VSG Maintenance Group
Saturday, April 6, 2019
What you describe for self-medicating and the following cycle is exactly how I felt the last few months too. I feel so much better about myself (and physically) after only one week of being back on plan/in control.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Ditto here, on all those fronts. It's very comforting to be in control again.
The worst anxiety I experience happens when I feel completely out of control. And, of course, anxiety demands comforting.
Hmmmm....
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.
I would consider a daily pill. But, NEVER, NEVER would I take the forever pill. It is normal to enjoy food. We are programmed to do so. We are programmed to eat sweet. Sweet means calorie dense, energy, and generally non poisonous ("sweet" was safe to eat for the ancients). Food is tied to emotions and major life events. Food is what people do. It's just that in today's overly industrialized and scientifically high tech food industry there is an abundance of celebratory foods. So for addict me, yes a daily pill could help me over a few humps. However, because I know food has intrinsic value for me, sometimes private, sometimes public, I don't want to "hate" treat foods for the remainder of my life.
This is why I'd be an emotional mess of a farmer ! Unconditional love with conditions.
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 !!
Popping in very spent - Did 4 hour drive home after a lovely brekkie with family and a wander thru the shops - Brekkie became lunch and Im not even hungry at 6.30pm
Waiting on DH coming home from his time with his son
Shopped in prep for hospital - have new sleepwear n slippers - cant be the country feral can I :)
Will miss the farm for next 2 weeks but need to focus on my surgery n be diligent in healing
Will be more present tomm x promise. Im going to crash early tonight - sun has just gone down
