habits. I remember back in the day reading this board and thinking once I had the surgery, I would never go back to those bad habits, but now reality has set in and I have to fight fight fight!!! I have been avoiding this site because I feel like such a failure but seeing all the posts today, has made me realize that I need to be back on here. I need to read others hopes and ups and downs so that I know I am not alone. Everyone on here is such an inspiration and I pray that I will hear back from many so that I can empower myself to start making the right decisions. Ultimately it is up to me, but I would really appreciate feedback and encouragement. This site has meant so much to me and I appreciate all of you! From this day forward, I commit to myself and all of you that I will eat 6 small meals a day, and NOT go over 900 calories in a day. I commit to walking daily and drinking lots and lots of water and/or crystal light. I will lay off my cappacino's and get better at my food choices. I will also pray for strength as this is going to be HARD!!! Any help in that area will be appreciated. Thank you so much for letting me put my feelings out there. -Susan 286/160/-50
Susan F.
on 12/1/04 9:31 pm - Jacksonville, FL
Topic: RE: Self-inflicted Plateau
Sharon, I can understand! I have been on a plateau for months, all because I am not getting in enough excersize. Wow its a dangerous circle we put ourselves in, getting depressed, turning back to bad habits.. as of TODAY I am no longer allowing myself to do that! I have avoided this board because I have felt like a failure but I will be D*MNED after all I went through to get this surgery, that I will loose out on the greatest gift of all...GETTING THIS WEIGHT OFF!! Today is the day things are going to change! I am so happy for you that you are losing again...soon, I will be too!! God Bless!
sharon001
on 11/30/04 9:51 pm - WI
Topic: Self-inflicted Plateau
Hi fellow VBG'ers... I am happy to announce that my self-inflicted plateau has been vanquished! Woo Hoo -- I have finally lost weight again after 10 agonizing weeks of not losing weight!! I had stopped exercising about 10 weeks ago. I am now just beginning my 4th week of regular exercise. Last week was the big pay off -- I lost 4.5 pounds! My goal for this week is to walk 7 miles during the week. I hope to see a loss of weight next week as well. I must say that I feel better mentally as well with the regular exercise. I was starting to feel pretty "blue" and did not connect the lack of exercise to that feeling. Anyway... let the good times roll!! Best Regards and Happy Holidays to you all!! Sharon Chute -121#'s
A P.
on 11/21/04 10:21 pm - Omaha, NE
Topic: RE: Pain!!
Good Morning Tammy; Definitely remember to sip, sip, sip and chew, chew, chew. You are lucky, I tried scrambled eggs the saturday after my surgery, it was on my list of stuff I could have, at least that is what the nutrionist at the hospital said. WELLL NOT! I ate about 3 bites and thought I was going to die. I called my doctor and told me that I shouldn't have any type of solids for at least another 2 weeks. It takes awhile for the insides to heal after surgery, even your throat from having that tube thing stuck down it. Take it slow and you will be fine. Good luck and congratulations on the start to a new life. -176
Tammy L.
on 11/21/04 2:46 am - Sheboygan Falls, WI
Topic: RE: Pain!!
Caryl Thank you for the suggestion. I'll just have to remember to sip, sip, sip. Tammy
Caryl R.
on 11/21/04 2:37 am - Yukon, OK
Topic: RE: Pain!!
Hi Tammy! I am 2wks post op and I had the diarrhea for about a week after my surgery. I was told it was a combination of the liquid diet and the anesthesia. Thankfully it went away. I had a kind of tight feeling in my chest when I would drink water or anything else for that matter and found if I took small sips I wouldn't get this feeling. Sometimes I forget and think I am my old self and take larger sips and bites and this pain comes up to remind me. Hope you feel better soon and good luck!
GLORIA M.
on 11/20/04 12:15 pm - MISSOURI CITY, TX
Topic: RE: Stumped on Protien
MARISOL, I DRINK MY PROTEIN. 3 /32 OZ. BOTTLE A DAY. ONE IN THE AM, ONE WHEN I WORK OUT AND FINAL ONE BEFORE I GO TO BED. IT STOP'S ME FROM EATING THE WRONG THINGS. I USE THE SYNTRAX NECTAR PROTIEN FUZZY NAVEL. NO CARB NO FAT MIX IT WITH CRYSTAL LIGHT. TASTE SO GOOD. I GOT ABOUT 4 DIFFRENT SAMPLE. I LIKED THE FUZZY NAVEL THE BEST. 23GR OF PROTEIN A SCOOP. I MIX 2 SCOOPS IN A 32OZ BOTTLE MIX WITH CRYSTAL. LIGHT. I GET ABOUT 66 OZ. OF PROTEIN. THAT'S WITH OUT THE FOOD. IT REALLY WORK. GLORIA MOLAKE -96
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