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Weight Loss Surgery Support: Daily Inspiration for December 22, 2010Katie Jay, MSW

 

Tell yourself this too shall pass.

 

If the holidays have put a dent in your healthy lifestyle, it's time to forgive yourself and know the holidays will end shortly. You will soon be moving on and getting back into your healthier habits.

 

When you are in a bad place with food, the fear is that you will be there forever. But you won't be. This too shall pass. Tell yourself that and start making plans for better days. They are just around the corner.

 

Action for the day: In your journal, write a loving and healthy plan for tomorrow that will help you feel in control of your eating and your life.

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December 22 is a milestone day for me.  I have lost 100 lbs.  So far the journey has been awesome, especially with the support of all my OH friends.  Now I am looking forward to skiing in Lake Tahoe this week with my family.  It is a goal I have set for myself.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone.  I am wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year!!!

JB

Weight Loss Surgery Support: Daily Inspiration for December 11, 2010
Katie Jay, MSW

Get your game face on.

The holiday season is heating up now. People are having parties, going caroling, shopping, and baking like crazy.

Put on your game face now. It's time to get serious about your goals and your needs. Rather than use the holidays as an excuse to throw caution to the wind, use them to improve your health-building skills. Winning means you practice hard, take your lumps, and make real progress. It is an attitude and a way of life. Your challenge has been laid out. Are you ready to rumble?

Action for the day: Get a notebook and label it, "WLS Game Plan for the Holidays." Write down a list of the games you will be facing: family gatherings, office parties, gifts of baked goods, etc. Under each item, make a list of strategies you can use to be a winner. 

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Thanks for the reminder that we do NOT have to do all this hard work alone.  Many morbidly obese people have had histories of always doing for others, pleasing others instead of ourselves, and not wanting to be burdens on others.  We have to change that part of our mindset along with the relationships with food.  We have to realize that we DESERVE support from friends, family, and other knowledgable and experienced WLS people.  It really is OKAY to ask for help and support when we need it, and to get encouragement and attaboys when things are going well.

I appreciate you giving us this reminder.  Thank you! 

Struggle and win.

One day it may be so easy to do everything right you don't even need to think, whereas the next day everything is an effort. When you face a difficult day, it's easy to want to give up, yet this might be the day that breaks the plateau or the day you reach the next milestone. To give up at this point, when you have come so far, is not an option. Even though your goal may be far away, struggling one more step gets you closer, giving up just gets you further away and makes your task that much more overwhelming. When the labor of the day is too much, turn to your support whether that is another person, a book, a quote, or your higher power (or all of these things). Cling to the support you have to help you take the next step toward your goal. Much later, when you reach your goal and look back at this time, you will see the struggle as something that made you stronger, that made reaching the goal all that much sweeter.

Action for the day: Days of struggle are bound to happen, but help is not far away. Today, reach for that help whenever you need it.

By: Julia A. F. Persing and Katie Jay