WLS Success-through Powerful Positive Attitudes

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Lakesidemom
on 5/12/10 2:41 pm - Duluth, MN
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.
Borrow away!  It is so true.  I love my new stomach.  ZERO regrets.  I would do this again in a heartbeat. 
                             
bibette1
on 5/12/10 1:22 pm
RNY on 09/08/14
Topic: RE: Stalked by Pizza
Sounds like you did just great! You had some, but not all, and when faced with the non-healthy choices you went for what you knew was best for you!  You should be proud of your choices!!
bibette1
on 5/12/10 1:19 pm
RNY on 09/08/14
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.
You know that is a really great way to think about it,  I may borrow it from you!
Lakesidemom
on 5/12/10 1:11 pm - Duluth, MN
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.
I think I was emotional after surgery (and off an on before) because I was changing my body.  Cutting off of a large portion of my stomach was a scary proposition and an act that could not be reversed..  What worked for me was reminding myself that I had WAY more stomach than my little body needed - it was allowing me to make myself about 100 pounds heavier than my body needed to be.  Now, my stomach is just the right size.
And yea, I won't be eating humongous portions of food as entertainment; been there, done that.

Anne
                             
Lakesidemom
on 5/12/10 1:06 pm - Duluth, MN
Topic: Stalked by Pizza
Yesterday went out after some auditions and the "gang" wanted to go in on a pizza, so I did.  I wasn't happy though about my decision afterward. I can't possibly eat more than one piece which is WAY different than before having WLS but still I haven't reached goal and too many days of going off plan isn't going to get me there.
Today between shows at the theater (community theater, not professional) they bought us Pizza - but my friend and I went out for Cold Fusion protein shakes; we planned ahead.  At a late afternoon baby shower later they had guess what?  Multiple pizzas all over the table - yum -and delicious looking cupcakes with thick frosting - my favorite.  I didn't eat any of it.  I had ****tail shrimp and veggies. Pizza seems to be stalking me.
Today was hard.  Like running a race or something.  Running from the wrong food choices I guess. 
What are you running from?
Anne
                             
Lakesidemom
on 5/12/10 12:59 pm - Duluth, MN
Topic: RE: Sharing with the Main Board, hope I got it right
Thanks Yvonne. 
                             
Yvonne McCarthy
on 5/12/10 12:42 pm - Plano, TX
Topic: RE: Sharing with the Main Board, hope I got it right
Oh sweetie, I so understand and if anything I'm just ecstatic that you mentioned our little family.  You said the one thing that is MOST important to me...that you can post without even thinking and that's what I wanted.  Thank you soooooooo much for telling the main board about us!  And not to worry about the title!  You put the link and it's all good!
hugs, Y

Open RNY 3/30/01  260lbs - 130lbs Yvonne McCarthy, CLC. Health & Wellness Coach (full time volunteer). I am happy to help if I can. Visit www.bariatricgirl.com and see the Bariatric Girl blog!  Also check out my Facebook Bariatric Girl Page Photography site www.yvonnemccarthy.com     .„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨

bibette1
on 5/12/10 12:26 pm
RNY on 09/08/14
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.

Thanks Yvonne for the positive words, they mean a lot.  I have been lurking and reading for quite a long time, and quite honestly sitting on the fence about my decision to go forward with WLS. I recently had a breast cancer scare, but I got the all clear, no cancer, so now must decide for sure. I was so scared and confused about going thru with the surgery, but now I am trying to get back the enthusiasm I had a few months ago.  The support here really helps.  Thanks again! 

Yvonne McCarthy
on 5/12/10 12:13 pm - Plano, TX
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.
Great one Molly.  People pleasers are particularly good at this because that way we don't have to be ourselves....we are being the person others want us to be.  I have seen so many people in this community with lots of walls...including me.  I have torn down most of the exterior ones but there is that last impenetrable one that no one has been behind.  I'm not sure I've been there and it's still scary but I know I need to break through to really get healthy.
hugs, Y

Open RNY 3/30/01  260lbs - 130lbs Yvonne McCarthy, CLC. Health & Wellness Coach (full time volunteer). I am happy to help if I can. Visit www.bariatricgirl.com and see the Bariatric Girl blog!  Also check out my Facebook Bariatric Girl Page Photography site www.yvonnemccarthy.com     .„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨

Yvonne McCarthy
on 5/12/10 12:03 pm - Plano, TX
Topic: RE: Allow yourself to experience emotions.
Wow Vicki you are so "in the know" and you haven't even had surgery.  Just WOW!  Usually the reason most post-ops get really emotional after surgery is because we use food to self medicate our pain away...emotional and physical.  It is essentially like going into withdrawal because we can't use our normal "drug". Our goal is not to feel...you are indeed correct.  There are ways to work on those feelings not sucking the life out of us and one of the things we can do is to work on having an attitude of gratitude and not allowing things that we can't control take up a bunch of our energy.  The serenity prayer is a real great barometer for us.  I love your insight Vicki.  I hope you'll be hanging around for a long time.
hugs, Y 

Open RNY 3/30/01  260lbs - 130lbs Yvonne McCarthy, CLC. Health & Wellness Coach (full time volunteer). I am happy to help if I can. Visit www.bariatricgirl.com and see the Bariatric Girl blog!  Also check out my Facebook Bariatric Girl Page Photography site www.yvonnemccarthy.com     .„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨„ø¤º°¨ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨

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