"Where are they now" ... 4 year 8 month VSGer

Ms Shell
on 8/2/12 8:13 am - Hawthorne, CA
Glad you loved it!!

"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

RyanJS
on 8/2/12 8:04 am - CA
VSG on 02/21/12 with
What a great post. I appreciate you taking the time to write that. Sounds like you have lit a fire under your butt and will be doing what it takes to get things under control. I wish you all the best..

Heaviest Weight: 330 Goal Weight: 175 Current Weight: 150
"Hit Goal in 3 1/2 Months!!!"
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'M POSSIBLE!!!"
"No one said it was going to be easy, but it will definitely be worth it"
 

   

Ms Shell
on 8/2/12 8:12 am - Hawthorne, CA
I hope so THIS time...like a raging cannot be contained fire that detroys all carbs and weight gain in it's path!!!

"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

Italian-Princess
on 8/2/12 8:19 am - IL
VSG on 06/28/12
You are ONE AMAZING WOMAN!  I love the honesty, the brutal acknowledgment of your lapse and I love the determination that you are giving to getting back to your goals.

Losing your Mom -- how much that must have hurt..........tears here thinking about that.  I'm so sorry for you loss.  Daddy has been gone 18 years now and I still miss him like it was yesterday that he left my life.  Find a way to truly grieve -- it took me over 15 years to do it -- the hurting and missing are still there, but it's softer now, not so harsh.  Be kind to yourself that way. 

You are doing a superb job of getting yourself back on track.  I wish you well.  Gee, that doesn't begin to say it -- wishing you well isn't strong enough -- but I'm sure you know what I mean.

I'm only about a month out and am still in the euphoric state when trying to be "perfect" is easy.  Yet I know that all it will take is one slip that I don't catch immediately, and I'll find myself starting the slide down to the dumpers.  At my age, failure is not an option.  Your post is already hanging on my wall in my little office -- a reminder that I will always need help to keep on plan.

Thank you so much for giving of yourself so generously.

Ree
Ms Shell
on 8/3/12 12:35 am - Hawthorne, CA
Thank you for your words and wow 18 years...sorry for your loss as well!!

Awww my post is hanging!!  Thank you.  I hope my current struggles makes YOUR journey a little...no a lot easier.

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

Jenna V.
on 8/2/12 8:49 am - Guelph, Canada
VSG on 02/15/12
This is such a thought provoking post, Shell! Very real, raw, and emotional!
                        
Ms Shell
on 8/3/12 12:36 am - Hawthorne, CA
Thanks Jenna!!  

"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

novascotiadawn
on 8/2/12 9:17 am - Calgary, Alberta, Canada



Loved the post!!! AND got a lot from it!!!! Got me thinking...Changing one day at a time!!!

Hugs and Loves

Donna

Leaky sleeve survivor!!! 2008/2009 ~ 5'7"~ 42F Bougie

Ms Shell
on 8/3/12 12:44 am - Hawthorne, CA
Come on Donna...ONE day...one CHOICE!!

"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

Mike B.
on 8/2/12 10:33 am
Thanks Ms Shell for sharing what you have done right and what you have done wrong. We all need to hear from those that have the experience behind them. I hope to start reading more of your posts and I wish you the best.

   
HW:280       SW:270       OLD GW:190       NEW GW: 180       CW: 174
 

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