4 Years Ago Today!
It’s been 4 years today since I had WLS. Where has the time gone? I feel absolutely blessed, no doubt about that!
So where do I begin? I’ll make it short and sweet! Life has been wonderful for the most part, emotional sometimes, exciting most of the time! I’m still hanging in at goal and still learning to accept where I’m at. Many days I see the new and improved me and other days the mirror isn’t my friend. I’m still addicted to the scale, albeit it’s getting better.
I’ve met some amazing people that I consider true friends and I’m blessed to have so many of you in my life. What would I do without you? I DON’T want to know! A big thank you to all of you, my true friends!
The challenges have definitely increased the past 18 months. Making good choices becomes harder, doing what I committed to do and told myself I’d do for life has slipped to the wayside sometimes and I have to reign myself back in. I know I’ll slip up again, I’m human BUT for me if I continue to remember where I came from and the fear of never going back (bearing any surgery malfunctions) I do feel I’ll remain a successful post-op, I’m that determined. I’ve seen the creep-ups and with one week of good choices I still see a 2-4 lb drop in weight. Thankfully I’ve not allowed myself the mentality that it’s ONLY XX lbs. My goal is my goal for life and venturing above that number is something I’ll fight tooth and nail to not go nor stay above should it happen.
My advise to others is if you haven’t ventured into untamed waters and you’ve been doing what your plan entails, do your very best to follow through on your plan. I did my plan 98% of the time and was very successful with it and until I was given the go-ahead to eat what I wanted but to be aware of how much, how often and to focus on protein first, I had really no troubles at all.
I know we all hear “you took the easy way out". Depending on what each of us defines that quote as I guess I’ll say yes I did take the easy way out, losing it was easy, keeping it off is work, HARD WORK.
So I’ll end on this note: This is a JOURNEY that never ends, the fight never ends, but the joys of living healthy and experiencing life are well worth the ups and downs of WLS! Keep believing!
So where do I begin? I’ll make it short and sweet! Life has been wonderful for the most part, emotional sometimes, exciting most of the time! I’m still hanging in at goal and still learning to accept where I’m at. Many days I see the new and improved me and other days the mirror isn’t my friend. I’m still addicted to the scale, albeit it’s getting better.
I’ve met some amazing people that I consider true friends and I’m blessed to have so many of you in my life. What would I do without you? I DON’T want to know! A big thank you to all of you, my true friends!
The challenges have definitely increased the past 18 months. Making good choices becomes harder, doing what I committed to do and told myself I’d do for life has slipped to the wayside sometimes and I have to reign myself back in. I know I’ll slip up again, I’m human BUT for me if I continue to remember where I came from and the fear of never going back (bearing any surgery malfunctions) I do feel I’ll remain a successful post-op, I’m that determined. I’ve seen the creep-ups and with one week of good choices I still see a 2-4 lb drop in weight. Thankfully I’ve not allowed myself the mentality that it’s ONLY XX lbs. My goal is my goal for life and venturing above that number is something I’ll fight tooth and nail to not go nor stay above should it happen.
My advise to others is if you haven’t ventured into untamed waters and you’ve been doing what your plan entails, do your very best to follow through on your plan. I did my plan 98% of the time and was very successful with it and until I was given the go-ahead to eat what I wanted but to be aware of how much, how often and to focus on protein first, I had really no troubles at all.
I know we all hear “you took the easy way out". Depending on what each of us defines that quote as I guess I’ll say yes I did take the easy way out, losing it was easy, keeping it off is work, HARD WORK.
So I’ll end on this note: This is a JOURNEY that never ends, the fight never ends, but the joys of living healthy and experiencing life are well worth the ups and downs of WLS! Keep believing!
Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05
9 years committed ~ 100% EWL and Maintaining
www.dazzlinglashesandbeyond.com
Amen !!!!!!!!
I could not have said it better. Its so nice to read from someone abit farther out than I am and is doing so well. Its always a daily challenge of choices and baby steps. I learned that losing was easy... maintaining was a whole new concept to me, but its something I have learned and know what to do. I'm not sure what constitutes overdoing on the scale but I weigh about 3 times a week. Each number keeps with me that day and makes me make different choices.
Denial in the past got me to 263 so that route doesn't work for me.
I wont ever go back... each day I work my pouch that was given to me to perfection. Do I hit that mark ever day? No but I wake with that attitude.
Thank you for sharing and congratulations on an amazing job!!!
Hugs
Linda
I could not have said it better. Its so nice to read from someone abit farther out than I am and is doing so well. Its always a daily challenge of choices and baby steps. I learned that losing was easy... maintaining was a whole new concept to me, but its something I have learned and know what to do. I'm not sure what constitutes overdoing on the scale but I weigh about 3 times a week. Each number keeps with me that day and makes me make different choices.
Denial in the past got me to 263 so that route doesn't work for me.
I wont ever go back... each day I work my pouch that was given to me to perfection. Do I hit that mark ever day? No but I wake with that attitude.
Thank you for sharing and congratulations on an amazing job!!!
Hugs
Linda
Start Weight - 263
Current Weight 135 and making it work for ME !
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