Monday, May 20, 2024

Sorry to read about your dad. It must not have been too serious, or I'm sure Claudia would have called you.

Probably. They are weird about sharing health issues though! And I haven't mentioned the tirzepatide or weight loss to them, so maybe we all are weird!

When things are not going so well I am silent about sharing anything concerning. I think to myself that when every thing is good again as in solved or fixed and satisfactory Then it's ok to let people know.

Hmmm is that the kind of mindset as "Waiting on my weight to get right before I can do things-be good enough to deserve a happy life."?

I'm going to say I'm Hungry Gut positive. I have already lost 10% of my starting body weight. I'm hoping for a lot more. Do I still like cake and ice cream and chocolate and cookies? OH, HELL YES! But since taking the meds, tirzepatide specifically, my gut and brain tell me when it's time to stop eating something sweet. I get an actual feeling of my body telling me, "One more bite and you are going to feel sick". I absolutely love that signal.

I do think psychological issues are applicable, as well. The eating disorder is not a physical thing. It's a mental/emotional dysfunction.

Obesity is a highly complex disease with so many mitigating factors that I think it's impossible to accurately pigeon hole someone into an absolute category.

I did my math. 13.7% of my starting weight so far. But I could have eaten more if I didn't do some work in cutting myself off. It's absolutely helpful, but the devil on my shoulder still has a voice!

I totally get that! I think having done so much work on my eating disorder the past 4 years has helped me a great deal once I started the med. The med for me is the missing piece. I think had I had the tirzepatide in conjunction with my WLS I would not have had the emotional deprivation I had during the weight loss months post surgery.

So, Not feeling deprived =no emotional distress to have to deal with. What a relief it must be to not have to fight the same battle over and over. This is almost like having a wing man ready to step out and make the playing field a bit more leveled.

Still our battle, but without so many stones constantly being replaced in front of us.

I totally get that! I think having done so much work on my eating disorder the past 4 years has helped me a great deal once I started the med. The med for me is the missing piece. I think had I had the tirzepatide in conjunction with my WLS I would not have had the emotional deprivation I had during the weight loss months post surgery.

I totally get that! I think having done so much work on my eating disorder the past 4 years has helped me a great deal once I started the med. The med for me is the missing piece. I think had I had the tirzepatide in conjunction with my WLS I would not have had the emotional deprivation I had during the weight loss months post surgery.

Look what Devon and you have started- little math calculations! I'm in on this game the way a person can't seem to get a silly song out of their head.

18% of my starting weight