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Happy New Year to you as well

Happy New Year Everyone.
   
   Boy have things been hectic since Thanksgiving on. I survived the holidays. I did great over Thanksgiving and Christmas but had a little weight gain after New Years. I will weigh again next Tuesday and see because I also had my period so it could be from that but yes I am fighting the carbs. I told my husband I will not bake 30 gazillion cookies for his work anymore. Some cookies were home and he was eating them. I don't want to be the reason for his bad choices. He is 2 yrs out from RNY and diabetic. He eats sugar and carbs and it hurts to watch him hurt himself. I know he makes the choice but I don't want to help push him in that direction. I am starting to go after crackers and tortilla chips more and more. So I said enough is enough. I am cleaning out the house and getting back to healthy eating. Protein first then veggies and fruit.
I started back this week walking and running on the treadmill. I am doing my own version of couch to 5k plan so I can run a 5k in May. I find having mini goals along the way ,like a 5k keep me motivated. I would love to do it with my husband but exercising is not his thing. Again I can only focus on me and let him do hisown plan. He is an adult and I find my help turns into a nag and that is even worse. I just want to share this with him. But I understand certain activities are not every ones cup of tea. I love the weights,elliptical and  treadmill. I want to go cross country skiing this winter but so far I can not find anyone to go with me. I plan to call around for ski rentals and go for it anyway. It has been 23 yrs since I last done this. I also plan to take a camera and enjoy nature. There has to be scenic trails to go on.
I am 11 months out and 150 pounds down from my highest weight. I am having some body image issues with the loose skin. I didn't think I would but I am glad we do not live in a nudist colony   I would rather have lose jiggly skin than be obese again. I can always cover with clothes and still be able to move and have a life. Before I covered up with clothes(Ugly Ones) but had no life or moved without being in pain.
Now to fight my carb addiction head on. I have not had soda or sugar I can do the carbs as well. It is not easy but then what in life that is worthwhile ever is.
Sorry to be long winded
 Hope everyone else is doing great
{{HUGS EVERYONE}}
Tressa

Greg Congratulations on breaking your plateau and accomplishing all you have. You look great.
Dont you just love being able to move ?

I have just started writing a blog for www.formerlyfluffy.com and would love for you to read it.. I will try to write a weekly blog.. It may or not be about WLS just depends on how I feel.. It is called Da Dawg's Dish..  I hope that you check it out here http://www.formerlyfluffy.com/292/

Feel free to post the link on any page that you have..

Thanks..

Ramon

A year into my WLS Journey, I was dependent on support from my Bariatric surgeon, family and friends; but they did not understand what I was going through and their questions and concern about what I had done, made me confused, frustrated and wondering what in the heck had I done. But I was trying to draw support from the wrong group of people.  

It is 2.5 years into my WLS journey and I was reflecting on where my life would be with out everyone of you.  The past year I got online, went to the Obesity Help Event in Houston and to support group meetings and dinners in my area.   

It has been an AMAZING Year.  I proved to myself that age 53, it was not to late to do something real that I can be proud of.  Losing weight, changing my eating habits (got rid of all the junk), drinking water, working out and  getting my body in shape; has made me unrecognizable....my old employees didn't recognize me when I walked into their office and today my OB/GYN thought I looked amazing and was so proud of what I had accomplished (especially since he has known me for 20 years and we had tried all those other things that didn't work). 

Today I am still focused on my jounery, eating right, applying the 7 Healers my doctor educated me on and exercise. I don't want to lose sight of the weight loss and remaking my life that everyone has helped me to achieve.

I rely on support and I know I can never go further without you. I need people that are stronger than me, to keep me reaching for the stars.

Thank you all and may you have a Blessed 2011.