March 1st

ditto on the coffee used as an afternoon treat.  For myself, I find using 1/2 and 1/2 (even just a tablespoonsful) gives me surprisingly good satiety than my usual nut creamer.

An afternoon or early evening coffee is also my go to! I look forward to it! I take mine black, but it is the same principal. For me it is the strength of the coffee flavor that I find so pleasing. 

' not being afraid of being hungry'.        Well said. Ditto here.

calories 1074, Fitbit quit again.  Battery ok, and this after a MAJOR walking day not only to and from work but all day AT work.    Sigh.  Still I know I did it so that is good.

It's March!!!  Bring on spring!  I'm a lion wrapped in lamb's clothing ..... Lol 

Scale is still sitting at 113. I'm very low on fluids again so must make a concerted effort to correct that today. 

Off to the dentist later and must get some Quest Bars to keep things moving. Maybe a trip to Nordstroms to see if there are some other body parts I can pick up. 

Hi All!  I'm a mixture of lamb and lion.  I know I'm a lion - too much so sometimes - at home, but too much of a lamb in other situations, though the older I get, the less I'm afraid to speak up!

Lesa, so sorry to hear about your grandmother!  Sending hugs.

Scale was up .2.  Trying hard to not freak out, after the previous increase, and just be as objective as possible with looking at my food from yesterday.  My best guess was the extra Baby Bell and the extra meatball I popped into my mouth last night did it.  Today I'm trying to stay on track. 

Shel, I tried so hard to figure out how to upload pictures of my sweet little Sammy, but kept reaching dead ends.  Any suggestions?  Sammy, as far as we can tell, is a Cav-a-Mo - a mix of a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel and an American Eskimo dog.   He also has the "dopey dog" teeth of a Lahso Apso.  We got him at the local Humane Society 5 years ago.  They said he was a Jack Russell Terrier mix, but there's not an ounce of Jack Russell in him!  When I googled Cav-a-Mo, the 1st website I found had a picture almost identical to Sammy, sans the teeth.

I love the boob talk - hilarious!  I developed very young, so mine started going south early.  Like Paula, any chance of "perky" would have to be via plastics!  :) 

To continue the exercise Diane started yesterday, my 5 things would be:

1.   Continuously being in "normal" sizes for the past 4 years.

2.   I have bones sticking out in lots of places.

3.   Being able to fit in places I couldn't easily or at all before - molded booths, rides at amusement parks, airline seats, etc.

4.   I can dance!

5.   Between WLS and my knee replacement, I can now go up and down stairs the normal way, and without being winded.

Tonight is dance, if the teacher isn't still sick.  Can't wait!

Happy Tuesday all!

Mary

Hi Mary, we MUST see Sammy! I'll PM you late today/tomorrow with my email address.  If you want, you can send them to me and I'll post. 

Thanks so much Shel! 

198

Me, hmmm.... LION! (However, I do have lamb that I keep closely guarded.)

Spent a bit of time in bed last night before sleep came silently expressing thanks and gratitude for all that I have been able to accomplish in the weight arena this past year. I have been with my therapist and nutritional counselor a full year now. I started the leg of this current journey a bit of an emotional basket case - stressed, overwrought with anxiety, perplexed about why I lacked control and willpower, and frustrated about my regain. 

Over the past year I have built a strong foundation of understanding about my relationship with food on both a physical and emotional level. I have learned to be kind to myself and have come to understand that perfection in diet is not the goal. Rather, my "diet" is doing what works for me, whi*****ludes an occasional foray into the carb and sugar realm. I know now, too, that these forays down the sugar carb path are based on need - always emotional, yet still necessary. I have come to believe that there is nothing wrong with this. I also know that a stroll down the sugar path comes with a price and I choose to pay the toll. 

NSV - This morning I pulled out a spring sweater I have not worn since 2013 (if memory serves me correctly). It fits and is comfortable. A co-worker saw me on the playground picking up the kids this morning wearing the sweater, jeans, and sporting a freshly trimmed beard and my sun glasses and smiled and said I looked like a movie star. Now, that's a fantastic way to start the day! 

Hi fellow skinnies;

Well I guess I am mostly a lamb but I do have an inner lion and when it comes out, LOOK OUT! That lion made me fight Blue Cross and win and made them cover my vsg which they had refused to do.  I think having to fight for this surgery made me less fearful and more determined and thats part of the reason it has worked so well for me. What you work hard for feels better and seems more valuable. 

129 today.  Hubby has the foamies this morning. He said he ate what he always eats.  He doesn't get the concept that sometimes sleeve decides it doesn't want so much.  Lately evening dinner my sleeve seems to want to keep it light.  So I eat less.  What a concept. The enchilada bake was a pretty filling item so glad its gone. 

I've scheduled a trip back to the midwest in a few weeks to see ailing mother and her crabby friend who is also ailing.  Not looking forward to the travel ordeal. I booked a first class ticket for the first time in my life because its just such an awful trip - three flights. 

Shopping list for the day:

1. fresh veggies
2. better attitude
3. assorted boobs 
4. wrinkle cream
5. a new puppy
6. a pony
7. no calorie chocolate
8. some sunshine

Have a good day all.   diane s

P. S.  add to shopping list: Someone who will tell me l look like a movie star.  Good one Kairk.  diane