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I thought this was a great time line to list. I got it from Carol on Vitalady's grads board.
Because Weight Loss Surgery is not magic:
1. Decision Point
You decide to have the surgery
2. Shock and Awe
You feel "buyer's remorse" or are in awe of how little you can eat.
3. Grief and Loss
You feel sad about the loss of some foods, rituals or even friends.
4. The Miracle
You feel invincible, like you'll never overeat again.
5. Testing Limits
You go back to foods that used to trigger you to overeat.
6. End of Invincible
The "honeymoon" ends and you can gain weight again from those triggers.
7. GIVE UP OR CHANGE
You realize if you don't make changes you will gain your weight back or
stop losing
8. Learning
You open up and learn to pinpoint what your real problems are.
9. Experimenting
You go through a trial and error process to discover what works for you.
10. Self Trust
You develop a sense of self trust and self care that was previously
non-existent.
11. Mastery
You regain control and begin to experience some peace of mind with food,
body and scale.
12. Freedom
You see that what you really want to do and what you MUST do to stay healthy
..are one and the same.
Because Weight Loss Surgery is not magic:
1. Decision Point
You decide to have the surgery
2. Shock and Awe
You feel "buyer's remorse" or are in awe of how little you can eat.
3. Grief and Loss
You feel sad about the loss of some foods, rituals or even friends.
4. The Miracle
You feel invincible, like you'll never overeat again.
5. Testing Limits
You go back to foods that used to trigger you to overeat.
6. End of Invincible
The "honeymoon" ends and you can gain weight again from those triggers.
7. GIVE UP OR CHANGE
You realize if you don't make changes you will gain your weight back or
stop losing
8. Learning
You open up and learn to pinpoint what your real problems are.
9. Experimenting
You go through a trial and error process to discover what works for you.
10. Self Trust
You develop a sense of self trust and self care that was previously
non-existent.
11. Mastery
You regain control and begin to experience some peace of mind with food,
body and scale.
12. Freedom
You see that what you really want to do and what you MUST do to stay healthy
..are one and the same.
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
great list! thanks for sharing. i hope that, either i skip all the middle crud, or that my time with it is very, very short!!! AND, i hope that i am one who is in awe instead of buyers remorse! nice to know where the booby traps are ;-)
jenny
height 4' 11" highest BMI 37 highest weight 207 curing my diabetes... priceless
height 4' 11" highest BMI 37 highest weight 207 curing my diabetes... priceless
Great list. I am past 4 and (like my weight) bouncing around 5-9.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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Great List Gina. Thank you for sharing it. 
Gina, that was a great list. It was unreal that I could see myself at almost every step. I think I'm now somewhere between 9 and 11 at almost 2 years out. I might hit 12 occassionally!!!
I am going to have to print this out and keep it where I can keep looking at it.
Linda
I am going to have to print this out and keep it where I can keep looking at it.
Linda
14.5 lost pre-surgery 5'1 1/2"
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