Up A Little/Down A Little
I haven't been perfect either. In fact, I've been pretty bad the past few weeks! Candy is a major major problem for me and I frankly don't know how to give it up. I'm struggling through the 8 week challenge that Kathy posted. I'm good on exercise, vitamins..etc..but it's the darned sugar that I just can't stay away from. My husband asked me the other day...do you want your weight and diabetes to come back? He said with what you're doing it will. It sucks because I really thought that this whole process would become easier for me as time went on and in reality it has become harder. I've maintained my weight for a good 6 months but I know in my heart that the maintenence could potentially slip away from me if I'm not careful. I know that I'm going to have a lifelong struggle with always having to watch my weight. I like you, would love to see the 140's someday....we can do it if we try harder!
P.S. You look awesome by the way!!
Thanks Tracy! I am excited/nervous/scared/happy and all those emotions almost hitting my year mark. I do come to the board all the time I started out in Alabama where I used to live and had my surgery. When we moved I moved over to the Florida forum but not much going on there most days then I found you guys. I feel at home here because I know that what I am experiencing chances are very high one or many of you have experienced it also. I think it keeps me going knowing I am not alone in this struggle. I do still consider it a struggle and want to think of it as that forever because if I get too comfortable those old habits will come back full force. I am scared to death of that .. I am scared of failing in the end after coming SO far. I still remember though vividly how miserable I was at 233 and I keep pulling on those times to keep me focused and I hope that I can some how figure out a way to always be able to "feel" that but I know it will be hard. I already sometimes don't even feel like I have had the surgery I feel "normal" as compared to right after the surgery when it was harder in the beginning. I know my body now I know when to stop eating and I know what I can tolerate and what I can't that part is over pretty much so now I just coast through it all not thinking about have the bypass some days. I am in the low 120's now which is crazy to me .. wearing a size 4 this weekend almost made me fall out in the dressing room at the mall. I need to get back on my vitamins I got so stressed moving and everything that I just stopped taking them and haven't gotten back on track with it all. I am afraid if I don't start taking them I will have long term problems. You all stay on my @ss about it okay!?!
Kellie, you gotta keep up with your vitamins! I don't even know all of the long term complications from not taking them, but I know there's been several posts~Kathy is one of the posters on this topic that I can think of off the top of my head~but there can be some serious problems. So, Go Take Your Vitamins!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds like you've done such a great job so far and I'm so happy that you found your way to the Grad's board to hang out with us!!!!!
Tracy B
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