Tuesday, July 26

Happy Tuesday all!!

I love this board and look forward to reading it daily, lots of posts today!  My weight was 150.8 this morning so up 1.8 pounds from yesterday.  This is ridiculous and so frustrating since my calories were about 1,000 yesterday and I did more exercise yesterday than I have in ages.  So even though I know it is scientifically impossible to have gained "real weight" I still feel fat and disgusting.  I hate that a metal rectangle on my bathroom floor has so much power over me :(.

Last night I spoke at pre-op support group along with another post-op sleeve patient and 2 post-op bypass patients.  Hearing their stories is always interesting and motivating.  I find that I learn something from all of them, even if its that I don't want to be like them.  One woman who is only 3 months post-op from VSG said she eats "anything she wants" just a much smaller portion.  This included pizza and pasta.  I feel bad for her because I can't believe she will do well and be successful in the long run!

Today is a 10 hour work day for me so likely won't get to exercise, maybe a short walk this evening.  Will get out tomorrow morning again, I am really trying to get back to a good exercise rhythm!

The scale put me back into one-derland again after last night's epiphany of the obvious, make the best choices for myself and everything will fall into place, including the scale.  One decision at a time, block out the big picture... 

Having to cover for another secretary's phones during her lunch hour has pushed my lunch back to 1:00.  I am a circus animal trained to eat at noon every day, so this is a problem.  I'm famished.  Tomorrow, I will make my lunch at noon, eat at my desk then go for my walk at noon, but today is an office retirement/pizza party and I am starved. 

Holy intervention -- A co-worker asked me to show her a picture of the woman retiring.  I found one from early 2014, along with a photo of myself six months prior to my surgery at my heaviest.  HOLY SH*T, no worries about going off-plan today! 

Day 2 of liquids is going ok.  Was hungry and had carb withdrawals today.  I fought through them.  Drinking beef broth now.  Glad to have some salty mixed in with the sweet protein shakes.

Day 1 of liquids paid dividends.  Down 2.5 to 187.5 but I don't expect that to be so drastic tomorrow.  But I'll take it.  I'm in the one-day-at-a-time mode right now because thinking any bigger than that usually leads to failure.  Sometimes, I need to go one hour at a time or even a minute.

Greetings Busy Skinnies

Lots going on with everyone. Thats a good thing (mostly). 

Paula good luck with the house.

Ocean Diane I am so glad you are finally getting some help for what must be miserable. 

Kairk, hang in there and hug that puppy. And read that book. but don't you hate it that it has a picture of carrot cake on the cover?

Still hovering at 131. Better than weight gain I guess.  Have to go pick up the car from servicing, walk the dogs, deal with some clay and continue to dejunk the house. Guess thats not a bad day's schedule.

Well my hubby got obsessed with growing snow peas and strawberries after his vsg.  We are both very interested in politics which i regard as a symptom of aging. So many younger people don't pay attention. 

Nothing to ***** about. Guess I will count that as a blessing. diane S