Today is the first day of the rest of my life...
It's been just over a month since I came on the boards with my revelations and putting the scale down for the last 2 weeks because NO matter how good I was doing on the eating that mother ****** just wasn't moving. Well today I weighed in and you guessed it NOPE it wasn't down...the mother ****** is just NOT moving. I am BEYOND frustrated, BUT I had to STOP and take a realist look at ME and MY journey...
I am smaller then I was in 1984
From my highest I weigh 125lbs less then I did in 1995
From the date I started looking into WLS I weigh 105lbs less then I did in 2006
From my surgery date I weigh 85lbs less then I did 11/26/2007
I am 10lbs UNDER the goal weights I always envisioned as my "ideal" weight BEFORE I had WLS
I am the EXACT size I always "wanted" to be
These revelations STOPPED me dead in my tracks...I had been so focused on "regaining" that I hadn't really stopped and looked at MY truths. I've come so far and while I have more that I want to lose, but I can't get so wrapped up that I lose sight of the bigger picture...today is the first day of the rest of my life.
So what does this moment in life mean, to me? It means I'm going to FOCUS on the things that I can control.
I CAN control the scale STOPPING it's upward climb (already have)
I CAN control how MUCH I eat
I CAN control how OFTEN I eat
I CAN control WHAT I choose to eat
I CAN control WHY I choose to eat
I CAN control my EXERCISE
I CAN control how OFTEN I exercise
This is me for now...not accepting defeat but accepting the things within my control.
Ms Shell
"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface
"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface
"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface
anyway ms shell -- this is an inspiration!!!!! go, go, go!!!!
Ann 
"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface
