VSG Maintenance Group
Sunday Feb 12
Liz, you've already been through so many big transitions. I think your retirement transition will go well for you.
And I hear you about how it takes time to get used to "normal" not being the same as "underweight." When I first arrived at 135 I thought I was skin and bones. Ha! Since then I've built some serious muscle, but mostly I've just gotten used to not being overweight / obese. It's a big shift -- not just for us, but those who have seen us heavy for so long. And especially for those who don't see us very often.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Slightly up in weight this morning due spending most of yesterday running errands and sitting at 3 back to back dentist appts. In the evening, we had a get together with the AsiaMoms group - other single Moms in the greater D.C. area with adopted kids from China, etc. We haven't met in 18 months. Our kids are all getting older, and busier, and going every which way, so the group meeting last night was actually smaller than our previous normal - only six moms. We banned all electronics, and all of the kids had a great time catching up. As did the adults!!
There was actually one mom there who is a waiting mom. So few new adoptive families anymore, since I got my girls in 2004 and 2006. Stephanie and I tried to link up on the day of the Women's March, but between the trains being overcrowded and not stopping at certain stations, and the massive amounts of people over powering the available bandwith, so text messaging quit working, we never did manage to find each other. It was great to meet her. We all sort of vicariously lived her current struggles, more than 2 years into the process, and reminisced about our own Adoption journeys, and of course cheered her on. :)
Had takeout Chinese. I only ate a tiny bit, but I also had half a glass of wine, after about two hours into the discussion! E voila - up .7 pounds to 150.2. Also completely forgot my vitamins yesterday and didn't get enough exercise in. But today is a new day! And we had fun yesterday.
Our group not having met in 18 months, none of them had seen me post weight-loss! Their eyeballs practically bulged out when I walked in to the room, and I could see several of them struggling to identify the three of us as my kids have grown so tall - M&M were both happy to discover they were the two tallest kids there, not that my own are very tall! Anyhow, it was gratifying- got a lot of compliments. :)
Back on track with a vengeance today!!
Sheri
I've been fat, and I've been thin - and thin is better.
There is a better way. --Alaine of Lyndar
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HW: 234. SW: 228 (18 June 2015). GW: 137. Specs: 50ish, 5'4"
What a great day, Sheri!
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Sheri, so glad you had a good time! I'm an adoptive parent too, though my two girls were both born here, one right in Maine where we live. I know some of the challenges of adopting, but it must have been that much harder for you, being single, having to deal with all of the international laws, travel, etc. I have a friend who adopted from Muldova, and I know some of the hurdles she had to jump over to do so. My girls are 11 and 18 now. We were blessed with taking both right from the hospital, though the younger one was born 11 weeks premature, so she didn't leave the hospital until she was almost 8 weeks old. The agency we went through used to have an adoption day every November, and it was a wonderful time to get together with other adoptive families, but they stopped when the younger one was still little. I feel for the waiting mom - such a hard place to be. I remember feeling in limbo during the couple of years between deciding to adopt and actually doing so. How wonderful she has you and the group to rally around her. Have a great day! Hugs, Mary
Our group must have a higher percentage of adoptive parents than the norm: my 28 year old DD and 25 year old DS were also adopted.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Good morning! I had problems with my computer profile yesterday, and thought I'd lost it all, including the link to here, but lo and behold, it's back this morning. We are on course for a blizzard here. The snow is already piled up. We looked out the back window last night, and the snow is only about a foot shy of the top of the deck railing. Here in central Maine, we're expecting another 14-22 inches of the stuff!
Still splitting feeding the soul and the monster. It was my birthday yesterday, and, due to the weather and other factors, it turned out to be low key, so I "had" to celebrate someway. So, we got Chinese takeout, and not the healthy kind I used to get. I am trying to reach deep inside myself and find the spark that I had prior to surgery, when I wanted it so badly, and for the first few years after surgery, when nothing, even the death of my dad, could deter me from staying on course. I was on a pink cloud for so long, I thought I'd finally defeated that monster. Oh, I knew it was still there and, if I fed it, it would grow again, so I didn't feed it. But, as time went on, I got complacent, and gave that monster just a little bit here and there - nothing much and it seemed innocent enough, but while I wasn't looking, that sneaky monster started to grow again. Today, I am going to try to be mindful enough to purposefully feed my soul, and take care of me.
Carbonated, I too love the what you wrote about the cookies having their way with you. I'll have to remember that!
Liz, it sounds like you're having fun! You picked a great time to be away from New England. We were staying in Bradenton, with my youngest's biological grandparents, a year ago at this time, and I've been fondly remembering it all while we're hear in the tundra! :)
Have a wonderful day all! Hugs, Mary
Monster and soul: eternal battle.
Monster IS sneaky and doesn't fight fair.
Hard to imagine all that snow. Stay warm!
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
Sunny Sunday to you!
It is still dark here but I like to think that Sun will shine. Yesterday it felt like the seasons shifted. It was less grey than usual, a few degrees warmer and some light until 6pm. This change makes me happy. Liz, I am in awe at your description of napping in adirondak chairs. Keep it up, girl!
Buster and I walked yesterday. I used to go almost daily but finally capitulated in the face of cold temps (for Seattle,) rain and wind.
There is an article in the New York Times today about someone who had to learn how to procrastinate. I can hardly imagine although I suspect that a few people on this board might relate. For myself, I'll read it later ;)
123's, kcal 1777, protein 124, carb 158, fiber 30, sugar 56, fat 72, f/v 6ish. Finally figured out that my weekend grazing danger zone is the afternoon. Much easier to just focus on those 5 hours rather than thinking/worrying about it all day.
Before bed eats....the content is fine (I am out of peanut butter) but even so is 100-200 cals. If it was mindful, I wouldn't care.
Devon, hope that cold has officially exited. Momsie, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Hope everyone fines their personal Sun today.
Shel
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!