VSG Maintenance Group
Hump Day, 02/24/16
Happy Hump Day !!
Paula, you and your family have been on all of our minds. May "our force" remain with you and your family as you navigate through this week. I hope you fit that nap time in last night. Focus on how readily your son confided with you, and celebrate that.
134...up two full pounds. Yesterday was a no Lasix day, and I wore regular hose with a shorter sweater dress. I can see the two pounds in my leg, and know I ate on plan yesterday. Lesson learned... compression on non Lasix days, and/or Lasix on non-compression days. I'm not going to let it mess with my head. Moving on.
Go forth and protect everything you are grateful for.
Diane
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Good morning everyone!
Echo what Diane said Paula - you are a great mom and should be so proud of yourself.
Diane you have such a great attitude - you truly show me how to keep on going and stay the course.
Down .2 today 149.2; this is just inching downward. I was so sure because I had held the 148.7 for almost a week that it was real. I guess my body just needed to do a bit of a bounce back. I find myself no longer thinking maybe I should try for the 130's but ever so happy with the 140's and just wanting to get to 147. One step at a time. I have been fighting with myself ever since the bounce back on Monday, I want to eat what I want because it dosen't matter look at the regain even though you were doing it right, crappy attitude. I think I can safely say that falls into what Devon and you all have been talking about "the diet mentality". I know what is right and I am keeping the course - just struggling with the course the last couple of days. Yes Diet needs to be a noun for me!
Hugs everyone have a great day! Lorna
Dr Ponce de Leon Mexico VSG 4 Jun 12. I lost 57 lbs on my own before having a VSG. This is by far the best thing I have ever done for myself.
125.8 - up a bit. While my macros and calories were overall on point yesterday, so of those carbs were not the best choice (read too many Stacy's baked pita chips). I didn't get on the treadmill. Tried a nap but was unsuccessful as the furbabies were barking at every little noise!
Work today. I will work in some exercise either at lunch or on the treadmill tonight. Anxious to start a harder workout, but still need to keep things easy for a while.
Glad you are not letting the weight fluctuations from water weight get to you too much Diane.
Lorna, I feel for you when the scale doesn't do what we want it to, especially when we have been following the plan. I can get discouraged and get that "stinkin' thinkin'" going on too!
Son #1 is going to school today, that is a plus!
Paula
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Glad #1 son is able to go to school. That's a huge step in the right direction. I was thinking yesterday about the intelligence level and maturity it takes for your son to be able to recognize, acknowledge, and act responsibly about his thoughts and feelings that might result in actions that could injure and harm others and himself. While it may not seem so during the height of an episode, your son and your family are quite lucky to be high functioning and proactive about his mental illness. Kudos to you all!
Good morning!
Paula, glad your son is up to going to school today. Hope you are able to get some rest after work. Do try to keep in mind that you've been a wonderful and supportive mom. Mental health issues can happen to anyone, and as someone else said, we're all touched by them. The trust your son has in you speaks volumes about your parenting! As others said, you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers!
Diane, I agree that your attitude is so positive!
Lorna, I know .2 isn't as much as you'd hoped, but it's only a number and one going in the direction you want.
Scale was the same this morning. The scale has been flashing 'Lo' off and on for awhile now, and it's happening more frequently. I have to get new batteries for it, but keep forgetting to. One of these days it's going to give me some ridiculous number or just plain stop working.
Had a ball at dance last night. The latest steps we're learning for our routine are throwbacks from the '80's - past my high school and college days. Another woman in the class, who is a couple of years older than me, and I were commiserating together about doing the snake move! She's a great dancer - used to teach dance at the school, so I feel better about not getting it right away. Lots of laughs though, and a good workout!
It's snowing with freezing rain right now. It's supposed towarm up and change to all rain by the time I leave work. So glad it's almost March, with spring on the way. I can't complain too much, though, as it's been a relatively mild winter, with little snow. Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Hugs, Mary
HW (recorded) 323 Start of Journey 298.9 SW 263.6 CW 177.8 GW 180
on 2/24/16 5:46 am
Morning everyone.
it was a terrible, no good, bad bad day yesterday. ( am quoting Alexander I think ). Totally out of control from 5am through to 8pm.
hindsight being 20-20 I look back and see triggers from Monday that set off the whole day binge. AND walking was only 6,745 steps.
Physically feel sick and emotionally battered. Trying to get the tape out of head that is looping the never ending 'you are such a huge failure ' song.
holding head up high to face up to the brand new day and brand new opportunities for healthy eating.
hope that everyone has a good day and warm welcome to our new members.
Carbon, Shel is right - it's only one day in a lifetime journey. Glad you're holding your head high and moving on. Take it from the queen of flubbing up - wallowing in the negative feelings only leads to more of the behavior that got me into the negative feelings in the first place. It is so hard to get past those feelings, but sounds like you're doing it!
Hugs, Mary
HW (recorded) 323 Start of Journey 298.9 SW 263.6 CW 177.8 GW 180
Carbon, remember there was a real reason for your eating choices yesterday. Forgive yourself. Understand that eating is a part of your arsenal of coping strategies, just like eating is for me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as you understand it and make it a choice to eat off your regular plan. You are not a failure in any way. You simply did what you know how to do.
Sometimes I know I have to eat even when there is no physical reason to eat. I have taken to eating as much of a healthy choice food as I want. You see, I'm not really able at this time to alter the behavior, but I've found success in changing my choice of foods. I find I don't have to have seconds and thirds of a hard boiled egg and almonds and an ounce or two of meat. Should I choose to eat a cookie or chocolate or some other "carbilicious" treat, I'm sunk. I'll be triggered and jonesing for sugar the rest of the day.
Have a good day today, my friend!
